Pat Laffan
Born
June 8, 1939
Died
March 14, 2019 (79 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
When Hitchcock Met O'Casey
Self
2019
When Hitchcock met O'Casey
Self
2019
Laid to Rest
Frank
2019
Ballyfin: Portrait of an Irish Country House
Self
2017
Quirke
Costigan · (1 episode)
2014
Ripper Street
Judge · (1 episode)
2012
War Horse
Devon Farmer #2
2011
The Runway
Manus
2010
Leap Year
Donal
2010
The Wednesdays
Judge
2007
The Queen
Head Ghillie
2006
A Ferret Called Mickey
Dougie O'Neill
2003
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
Gerry - The Customs Officer
2003
Intermission
Charlie O'Brien
2003
How Harry Became a Tree
Father O'Connor
2001
Durango
Bill Gobberley
1999
Park
1999
The General
Sgt. Patrick Higgins
1998
The General
Police Sergeant Patrick Higgins
1998
The Serpent's Kiss
Pritchard
1997
The Saint
Catholic Priest
1997
Space Truckers
Scummy
1996
Trojan Eddie
Matt
1996
An Awfully Big Adventure
Mr Harcourt
1995
Sharpe's Sword
Connelly
1995
Father Ted
Pat Mustard · (1 episode)
1995
War of the Buttons
Mr Connor
1994
The Snapper
George Burgess
1993
The Playboys
Duffy
1992
Hear My Song
Taxi Driver 1
1991
The Treaty
Bishop
1991
Journey to Knock
Father Mallory
1991
Events at Drimaghleen
Mr. McDowd
1991
After Midnight
Head Chef
1990
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
Barman
1989
Pigs
Detective 2
1984
To The Western World
1984
Barry Lyndon
1975
A War of Children
1972
Under And Over
Mike · (6 episodes)
1971
I Can't... I Can't...
Dr. Farnum (as Patrick Laffan)
1969
Girl with Green Eyes
Bertie Counham
1964