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P. H. Moriarty is a Actor British born on 27 january 1939 at London (United-kingdom)
P. H. Moriarty born as Patrick H. Moriarty (born 27 February 1939, London) is an English actor.
Known for his role as 'Razors' in John Mackenzie's The Long Good Friday (1979; released 1981), he later portrayed 'Hatchet Harry' in Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), Gurney Halleck in the Sci Fi Channel's 2000 miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune and its 2003 sequel, Frank Herbert's Children of Dune.
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Birth name Patrick H. Moriarty
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 27 january 1939 (85 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 27 january 1939 (85 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Known for his role as 'Razors' in John Mackenzie's The Long Good Friday (1979; released 1981), he later portrayed 'Hatchet Harry' in Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), Gurney Halleck in the Sci Fi Channel's 2000 miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune and its 2003 sequel, Frank Herbert's Children of Dune.
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Il a commencé tardivement sa carrière d'acteur, ayant exercé auparavant celles de boxeur et de docker. Il est surtout connu pour ses rôles de « Harry la Hache » dans Arnaques, Crimes et Botanique (1998) et de Gurney Halleck dans les mini-séries Dune (2000) et Les Enfants de Dune (2003).Usually with
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The Riddle (2007)
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Vinnie Jones, Derek Jacobi, Julie Cox, Vanessa Redgrave, Jason Flemyng, P. H. Moriarty
Roles D.I. Willis / Constable Frederick (as P H Moriarty)
Rating50%
When a woman is murdered following her discovery of an unpublished Charles Dickens manuscript, an unusual trio team up to investigate. The three are Mike (Jones), an ambitious sports reporter determined to make a name for himself, Kate (Cox), a police officer, and an eccentric old man (Jacobi). Together they must track down the mystery and we are taken back to the world of Charles Dickens. Only when they solve the riddle of the manuscript are they able to solve the present day crime, but they must also face opposers: a greedy detective (Moriarty), a publisher (Redgrave), and a ruthless construction company owner (Flemyng).
Submerged (2005)
, 1h36Directed by Anthony Hickox
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films, Films about terrorism
Actors Steven Seagal, William Hope, Christine Adams, Vinnie Jones, William Hope, P. H. Moriarty
Roles Chief
Rating37%
Chris Cody (Steven Seagal) is a top-ranked mercenary who took part in an undercover operation to stop a major terrorist strike on U.S. soil a strike that the UN refused to believe was about to happen. Cody had to break a number of laws in order to do the job, and he's in a military prison.
, 1h47Directed by Guy Ritchie
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Mob film, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham, Steven Mackintosh, Sting
Roles 'Hatchet' Harry Lonsdale
Rating81%
Long-time friends and small-time criminals Eddy, Tom, Soap and Bacon put together £100,000 so that Eddy, a genius card shark, can buy into one of "Hatchet" Harry Lonsdale's weekly high-stakes three card brag games. The game is rigged however, and the friends end up massively indebted to Harry, who fully expects them not to be able to come up with the money before the deadline he gives them. He has his sights set on Eddy's father's bar as repayment, and sets his debt collector Big Chris (who is often accompanied by his beloved son, Little Chris) to work in order to ensure that some form of payment is coming up.
Chaplin (1992)
, 2h23Directed by Richard Attenborough
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about films, Films about television
Actors Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Hopkins, Geraldine Chaplin, Moira Kelly, Dan Aykroyd, Penelope Ann Miller
Roles Workhouse Official
Rating74%
The film is structured around lengthy flashbacks as the elderly Charlie Chaplin (Robert Downey, Jr.) (now living in Switzerland) recollects moments from his life during a conversation with fictional character George Hayden (Anthony Hopkins), the editor of his autobiography. Chaplin's recollections begin with his childhood of extreme poverty, from which he escapes by immersing himself in the world of the London music halls, after which he relocates to the United States.
Patriot Games (1992)
, 1h57Directed by Phillip Noyce
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Politic
Themes Spy films, Politique, Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Political films, Conflit nord-irlandais
Actors Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Patrick Bergin, Sean Bean, Thora Birch, James Earl Jones
Roles Court Guard
Rating67%
Retired CIA analyst Jack Ryan (Ford) is on vacation with his family in London. They witness a terrorist attack on Lord William Holmes (Fox), British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Ryan intervenes and is injured, but he kills one of the assailants, Patrick Miller, while his older brother Sean (Bean) looks on. The remaining attackers flee, as Sean is apprehended by the police. While recovering, Ryan is called to testify in court against Miller, who is part of a splinter cell of the Provisional Irish Republican Army. Miller is later convicted for his crimes.
Dear Sarah (1990)
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Prison films, Films about terrorism, Political films
Actors Bronagh Gallagher, Eileen Pollock, P. H. Moriarty, Simon Chandler, Ricky Tomlinson, Jerome Willis
Roles Warder Deans
Rating72%
The film is based on the letters Giuseppe Conlon wrote from prison to his wife Sarah after he was convicted in 1976 along with six members of the Maguire family of running an IRA bomb factory in North London. Conlon received twelve years imprisonment, but died in custody in 1980.
