Peadar Lamb (1930 – 1 September 2017) was an Irish actor. He was known for his roles in numerous Irish-language stage productions, including playing King Fin Varra in the television series Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog, and lending his voice to Old Piggley Winks on the children's television series Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks.
Peadar Lamb | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1930 Galway, Ireland |
| Died | 1 September 2017 (aged 87) Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | Abbey School of Acting |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1954–2015 |
| Notable work | Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog, Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks |
| Spouse |
Geraldine Plunkett (m. 1965) |
| Children | 7 |
Early life
Lamb grew up in Cheathrú Rua, Carraroe. His father, Charles Lamb, was a well-known painter. Peadar Lamb trained at the Abbey Theatre and first appeared on stage in 1954.[1]
Career
Theatre
Lamb had a theatrical career lasting over 60 years. Over the course of this time, he played diverse characters and appeared in a number of plays by famous playwrights including Brendan Behan, Dion Boucicault and Seán O'Casey:
- Estragon in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot
- Dunlavin and Warder Regan in The Quare Fellow (Behan's first play)
- Monsewer in The Hostage and An Giall
- Police informer Harvey Duff in The Shaughraun
- Myles na Coppaleen in The Colleen Bawn
- Brennan o' the Moor in Red Roses For Me
- Mr. Gallogher in The Shadow of a Gunman
Other stage performances include a role as Curly in John Murphy's The Country Boy and as the blind man in W. B. Yeats' On Baile's Strand. Lamb toured America and Canada in 1990 with John Millington Synge's The Playboy of the Western World.[2] In June 2002, Peadar Lamb and his wife Geraldine Plunkett played leading roles in a production of Tony Guerin's play Hummin', performed by the Waterford-based Red Kettle Company.[1]
Television
Lamb appeared on many series broadcasts on RTÉ One, including television soap operas Fair City and Ros na Rún. He appeared in a 1998 episode of the sitcom Father Ted and played Mr. Hasson in the British drama film The Railway Station Man, opposite Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie. He also played fairy King Fin Varra in the television series Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog, loosely based on Irish mythology and voiced Old Piggley Winks on the children's television series Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks.
Teaching
Lamb qualified as a primary school teacher[3] before becoming an actor full time and later taught young actors at his alma mater, Abbey School of Acting.[4]
Personal life
Lamb was married to fellow actor Geraldine Plunkett from 1965. They had seven children.[5]
Lamb died in his sleep at his home in Glenageary, Ireland, on 1 September 2017 at the age of 87.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Cré na Cille | An Máistir Mór | |
| 2006 | Secret of the Cave | Corky | |
| 2004 | Man About Dog | Fitzgerald the Farmer | |
| 2003 | Bloom | Editor | |
| 1998 | This Is My Father | Man in Pub | |
| 1994 | The Bishop's Story | Bishop | |
| 1992 | Far and Away | Farmer | |
| 1992 | The Railway Station Man | Mr. Hasson | |
| 1991 | December Bride | Registrar | |
| 1990 | The Field | Paddy Joe O'Reilly | |
| 1987 | Budawanny | Bishop | |
| 1984 | Reflections | Doctor | |
| 1971 | Von Richthofen and Brown | German staff Major | |
| 1967 | Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon | Soldier | |
| 1965 | The Secret of My Success | Superintendent Henderson | |
| 1959 | This Other Eden | Young Devereaux |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | No Offence, episode #1.7' | Errol Lang | |
| 2003–2007 | Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks | Piggley Winks/Grandpa (voice) | |
| 2004 | Killinaskully, episode The New Priest | Fr. Mullarkey | |
| 2002 | Bobbie's Girl | Priest | |
| 2001 | Custer's Last Stand-up, episode Play It Again, Gem | Gem Diamond | |
| 2000 | My Hero | Seamus Sunday | Series 1 Episode 5 "Old Man Riverdance" |
| 1998–1999 | Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog | Fin Varra | |
| 1998 | Father Ted, episode Chirpy Burpy Cheap Sheep | Fargo Boyle | |
| 1996 | Ros na Rún | P.J. Doherty | |
| 1996 | Screen Two (drama series), episode Loving | Eldon | |
| 1991 | The Treaty | Sir John Lavery | |
| 1990 | Shoot to Kill | Mr. Tighe | |
| 1989 | Brotherhood of the Rose | Doctor |
References
- ^ a b c "Celebrated actor Peadar Lamb dies at the age of 87". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "Peadar Lamb". Firstcallmanagement.ie. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ Irish News
- ^ Irish Times
- ^ "Passion play runs and runs". Independent.ie. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
External links
- Peadar Lamb at IMDb