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Patrick Drury

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birth DateAug 19, 1945 (81 years old)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthLondon, England, UK
Career Span1975 – 2022
Known Credits29 Titles
Official Links
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ActingPopularity Score 1.3

Patrick Drury

Total Works

29

13 movies • 16 shows

Avg Rating

7.2 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Crown
8.2
The Crown
2016•series
as Lord Chamberlain
Midsomer Murders
7.5
Midsomer Murders
1997•series
as Robin Wooliscroft
Father Ted
8.2
Father Ted
1995•series
as John O'Leary
Ripper Street
7.4
Ripper Street
2012•series
as Col. Sir Edward Bradford

Photos & Headshots1

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 29 titles featuring Patrick Drury

The Crown
8.2
5 eps
The Crown
2016•series

as Lord Chamberlain

Midsomer Murders
7.5
1 eps
Midsomer Murders
1997•series

as Robin Wooliscroft

Father Ted
8.2
2 eps
Father Ted
1995•series

as John O'Leary

Ripper Street
7.4
2 eps
Ripper Street
2012•series

as Col. Sir Edward Bradford

Inspector Morse
7.9
1 eps
Inspector Morse
1987•series

as Frank McTeer

I, Claudius
7.8
1 eps
I, Claudius
1976•series

as Courier

The Awakening
5.4
The Awakening
1980•movie

as Paul Whittier

Queen Marie of Romania
7.1

as Woodrow Wilson

Rumpole of the Bailey
7.1
1 eps

as Desmond Casterini

Lennon Naked
5.5
Lennon Naked
2010•movie

as Apple Accountant

Murder in Suburbia
7.5
1 eps
Murder in Suburbia
2004•series

as Kieran Doyle

Soldier Soldier
6.9
3 eps
Soldier Soldier
1991•series

as Lt Col Mark Osbourne

Florence Nightingale
6.1

as Henry Nicholson

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
6.6
1 eps

as Chief Supt. Howard Fortune

Shine on Harvey Moon
7.7
2 eps

as Adrian Horowitz

The Beiderbecke Connection
7.8
4 eps

as Ivan

Screen One
7.2
1 eps
Screen One
1989•series

as Maj. Anthony Hamilton-Smith

Laughterhouse
5.8
Laughterhouse
1984•movie

as David Wolmer

The Men's Room
7.8
5 eps
The Men's Room
1991•series

as James Walton

A Breed of Heroes
3.7
A Breed of Heroes
1994•movie

as Maj. Anthony Hamilton-Smith

In Suspicious Circumstances
6.5
1 eps

as Jack Derham

Coriolanus
3.0
Coriolanus
1997•movie

as Comminius

Adnan Syed: Overturned
8.0

Role: Director of Photography

Up Line
Up Line
1987•movie

as Brian O'Brien

Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill
1990•movie

as Detective Inspector

RSC Live: Antony & Cleopatra

as Lepidus

RSC Live: Titus Andronicus

as Marcus Andronicus

RSC Live: Timon of Athens

as Flavius

Moon and Son
5 eps
Moon and Son
1992•series

as Inspector Sardou