Cast
Pat Laffan
Acting
Cast
Pat Laffan
Known for
Acting
Born
1939-06-08
From
County Meath, Ireland
Died
2019-03-14
Also known as Patrick Laffan, Pat Laffin
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.
War Horse
as Devon Farmer #2
Leap Year
as Donal
Barry Lyndon
as Nora's Brother #1
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
as Barman
The Saint
as Catholic Priest
The Queen
as Head Ghillie
The General
as Sgt. Patrick Higgins
The General
as Police Sergeant Patrick Higgins
Space Truckers
as Scummy
Intermission
as Charlie O'Brien
War of the Buttons
as Mr Connor
The Runway
as Manus
Hear My Song
as Taxi Driver 1
The Treaty
as Bishop
The Playboys
as Duffy
Girl with Green Eyes
as Bertie Counham
The Snapper
as George Burgess
An Awfully Big Adventure
as Mr Harcourt
The Serpent's Kiss
as Pritchard
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
as Gerry - The Customs Officer
Durango
as Bill Gobberley
Sharpe's Sword
as Sergeant Connelly
Trojan Eddie
as Matt
How Harry Became a Tree
as Father O'Connor
Pigs
as Detective 2
Journey to Knock
as Father Mallory
A War of Children
I Can't... I Can't...
as Dr. Farnum (as Patrick Laffan)
To The Western World
Events at Drimaghleen
as Mr. McDowd
A Ferret Called Mickey
as Dougie O'Neill
The Wednesdays
as Judge
When Hitchcock met O'Casey
as Self
Park
Laid to Rest
as Frank
Before I Sleep
as Harte's Father
After Midnight
as Head Chef
Ballyfin: Portrait of an Irish Country House
as Self