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name: "Pat Laffan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/pat-laffan"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 June 1939"
died: "14 March 2019"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 82
updated: "2026-09-16T21:19:34.461645+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Pat Laffan

Actor. Born 8 June 1939 in County Meath, Ireland. Died 14 March 2019.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 June 1939, County Meath, Ireland
- **Died:** 14 March 2019
- **Active:** 1975–2006
- **Also known as:** Patrick Laffan, Pat Laffin

## Biography

Pat Laffan was an Irish actor. He played George Burgess in the 1993 film *The Snapper* and Pat Mustard in the *Father Ted* episode "Speed 3" (1998).

Born in County Meath, he graduated in engineering from University College Dublin before joining the Abbey Theatre company in 1961. He remained with the company until 1979, with a break in the early 1970s, and served as director of the Peacock Theatre for much of the 1970s. He also directed at the Gate Theatre from 1979 to 1982.

Laffan appeared in around 40 films, including *Barry Lyndon* (1975), *My Left Foot* (1989), *The General* (1998), *Intermission* (2003), *Leap Year* (2010) and *War Horse* (2011), and in television series such as *The Queen* (2006), *Ripper Street* (2012) and *EastEnders*. He died in Dublin on 14 March 2019.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, irishtimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Queen* (2006), Fi1m 84, as Head Ghillie — [page](https://film.one/film/the-queen.md)
- *The Snapper* (1993), Fi1m 82, as George Burgess — [page](https://film.one/film/the-snapper.md)
- *Hear My Song* (1991), Fi1m 78, as Taxi Driver 1 — [page](https://film.one/film/hear-my-song.md)
- *Barry Lyndon* (1975), Fi1m 85, as Nora's Brother #1 — [page](https://film.one/film/barry-lyndon.md)

## Also known for

- *War Horse* (2011), Devon Farmer #2
- *Leap Year* (2010), Donal
- *The Saint* (1997), Catholic Priest
- *My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown* (1989), Barman
- *Father Ted* (1995), Pat Mustard
- *Space Truckers* (1996), Scummy
- *Ripper Street* (2012), Judge
- *Intermission* (2003), Charlie O'Brien

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