Jaws 3-D (1983)
, 1h39Directed by Joe Alves
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films about sharks, Natural horror films, Mise en scène d'un poisson
Actors Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong, Lea Thompson, Louis Gossett Jr., John Putch, Simon MacCorkindale
Roles Jack Tate
Rating37%
A great white shark follows a team of water skiers. The driver stalls the ski boat but manages to restart it before the shark can approach. The shark follows the water skiers into the SeaWorld park and throws the gate off its rails while it is closing. Meanwhile, Florida announces the opening of SeaWorld's new glass covered underwater tunnels that allow close up views of the park's animals.
Slayground (1983)
, 1h29Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Peter Coyote, Mel Smith, Billie Whitelaw, Kelli Maroney, Marie Masters, Philip Sayer
Roles Seeley
Rating49%
À la suite d'un braquage ayant mal tourné, des bandits prennent la fuite et se retrouvent avec un contrat sur leurs têtes.
Outland (1981)
, 1h52Directed by Peter Hyams
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Space adventure films, Dans l'espace, Films set in the future, Space opera
Actors Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen, James Sikking, Kika Markham, Steven Berkoff
Roles Hitman #1
Rating65%
In the future, Federal Marshal William O'Niel (Sean Connery) is assigned to a tour of duty at the titanium ore mining outpost 'Con-Am 27' operated by the company Conglomerates Amalgamated, on the Jovian moon of Io.
Bloody Kids (1980)
, 1h31Directed by Stephen Frears, Stephen Poliakoff
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children
Actors Derrick O'Connor, Gary Holton, Gwyneth Strong, Jack Douglas, P. H. Moriarty, George Costigan
Roles Police 1
Rating62%
Leo et Mike sont deux garçons de 11 ans, qui, livrés à eux-mêmes et impressionnés par des élèves plus âgés, glissent progressivement dans la délinquance. Séchant l'école, ils s'inventent peu à peu un monde irréel, se montant la tête l'un l'autre. Pour se rendre intéressant, Léo organise son propre meurtre fictif par Mike, mais cela ne tourne pas exactement comme prévu et Mike se retrouve fugitif et à la merci de mauvaises rencontres. Il passe une journée avec la bande de Ken, un voyou cynique mais cependant protecteur. Arrivant à manipuler la police qui ne peut imaginer leur perversité puérile, les deux garçons échapperont au pire.
The Long Good Friday (1980)
, 1h32Directed by John Mackenzie
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Bryan Marshall, Derek Thompson, Eddie Constantine, Paul Freeman
Roles Razors
Rating75%
Harold Shand (Bob Hoskins), an old-fashioned London gangster is aspiring to become a legitimate businessman, albeit with the financial support of the American mafia, with a plan to redevelop the (then-abandoned) London Docklands as a venue for a future Olympic Games. The storyline weaves together events and concerns of the late 1970s, including low-level political and police corruption, IRA gun-running, displacement of traditional British industry by property development, UK membership of the EEC, and the free-market economy.
Quadrophenia (1979)
, 2hDirected by Franc Roddam
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Motocyclette, Musical films, Films based on operas
Actors Phil Daniels, Mark Wingett, Phil Davis, Leslie Ash, Ray Winstone, Toyah Willcox
Roles Barman at Villain's Pub
Rating71%
The film, set in 1964, follows the story of Jimmy Cooper (Phil Daniels), a London Mod. Disillusioned by his parents and a job as a post room boy in an advertising firm, Jimmy finds an outlet for his teenage angst with his Mod friends Dave (Mark Wingett), Chalky (Philip Davis) and Spider (Gary Shail). One of the Mods' rivals, the Rockers, is in fact Jimmy's childhood friend, Kevin (Ray Winstone). An assault by aggressive Rockers on Spider leads to a retaliation attack on Kevin. Jimmy participates in the assault, but when he realises the victim is Kevin, he doesn't help him, instead driving away on his scooter.
Scum (1979)
, 1h38Directed by Alan Clarke
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films based on plays
Actors Ray Winstone, Julian Firth, Phil Daniels, Philip Jackson, Helen Shapiro, David Threlfall
Roles Mr. Hunt
Rating75%
Three young men arrive at Borstal by prison van: Carlin, who has taken the blame for his brother's theft of scrap metal; Angel for stealing a car; and Davis, sent here after escaping from an open institution. All three are allocated to their rooms; Angel and Davis sent to private rooms, and Carlin sent to a dormitory.
A Sense of Freedom (1979)
, 1h21Directed by John Mackenzie
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Documentary, Crime
Themes Prison films
Actors David Hayman, Lesley Mackie, Alex Norton, Fulton Mackay, Sean Scanlan, P. H. Moriarty
Roles Prison Warder
Rating69%