Pat Roach
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 19, 1937
- Died
- July 17, 2004 (aged 67)
- Birthplace
- Birmingham, England, UK
Biography
Proud and passionate Angle, Pat Roach, was born and raised in Birmingham, England and grew to be a mountain of a man standing at six feet, five inches tall, with doorway-wide shoulders and a barrel chest. Pat wrestled competitively under the name of "Bomber" Roach, and at one time held both the British and European Heavyweight Wrestling Championships. While still in the wrestling game, Roach broke into acting with a bit part in the Stanley Kubrick film Barry Lyndon (1975). He quickly became popular as an enforcer or warrior figure and appeared on-screen with some of Hollywood's biggest names. Many people would remember him as the muscle-bound, bald German guard who hands out a beating toHarrison Ford in Les aventuriers de l'arche perdue (1981), before being cut down by a spinning plane propeller. In other film roles, Roach nearly eliminates 007 Sean Connery in the Bond film Never Say Never Again (1983), in dual roles as a resurrected demon and as a fierce warrior, he fought Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Conan sequel Conan the Destroyer (1984), and was back as a ferocious Indian guard pummeling poor Harrison Ford once again in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), before falling into a rock crusher. He also appeared in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Red Sonja (1985) and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). Apart from his film activity, Pat ran a gymnasium in Birmingham, operated a used appliance business in the local markets and was known as a warm-hearted and genial man who was happy to chat with admiring fanatics, sign autographs and pose for photographs. Roach was also very popular with English television audiences for his portrayal of gentle giant "Brian 'Bomber' Busbridge" in the series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983) and was scheduled to appear in the fifth series of the show, when he died of cancer on July 17, 2004. He was 67 years old. - IMDb Mini Biography
Known For
Photos
Filmography
We Could Be Heroes
Movie
Willow: Behind the Magic
Movie · as Self - 'General Kael' (archive footage)
Starhunter ReduX
TV · as Goran · 1 ep
Best of ITV Wrestling A-Z
Movie
Crust
Movie · as The Bull
Jackass
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Starhunter
TV · as Goran · 1 ep
Kull the Conqueror
Movie · as Zulcki
The New Adventures of Robin Hood
TV · 1 ep
The Portrait of a Lady
Movie · as Strongman
Ellington
TV · as Mickey Gilmour · 1 ep
Blobbyvision
Movie
Space Precinct
TV · as Ogree · 1 ep
The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show
TV · 1 ep
Pirates
TV · as Red Eye the Wrongdoer · 1 ep
The Detectives
TV · as P.C. Drake · 1 ep
Masters of the Canvas
Movie · as Self
Heartbeat
TV · as The Masked Marvel · 1 ep
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Movie · as Celtic Chieftain
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon
Movie · as Atlas
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
TV · as Atlas · 1 ep
The Big Man
Movie · as Billy
Wings of Fame
Movie
Sea Dragon
TV · as Aslak · 4 eps
Coasting
TV · as Gerry "The Hulk" Quaid · 1 ep
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Movie · as Gestapo
The Return of the Musketeers
Movie · as French Executioner
Willow
Movie · as General Kael
Harry's Kingdom
Movie · as Joe Robinson
Three Wishes for Jamie
Movie · as Me- Patrick
Casualty
TV · as Len · 1 ep
Sunday Premiere
TV · as Joe Robinson · 1 ep
Help!
TV · as Bill · 1 ep
Red Sonja
Movie · as Brytag
The Last Place on Earth
TV · as PO Evans · 7 eps
Conan the Destroyer
Movie · as Man Ape / Toth-Amon
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Movie · as Chief Guard
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
Movie · as Little John
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
Movie · as Self
The Bill
TV · as Reg Warren · 1 ep
Never Say Never Again
Movie · as Lippe
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
TV · as Brian 'Bomber' Busbridge · 38 eps
Clash of the Titans
Movie · as Hephaestus
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Movie · as Giant Sherpa / 1st Mechanic
The Monster Club
Movie · as Great Uncle
Bullseye
TV · as Self - Special Guest · 1 ep
Rising Damp
Movie · as Rugby Player
Pasmore
Movie · as Bruiser
Juliet Bravo
TV · as Doulton · 1 ep
Unidentified Flying Oddball
Movie · as Oaf
Minder
TV · as Painter · 1 ep
The Jim Davidson Show
TV · 1 ep
Hazell
TV · as Big Arti · 1 ep
Give Us a Kiss, Christabel
Movie · as Pat Chain
Premiere
TV · as Pat Chain · 1 ep
Gangsters
TV · as IRA Muscle · 2 eps
Barry Lyndon
Movie · as Toole
Film '72
TV · 1 ep
Play for Today
TV · as Man in Street · 1 ep