P. H. Moriarty

Paul Hugh Moriarty (23 September 1938 – 2 February 2025) was a British character actor and voice actor, known for his role as 'Razors' in John Mackenzie's The Long Good Friday, and "Hatchet" Harry Lonsdale in the Guy Ritchie film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

Paul Hugh Moriarty was born on 23 September 1938 in Deptford, London, England, where he was also raised.

Moriarty came to acting late in life; he had previously worked as a boxer and as a docker at the Surrey Commercial Docks. He began acting when he was discovered by a film crew shooting a scene on the English docks. He adopted the stage name of P. H. Moriarty in order to distinguish himself from the actor Paul Moriarty.

As well as being known for his role as 'Razors' in John Mackenzie's The Long Good Friday (1980), and as a hitman in Peter Hyams film Outland (1981), he also portrayed 'Hatchet Harry' in Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) 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.

Moriarty died in London on 2 February 2025, at the age of 86.