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 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
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- 2023 · Willow: Behind the Magic as Self - 'General Kael' (archive footage)
- 2018 · Starhunter ReduX as Goran
- 2003 · Crust as The Bull
- 2000 · Jackass as Self
- 1997 · Kull the Conqueror as Zulcki
- 1997 · The New Adventures of Robin Hood as
- 1996 · The Portrait of a Lady as Strongman
- 1994 · Blobbyvision as
- 1994 · Space Precinct as
- 1993 · The Detectives as P.C. Drake
- 1992 · Heartbeat as The Masked Marvel
- 1992 · Masters of the Canvas as Self
- 1991 · Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves as Celtic Chieftain
- 1990 · The Storyteller: Greek Myths as Atlas
- 1990 · The Big Man as Billy
- 1990 · Wings of Fame as
- 1989 · Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as Gestapo
- 1989 · The Return of the Musketeers as French Executioner
- 1988 · Willow as General Kael
- 1986 · Casualty as Len
- 1985 · Red Sonja as Brytag
- 1985 · The Last Place on Earth as PO Evans
- 1984 · The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' as Self
- 1984 · Conan the Destroyer as Man Ape / Toth-Amon
- 1984 · Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom as Chief Guard
- 1984 · The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood as Little John
- 1983 · Auf Wiedersehen, Pet as Brian 'Bomber' Busbridge
- 1983 · Never Say Never Again as Lippe
- 1981 · Bullseye as Self - Special Guest
- 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 · Pasmore as Bruiser
- 1980 · Juliet Bravo as Doulton
- 1980 · Rising Damp as Rugby Player
- 1979 · Minder as Painter
- 1979 · Unidentified Flying Oddball as Oaf
- 1978 · Hazell as
- 1977 · Give Us a Kiss, Christabel as Pat Chain
- 1975 · Barry Lyndon as Toole
- 1970 · Play for Today as Man in Street