Portrait of T. P. McKenna

Acting

T. P. McKenna

Career

Active from 1964 to 2000, busiest in 1988 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
16
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Liberation
Liberation
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 59 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
T. P. McKenna Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.2, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.5, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Literary Adaptation 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Political Thriller 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Gritty & Realistic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

124
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

7 titles · average score 62
The Libertine
The Libertine (2004)
GoodWatch score 50

as Black Rod

The Boys & Girl from County Clare
The Boys & Girl from County Clare (2003)
GoodWatch score 57

as The Announcer

Rockface
Rockface (2002)

TV show · as Liam

Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead (2001)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Phil Brown

Monarch
Monarch (2000)

as Henry VIII

Longitude
Longitude (2000)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Edmund Burke

Longitude
Longitude (2000)
GoodWatch score 80

as Edmund Burke

1990s

10 titles · average score 77
Kings in Grass Castles
Kings in Grass Castles (1998)

TV show · as Lord Dunraven

Testament: The Bible in Animation
Testament: The Bible in Animation (1996)

TV show · as God (voice)

Liberation
Liberation (1994)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Lloyd George, P.M. of England

Scarlet and Black
Scarlet and Black (1993)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Marquis de la Mole

Heartbeat
Heartbeat (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Michael O'Leary

The Law Lord
The Law Lord (1992)

as Judge Selwyn

Events at Drimaghleen
Events at Drimaghleen (1991)

as Father Sallins

Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill (1990)

TV show · as Chief Constable Sir John Hermon

The Chief
The Chief (1990)

TV show · as Colin Fowler

Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill (1990)

as Chief Constable Sir John Harmon

1980s

33 titles · average score 60
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989)
GoodWatch score 70

as Dr. Grahame

Valmont
Valmont (1989)
GoodWatch score 60

as Baron

Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper (1988)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as O'Connor

Red Scorpion
Red Scorpion (1988)
GoodWatch score 33

as General Vortek

Pascali's Island
Pascali's Island (1988)
GoodWatch score 66

as Dr. Hogan

Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (1988)

as Captain Cook

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Arthur Jackson / Dr. Archie Whitlock

Lovejoy
Lovejoy (1986)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Bertram Montserrat

The Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree (1986)

as Bill

Memed My Hawk
Memed My Hawk (1984)
GoodWatch score 63

as Dursun

To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse (1983)
GoodWatch score 57

as Augustus Carmichael

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Randolph Wilmot

1970s

42 titles · average score 65
Minder
Minder (1979)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as J.J.Mooney

A Child's Voice
A Child's Voice (1978)

as Ainsley Rupert Macreadie

Blake's 7
Blake's 7 (1978)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Sarkoff

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1977)
GoodWatch score 50

as Simon Dedalus

The Next Victim
The Next Victim (1975)

as Frampton

All Creatures Great and Small
All Creatures Great and Small (1975)
GoodWatch score 67

as Soames

The Sweeney
The Sweeney (1975)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Det. Supt. Grant

Crown Court
Crown Court (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Henry Burnett

Straw Dogs
Straw Dogs (1971)
GoodWatch score 76

as Maj. John Scott

Villain
Villain (1971)
GoodWatch score 62

as Frank Fletcher

The Beast in the Cellar
The Beast in the Cellar (1971)
GoodWatch score 27

as Det. Chief Sup. Paddick

Perfect Friday
Perfect Friday (1970)
GoodWatch score 61

as Smith

1960s

29 titles · average score 68
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

TV show · as Sontee

Ulysses
Ulysses (1967)
GoodWatch score 76

as Buck Mulligan

ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show · as Dr. Murphy

Callan
Callan (1967)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Kommissarov / Sir Lucius O'Trigger

Ferry Cross the Mersey
Ferry Cross the Mersey (1965)
GoodWatch score 63

as Jack Hanson

Downfall
Downfall (1964)

as Martin Somers

Girl with Green Eyes
Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
GoodWatch score 74

as The Priest

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV show · as John Joe Moran / Joe Katz

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as The Captain

The Saint
The Saint (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Tony

The Avengers
The Avengers (1961)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Grant

1950s

3 titles · average score 76
No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place (1959)

TV show

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Mena Donelli

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Soames