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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

32

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-01-27

Day of Death

2025-02-03 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Deptford, London, UK

Also Known As

P. H. Moriarty

P.H. Moriarty

Biography

P.H. Moriarty was a British actor best known for playing hard men and gangsters. He began acting late in life, having worked for many years in several professions including a boxer and a longshoresman. It was whilst working in the latter role that his film career started; a production company, shooting on the docks spotted him one day and asked him to act in their film. Moriarty's film credits include Guy Ritchie's feature film debut Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, The Long Good Friday, Jaws 3-D and the Western-inspired sci-fi film Outland (1981). He also starred in various British television programmes and TV movies.

Known For

Acting

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

1998

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

as

'Hatchet' Harry Lonsdale

The Riddle

2007

The Riddle

as

D.I. Willis / Constable Frederick (as P H Moriarty)

The Chelsea Cowboy

The Chelsea Cowboy

as

Justice Mars-Jones

Number One

1985

Number One

as

Mike the Throat

Bloody Kids

1980

Bloody Kids

as

Police 1

Jaws 3-D

1983

Jaws 3-D

as

Jack Tate

Chaplin

1992

Chaplin

as

Workhouse Official

Palmer

1991

Palmer

as

Clayton

Patriot Games

1992

Patriot Games

as

Court Guard

The Accountant

1989

The Accountant

as

Anthony James May

Fox

1980

Fox

as

Wesley

Scum

1979

Scum

as

Mr. Hunt

Submerged

2005

Submerged

as

Chief

Slayground

1983

Slayground

as

Seeley

A Sense of Freedom

1985

A Sense of Freedom

as

Prison Warder

Outland

1981

Outland

as

Hitman #1

Quadrophenia

1979

Quadrophenia

as

Barman at Villain's Pub

Dear Sarah

1990

Dear Sarah

as

Warder Deans

Jake's End

1982

Jake's End

as

Taylor

Frank Herbert's Dune

Frank Herbert's Dune

as

Gurney Halleck

The Nation's Health

The Nation's Health

as

Chris Hogan

The Paradise Club

The Paradise Club

as

Evil Jim Dalton

Production

Crew

Directing