Patrick Drury

Born: None

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.


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The Awakening

as Paul Whittier
Released: 1980-07-09

When a British archaeologist violates an Egyptian queen's tomb, her evil spirit enters his daughter.

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Queen Marie of Romania

as Woodrow Wilson
Released: 2019-11-08

Devastated by the First World War and plunged into political controversy, Romania's every hope...

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Lennon Naked

as Apple Accountant
Released: 2010-11-21

A profile of John Lennon in the late 1960s as the Beatles are set to fall apart.

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Up Line

as Brian O'Brien
Released: 1987-02-04

Three alternative comedians get involved in a pyramid-selling organization, Pathway, in order to...

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Laughterhouse

as David Wolmer
Released: 1984-09-01

A farmer becomes an unintentional celebrity when, because of a strike, he has to walk his 5000...

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A Breed of Heroes

as Maj. Anthony Hamilton-Smith
Released: 1994-09-04

In 1971, fresh-faced, eager for heroics, the young officers arrive in Belfast. Pelted with rocks...

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RSC Live: Timon of Athens

as Flavius
Released: 2019-11-20

Timon has it all – money, influence, friends. Surely it can’t last? When the money runs out,...

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Coriolanus

as Comminius
Released: 1997-01-01

"Set in the context of 1930s Fascism, Steven Berkoff’s reimagining of William Shakespeare’s...

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RSC Live: Antony & Cleopatra

as Lepidus
Released: 2017-05-24

Following Caesaras assassination, Mark Antony has reached the heights of power. Now he has...

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RSC Live: Titus Andronicus

as Marcus Andronicus
Released: 2017-08-09

The decay of Rome reaches violent depths in Shakespeareas most bloody play. Titus is a ruler...

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Midsomer Murders

as Robin Wooliscroft
First aired: 1997-03-23

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...

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Midsomer Murders

as Connor Simpson
First aired: 1997-03-23

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...

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Inspector Morse

as Frank McTeer
First aired: 1987-01-06

Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse...

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The Crown

as Lord Chamberlain
First aired: 2016-11-04

The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime...

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The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as Chief Supt. Howard Fortune
First aired: 1987-08-02

The Ruth Rendell mysteries is a British television series made by TVS and Meridian Television...

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Ripper Street

as Col. Sir Edward Bradford
First aired: 2012-12-30

A drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The...

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Father Ted

as John O'Leary
First aired: 1995-04-21

A crazy comedy about three rather strange parish priests exiled to Craggy Island, a remote...

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The Beiderbecke Connection

as uncredited
First aired: 1988-11-27

The Beiderbecke Connection is a four-part British television serial written by Alan Plater and...

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Moon and Son

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-01-01

Moon and Son is a BBC TV series made in 1992.

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