Pat Laffan
Born: 1939-06-08 in County Meath, Ireland
Died: 2019-03-14
Known For: Acting
Biography
Pat Laffan was an Irish actor best known for his roles as Georgie Burgess in The Snapper and the milkman Pat Mustard in the Father Ted episode Speed 3. Laffan grew up on a farm in Co. Meath and began his career as an actor after graduating from Engineering in UCD. A prolific theatre actor, Laffan was a member of the Abbey Theatre Company in the 1960s and 1970s, and was the Director of the Peacock Theatre for most of the 1970s. He directed in the Gate Theatre from 1979 to 1982. Laffan had around 40 film credits to his name - including turns in Steven Spielberg's War Horse (2011), Intermission (2003), The General (1998) and Leap Year (2010) - and 30 credits on TV, Moone Boy, EastEnders and Ripper Street, to name a few. He died on March 14th, 2019 at the age of 79.
Filmography
2019
- Laid to Rest as Frank
- When Hitchcock met O'Casey as Self
2017
2014
- Quirke as Costigan
2012
- Ripper Street as Judge
2011
- War Horse as Devon Farmer #2
2010
- The Runway as Manus
- Leap Year as Donal
2007
- The Wednesdays as Judge
2006
- The Queen as Head Ghillie
2003
- Intermission as Charlie O'Brien
- The Boys & Girl from County Clare as Gerry - The Customs Officer
- A Ferret Called Mickey as Dougie O'Neill
2001
- How Harry Became a Tree as Father O'Connor
1998
- The General as Sgt. Patrick Higgins
1997
- The Saint as Catholic Priest
- The Serpent's Kiss as Pritchard
1996
- Space Truckers as Scummy
- Trojan Eddie as Matt
1995
- Father Ted as Pat Mustard
- An Awfully Big Adventure as Mr Harcourt
- Sharpe's Sword as Connelly
1994
- War of the Buttons as Mr Connor
1993
- The Snapper as George Burgess
1992
- The Playboys as Duffy
1991
- The Treaty as Bishop
- Hear My Song as Taxi Driver 1
- Journey to Knock as Father Mallory
- Events at Drimaghleen as Mr. McDowd
1990
- After Midnight as Head Chef
1989
- My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown as Barman
1984
- Pigs as Detective 2
- To The Western World
1975
- Barry Lyndon as Nora's Brother #1
1972
1971
- Under And Over as Mike
1969
- I Can't... I Can't... as Dr. Farnum (as Patrick Laffan)
1964
- Girl with Green Eyes as Bertie Counham