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Patrick Drury
Patrick Drury

Patrick Drury

Acting•Born August 19, 1945 (age 80)•London, England, UK

Biography

Patrick Drury is a character actor best known for playing shopkeeper John O'Leary in the Channel 4 television comedy Father Ted. His film credits include the horror movie The Awakening (1980) starring Charlton Heston, and the 1984 comedy Laughterhouse (also known as Singleton's Pluck) with Ian Holm. He was previously married to actress Caroline Langrishe.

Known For

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997•TV Series•
7.5
Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997•TV Series•
7.5
The Crown

The Crown

2016•TV Series•
8.2
Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

1987•TV Series•
7.9
Ripper Street

Ripper Street

2012•TV Series•
7.4
Soldier Soldier

Soldier Soldier

1991•TV Series•
6.8
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

1987•TV Series•
6.6
Screen One

Screen One

1989•TV Series•
7.2

Filmography

2019
RSC Live: Timon of Athens

as Flavius

Movie
2019
Queen Marie of Romania

as Woodrow Wilson

Movie
2017
RSC Live: Titus Andronicus

as Marcus Andronicus

Movie
2017
RSC Live: Antony & Cleopatra

as Lepidus

Movie
2016
The Crown

as Lord Chamberlain

TV
2012
Ripper Street

as Col. Sir Edward Bradford

TV
2010
Lennon Naked

as Apple Accountant

Movie
2004
Murder in Suburbia

as Kieran Doyle

TV
1997
Midsomer Murders

as Robin Wooliscroft

TV
1997
Midsomer Murders

as Connor Simpson

TV
1997
Coriolanus

as Comminius

Movie
1995
Father Ted

as John O'Leary

TV
1994
A Breed of Heroes

as Maj. Anthony Hamilton-Smith

Movie
1992
Moon and Son

as Inspector Sardou

TV
1991
Soldier Soldier

as Lt Col Mark Osbourne

TV
1991
In Suspicious Circumstances

as Jack Derham

TV
1990
Shoot to Kill

as Detective Inspector

Movie
1989
Screen One

as Maj. Anthony Hamilton-Smith

TV
1988
The Beiderbecke Connection

as Ivan

TV
1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as Chief Supt. Howard Fortune

TV
1987
Up Line

as Brian O'Brien

Movie
1987
Inspector Morse

as Frank McTeer

TV
1985
Florence Nightingale

as Henry Nicholson

Movie
1984
Laughterhouse

as David Wolmer

Movie
1982
Shine on Harvey Moon

as Adrian Horowitz

TV
1980
The Awakening

as Paul Whittier

Movie
1976
I, Claudius

as Courier

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayAugust 19, 1945
Place of BirthLondon, England, UK
Popularity0.6