Person

Patrick Drury

Acting · Born 1945-08-19 · London, England, UK

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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  Midsomer Murders

  Robin Wooliscroft

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  The Crown

  Lord Chamberlain

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  Inspector Morse

  Frank McTeer

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  Ripper Street

  Col. Sir Edward Bradford

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  Soldier Soldier

  Lt Col Mark Osbourne

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  The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

  Chief Supt. Howard Fortune

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  Father Ted

  John O'Leary

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  Screen One

  Maj. Anthony Hamilton-Smith

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  I, Claudius

  Courier

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  Shine on Harvey Moon

  Adrian Horowitz

• 2022Adnan Syed: OverturnedDirector of Photography
• 2019RSC Live: Timon of AthensFlavius
• 2019Queen Marie of RomaniaWoodrow Wilson
• 2017RSC Live: Titus AndronicusMarcus Andronicus
• 2017RSC Live: Antony & CleopatraLepidus
• 2016The CrownLord Chamberlain
• 2012Ripper StreetCol. Sir Edward Bradford
• 2010Lennon NakedApple Accountant
• 2004Murder in SuburbiaKieran Doyle
• 1997Midsomer MurdersRobin Wooliscroft
• 1997CoriolanusComminius
• 1995Father TedJohn O'Leary
• 1994A Breed of HeroesMaj. Anthony Hamilton-Smith
• 1992Moon and SonInspector Sardou
• 1991Soldier SoldierLt Col Mark Osbourne
• 1991In Suspicious CircumstancesJack Derham
• 1990Shoot to KillDetective Inspector
• 1989Screen OneMaj. Anthony Hamilton-Smith
• 1988The Beiderbecke ConnectionIvan
• 1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesChief Supt. Howard Fortune
• 1987Up LineBrian O'Brien
• 1987Inspector MorseFrank McTeer
• 1985Florence NightingaleHenry Nicholson
• 1984LaughterhouseDavid Wolmer
• 1982Shine on Harvey MoonAdrian Horowitz
• 1980The AwakeningPaul Whittier
• 1976I, ClaudiusCourier