Birthday
1952/08/18
Day of death
2009/09/14 (57 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Houston, Texas, USA
Also know as
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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 ...Read more
(1987) Dirty Dancing
as Johnny Castle
(2001) Donnie Darko
as Jim Cunningham
(1983) The Outsiders
as Darrel Curtis
(1990) Ghost
as Sam Wheat
(1991) Point Break
as Bodhi
(1989) Road House
as James Dalton
(1984) Red Dawn
as Jed
(2004) George and the Dragon
as Garth
(2002) Waking Up in Reno
as Roy Kirkendall
(2008) Jump
as Richard Pressburger
(2003) One Last Dance
as Travis MacPhearson
(2003) 11:14
as Frank
(2006) The Fox and the Hound 2
as Cash (voice)
(1983) Uncommon Valor
as Kevin Scott
(2005) Keeping Mum
as Lance
(1987) Steel Dawn
as Nomad
(1989) Next of Kin
as Truman Gates
(1988) Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
as Self - Audience Member
(2007) Christmas in Wonderland
as Wayne Saunders
(2001) Green Dragon
as Gunnery Sergeant Jim Lance
(1995) Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
as Pecos Bill
(2005) Icon
as Jason Monk
(1998) Letters from a Killer
as Race Darnell
(1986) Youngblood
as Derek Sutton
(1993) Father Hood
as Jack Charles
(1995) Three Wishes
as Jack McCloud
(2009) Powder Blue
as Velvet Larry
(1992) City of Joy
as Max Lowe
(2000) Forever Lulu
as Ben Clifton
(2001) Ghost: Remembering the Magic
as Self
(2007) Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic
as Self
(1998) Black Dog
as Jack Crews
(1979) Skatetown, U.S.A.
as Ace
(1984) Grandview, U.S.A.
as Ernie 'Slam' Webster
(2019) I Am Patrick Swayze
as Self (archive footage)
(2007) The Found Footage Festival Volume 2: Live in Minneapolis
as Self (Archive footage)
(1988) Tiger Warsaw
as Chuck 'Tiger' Warsaw
(2022) Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé
as Self (archive footage)
(1995) The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self
(1982) The Renegades
as Bandit
(1980) The Comeback Kid
as Chuck
(2003) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
as Adrian (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1992) The Player
as Patrick Swayze (uncredited)
(1995) Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
as Self - Presenter
(2012) Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
(2024) How to Rob a Bank
as Bodhi (archive footage)
(1995) Amazing Stories: The Movie IV
as (archive footage)
(2004) Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
as Dance Class Instructor
(1988) Swayze Dancing
as Himself
(2003) Overnight
as Self
(1981) Return of the Rebels
as K.C. Barnes
(1984) The Pigs vs. The Freaks
as Doug Zimmer
(2003) Abby Singer
as Patrick Swayze (uncredited)
(1998) Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
as Self
(1995) To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
as Vida Boheme
(2004) Donnie Darko: Production Diary
as Self
(2005) Pennis from Heaven
as Self
(1988) cascadeurs de stars
as Self
(1989) Hollywood on Horses
as Self
(2005) Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
as Self
The Fall of 2008
as (Saturday Night Live)
(1972) M*A*S*H
as Gary Sturgis
(2004) The Tony Danza Show
as Self
(1985) Amazing Stories
as Eric David Peterson
(2003) Whoopi
as Tony
(2001) Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self - Guest
(1997) The View
as Self
(1996) E! True Hollywood Story
as ---
(1983) The Renegades
as Bandit
(1999) Where Are They Now?
as Self
(1991) Pebble Mill
as Self
(2009) The Beast
as Charles Barker
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
(1985) North and South
as Orry Main
(1998) Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
(2005) Frederick Forsyth's Icon
as Jason Monk
(2004) King Solomon's Mines
as Allan Quartermain
(1972) M*A*S*H
as Pvt. Gary Sturgis
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(2005) The Reichen Show
as Self
(1981) Entertainment Tonight
as Self
(2019) The Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage)