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Pat Roach picture

Pat Roach

Acting
Known For

67 Years Old

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

Born

Birmingham, England, UK on 19th May 1937

Died

17th July 2004

All Credits

Bullseye Image
Bullseye
Self - Special Guest
Play for Today Image
Play for Today
Man in Street
Minder Image
Minder
Painter
Casualty Image
Casualty
Len
Jackass Image
Jackass
Self
Hazell Image
Hazell
Juliet Bravo Image
Juliet Bravo
Doulton
Space Precinct Image
Space Precinct
Ogree
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Image
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Brian 'Bomber' Busbridge
The New Adventures of Robin Hood Image
The New Adventures of Robin Hood
Heartbeat Image
Heartbeat
The Masked Marvel
The Storyteller: Greek Myths Image
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
Atlas
Gangsters Image
Gangsters
IRA Muscle
The Detectives Image
The Detectives
P.C. Drake
Raiders of the Lost Ark Image
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Giant Sherpa / 1st Mechanic
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Image
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Gestapo
The Last Place on Earth Image
The Last Place on Earth
PO Evans
Starhunter ReduX Image
Starhunter ReduX
Goran
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Image
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Chief Guard
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Image
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Celtic Chieftain
Barry Lyndon Image
Barry Lyndon
Toole
Never Say Never Again Image
Never Say Never Again
Lippe
Clash of the Titans Image
Clash of the Titans
Hephaestus
Willow Image
Willow
Kael
Conan the Destroyer Image
Conan the Destroyer
Man Ape / Toth-Amon
Red Sonja Image
Red Sonja
Brytag
Kull the Conqueror Image
Kull the Conqueror
Zulcki
The Portrait of a Lady Image
The Portrait of a Lady
Strongman
The Monster Club Image
The Monster Club
Great Uncle
The Return of the Musketeers Image
The Return of the Musketeers
French Executioner
Unidentified Flying Oddball Image
Unidentified Flying Oddball
Oaf
No Image
Ellington
Mickey Gilmour
The Big Man Image
The Big Man
Billy
Willow: Behind the Magic Image
Willow: Behind the Magic
Self - 'General Kael' (archive footage)
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' Image
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
Self
Pasmore Image
Pasmore
Bruiser
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood Image
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
Little John
Wings of Fame Image
Wings of Fame
Rising Damp Image
Rising Damp
Rugby Player
Crust Image
Crust
The Bull
Give Us a Kiss, Christabel Image
Give Us a Kiss, Christabel
Pat Chain
Blobbyvision Image
Blobbyvision
Masters of the Canvas Image
Masters of the Canvas
Self