T. P. McKenna: movies and TV shows
T. P. McKenna has 133 credits in the archive: 62 films and 71 TV series, from 1951 to 2004. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1951 – 2004 · busiest year: 1965 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Libertine | Black Rod | Film | 5.9 | 74 |
| 2003 | The Boys & Girl from County Clare | The Announcer | Film | 6.0 | 73 |
| 2003 | Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut | Self - Actor / Major John Scott | Film | 7.0 | 73 |
| 2002 | Rockface | Liam | TV | — | 72 |
| 2001 | Waking the Dead | Phil Brown | TV | 7.2 | 71 |
| 2000 | Longitude | Edmund Burke | TV | 7.0 | 70 |
| 2000 | Longitude | Edmund Burke | Film | 7.4 | 70 |
| 2000 | Monarch | Henry VIII | Film | 7.0 | 70 |
| 1998 | Kings in Grass Castles | Lord Dunraven | TV | 9.0 | 68 |
| 1996 | Testament: The Bible in Animation | God (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 66 |
| 1994 | Liberation | Lloyd George, P.M. of England | TV | 8.0 | 64 |
| 1993 | Scarlet and Black | Marquis de la Mole | TV | 6.2 | 63 |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Michael O'Leary | TV | 7.2 | 62 |
| 1992 | The Law Lord | Judge Selwyn | Film | 9.0 | 62 |
| 1991 | Events at Drimaghleen | Father Sallins | Film | 9.0 | 61 |
| 1990 | The Chief | Colin Fowler | TV | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1990 | Shoot to Kill | Chief Constable Sir John Hermon | TV | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1990 | Shoot to Kill | Chief Constable Sir John Harmon | Film | — | 60 |
| 1989 | Valmont | Baron | Film | 6.7 | 59 |
| 1989 | Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery | Dr. Grahame | Film | 6.6 | 59 |
| 1988 | The Play on One | Michael Flynn | TV | 6.0 | 58 |
| 1988 | Jack the Ripper | O'Connor | TV | 7.0 | 58 |
| 1988 | The Modern World: Ten Great Writers | Citizen | TV | 8.0 | 58 |
| 1988 | Red Scorpion | General Vortek | Film | 6.0 | 58 |
| 1988 | Pascali's Island | Dr. Hogan | Film | 6.4 | 58 |
| 1988 | Unreported Incident | Michael | Film | — | 58 |
| 1988 | Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy | Captain Cook | Film | 7.5 | 58 |
| 1986 | Casualty | Arthur Jackson | TV | 6.2 | 56 |
| 1986 | Casualty | Dr. Archie Whitlock | TV | 6.2 | 56 |
| 1986 | ScreenPlay | Father Sallins | TV | 6.0 | 56 |
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Bertram Montserrat | TV | 7.4 | 56 |
| 1986 | Strong Medicine | Dr. Sweeting | Film | 8.0 | 56 |
| 1986 | The Christmas Tree | Bill | Film | 9.0 | 56 |
| 1985 | Bleak House | Harold Skimpole | TV | 6.4 | 55 |
| 1985 | The Doctor and the Devils | O'Connor | Film | 6.2 | 55 |
| 1985 | My Brother Jonathan | Lloyd Moore | TV | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1984 | Memed My Hawk | Dursun | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 1984 | Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle | Dennis Naylor | Film | — | 54 |
| 1984 | Moving on the Edge | Liam | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1983 | Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime | TV | 6.4 | 53 | |
| 1983 | The Scarlet and the Black | Himmler | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1983 | To the Lighthouse | Augustus Carmichael | Film | 5.2 | 53 |
| 1982 | Britannia Hospital | Theatre Surgeon | Film | 6.2 | 52 |
| 1982 | Play for Tomorrow | Melvyn | TV | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1982 | Crimes | Melvyn | Film | — | 52 |
| 1982 | The World of James Joyce: His Life & Work | Self - Narrator | Film | — | 52 |
| 1981 | The Manions of America | Harry Clement | TV | 7.3 | 51 |
| 1981 | Levkas Man | Holroyd | TV | — | 51 |
| 1981 | Random Moments in a May Garden | Digby | Film | — | 51 |
| 1980 | Lady Killers | Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C. | TV | 7.5 | 50 |
| 1980 | Silver Dream Racer | Bank Manager | Film | 5.6 | 50 |
| 1980 | Pasmore | Helen's husband | Film | — | 50 |
| 1979 | Minder | J.J.Mooney | TV | 7.2 | 49 |
| 1979 | The Outsider | John Russell | Film | 5.8 | 49 |
| 1979 | Deasey (Desperate) | FG | Film | 9.0 | 49 |
| 1978 | Blake's 7 | Sarkoff | TV | 7.3 | 48 |
| 1978 | Strangers | Chief Constable | TV | 7.3 | 48 |
| 1978 | Holocaust | Blobel | TV | 7.3 | 48 |
| 1978 | Exposure | Dan | Film | 9.0 | 48 |
| 1978 | A Child's Voice | Ainsley Rupert Macreadie | Film | 9.5 | 48 |
| 1977 | Target | Ruby Daniels | TV | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1977 | Love Lies Bleeding | Geoffrey | Film | — | 47 |
