Peter Caffrey (18 April 1949 â€" 1 January 2008) was an Irish actor
best known for playing Padraig O'Kelly on Series 1-4 of Ballykissangel
and Bracken and also well regarded for his role as a transvestite in
the film Night Train, and for his role as an unlikely protagonist in I
Went Down.He was also known for playing the role of the judge in the
Irish comedy Father Ted on the episode A Song For Europe and for
voicing a popular Christmas radio advertisement for Barry's Tea in
1994.He was born in Dublin on the day the Republic of Ireland Act 1948
came into effect to create the Republic of Ireland, and he studied at
a seminary for two years before switching to an English degree, in
University College Dublin. He worked for a year as a primary school
teacher, before becoming involved with Dublin's Project Theatre. He
appeared in nearly thirty television and film roles, and also had a
solid theatre career in both Dublin and London. After moving to London
in 1983 he became a familiar face on UK television., with minor roles
in Casualty, The Bill and Peak Practice. His success in Ballykissangel
came after overcoming cancer of the mouth for which he was diagnosed
in 1990, and, despite suffering a stroke in 2000 which left him
paralysed on the right side, he managed to play a similarly afflicted
character in Sweet Dancer in 2005 (film unreleased).He never fully
recovered from this stroke, and died, aged 58, on January 1, 2008 in
Shrewsbury. His body was returned to Ireland for cremation in Mount
Jerome Cemetery, Dublin, on January 8, 2008. Caffrey was survived by
three sisters, Linda, Carol, and Sheila. His brother David
pre-deceased him in July 2007.
best known for playing Padraig O'Kelly on Series 1-4 of Ballykissangel
and Bracken and also well regarded for his role as a transvestite in
the film Night Train, and for his role as an unlikely protagonist in I
Went Down.He was also known for playing the role of the judge in the
Irish comedy Father Ted on the episode A Song For Europe and for
voicing a popular Christmas radio advertisement for Barry's Tea in
1994.He was born in Dublin on the day the Republic of Ireland Act 1948
came into effect to create the Republic of Ireland, and he studied at
a seminary for two years before switching to an English degree, in
University College Dublin. He worked for a year as a primary school
teacher, before becoming involved with Dublin's Project Theatre. He
appeared in nearly thirty television and film roles, and also had a
solid theatre career in both Dublin and London. After moving to London
in 1983 he became a familiar face on UK television., with minor roles
in Casualty, The Bill and Peak Practice. His success in Ballykissangel
came after overcoming cancer of the mouth for which he was diagnosed
in 1990, and, despite suffering a stroke in 2000 which left him
paralysed on the right side, he managed to play a similarly afflicted
character in Sweet Dancer in 2005 (film unreleased).He never fully
recovered from this stroke, and died, aged 58, on January 1, 2008 in
Shrewsbury. His body was returned to Ireland for cremation in Mount
Jerome Cemetery, Dublin, on January 8, 2008. Caffrey was survived by
three sisters, Linda, Carol, and Sheila. His brother David
pre-deceased him in July 2007.
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