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
all 77
Movies 59
self 24
TV Shows 18
RiffTrax Live: Point Break (2024)
Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé (2022)
I Am Patrick Swayze (2019)
The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
Powder Blue (2009)
The Beast (2009)
Jump (2008)
Christmas in Wonderland (2007)
Found Footage Festival Volume 2: Live in Minneapolis (2007)
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic (2007)
The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006)
Keeping Mum (2005)
The Reichen Show (2005)
Frederick Forsyth's Icon (2005)
Pennis from Heaven (2005)
Icon (2005)
Donnie Darko: Production Diary (2004)
The Tony Danza Show (2004)
King Solomon's Mines (2004)
George and the Dragon (2004)
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
Abby Singer (2003)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (2003)
Whoopi (2003)
11:14 (2003)
Overnight (2003)
One Last Dance (2003)
Waking Up in Reno (2002)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)
Green Dragon (2001)
Ghost: Remembering the Magic (2001)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Forever Lulu (2000)
Where Are They Now? (1999)
Hollywood Squares (1998)
Letters from a Killer (1998)
Black Dog (1998)
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley (1998)
The View (1997)
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way (1995)
Three Wishes (1995)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
Tall Tale (1995)
Father Hood (1993)
City of Joy (1992)
The Player (1992)
Pebble Mill (1991)
Point Break (1991)
Ghost (1990)
Next of Kin (1989)
Road House (1989)
Hollywood on Horses (1989)
Tiger Warsaw (1988)
cascadeurs de stars (1988)
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night (1988)
Swayze Dancing (1988)
Steel Dawn (1987)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Youngblood (1986)
North and South (1985)
Amazing Stories (1985)
Red Dawn (1984)
Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
The Pigs vs. The Freaks (1984)
Uncommon Valor (1983)
The Outsiders (1983)
The Renegades (1983)
The Renegades (1982)
Return of the Rebels (1981)
The Comeback Kid (1980)
Skatetown U.S.A. (1979)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
M*A*S*H (1972)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1952-08-18
Deathday2009-09-14 (57 years old)
Birth NamePatrick Wayne Swayze
Birth PlaceHouston, United States of America
ReligionCatholic Church
Height1.78-meter
RelationshipsLisa Niemi (1975-06-12 - 2009-09-14)
FatherJesse Wayne Swayze
MotherPatsy Swayze
SiblingsDon Swayze
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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