| 1977 | A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Simon Dedalus | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1976 | The Duchess of Duke Street | Sir Martin Mallory | TV | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1976 | Beasts | Dick Pummery | TV | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1976 | Stones | Harvey Fenton-Jones | Film | 9.0 | 46 |
| 1976 | Beasts: Baby | Dick Pummery | Film | 10.0 | 46 |
| 1975 | The Sweeney | Det. Supt. Grant | TV | 8.1 | 45 |
| 1975 | Rumpole of the Bailey | Jean Pierre O'Higgins | TV | 7.1 | 45 |
| 1975 | Quiller | Buchanan | TV | 10.0 | 45 |
| 1975 | Looking for Clancy | Marcus Selby | TV | — | 45 |
| 1975 | All Creatures Great and Small | Soames | Film | 6.6 | 45 |
| 1975 | The Next Victim | Frampton | Film | 8.0 | 45 |
| 1974 | Playhouse | Harvey Fenton-Jones | TV | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1974 | Playhouse | Digby | TV | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1974 | Churchill's People | Dr Layton | TV | 5.0 | 44 |
| 1974 | Father Brown | DI Boyne | TV | 6.8 | 44 |
| 1974 | Fall of Eagles | Count Conrad von Hotzendorf | TV | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1974 | Napoleon and Love | Paul Barras | TV | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1974 | Percy's Progress | London News Editor | Film | 4.0 | 44 |
| 1974 | The Changeling | Tomazo de Piracquo | Film | 8.5 | 44 |
| 1973 | Thriller | Jack Hardisty | TV | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1973 | Thriller | Frampton | TV | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1973 | A Warm December | Man (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1973 | Lady Killer | Jack Hardisty | Film | 6.8 | 43 |
| 1972 | Crown Court | TV | 5.7 | 42 | |
| 1972 | Crown Court | Henry Burnett | TV | 5.7 | 42 |
| 1971 | Justice | Supt. George Lester | TV | 7.3 | 41 |
| 1971 | Jason King | TV | 7.8 | 41 | |
| 1971 | Straw Dogs | Maj. John Scott | Film | 7.2 | 41 |
| 1971 | Villain | Frank Fletcher | Film | 6.1 | 41 |
| 1971 | Percy | Meet The People Compere | Film | 4.3 | 41 |
| 1971 | The Beast in the Cellar | Det. Chief Sup. Paddick | Film | 4.9 | 41 |
| 1970 | Manhunt | Louis Sampere | TV | 6.8 | 40 |
| 1970 | Perfect Friday | Smith | Film | 6.2 | 40 |
| 1970 | The Fifth Day of Peace | Nick | Film | 5.5 | 40 |
| 1970 | The Rivals | Sir Lucius O'Trigger | Film | 8.0 | 40 |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Sontee | TV | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1969 | Anne of the Thousand Days | Norris | Film | 7.1 | 39 |
| 1969 | Blood of the Lamb | Joe Katz | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1968 | The Charge of the Light Brigade | William Russel | Film | 6.2 | 38 |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse | Dr. Murphy | TV | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase | TV | 7.2 | 37 | |
| 1967 | Callan | TV | 7.0 | 37 | |
| 1967 | Sam and Janet | Fingers Magee | TV | — | 37 |
| 1967 | Ulysses | Buck Mulligan | Film | 5.9 | 37 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Sir Lucius O'Trigger | TV | 5.3 | 35 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Kommissarov | TV | 5.3 | 35 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Tomazo de Piracquo | TV | 5.3 | 35 |
| 1965 | The Troubleshooters | Geoffrey Arles | TV | 7.3 | 35 |
| 1965 | Knock on Any Door | Mr Sands | TV | — | 35 |
| 1965 | Young Cassidy | Tom | Film | 6.4 | 35 |
| 1965 | Deirdre | Film | — | 35 | |
| 1965 | Ferry Cross the Mersey | Jack Hanson | Film | 6.1 | 35 |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 | Jerry | TV | 7.2 | 34 |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | John Joe Moran | TV | 5.2 | 34 |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | Joe Katz | TV | 5.2 | 34 |
| 1964 | Detective | Detective Wilks | TV | 9.0 | 34 |
| 1964 | Story Parade | Matthew Finch | TV | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1964 | Girl with Green Eyes | The Priest | Film | 6.7 | 34 |
| 1964 | Downfall | Martin Somers | Film | 6.5 | 34 |
| 1963 | Doctor Who | The Captain | TV | 7.9 | 33 |
| 1963 | Espionage | Tom Gorman | TV | 10.0 | 33 |
| 1962 | The Saint | Tony | TV | 7.3 | 32 |
| 1962 | Dr. Finlay's Casebook | TV | 6.7 | 32 | |
| 1962 | The Quare Fellow | Walsh | Film | 5.7 | 32 |
| 1961 | The Avengers | Grant | TV | 7.8 | 31 |
| 1961 | Johnny Nobody | Garda | Film | 6.6 | 31 |
| 1961 | Freedom to Die | Mike | Film | 6.1 | 31 |
| 1960 | The Siege of Sidney Street | Lapidos | Film | 4.5 | 30 |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | TV | 4.8 | 29 | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Mena Donelli | TV | 6.0 | 26 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Soames | TV | 8.8 | 21 |