P. H. Moriarty

P.H. Moriarty
Born
Patrick H. Moriarty

(1939-02-27) 27 February 1939 (age 85)
Deptford, London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1978–present

Patrick H. Moriarty (born 27 February 1939)[1] is a British character actor and voice actor, known for his role as 'Razors' in John Mackenzie's The Long Good Friday, and Hatchet" Harry Lonsdale in the Guy Ritchie film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

Career

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Moriarty came to acting late in life; he had worked as a boxer and a docker previously. He began acting when he was discovered by a film crew shooting a scene on the English docks. As well as being known for his role as 'Razors' in John Mackenzie's The Long Good Friday (1980), and as a hitman in Peter Hyams film Outland (1981), he also portrayed 'Hatchet Harry' in Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)[2] and Gurney Halleck in the Sci Fi Channel's 2000 miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune and its 2003 sequel, Frank Herbert's Children of Dune.

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1978 Law & Order Television miniseries
1979 Play for Today David Bray Episode: "Billy"
1980 Bloody Kids Police 1 Television film
1980 Fox Wesley Episode: "Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble"
1981 The Chinese Detective Rose Episode: "Release"
1982 The Gentle Touch Dealer Episode: "One of Those Days"
1982 Bird of Prey Security Guard 2 episodes
1982 BBC2 Playhouse Taylor Episode: "Jake's End"
1982 Strangers Jimmy McNemany Episode: "With These Gloves You Can Pass Through Mirrors (Part 2)"
1982 The Professionals Harris Episode: "Operation Susie"
1982 The Nation's Health Chris Hogan 4 episodes
1984 Number One Mike the Throat Television film
1986 The Monocled Mutineer Wall Eye Episode: "Before the Shambles"
1989 Screen One Anthony James May Episode: "The Accountant"
1990 Dear Sarah Warder Deans Television film
1990 The Paradise Club Evil Jim Dalton Episode: "Lord of the Flies"
1991 Palmer Clayton Television film
1991 For the Greater Good DAC Spittal Episode: "Member"
1997 Thief Takers Max Episode: "After the Goldrush"
1989–2000 The Bill Various 4 episodes
2000 Frank Herbert's Dune Gurney Halleck 3 episodes
2003 Frank Herbert's Children of Dune Gurney Halleck 3 episodes
2004 Doctors Archie Reece Episode: "Rolling Stone"
2005 Judge John Deed Steve Gross 3 episodes
2005 GB3-Being Young Mr. Elak Television film

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1979 Quadrophenia Villain Club Barman
1979 Scum Hunt
1980 The Long Good Friday Razors
1981 A Sense of Freedom Prison Warder
1981 Outland 1st Hitman
1983 Jaws 3 Jack Tate
1983 Slayground Seeley
1992 Patriot Games Court Guard
1992 Chaplin Workhouse Official
1998 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Hatchet Harry
2005 Submerged Chief Video
2006 The Battersea Ripper
2007 The Riddle D. I. Willis Video
2014 Evil Never Dies Eugene McCann
2015 Persian Eyes James Short film
2021 Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins Ian Jarvis

References

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  1. ^ Profile, imdb.com; accessed 9 August 2017.
  2. ^ Rawson-Jones, Ben (11 May 2014). "Re-Viewed: The Long Good Friday, Bob Hoskins's gangster masterpiece". DigitalSpy.
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