Joe Pilkington Explained

Joe Pilkington
Birth Date:	1940
Birth Place:	Galway, Ireland
Death Place:	Galway, Ireland
Years Active:	1970–1999
Occupation:	Actor

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

Further reading

• galway-actor-forever-linked-to-riordans

Notes and References

1. Web site: RTE Archives, Joseph Pilkington - The Riordans. RTE Archives. RTE Archives. 25 May 2015.
2. Web site: Joseph Pilkington Irish Actor. Abbey Theatre Ireland. Abbey Theatre Ireland. 25 May 2015.