P.H. Moriarty
Known for: Actor
Born: 27 January 1939, Deptford, London, UK
Died: 3 February 2025
Credits: 37 titles
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.
Filmography
The Chelsea Cowboy
Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins
Evil Never Dies
The Riddle
Manilla Envelopes
Submerged
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
Judge John Deed
Frank Herbert's Dune
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Chaplin
Patriot Games
For the Greater Good
Palmer
Dear Sarah
The Accountant
The Paradise Club
Screen One
A Sense of Freedom
Number One
The Bill
Slayground
The Nation's Health
Jaws 3-D
The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die
Jake's End
Bird of Prey
Outland
The Chinese Detective
The Long Good Friday
Bloody Kids
Fox
Quadrophenia
Scum
Strangers
The Professionals
Playhouse