1939-06-08 County Meath, Ireland
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.
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Laid to Rest | Frank | 2019-09-02 |
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War Horse | Devon Farmer #2 | 2011-12-25 |
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The Runway | Manus | 2010-07-10 |
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Leap Year | Donal | 2010-01-08 |
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The Wednesdays | Judge | 2007-07-17 |
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The Queen | Head Ghillie | 2006-09-15 |
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Intermission | Charlie O'Brien | 2003-08-29 |
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The Boys & Girl from County Clare | Gerry - The Customs Officer | 2003-09-12 |
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How Harry Became a Tree | Father O'Connor | 2001-09-01 |
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Durango | Bill Gobberley | 1999-04-25 |
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Park | 1999-01-02 | |
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The General | Sgt. Patrick Higgins | 1998-05-01 |
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The General | Police Sergeant Patrick Higgins | 1998-05-01 |
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The Saint | Catholic Priest | 1997-04-03 |
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The Serpent's Kiss | Pritchard | 1997-05-14 |
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Trojan Eddie | Matt | 1996-09-09 |
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Space Truckers | Scummy | 1996-03-01 |
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Sharpe's Sword | Connelly | 1995-04-26 |
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An Awfully Big Adventure | Mr Harcourt | 1995-07-21 |
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War of the Buttons | Mr Connor | 1994-09-29 |
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The Snapper | George Burgess | 1993-08-06 |
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The Playboys | Duffy | 1992-04-22 |
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Events at Drimaghleen | Mr. McDowd | 1991-07-17 |
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Journey to Knock | Father Mallory | 1991-09-17 |
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The Treaty | Bishop | 1991-12-05 |
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Hear My Song | Taxi Driver 1 | 1991-12-27 |
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After Midnight | Head Chef | 1990-01-01 |
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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown | Barman | 1989-04-07 |
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Pigs | Detective 2 | 1984-09-28 |
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Barry Lyndon | 1975-12-18 | |
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A War of Children | 1972-11-18 | |
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I Can't... I Can't... | Dr. Farnum (as Patrick Laffan) | 1969-11-01 |
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Girl with Green Eyes | Bertie Counham | 1964-05-14 |
