Pat Laffan

Acting

Pat Laffan

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Jun 08, 1939 (86 years old)
Death date
Mar 14, 2019

Pat Laffan

Known For

When Hitchcock Met O'Casey
1h 30m
DOLBY
Movie 2019

When Hitchcock Met O'Casey

When Hitchcock Met O'Casey is the untold story of the...

When Hitchcock met O'Casey
1h 30m
DOLBY
Movie 2019

When Hitchcock met O'Casey

It was a collaboration between one of Ireland’s most noted...

StreamPrime Logo
54min
DOLBY
Movie 2017

Ballyfin: Portrait of an Irish Country House

This documentary tells the story of the history of Ballyfin,...

War Horse
2h 26m
DOLBY
Movie 2011

War Horse

On the brink of the First World War, Albert's beloved...

Leap Year
1h 40m
DOLBY
Movie 2010

Leap Year

When yet another anniversary passes without a marriage proposal from...

The Wednesdays
13min
DOLBY
Movie 2007

The Wednesdays

Sometimes, when you're in the autumn of your days, you'll...

A Ferret Called Mickey
10min
DOLBY
Movie 2003

A Ferret Called Mickey

Eight year old Paulie is happiest when dressing-up in his...

Durango
1h 38m
DOLBY
Movie 1999

Durango

In 1939 Ireland, a young man decides to lead a...

Park
1h 28m
DOLBY
Movie 1999

Park

Catherine goes to a local park to meet up with...

The General
2h 4m
DOLBY
Movie 1998

The General

The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin...

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.