Person Details

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Aliases: Patrick Laffan , Pat Laffin

Gender: Male

Place of birth: County Meath, Ireland

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Movie Involvements: 22

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Ripper Street
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7

Ripper Street

(2012) Judge
War Horse
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7

War Horse

(2011) Devon Farmer #2
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
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8
The Queen
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7

The Queen

(2006) Head Ghillie
The Saint
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6

The Saint

(1997) Catholic Priest
War of the Buttons
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7

War of the Buttons

(1994) Mr Connor
The General
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7

The General

(1998) Police Sergeant Patrick Higgins
Girl with Green Eyes
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7

Girl with Green Eyes

(1964) Bertie Counham

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2019 Frank
2014 Costigan
2012 Judge
2011 Devon Farmer #2
2010 Manus
Donal
2007 Judge
2006 Head Ghillie
2003 Gerry - The Customs Officer
Charlie O'Brien
2002 Father O'Connor
1999 Bill Gobberley
N/A
1998 Sgt. Patrick Higgins
Police Sergeant Patrick Higgins
1997 Pritchard
Catholic Priest
1996 Matt
Scummy
1995 Mr Harcourt
Connelly
Pat Mustard
1994 Mr Connor
1993 George Burgess
1992 Duffy
1991 Taxi Driver 1
Bishop
Father Mallory
Mr. McDowd
1990 Head Chef
1989 Barman
1984 Detective 2
1975 N/A
1972 N/A
1969 Dr. Farnum (as Patrick Laffan)
1964 Bertie Counham
Year Character Movie/Tv

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