Patrick Drury

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

The Crown

as Lord Chamberlain

Midsomer Murders

as Robin Wooliscroft

Midsomer Murders

as Connor Simpson

Father Ted

as John O'Leary

Ripper Street

as Col. Sir Edward Bradford

Inspector Morse

as Frank McTeer

I, Claudius

as Courier

The Awakening

as Paul Whittier

Queen Marie of Romania

as Woodrow Wilson

Rumpole of the Bailey

as Desmond Casterini