Father Ted star Pat Laffan dead aged 79

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Father Ted star Pat Laffan has died

The Irish actor was best known for playing Pat Mustard in Father Ted and Georgie Burgess in The Snapper.Pat Laffan has tragically passed away aged 79They said: "Pat was one of the very first clients of the agency but much more than that, he was a close friend, a mentor and a hugely important supporter of the company's founders Lisa and Richard Cook and for many of the staff of the agency who had the pleasure to represent and work with him over the last almost thirty years.

Laffan was a member of the Abbey Theatre Company back in the 1960s and 1970s and directed in the Gate Theatre between the late '70s and early '80s.Father Ted creator Graham Linehan paid tribute this evening, saying it was a "pleasure" to work with Meath native Pat - who featured in the iconic Speed 3 episode of the Channel 4 hit series.

The Gate Theatre said Laffan had a "prolific career", tweeting: "Irish actor Pat Laffan has passed away. And the Gaiety School of Acting - where Pat had been a board member - said: "It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing today of our board member, the respected actor Pat Laffan.

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