Joe Pilkington

Joe Pilkington
Born	1940 Galway, Ireland
Died	(1999-07-07)7 July 1999 Galway, Ireland
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1970–1999

Joe Pilkington (1940 – 7 July 1999) was an Irish actor, best known for his portrayal of Eamon Maher in the long-running TV series The Riordans.^[1] Father of actress Rachel Pilkington, Joseph Pilkington made a marked contribution to Irish arts and culture through roles played both on and offscreen. His acting roles in the late 1960s in the Abbey Theatre are listed.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Underground (1970) as Enlisted Man
The McKenzie Break (1970) as Police Communications Sergeant (uncredited)
The Outsider (1979)
Light Years Away (1981) as Thomas
Traveller (1981) as Traveller man
The Ballroom of Romance (1986) as Tim Daly
Into The West (1992) as Detective
A Man of no Importance (1994) as Ernie Lally
The Butcher Boy (1998) as Charlie McGlone

Television

The Riordans (1972–1979) as Eamon Maher
The Hanging Gale (1995) as James Phelan

References

^ "RTE Archives, Joseph Pilkington - The Riordans". RTE Archives. RTE Archives. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
^ "Joseph Pilkington Irish Actor". Abbey Theatre Ireland. Abbey Theatre Ireland. Retrieved 25 May 2015.