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Pat Laffan
Actor
Born June 8, 1939Died March 14, 2019 (79 years)
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
| 2013 | Quirke (TV Series) · as Costigan |
| 2012 | Ripper Street (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 2012 | Moone Boy (TV Series) · as Bishop |
| 2011 | War Horse · as Devon Farmer #2 |
| 2010 | The Runway · as Manus |
| 2010 | Leap Year · as Donal |
| 2009 | The Race · as Minister |
| 2007 | Waiting for Dublin · as Paddy |
| 2006 | The Queen · as Head Ghillie |
| 2006 | Showbands II · as Peadar |
| 2003 | The Clinic (TV Series) · as James O'driscoll |
| 2003 | The Boys & Girl from County Clare · as Gerry - The Customs Officer |
| 2003 | Intermission · as Charlie O'brien |
| 2001 | How Harry Became a Tree · as Father O'connor |
| 2000 | Country · as Mick Clifford |
| 2000 | American Women · as Giovanni |
| 1999 | Durango · as Bill Gobberley |
| 1998 | The General · as Sgt. Patrick Higgins |
| 1997 | The Serpent's Kiss · as Pritchard |
| 1997 | The Saint · as Catholic Priest |
| 1996 | Space Truckers · as Scummy |
| 1996 | Trojan Eddie · as Matt |
| 1995 | The Governor (TV Series) · as Gov. Syons |
| 1995 | Father Ted (TV Series) · as Pat Mustard |
| 1995 | An Awfully Big Adventure · as Mr Harcourt |
| 1994 | Sharpe's Sword · as Connelly |
| 1994 | War of the Buttons · as Mr Connor |
| 1993 | Mission Top Secret (TV Series) · as Ds Delaney |
| 1993 | The Snapper · as George Burgess |
| 1993 | Remember · as Police Sergeant |
| 1993 | The Snapper · as George Burgess |
| 1993 | Sharpe (TV Series) · as Connelly |
| 1993 | Fatal Inheritance · as St. Patrick |
| 1992 | The Playboys · as Duffy |
| 1991 | Hear My Song · as Taxi Driver 1 |
| 1991 | The Treaty · as Bishop |
| 1990 | Journey to Knock · as Father Mallory |
| 1990 | After Midnight · as Head Chef |
| 1989 | My Left Foot · as Barman |
| 1986 | Screenplay (1986) (TV Series) · as Father Mallory |
| 1985 | EastEnders (TV Series) · as Sean |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as George Burgess |
| 1984 | Pigs · as Detective 2 |
| 1983 | The Irish R. M. (TV Series) · as Sweeney |
| 1981 | Dublin Roses (TV Series) · as Le Père Kirkpatrick |
| 1980 | Strumpet City (TV Series) · as Fr. O'sullivan |
| 1975 | |
| 1972 | |
| 1971 | Flight of the Doves · as Interviewer |
| 1964 | Girl with Green Eyes · as Bertie Counham |
| 1962 | Z Cars (TV Series) · as Teddy Boylan |