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Pat Roach

Actor
Died July 17, 2004 (67 years)
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
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • The Monster Club
  • Heartbeat
  • Space Precinct
Known For
  • Willow
  • Conan the Destroyer
  • Red Sonja
  • Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
  • Crossing the Line
  • The Last Place on Earth
  • Back with the Boys Again - Auf Wiedersehen Pet 30th Anniversary Reunion

Filmography

2013
2003
Crust · as The Bull
2000
Starhunter (TV Series) · as Goran
1997
Kull the Conqueror · as Zulcki
1997
1996
The Portrait of a Lady · as Strongman
1995
1994
1994
1994
1993
Life with Billy · as Reporter #1
1993
The Detectives (TV Series) · as P.c. Drake
1992
Heartbeat (TV Series) · as The Masked Marvel
1991
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves · as Celtic Chieftain
1991
The Storyteller: Greek Myths (TV Series) · as Atlas
1990
Crossing the Line · as Billy
1990
1989
1989
The Return of the Musketeers · as French Executioner
1988
Willow · as General Kael
1986
Casualty (TV Series) · as Len
1986
Help (TV Series) · as Bill
1985
Red Sonja · as Brytag
1985
The Last Place on Earth (TV Series) · as Po Evans
1984
The Bill (TV Series) · as Reg Warren
1984
Conan the Destroyer · as Man Ape / Toth-Amon
1984
1984
1983
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (TV Series) · as Brian 'bomber' Busbridge
1983
1981
Raiders of the Lost Ark · as Giant Sherpa / 1st Mechanic
1981
Clash of the Titans · as Hephaestus
1981
The Monster Club · as Great Uncle
1980
Juliet Bravo (TV Series) · as Doulton
1980
Rising Damp · as Rugby Player
1979
Minder (TV Series) · as Painter
1979
1978
Hazell (TV Series)
1976
Gangsters (TV Series) · as Ira Muscle
1975
Barry Lyndon · as Toole
1971
A Clockwork Orange · as Milkbar Bouncer
1970
Play for Today (TV Series) · as Man In Street
1955
This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Filmed Tribute

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