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.

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