People
Patrick Swayze
- Name: Patrick Swayze
- Birthday: 1952-08-18
- Place of birth: Houston, Texas, USA
- Popularity: 14.43
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... Read More
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| How to Rob a Bank as Bodhi (archive footage) | 2024-06-04 |
| Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé as Self (archive footage) | 2022-12-16 |
| I Am Patrick Swayze as Self (archive footage) | 2019-08-18 |
| Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
| Powder Blue as Velvet Larry | 2009-05-08 |
| Jump as Richard Pressburger | 2008-06-19 |
| Christmas in Wonderland as Wayne Saunders | 2007-12-27 |
| The Found Footage Festival Volume 2: Live in Minneapolis as Self (Archive footage) | 2007-12-06 |
| Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic as Self | 2007-03-13 |
| The Fox and the Hound 2 as Cash (voice) | 2006-11-09 |
| Keeping Mum as Lance | 2005-12-02 |
| Pennis from Heaven as Self | 2005-03-28 |
| Icon as Jason Monk | 2005-01-01 |
| Donnie Darko: Production Diary as Self | 2004-10-04 |
| George and the Dragon as Garth | 2004-03-28 |
| Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights as Dance Class Instructor | 2004-02-27 |
| Abby Singer as Patrick Swayze (uncredited) | 2003-10-28 |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley as Adrian (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2003-10-26 |
| 11:14 as Frank | 2003-09-05 |
| Overnight as Self | 2003-06-12 |
| One Last Dance as Travis MacPhearson | 2003-04-04 |
| Waking Up in Reno as Roy Kirkendall | 2002-12-13 |
| Green Dragon as Gunnery Sergeant Jim Lance | 2001-05-17 |
| Ghost: Remembering the Magic as Self | 2001-04-24 |
| Donnie Darko as Jim Cunningham | 2001-01-19 |
| Forever Lulu as Ben Clifton | 2000-07-07 |
| Letters from a Killer as Race Darnell | 1998-08-21 |
| Black Dog as Jack Crews | 1998-05-01 |
| Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley as Self | 1998-01-01 |
| Sinatra: 80 Years My Way as Self - Presenter | 1995-12-14 |
| Three Wishes as Jack McCloud | 1995-10-27 |
| To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar as Vida Boheme | 1995-09-07 |
| Amazing Stories: The Movie IV as (archive footage) | 1995-08-18 |
| The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self | 1995-06-05 |
| Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure as Pecos Bill | 1995-03-24 |
| Father Hood as Jack Charles | 1993-08-27 |
| City of Joy as Max Lowe | 1992-04-15 |
| The Player as Patrick Swayze (uncredited) | 1992-04-03 |
| Point Break as Bodhi | 1991-07-12 |
| Ghost as Sam Wheat | 1990-07-13 |
| Next of Kin as Truman Gates | 1989-10-20 |
| Road House as James Dalton | 1989-05-19 |
| Hollywood on Horses as Self | 1989-01-01 |
| Tiger Warsaw as Chuck 'Tiger' Warsaw | 1988-05-11 |
| cascadeurs de stars as Self | 1988-03-18 |
| Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night as Self - Audience Member | 1988-01-03 |
| Swayze Dancing as Himself | 1988-01-01 |
| Steel Dawn as Nomad | 1987-11-06 |
| Dirty Dancing as Johnny Castle | 1987-08-21 |
| Youngblood as Derek Sutton | 1986-01-31 |
| Red Dawn as Jed | 1984-08-10 |
| Grandview, U.S.A. as Ernie 'Slam' Webster | 1984-08-03 |
| The Pigs vs. The Freaks as Doug Zimmer | 1984-07-06 |
| Uncommon Valor as Kevin Scott | 1983-12-16 |
| The Outsiders as Darrel Curtis | 1983-03-25 |
| The Renegades as Bandit | 1982-08-11 |
| Return of the Rebels as K.C. Barnes | 1981-10-17 |
| The Comeback Kid as Chuck | 1980-04-11 |
| Skatetown, U.S.A. as Ace | 1979-10-01 |
