P.H. Moriarty

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.1182

Gender

Male

Birthday

27-Jan-1939

Age

(87 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.


Credits

Jake's End Jake's End (1982) Character: Taylor
'Motors can stall, shooters can jam. But Jake's end of it'll be all right.' Jake's a professional, a married man with a reputation to maintain-and a bank to rob.
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die (1983) Character: N/A
Academy Award winner Lou Gossett Jr. takes you underwater on the trail of the great white shark and behind the scenes on the production of Jaws 3-D.
Number One Number One (1985) Character: Mike the Throat
A down on his luck Irishman in London decides to play snooker for money.
The Accountant The Accountant (1989) Character: Anthony James May
London middle class Jewish accountant Lionel is preparing for his son's bar mitzvah when he does a little favour for a friend, and ends up getting mixed up with the Mafia.
Dear Sarah Dear Sarah (1990) Character: Warder Deans
Giuseppe Conlon and his son Gerry are convicted of an IRA bombing as part of the Maguire Seven in 1976. Giuseppe diligently writes his wife Sarah as she works to free her family members from prison.
Evil Never Dies Evil Never Dies (2014) Character: N/A
Ex-gangster Harry Payne confronts his violent past and vengeance from beyond the grave.
Palmer Palmer (1991) Character: Clayton
Eddie Palmer attempts to run a private investigation bureau while coping with eccentric staff, an acrimonious divorce and a wayward daughter.
Fox Fox (1980) Character: Wesley
The thirteen-part series recounted the lives of the titular Fox family, who lived in Clapham in South London and had gangland connections.
The Riddle The Riddle (2007) Character: D.I. Willis / Constable Frederick (as P H Moriarty)
A journalist investigates a series of murders that follows the discovery of an unpublished novel by Charles Dickens in the cellar of an old Thames pub.
Manilla Envelopes Manilla Envelopes (2006) Character: James Thoms
Also known as The Battersea Ripper, this is a comic crime thriller set in London concerning a young girl's kidnapping and the hapless police and reporters trying to get to the truth. It has never been released to DVD and has only ever had a limited theatrical screening in 2006.
Patriot Games Patriot Games (1992) Character: Court Guard
When CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge.
Bloody Kids Bloody Kids (1980) Character: Police 1
Two boys pull a Saturday night prank on the police in a seaside British town.
Submerged Submerged (2005) Character: Chief
Chris Kody, imprisoned member of the US military, is released from prison and reunited with his old team in order to pursue a renegade scientist. The catch, the scientist has developed mind control technology that can make even your friends into heartless killers.
Outland Outland (1981) Character: Hitman #1
On the sunless moon Io, Marshall William T. O’Niel goes toe-to-toe with the corrupt manager of a mining colony and his gang of roughnecks while investigating a rash of worker suicides.
Scum Scum (1979) Character: Mr. Hunt
Powerful, uncompromising drama about two boys' struggle for survival in the nightmare world of Britain's notorious Borstal Reformatory.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) Character: 'Hatchet' Harry Lonsdale
A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.
The Long Good Friday The Long Good Friday (1980) Character: Razors
In the late 1970s, Cockney crime boss Harold Shand, a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big plans to get the American Mafia to bankroll his transformation of a derelict area of London into the possible venue for a future Olympic Games. However, a series of bombings targets his empire on the very weekend the Americans are in town. Shand is convinced there is a traitor in his organization, and sets out to eliminate the rat in typically ruthless fashion.
A Sense of Freedom A Sense of Freedom (1985) Character: Prison Warder
The true story of Jimmy Boyle, who was reputed to be Scotland's most violent man.
Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins (2021) Character: Ian Jarvis
A brutal account of how real-life, hard-as-nails Falklands War veteran Tony Tucker came to be involved in one of the most notorious gangland murders in British history.
Quadrophenia Quadrophenia (1979) Character: Barman at Villain's Pub
Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Jimmy. At work he slaves in a dead-end job. While after, he shops for tailored suits and rides his scooter as part of the London Mod scene.
Jaws 3-D Jaws 3-D (1983) Character: Jack Tate
A giant thirty-five-foot shark becomes trapped in a SeaWorld theme park and it's up to the sons of police chief Brody to rescue everyone.
Chaplin Chaplin (1992) Character: Workhouse Official
An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.
Slayground Slayground (1983) Character: Seeley
After thieves botch an armored truck robbery that leads to the death of an innocent young girl, her father vows revenge by recruiting a sociopathic hitman to track them down and assassinate them.



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