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.
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Early life
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.
Career
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.
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.
Film and television roles
I, Claudius (1976) - Courier - "A Touch of Murder", "Family Affairs"
Disraeli (1978) - Montagu Corry - 2 episodes
Shelley (1980) - Ken - "Expletive Deleted"
The Awakening (1980) - Paul Whittier - TV film
Escape (1980) - Det. Sgt. Forsyth - "Lord Lucan"
Diamonds (1981) - Policeman - "Homecoming"
By the Sword Divided (1983) - Capt. Bracewell - "A Silver Moon"
Crown Court (1984) - John Laing - "Dirty Washing: Part 1"
Florence Nightingale (1984) - Henry Nicholson - TV Movie
Shine on Harvey Moon (1984, 1985) - Adrian Horowitz - 2 episodes
Brat Farrar (1986) - Kevin McDermott, Q.C. - Episode #1.2
The Beiderbecke Connection (1988) - Ivan - 4 episodes
Mike & Angelo (1989) - Dr. Waterstone - "Mother and the Doctor"
Saracen (1989) - Bernard McGrath - "Starcross"
Casualty (1990) - Gordon Robinson - "Love’s a Pain"
The Manageress (1990) - Mark Sadler - 6 episodes
Shoot to Kill (1990) - Detective Inspector - TV Movie
Personal life
Drury was married to actress Caroline Langrishe before divorcing in 1995. They have two daughters: Rosalind and Leonie.