Pat Laffan

Pat Laffan

Acting
Born Jun 08, 1939
From County Meath, Ireland
Died Mar 14, 2019

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

War Horse
7.3

War Horse

Devon Farmer #2
Barry Lyndon
8.0

Barry Lyndon

Nora's Brother #1
The Queen
7.0

The Queen

Head Ghillie
Leap Year
6.9

Leap Year

Donal
Space Truckers
5.4

Space Truckers

Scummy
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
7.5

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

Barman
The Saint
6.1

The Saint

Catholic Priest
Intermission
6.2

Intermission

Charlie O'Brien
The General
6.7

The General

Sgt. Patrick Higgins
An Awfully Big Adventure
6.5

An Awfully Big Adventure

Mr Harcourt

Filmography — Acting

War Horse
7.3
2011

War Horse

Devon Farmer #2
Barry Lyndon
8.0
1975

Barry Lyndon

Nora's Brother #1
The Queen
7.0
2006

The Queen

Head Ghillie
Leap Year
6.9
2010

Leap Year

Donal
Space Truckers
5.4
1996

Space Truckers

Scummy
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
7.5
1989

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

Barman
The Saint
6.1
1997

The Saint

Catholic Priest
Intermission
6.2
2003

Intermission

Charlie O'Brien
The General
6.7
1998

The General

Sgt. Patrick Higgins
An Awfully Big Adventure
6.5
1995

An Awfully Big Adventure

Mr Harcourt
Hear My Song
5.8
1991

Hear My Song

Taxi Driver 1
War of the Buttons
7.0
1994

War of the Buttons

Mr Connor
The Playboys
6.2
1992

The Playboys

Duffy
Trojan Eddie
4.9
1996

Trojan Eddie

Matt
Sharpe's Sword
7.2
1995

Sharpe's Sword

Connelly
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
5.8
2003

The Boys & Girl from County Clare

Gerry - The Customs Officer
The Serpent's Kiss
5.4
1997

The Serpent's Kiss

Pritchard
The Snapper
6.4
1993

The Snapper

George Burgess
Durango
5.4
1999

Durango

Bill Gobberley
The Treaty
6.0
1991

The Treaty

Bishop
How Harry Became a Tree
5.4
2002

How Harry Became a Tree

Father O'Connor
The Runway
6.0
2010

The Runway

Manus
Girl with Green Eyes
6.7
1964

Girl with Green Eyes

Bertie Counham
Events at Drimaghleen
1991

Events at Drimaghleen

Mr. McDowd
I Can't... I Can't...
1969

I Can't... I Can't...

Dr. Farnum (as Patrick Laffan)
When Hitchcock met O'Casey
2019

When Hitchcock met O'Casey

Self
1984

To The Western World
1991

Journey to Knock

Father Mallory
A War of Children
7.2
1972

A War of Children
Park
1999

Park
Before I Sleep
7.0
1997

Before I Sleep

Harte's Father
A Ferret Called Mickey
6.0
2003

A Ferret Called Mickey

Dougie O'Neill
Pigs
2.3
1984

Pigs

Detective 2
After Midnight
5.0
1990

After Midnight

Head Chef
2017

Ballyfin: Portrait of an Irish Country House

Self
Laid to Rest
2019

Laid to Rest

Frank
The Wednesdays
2007

The Wednesdays

Judge