Pat Laffan
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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
Credits
War Horse (2011)
as Devon Farmer #2
Barry Lyndon (1975)
as Nora's Brother #1
The Saint (1997)
as Catholic Priest
Leap Year (2010)
as Donal
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
as Barman
The Queen (2006)
as Head Ghillie
Sharpe's Sword (1995)
as Sergeant Connelly
Space Truckers (1996)
as Scummy
Before I Sleep (1997)
as Harte's Father
Hear My Song (1991)
as Taxi Driver 1
Intermission (2003)
as Charlie O'Brien
The Snapper (1993)
as George Burgess
Park (1999)
Actor
War of the Buttons (1994)
as Mr Connor
I Can't... I Can't... (1969)
as Dr. Farnum (as Patrick Laffan)
An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)
as Mr Harcourt
The General (1998)
as Sgt. Patrick Higgins
The Runway (2010)
as Manus
The Serpent's Kiss (1997)
as Pritchard
When Hitchcock met O'Casey (2019)
as Self
Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
as Bertie Counham
The Boys & Girl from County Clare (2003)
as Gerry - The Customs Officer
How Harry Became a Tree (2002)
as Father O'Connor
A War of Children (1972)
Actor
The Playboys (1992)
as Duffy
Durango (1999)
as Bill Gobberley
A Ferret Called Mickey (2003)
as Dougie O'Neill
The Treaty (1991)
as Bishop
Journey to Knock (1991)
as Father Mallory
Trojan Eddie (1996)
as Matt
Laid to Rest (2019)
as Frank
To The Western World (1984)
Actor
Ballyfin: Portrait of an Irish Country House (2017)
as Self
After Midnight (1990)
as Head Chef
Events at Drimaghleen (1991)
as Mr. McDowd
Pigs (1984)
as Detective 2
The Wednesdays (2007)
as Judge