Patrick Swayze
Actor
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
Dirty Dancing
as Johnny Castle 1987
Ghost
as Sam Wheat 1990
Point Break
as Bodhi / Mask President 1991
The Outsiders
as Darrel Curtis 1983
Road House
as James Dalton 1989
11:14
as Frank 2003
The Player
as Patrick Swayze (uncredited) 1992
Red Dawn
as Jed 1984
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
as Vida Boheme 1995
The Fox and the Hound 2
as Cash (voice) 2006
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
as Dance Class Instructor 2004
Keeping Mum
as Lance 2005
Black Dog
as Jack Crews 1998
Next of Kin
as Truman Gates 1989
Powder Blue
as Velvet Larry 2009
Youngblood
as Derek Sutton 1986