P.H. Moriarty

P.H. Moriarty is a British character and voice actor who is best remembered for playing “Razors” in John Mackenzie’s The Long Good Friday.

Early Life:

P.H. Moriarty’s born name is Patrick H. Moriarty.

Career Highlights:

British actor P.H. Moriarty is most known for his roles as tough guys and gangsters. He started acting later in life after spending a significant amount of time in several occupations, such as boxing and working on ships.

His cinematic career began when he was working in the latter position; a production team filming on the docks noticed him one day and requested him to act in their movie. The Long Good Friday, Jaws 3-D, Outland, Guy Ritchie’s debut feature picture Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, and Moriarty’s other films include (1981). Additionally, he has appeared in several British television shows and TV movies.

Some of his movie appearances are as follows:

• As a Prison warden in 1979’s A Sense of Freedom.
• Bartender at the Villain Club in the 1979 film Quadrophenia (also known as Quadrophenia: A Way of Life).
• Policeman, Bloody Kids (1979); British Film Institute (also known as One Joke Too Many).
• Scum, by Mr. Hunt, 1979.
• The Long Good Friday, Razors, Embassy, 1980.
• Outland, Man No. 1, Warner Bros., 1981.
• Bird of Prey security guard, 1982.
• Universal released Jaws 3-D, sometimes referred to as Jaws 3 and Jaws III, in 1983.
• The Accountant by Anthony James May 1989.
• Patriot Games, 1992; court guard; United International Pictures.
• An official from a workhouse, Chaplin (sometimes spelled Charlot), Columbia TriStar, 1992.

Some of his television appearances are as follows:

• Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (sometimes known as Two Smoking Barrels), Hatchet Harry Lonsdale, Gramercy Pictures, 1998.
• Gurney Halleck, Dune (also spelled Der Wustenplanet, Der Wustenplanet, and Frank Herbert’s “Dune”), Sci-Fi Channel, 2000.
• Children of Dune by Gurney Halleck (also known as Bedrohung des Imperiums, Dune—Der Messias, Frank Herbert’s “Children of Dune,” Dune—Die kinder des wustenplaneten, Dune—Krieg um den wustenplaneten, Sci-Fi Channel, 2003.

Personal Life and Relationships:

P.H. Moriarty’s birthplace is Deptford, United Kingdom

Related With:

In “Razors” movie, P.H. Moriarty was cast alongside Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, and Paul Freeman.