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Patrick Drury | |
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| Born | Patrick Drury 19 August 1945 London, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1972–present |
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| Children | 2 |
Patrick Drury (born 19 August 1945) is an English character actor best known for playing shopkeeper John O'Leary in the Channel 4 television comedy Father Ted and Ivan in The Beiderbecke Connection .
Drury was educated at Cotton College, Staffordshire. He then read English at University College Dublin before going on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. [1]
He played the bartender/Lawrence of Arabia in the classic Harp lager advert from 1992 which featured the camel who exclaimed 'hey Lawrence, give us a pint of Harp and a packet of dates please.'
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.
In the 2010 production of The Woman in Black at London's Fortune Theatre Drury played the part of Arthur Kipps. [2]
Drury voiced Ermion in the 2015 video game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt .
In 2016 he played the role of the Lord Chamberlain in the Netflix series The Crown .
Drury was married to actress Caroline Langrishe before divorcing in 1995. They have two daughters: Rosalind and Leonie. [4]
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