Actor
Patrick Swayze
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 ...

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