- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 19, 1937
- Place of Birth
- Birmingham, England, UK
- Died
- July 17, 2004
Pat Roach
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 N…
Filmography
movieWillow: Behind the Magic
2023 · Self - 'General Kael' (archive footage)
tvStarhunter ReduX
2018 · Goran
movieCrust
2003 · The Bull
tvJackass
2000 · Self
movieKull the Conqueror
1997 · Zulcki
tvThe New Adventures of Robin Hood
1997
movieThe Portrait of a Lady
1996 · Strongman
Ellington
tvEllington
1996 · Mickey Gilmour
movieBlobbyvision
1994
tvSpace Precinct
1994 · Ogree
tvThe Detectives
1993 · P.C. Drake
tvHeartbeat
1992 · The Masked Marvel
movieMasters of the Canvas
1992 · Self
tvThe Storyteller: Greek Myths
1991 · Atlas
movieRobin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1991 · Celtic Chieftain
movieThe Big Man
1990 · Billy
movieWings of Fame
1990
movieIndiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989 · Gestapo
movieThe Return of the Musketeers
1989 · French Executioner
movieWillow
1988 · General Kael
movieHarry's Kingdom
1987 · Joe Robinson
tvCasualty
1986 · Len
Sunday Premiere
tvSunday Premiere
1986 · Joe Robinson
movieRed Sonja
1985 · Brytag
tvThe Last Place on Earth
1985 · PO Evans
movieThe Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
1984 · Self
movieConan the Destroyer
1984 · Man Ape / Toth-Amon
movieIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984 · Chief Guard
movieThe Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
1984 · Little John
tvAuf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983 · Brian 'Bomber' Busbridge
movieNever Say Never Again
1983 · Lippe
tvBullseye
1981 · Self - Special Guest
movieClash of the Titans
1981 · Hephaestus
movieRaiders of the Lost Ark
1981 · Giant Sherpa / 1st Mechanic
movieThe Monster Club
1981 · Great Uncle
moviePasmore
1980 · Bruiser
tvJuliet Bravo
1980 · Doulton
movieRising Damp
1980 · Rugby Player
tvMinder
1979 · Painter
movieUnidentified Flying Oddball
1979 · Oaf
tvHazell
1978 · Big Arti
movieGive Us a Kiss, Christabel
1977 · Pat Chain
Premiere
tvPremiere
1977 · Pat Chain
tvGangsters
1976 · IRA Muscle, Stunts
movieBarry Lyndon
1975 · Toole
Film '72
tvFilm '72
1971
tvPlay for Today
1970 · Man in Street