Patrick Drury

Patrick Drury

Actor · Director

London, England, UK
August 19, 1945

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.

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Representative Works

Lennon Naked
Lennon Naked
5.5
/ English
The Awakening
The Awakening
5.4
/ English
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale
6.1
/ English
Up Line
Up Line
No Rating Yet
/ English
RSC Live: Antony & Cleopatra
RSC Live: Antony & Cleopatra
No Rating Yet
/ English
A Breed of Heroes
A Breed of Heroes
3.7
/ English
Queen Marie of Romania
Queen Marie of Romania
7.1
/ Romanian
RSC Live: Titus Andronicus
RSC Live: Titus Andronicus
No Rating Yet
/ English
Coriolanus
Coriolanus
3.0
/ English
Laughterhouse
Laughterhouse
5.8
/ English
RSC Live: Timon of Athens
RSC Live: Timon of Athens
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/ English
Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill
No Rating Yet
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Lennon Naked
2010Nominee

Best Performance

Lennon Naked

The Awakening
1980Nominee

Best Performance

The Awakening

Florence Nightingale
1985Nominee

Best Performance

Florence Nightingale

Career Highlights

Up Line
1987Highlight

Best Performance

Up Line

RSC Live: Antony & Cleopatra
2017Highlight

Best Performance

RSC Live: Antony & Cleopatra

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