Pat McGroarty

Pat McGroarty is a retired stuntman and stunt actor who worked as stunt double for Colm Meaney on several episodes of and . He received no credit for his work.
McGroarty started his career as stuntman in the 1980's and specialized on horse stunt work. Among his earlier credits are (1980, with Paul Baxley, Chuck Hicks, Pete Kellett, Kane Hodder, Mic Rodgers, and Christine Anne Baur), (1985, with Dean Stockwell and Bobby Bass), (1986, with Tom Villard, Don Ruffin, and Mark Metcalf), (1986, with Shakti, Frank Welker, and stunts by Simone Boisseree, Jeff Cadiente, Phil Chong, Vince Deadrick, Donna Garrett, Jeff Imada, Gene LeBell, Bill McTosh, Noon Orsatti, Bernie Pock, Spiro Razatos, Kimberly L. Ryusaki, and Felix Silla), (1987, with Vince Deadrick, Jr.), (1987, with Paul Stader, Andy Epper, Nick Dimitri, Dana Dru Evenson, and Gene LeBell), the action film L.A. Crackdown II (1988, with Angelo Tiffe, Joe Murphy, Joe Witherell, and stunt coordination by Red Horton), and the action film Veiled Threat (1989, with Joe Davis, Mike Genovese, Tania Lemani, Gary Wayton, and stunt coordination by Ron Althoff).
He also worked on several television series such as Dynasty (1985, with Joan Collins, William O. Campbell, and Bob Lang) and North and South (1985, with James Read, Jean Simmons, David Ogden Stiers, Mitchell Ryan, Dave Cadiente, Bob Cummings, Yannick Derrien, Tim Gilbert, Jimmy Ortega, and Bernie Pock).
Further stunt work include the action film Kill Crazy (1990, with George Colucci, Rick New, Ron Althoff, Irving Lewis, and Mark Riccardi), (1990, with James Lew, Matthias Hues, Michael Berryman, Richard Lynch, Ron Althoff, Patricia McPherson, Lauro Chartrand, and Simon Rhee), the action comedy Payback (1990, with Mark Ginther, Vincent Mazzella, Jr., Joe Murphy, Joe Witherell, and stunt coordination by Red Horton), (1990), (1990, with Robert Beltran, Branscombe Richmond, Jim Beaver, Geno Silva, and stunts by Rick Avery, Al Jones, and Michael J. Sarna), the television thriller Sweet Poison (1991, with Noble Willingham, Stephen Rowe, Tierre Turner, Buddy Joe Hooker, Doc Duhame, Greg Barnett, Billy Hank Hooker, and John Casino), (1991, with Clint Howard, Chris Doyle, Sandra Gimpel, and stunt coordination by Ken Lesco), the action film Mission of Justice (1992, with Matthias Hues, Karen Sheperd, Cyndi Pass, James Lew, Jeff Pruitt, Chuck Borden, Gil Rosales, Eugene Collier, Jack Murdock, and Rich Cetrone), (1992, with Lawrence Tierney and Scott McElroy), (1992, with Terri Garr, Thalmus Rasulala, Wallace Shawn, Dennis Madalone, Brent Hinkley, and Lee Poppie), the action drama Sweet Justice (1993, with Frank Gorshin, Patricia Tallman, Marjean Holden, Michael Canavan, Scott Leva, Chuck Hicks, Jeff Pruitt, Branscombe Richmond, and stunts by Ted Barba, Monty Cox, Eddie Hice, Maria Kelly, Dennis Madalone, Cole McKay, J. Suzanne Rampe, and Denise Lynne Roberts), (1993, with Matthias Hues, Cyndi Pass, Eric Mansker, Steve Picerni, Carl Ciarfalio, J.P. Romano, Jeff Pruitt, Steven Lambert, Rich Cetrone, and Chris Doyle), (1994), and (1995, with Jonathan Banks).
McGroarty performed stunts in episodes of The Client (1996, with Derek McGrath, Emilio Borelli, John Carroll Lynch, and Jerry Spicer) and L.A. Heat (1997, with Kenneth Tigar, Richard Gilbert-Hill, Ray Proscia, Michael Spound, Chuck Borden, Brett Davidson, Thomas DeWier, Mike Gunther, Anita Hart, Steve Kelso, Scott Leva, Cole McKay, and Rita Minor). He was featured in an episode of the documentary I Dare You (2000, narrated by Lee Reherman and with Ron Althoff) and in the documentary Behind the Action: Stuntmen in the Movies (2002, with Robert Herron, Rick Seaman, Tony Brubaker, Victor Paul, Loren Janes, and Bob Hoy) and worked as assistant stunt coordinator and featured stunt actor on (2003, with stunts by Dartenea Bryant, Sharon Schaffer, Eddie Matthews, and April Weeden).
He also performed stunts in (1997, with Geof Prysirr, Bob Morrisey, Ken Olandt, Buddy Daniels Friedman, Denise Lynne Roberts, and Lauro Chartrand), the action film Executive Target (1997, with Robert Miano, Matthias Hues, Mike Genovese, and Lance LeGault), (1997, with Spencer Garrett, Alexander Denk, and Tim Glenn), (1998, with Benicio del Toro, Larry Cedar, Richard Riehle, Ransom Gates, Steven R. Schirripa, Gregory Itzin, Milt Tarver, Jenette Goldstein, Lisa Hoyle, and Greg Bronson), (1999, with Bill Bolender, Monica Staggs, Joni Avery, and Gary Wayton), (2001, with John DeMita, Jim Metzler, Guy Siner, Greg Ellis, Tony Amendola, and Andrei Sterling), (2003, with Robert Herron and Eddie Matthews), and the thriller Wasted (2006, with Jayson Dumenigo and stunt coordination by Eddie Matthews).
McGroarty, who resides in Pensacola, Florida, headed a stunt camp along with Conley Wilson around 2014. 
== Star Trek appearances ==
File:Pat McGroarty, The Minds Eye.jpg|Stunt double for Colm Meaney(uncredited)
File:Pat McGroarty, The Ship.jpg|Stunt double for Colm Meaney(uncredited)
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