
Pat Laffan
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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
Credits

War Horse (2011)
as Devon Farmer #2

Barry Lyndon (1975)
as Nora's Brother #1

Leap Year (2010)
as Donal

The Saint (1997)
as Catholic Priest

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
as Barman

The Queen (2006)
as Head Ghillie

Space Truckers (1996)
as Scummy

An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)
as Mr Harcourt

Intermission (2003)
as Charlie O'Brien

War of the Buttons (1994)
as Mr Connor

Sharpe's Sword (1995)
as Sergeant Connelly

The Serpent's Kiss (1997)
as Pritchard

Girl with Green Eyes (1964)
as Bertie Counham

The General (1998)
as Sgt. Patrick Higgins

Hear My Song (1991)
as Taxi Driver 1

The Boys & Girl from County Clare (2003)
as Gerry - The Customs Officer

The Snapper (1993)
as George Burgess

How Harry Became a Tree (2002)
as Father O'Connor

Park (1999)
Actor

A War of Children (1972)
Actor

I Can't... I Can't... (1969)
as Dr. Farnum (as Patrick Laffan)

The Runway (2010)
as Manus

The Playboys (1992)
as Duffy

When Hitchcock met O'Casey (2019)
as Self

Before I Sleep (1997)
as Harte's Father

The Treaty (1991)
as Bishop

A Ferret Called Mickey (2003)
as Dougie O'Neill

Durango (1999)
as Bill Gobberley

Events at Drimaghleen (1991)
as Mr. McDowd
Journey to Knock (1991)
as Father Mallory
To The Western World (1984)
Actor

After Midnight (1990)
as Head Chef

Trojan Eddie (1996)
as Matt

Laid to Rest (2019)
as Frank

The Wednesdays (2007)
as Judge
Ballyfin: Portrait of an Irish Country House (2017)
as Self

Pigs (1984)
as Detective 2





