Patrick Augustine Duggan (10 March 1934 – 8 March 2022) was an Irish actor.
Career
Duggan attended
Belvedere College
Belvedere College S.J. (sometimes St Francis Xavier's College) is a voluntary secondary school for boys in Dublin, Ireland. The school has numerous alumni in the arts, politics, sports, science, and business.
History
Belvedere owes its origin ...
before training as an actor at the
Gate Theatre in
Dublin. He later performed in several plays in the Gate,
Abbey and
Gaiety
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* Gaiety (mood), the state of being happy
* Gaiety Theatre (disambiguation)
* ''USS Gayety (AM-239'', former name of the ship ''BRP Magat Salamat (PS-20)''
See also
*Gaiety Girls
Gaiety Girls were the chorus girl ...
theatres as well as touring with productions across Ireland. After relocating to
London, Duggan continued his theatre work and also took on roles in several television shows, including ''
Z-Cars'', ''
EastEnders
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'' and ''
Father Ted''. As well as acting, he was also an author and wrote three children's books.
Personal life and death
Duggan was raised in
Clontarf,
Dublin. He met Charles Zarb when the latter was studying at
Trinity College, Dublin
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in the 1950s and the couple later settled in
Belsize Park in London. Duggan and Zarb entered into a
civil partnership in November 2007. Duggan died on 8 March 2022 and Zarb died the following month.
References
External links
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1934 births
2022 deaths
Irish male soap opera actors
Irish male television actors
People educated at Belvedere College
20th-century Irish male actors
21st-century Irish male actors
People from Clontarf, Dublin