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Pat Roach

Pat Roach

Known For Acting
Birthday May 19, 1937
Died Jul 17, 2004 (67)
Birthplace Birmingham, England, UK
Popularity 1.0 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 Bri ... tish 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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Filmography

Crust

Crust

2003

as The Bull

Kull the Conqueror

Kull the Conqueror

1997

as Zulcki

The Portrait of a Lady

The Portrait of a Lady

1996

as Strongman

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

1991

as Celtic Chieftain

The Big Man

The Big Man

1990

as Billy

The Return of the Musketeers

The Return of the Musketeers

1989

as French Executioner

Willow

Willow

1988

as General Kael

Red Sonja

Red Sonja

1985

as Brytag

Conan the Destroyer

Conan the Destroyer

1984

as Man Ape / Toth-Amon

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood

1984

as Little John

Never Say Never Again

Never Say Never Again

1983

as Lippe

Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

1981

as Hephaestus

The Monster Club

The Monster Club

1981

as Great Uncle

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981

as Giant Sherpa / 1st Mechanic

Pasmore

Pasmore

1980

as Bruiser

Rising Damp

Rising Damp

1980

as Rugby Player

Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon

1975

as Toole

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Television Credits

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

as Brian 'Bomber' Busbridge

Episodes: 38

First Aired: Nov 11, 1983

The Last Place on Earth

as PO Evans

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Feb 18, 1985

Heartbeat

as The Masked Marvel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 10, 1992

Minder

as Painter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1979

Casualty

as Len

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1986

The Detectives

as P.C. Drake

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 27, 1993

Play for Today

as Man in Street

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

Juliet Bravo

as Doulton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 30, 1980

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

as Atlas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 01, 1991

Starhunter ReduX

as Goran

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 29, 2018

Jackass

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 12, 2000

Space Precinct

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1994

The New Adventures of Robin Hood

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 13, 1997

Hazell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 16, 1978

Bullseye

as Self - Special Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1981

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