Patrick Swayze
Born: 1952-08-18 in Houston, Texas, USA
Died: 2009-09-14
Known For: Acting
Biography
Patrick Wayne Swayze (August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009) was an American actor, dancer and singer-songwriter. He was best-known for his tough-guy roles, as romantic leading men in the hit films Dirty Dancing and Ghost and as Orry Main in the North and South television miniseries. He was named by People magazine as its "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1991. His film and TV career spanned 30 years. Diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer in January 2008, Swayze told Barbara Walters a year later that he was "kicking it". However, he died from the disease on September 14, 2009. His last role was the lead in an ill-fated A&E TV series, The Beast, which premiered on January 15, 2009. Due to a prolonged decline in health, Swayze was unable to promote the series. On June 15, 2009, Entertainment Tonight announced the show's cancellation. Description above from the Wikipedia article Patrick Swayze, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2024
- How to Rob a Bank as Bodhi (archive footage)
2022
- Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé as Self (archive footage)
2019
- The Movies That Made Us as Self (archive footage)
- I Am Patrick Swayze as Self (archive footage)
2012
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
2009
- Powder Blue as Velvet Larry
- The Beast as Charles Barker
2008
- Jump as Richard Pressburger
- My Best Friend's Girl ... (Thanks)
2007
- Christmas in Wonderland as Wayne Saunders
- Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic as Self
- The Found Footage Festival Volume 2: Live in Minneapolis as Self (Archive footage)
2006
- The Fox and the Hound 2 as Cash (voice)
2005
- The Reichen Show as Self
- Keeping Mum as Lance
- Icon as Jason Monk
- Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders' as Self
- Frederick Forsyth's Icon as Jason Monk
- Pennis from Heaven as Self
2004
- The Tony Danza Show as Self
- Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights as Dance Class Instructor
- George and the Dragon as Garth
- King Solomon's Mines as Allan Quartermain
2003
- Abby Singer as Patrick Swayze (uncredited)
- 11:14 as Frank
- One Last Dance as Travis MacPhearson
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley as Adrian (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Whoopi as Tony
- Overnight as Self
2002
- Waking Up in Reno as Roy Kirkendall
2001
- Donnie Darko as Jim Cunningham
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self - Guest
- Green Dragon as Gunnery Sergeant Jim Lance
- Ghost: Remembering the Magic as Self
2000
- Forever Lulu as Ben Clifton
1999
- Where Are They Now? as Self
1998
- Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
- Black Dog as Jack Crews
- Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley as Self
- Letters from a Killer as Race Darnell
1997
- The View as Self
1995
- Three Wishes as Jack McCloud
- To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar as Vida Boheme
- Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure as Pecos Bill
- The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self
- Sinatra: 80 Years My Way as Self - Presenter
- Amazing Stories: The Movie IV as (archive footage)
1993
- Father Hood as Jack Charles
1992
- City of Joy as Max Lowe
- The Player as Patrick Swayze (uncredited)
1991
- Pebble Mill as Self
- Point Break as Bodhi/Mask president
1990
- Ghost as Sam Wheat
1989
- Road House as James Dalton
- Next of Kin as Truman Gates
- Hollywood on Horses as Self
1988
- Tiger Warsaw as Chuck 'Tiger' Warsaw
- Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night as Self - Audience Member
- cascadeurs de stars as Self
- Swayze Dancing as Himself
1987
- Dirty Dancing as Johnny Castle
- Steel Dawn as Nomad
1986
- Youngblood as Derek Sutton
1985
- North and South as Orry Main
- Amazing Stories as Eric David Peterson
1984
- Red Dawn as Jed
- The Pigs vs. The Freaks as Doug Zimmer
- Grandview, U.S.A. as Ernie 'Slam' Webster
1983
- The Outsiders as Darrel Curtis
- Uncommon Valor as Kevin Scott
- The Renegades as Bandit
1982
- The Renegades as Bandit
1981
- Entertainment Tonight as Self
- Return of the Rebels as K.C. Barnes
1980
- The Comeback Kid as Chuck
1979
- Skatetown, U.S.A. as Ace
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1972
- M*A*S*H as Gary Sturgis