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Portrait of T. P. McKenna

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T. P. McKenna

  • Born Sept. 7, 1929
  • Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland
  • Died Feb. 13, 2011, aged 81

Born in Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland, Thomas Patrick 'T. P.' McKenna was a distinguished character actor of film and TV and a prolific stage actor. He made his stage debut in "Summer and Smoke" by Tennessee Williams at the Pike Theatre in Dublin in 1954 and his film debut in the 1960 film The Night …

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Born in Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland, Thomas Patrick 'T. P.' McKenna was a distinguished character actor of film and TV and a prolific stage actor. He made his stage debut in "Summer and Smoke" by Tennessee Williams at the Pike Theatre in Dublin in 1954 and his film debut in the 1960 film The Night Fighters. Film credits included Straw Dogs, Ulysses, Perfect Friday, Villain, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Red Scorpion and Valmont, whilst his TV credits included Bleak House, Inspector Morse, Doctor Who, Casualty, Ballykissangel and Lovejoy.

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Maj. John Scott

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The Captain

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Black Rod

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General Vortek

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Baron

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Grant

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Norris

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Tony

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O'Connor

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Arthur Jackson / Dr. Archie Whitlock

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William Russel

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Blobel

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Theatre Surgeon

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Oscar Randolph

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Himmler

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O'Connor

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Bertram Montserrat

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Sarkoff

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Frank Fletcher

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Phil Brown

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Dr. Grahame

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Det. Chief Sup. Paddick

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Edmund Burke

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Michael O'Leary

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The Priest

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J.J.Mooney

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Smith

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Det. Supt. Grant

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Dr. Hogan

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Jean Pierre O'Higgins

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Soames

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Nick

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The Announcer

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Tom

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Buck Mulligan

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Randolph Wilmot

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Lloyd George, P.M. of England

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Man (uncredited)

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Garda

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Meet The People Compere

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Bank Manager

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Sir Martin Mallory

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London News Editor

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Marquis de la Mole

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Jack Hardisty / Frampton

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DI Boyne

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John Russell

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Walsh

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Count Conrad von Hotzendorf

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Simon Dedalus

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Jack Hanson

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Augustus Carmichael

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Sir Lucius O'Trigger / Kommissarov / Tomazo de Piracquo

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Dick Pummery

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Harold Skimpole

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Soames

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Mena Donelli

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Henry Burnett

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Captain Cook

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Jack Hardisty

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God (voice)

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Mike

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Edmund Burke

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John Joe Moran / Joe Katz

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Jerry

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Martin Somers

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Louis Sampere

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Dursun

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Chief Constable

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Ruby Daniels

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Harry Clement

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Dr. Murphy

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Sontee

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Supt. George Lester

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Chief Constable Sir John Hermon

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Michael Flynn

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Geoffrey Arles

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Ainsley Rupert Macreadie

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Dr Layton

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Lord Dunraven

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Sir Hardinge Giffard Q.C.

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Henry VIII

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Lloyd Moore

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Melvyn

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Father Sallins

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Dr. Sweeting

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Tomazo de Piracquo

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Colin Fowler

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Sir Lucius O'Trigger

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Lapidos

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Dick Pummery

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FG

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Detective Wilks

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Tom Gorman

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Father Sallins

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Liam

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Paul Barras

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Harvey Fenton-Jones / Digby

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Buchanan

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Harvey Fenton-Jones

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Matthew Finch

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Judge Selwyn

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Citizen

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Frampton

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Melvyn

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Dennis Naylor

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Holroyd

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Marcus Selby

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Helen's husband

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Digby

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Liam

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Fingers Magee

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Chief Constable Sir John Harmon

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Michael

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Self - Actor / Major John Scott

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Self - Narrator