Pat Laffan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 8, 1939
- Died
- March 14, 2019 (aged 79)
- Birthplace
- County Meath, Ireland
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.
Known For
Filmography
Laid to Rest
Movie · as Frank
When Hitchcock met O'Casey
Movie · as Self
Ballyfin: Portrait of an Irish Country House
Movie · as Self
Quirke
TV · as Costigan · 1 ep
Ripper Street
TV · as Judge · 1 ep
War Horse
Movie · as Devon Farmer #2
Leap Year
Movie · as Donal
The Runway
Movie · as Manus
The Wednesdays
Movie · as Judge
The Queen
Movie · as Head Ghillie
A Ferret Called Mickey
Movie · as Dougie O'Neill
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
Movie · as Gerry - The Customs Officer
Intermission
Movie · as Charlie O'Brien
How Harry Became a Tree
Movie · as Father O'Connor
Durango
Movie · as Bill Gobberley
Park
Movie
The General
Movie · as Sgt. Patrick Higgins, Police Sergeant Patrick Higgins
The Saint
Movie · as Catholic Priest
The Serpent's Kiss
Movie · as Pritchard
Before I Sleep
Movie · as Harte's Father
Trojan Eddie
Movie · as Matt
Space Truckers
Movie · as Scummy
Sharpe's Sword
Movie · as Sergeant Connelly
An Awfully Big Adventure
Movie · as Mr Harcourt
Father Ted
TV · as Pat Mustard · 1 ep
War of the Buttons
Movie · as Mr Connor
The Snapper
Movie · as George Burgess
Sharpe
TV · as Connelly · 1 ep
The Playboys
Movie · as Duffy
Events at Drimaghleen
Movie · as Mr. McDowd
The Treaty
Movie · as Bishop
Journey to Knock
Movie · as Father Mallory
Hear My Song
Movie · as Taxi Driver 1
After Midnight
Movie · as Head Chef
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Movie · as Barman
ScreenPlay
TV · as Father Mallory · 1 ep
Pigs
Movie · as Detective 2
To The Western World
Movie
Barry Lyndon
Movie · as Nora's Brother #1
A War of Children
Movie
Under And Over
TV · as Mike · 6 eps
The Sinners
TV · as Frank Daly · 1 ep
I Can't... I Can't...
Movie · as Dr. Farnum (as Patrick Laffan)
Girl with Green Eyes
Movie · as Bertie Counham