Pat Laffan
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 8, 1939
- Died
- March 14, 2019
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
When Hitchcock met O'Casey 2019
as Self
Laid to Rest 2019
as Frank
- Ballyfin: Portrait of an Irish Country House
Ballyfin: Portrait of an Irish Country House 2017
as Self
War Horse 2011
as Devon Farmer #2
The Runway 2010
as Manus
Leap Year 2010
as Donal
The Wednesdays 2007
as Judge
The Queen 2006
as Head Ghillie
A Ferret Called Mickey 2003
as Dougie O'Neill
The Boys & Girl from County Clare 2003
as Gerry - The Customs Officer
Intermission 2003
as Charlie O'Brien
How Harry Became a Tree 2002
as Father O'Connor
Durango 1999
as Bill Gobberley
Park 1999
Actor
The General 1998
as Sgt. Patrick Higgins, as Police Sergeant Patrick Higgins
Before I Sleep 1997
as Harte's Father
The Serpent's Kiss 1997
as Pritchard
The Saint 1997
as Catholic Priest
Space Truckers 1996
as Scummy
Trojan Eddie 1996
as Matt
An Awfully Big Adventure 1995
as Mr Harcourt
Sharpe's Sword 1995
as Sergeant Connelly
War of the Buttons 1994
as Mr Connor
The Snapper 1993
as George Burgess
The Playboys 1992
as Duffy
Hear My Song 1991
as Taxi Driver 1
The Treaty 1991
as Bishop
- Journey to Knock
Journey to Knock 1991
as Father Mallory
Events at Drimaghleen 1991
as Mr. McDowd
After Midnight 1990
as Head Chef
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown 1989
as Barman
Pigs 1984
as Detective 2
- To The Western World
To The Western World 1984
Actor
Barry Lyndon 1975
as Nora's Brother #1
A War of Children 1972
Actor
I Can't... I Can't... 1969
as Dr. Farnum (as Patrick Laffan)
Girl with Green Eyes 1964
as Bertie Counham
Credits from TMDB.