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Francis Patrick Roach was an English actor, and professional wrestler. During an acting career in the 1970s - 1990s he appeared in multiple cinema films, usually cast as a support player strongman villain. He appeared in the Indiana Jones cinema films; as the West Country bricklayer Brian "Bomber" Busbridge in the 1980s British television series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, and in the role of Petty Officer Edgar Evans in the television production The Last Place on Earth.
Birth Name
Francis Patrick Roach
Born
Wednesday, 19 May 1937
Died
Saturday, 17 July 2004
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Willow: Behind the Magic | Self - 'General Kael' | 2023 |
| Spielberg | Self - Segment "Raiders of the Lost Ark" | 2017 |
| The Bret Hart Story: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be | Self | 2005 |
| Crust | The Bull | 2003 |
| Starhunter | Goran | 2000 |
| Kull the Conqueror | Zulcki | 1997 |
| The Portrait of a Lady | Strongman | 1996 |
| Space Precinct | Ogree | 1994 |
| Life with Billy | Reporter #1 | 1993 |
| The Detectives | P.C. Drake | 1993 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Willow: Behind the Magic | Self - 'General Kael' | 2023 |
| Spielberg | Self - Segment "Raiders of the Lost Ark" | 2017 |
| The Bret Hart Story: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be | Self | 2005 |
| Crust | The Bull | 2003 |
| Starhunter | Goran | 2000 |
| Kull the Conqueror | Zulcki | 1997 |
| The Portrait of a Lady | Strongman | 1996 |
| Space Precinct | Ogree | 1994 |
| Life with Billy | Reporter #1 | 1993 |
| The Detectives | P.C. Drake | 1993 |
| Heartbeat | The Masked Marvel | 1992 |
| Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Celtic Chieftain | 1991 |
| The Storyteller: Greek Myths | Atlas | 1991 |
| Coasting | Gerry 'The Hulk' Quaid | 1990 |
| Crossing the Line | Billy | 1990 |
| Wings of Fame | 1990 | |
| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Gestapo | 1989 |
| The Return of the Musketeers | French Executioner | 1989 |
| Willow | Gen. Kael / General Kael | 1988 |
| The Last Place on Earth | P.O. Evans / PO Evans | 1987 |
| Casualty | Len | 1986 |
| Red Sonja | Brytag | 1985 |
| Conan the Destroyer | Toth-Amon / Man Ape | 1984 |
| The Brief | Reg Warren | 1984 |
| Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Chief Guard | 1984 |
| The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood | Little John | 1984 |
| Auf Wiedersehen, Pet | Bomber Busbridge / Brian 'Bomber' Busbridge | 1983 |
| Never Say Never Again | Lippe | 1983 |
| Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark | Self | 1981 |
| Bullseye | Self - Special Guest | 1981 |
| Clash of the Titans | Hephaestus | 1981 |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | 1st Mechanic / Giant Sherpa | 1981 |
| The Monster Club | Great Uncle / Great Uncle Uriah (Segment "Shadmock Story") | 1981 |
| Juliet Bravo | Doulton | 1980 |
| Rising Damp | Rugby Player | 1980 |
| Minder | Painter | 1979 |
| Unidentified Flying Oddball | Oaf | 1979 |
| Hazell | Big Arti | 1978 |
| Gangsters | IRA Muscle | 1976 |
| Barry Lyndon | Toole - Soldier in Fistfight / Toole | 1975 |
| A Clockwork Orange | Milkbar Bouncer | 1971 |
| Film '72 | Lippe | 1971 |
| Play for Today | Bruiser | 1970 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Oaf | 1954 |
