Pat McNamara
Born: 1933-07-22 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2024-01-05
Known For: Acting
Biography
Patrick Sarsfield McNamara, known as Pat McNamara (22 July 1933 – 5 January 2024), was an American film, stage, and television actor born in New York City, New York. He was best known for playing Jim Malone, Eliza's weary father, in the 1996 comedy The Daytrippers, and for memorable supporting roles in Fight Club (1999, as Commissioner Jacobs), The Silence of the Lambs (1991, as Sheriff Perkins), Sleepers (1996), and Instinct (1999, as Dr. Josephson). He also appeared in Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), A Chorus Line (1985), Blue Thunder (1983), Crimes of Passion (1984), and The Front (1976, with Woody Allen). He died in Santa Monica, California, at age 90. His television credits span over five decades, including guest appearances in Barney Miller (1975, 1981), M\*A\*S\*H (1972, 1982), NYPD Blue (1993), Law & Order (1991, 1992), St. Elsewhere (1982, 1984), Ally McBeal (1997), Oz (1997–1998, as Dr. Prestopnick), Homicide: Life on the Street (1993, 1995), Party of Five (1994, 1998), and The Beat (2000). His later film credits include The Guru (2002, as Mr. McGee, with Heather Graham), Ash Wednesday (2002, as Murph), Thru: The Hereafter Remains Unknown (2017), and Street to Table (2022). He also appeared on stage, including in The Poison Tree (1976) and Amadeus on Broadway.
Filmography
2022
- Street to Table as Sarg
2017
- Thru: The Hereafter Remains Unknown as Russel
2002
- The Guru as Mr. McGee
2000
- The Beat as Connie Dorigan
1999
- Fight Club as Commissioner Jacobs
- Instinct as Dr. Josephson
1997
- Ally McBeal as Ralph Lyne
- The Last Time I Committed Suicide as Father Fletcher
- The Daytrippers as Jim Malone
1996
- Sleepers as Guard
- Layin' Low as Mr. Muckler
1994
- Party of Five as Dr. Bob
- The Search for One-eye Jimmy as Harold Hoyt
- Cagney & Lacey: The Return as Skipper
1993
- Homicide: Life on the Street as Mike Kellerman, Sr.
1992
- Claude as Al Dewey
1991
- The Silence of the Lambs as Sheriff Perkins
- The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez as Killer
1990
- Law & Order as Defense Attorney Molloy
- Orpheus Descending as Pee Wee
1989
- Taking a Stand as Mr. O'Brien
1987
- The Squeeze as Arnold Drisco
1985
- Stone Pillow as Daggett
- A Chorus Line as Robbie
1984
- Crimes of Passion as Frank
- Last of the Great Survivors as Reginald Burke
1983
- Prototype as Landlord
- Blue Thunder as Matusek
1982
- St. Elsewhere as Mr. Kremmins
- Family Ties as Officer Becker
- The Challenge as Fight Promoter
- In the Custody of Strangers as Quinn
1980
- Windows as Doorman
1979
- Crisis in Mid-Air
- The Last Word as S.W.A.T. Lieutenant
- Hollow Image as Delivery Man
1978
- American Hot Wax as Gordie
1976
- The Front as Federal Marshal
1975
- Barney Miller as Burt Boskin
- Dead Man on the Run as Mercer
- The Boy Who Liked Deer as Mr. Mason
1972
- M*A*S*H as Cavanaugh