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Pat Roach
Birmingham, England, UK
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 shou…
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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
Movie Self - 'General Kael' (archive footage)
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2018
Starhunter ReduX
TV show Goran
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2003
Crust
Movie The Bull
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2000
Jackass
TV show Self
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1997
Kull the Conqueror
Movie Zulcki
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1997
The New Adventures of Robin Hood
TV show
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1996
The Portrait of a Lady
Movie Strongman
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1996
Ellington
TV show Mickey Gilmour
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1994
Blobbyvision
Movie
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1994
Space Precinct
TV show Ogree
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1993
The Detectives
TV show P.C. Drake
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1992
Heartbeat
TV show The Masked Marvel
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1992
Masters of the Canvas
Movie Self
- 1991
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1991
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
TV show Atlas
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1991
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Movie Celtic Chieftain
More credits
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1990
Sea Dragon
TV show Aslak
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1990
The Big Man
Movie Billy
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1990
Wings of Fame
Movie
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1989
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Movie Gestapo
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1989
The Return of the Musketeers
Movie French Executioner
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1988
Willow
Movie General Kael
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1987
Harry's Kingdom
Movie Joe Robinson
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1986
Casualty
TV show Len
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1986
Sunday Premiere
TV show Joe Robinson
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1985
Red Sonja
Movie Brytag
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1985
The Last Place on Earth
TV show PO Evans
- 1984
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1984
Conan the Destroyer
Movie Man Ape / Toth-Amon
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1984
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Movie Chief Guard
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1984
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
Movie Little John
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1983
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
TV show Brian 'Bomber' Busbridge
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1983
Never Say Never Again
Movie Lippe
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1981
Bullseye
TV show Self - Special Guest
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1981
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Movie Giant Sherpa / 1st Mechanic
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1981
Clash of the Titans
Movie Hephaestus
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1981
The Monster Club
Movie Great Uncle
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1980
Pasmore
Movie Bruiser
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1980
Juliet Bravo
TV show Doulton
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1980
Rising Damp
Movie Rugby Player
