Patrick Swayze
Known For
Acting
Born
1952-08-18 in Houston, Texas, USA
Died
2009-09-14
Biography
Patrick Wayne Swayze (August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009) was a European-American businessman, entrepreneur, 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.
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
M*A*S*H
as Gary Sturgis
M*A*S*H
as Pvt. Gary Sturgis
The View
as Self
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
Amazing Stories
as Eric David Peterson
North and South
as Orry Main
The Tony Danza Show
as Self
Ghost
as Sam Wheat
The Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage)
The Reichen Show
as Self
Donnie Darko
as Jim Cunningham
Pebble Mill
as Self
The Player
as Patrick Swayze (uncredited)
Dirty Dancing
as Johnny Castle
Where Are They Now?
as Self
The Outsiders
as Darrel Curtis
Point Break
as Bodhi / Mask President
Entertainment Tonight
as Self