P. H. Moriarty

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.

Career

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), 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
Film and television
Title Year Role Notes
Quadrophenia1979Villain Club Barman
Scum1979Hunt
A Sense of Freedom1979Prison Warder
Bloody Kids1980Police 1TV movie
The Long Good Friday1980Razors
Outland19811st Hitman
Jaws 3-D1983Jack Tate
Slayground1983Seeley
Dear Sarah1990Warder DeansTV movie
Patriot Games1992Court Guard
Chaplin1992Workhouse Official
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels1998Hatchet Harry
Frank Herbert's Dune2000Gurney HalleckTV Mini-Series
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune2003TV Mini-Series
Submerged2005ChiefVideo
The Battersea Ripper2006
The Riddle2007D. I. WillisVideo
Evil Never Dies2014Eugene McCann
Rise of the Footsoldier Origins2021Ian JervisTV movie

References
  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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