Joe Pilkington

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. 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.

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