Filmography
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Known For
Dirty Dancing Johnny Castle (1987) -
Road House Dalton (1989) -
Point Break Bodhi (1991) -
Known For
Ghost Sam Wheat (1990) -
Actor
Powder Blue Velvet Larry (2009) -
The Beast Charles Barker (2009) -
Christmas in Wonderland Wayne Saunders (2007) -
Jump! Richard Pressburger (2007) -
Keeping Mum: Funnies Lance (2006) -
Keeping Mum: Deleted Scenes Lance (2006)
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The Fox and the Hound 2 Cash (2006) -
Keeping Mum Lance (2005) -
Icon Jason Monk (2005) -
King Solomon's Mines Allan Quatermain (2004) -
![George and the Dragon]( "George and the Dragon")
George and the Dragon Garth (2004) -
![Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights]( "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights")
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Dance Class Instructor (2004) -
![Whoopi]( "Whoopi")
Whoopi Tony (2004) -
![Ja Rule: Murder Reigns]( "Ja Rule: Murder Reigns")
Ja Rule: Murder Reigns Detective Fitzgerald (2003) -
![11:14]( "11:14")
11:14 Frank (2003) -
![One Last Dance]( "One Last Dance")
One Last Dance Travis MacPhearson (2003) -
![Waking Up in Reno]( "Waking Up in Reno")
Waking Up in Reno Roy Kirkendall (2002) -
![Donnie Darko]( "Donnie Darko")
Donnie Darko Jim Cunningham (2001) -
![Green Dragon]( "Green Dragon")
Green Dragon Gunnery Sergeant Jim Lance (2001) -
![Forever Lulu]( "Forever Lulu")
Forever Lulu Ben Clifton (2000) -
![Letters from a Killer]( "Letters from a Killer")
Letters from a Killer Race Darnell (1998) -
![Black Dog]( "Black Dog")
Black Dog Jack Crews (1998) -
![Three Wishes]( "Three Wishes")
Three Wishes Jack (1995) -
![To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar]( "To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar")
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar Vida (1995) -
![Tall Tale]( "Tall Tale")
Tall Tale Pecos Bill (1995) -
![Father Hood]( "Father Hood")
Father Hood Jack Charles (1993) -
![City of Joy]( "City of Joy")
City of Joy Max Lowe (1992) -
![The Player]( "The Player")
The Player Patrick Swayze (1992) -
![Point Break]( "Point Break")
Point Break Bodhi (1991) -
![Ghost]( "Ghost")
Ghost Sam Wheat (1990) -
![Next of Kin]( "Next of Kin")
Next of Kin Truman Gates (1989) -
![Road House]( "Road House")
Road House Dalton (1989) -
![Tiger Warsaw]( "Tiger Warsaw")
Tiger Warsaw Tiger / Chuck Warsaw (1988) -
![Steel Dawn]( "Steel Dawn")
Steel Dawn Nomad (1987) -
![Dirty Dancing]( "Dirty Dancing")
Dirty Dancing Johnny Castle (1987) -
![Amazing Stories]( "Amazing Stories")
Amazing Stories Eric David Peterson (1986) -
![North and South, Book II]( "North and South, Book II")
North and South, Book II Orry Main (1986) -
![Youngblood]( "Youngblood")
Youngblood Derek Sutton (1986) -
![North and South, Book I]( "North and South, Book I")
North and South, Book I Orry Main (1985) -
![Red Dawn]( "Red Dawn")
Red Dawn Jed (1984) -
![Grandview, U.S.A.]( "Grandview, U.S.A.")
Grandview, U.S.A. Ernie 'Slam' Webster (1984) -
![Uncommon Valor]( "Uncommon Valor")
Uncommon Valor Scott (1983) -
![The Renegades]( "The Renegades")
The Renegades Bandit (1983) -
![The Outsiders]( "The Outsiders")
The Outsiders Darrel Curtis (1983) -
![Toto: Rosanna]( "Toto: Rosanna")
Toto: Rosanna Dancer (1982) -
![The Renegades]( "The Renegades")
The Renegades Bandit (1982) -
![Pigs vs. Freaks]( "Pigs vs. Freaks")
Pigs vs. Freaks Doug Zimmer (1982) -
![Return of the Rebels]( "Return of the Rebels")
Return of the Rebels K.C. Barnes (1981) -
![M*A*S*H]( "M*A*S*H")
M*A*S*H Pvt. Gary Sturgis (1981) -
![The Comeback Kid]( "The Comeback Kid")
The Comeback Kid Chuck (1980) -
Actor
![Skatetown, U.S.A.]( "Skatetown, U.S.A.")
Skatetown, U.S.A. Ace Johnson (1979) -
Soundtrack
![Opening Night]( "Opening Night")
Opening Night (2016) -
![Les 30 ans du TOP 50]( "Les 30 ans du TOP 50")
Les 30 ans du TOP 50 (2015) -
![Britain's Got Talent]( "Britain's Got Talent")
Britain's Got Talent (2013) -
![EastEnders]( "EastEnders")
EastEnders (2011) -
![Dancing with the Stars]( "Dancing with the Stars")
Dancing with the Stars (2009) -
![Die Lugners]( "Die Lugners")
Die Lugners (2009) -
![500 Days of Summer]( "500 Days of Summer")
500 Days of Summer (2009) -
![Deutschland sucht den Superstar]( "Deutschland sucht den Superstar")
Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2003-2008) -
![The Fox and the Hound 2]( "The Fox and the Hound 2")
The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006) -
![Pop Idol]( "Pop Idol")
Pop Idol (2003) -
![Idol - Jakten på en superstjerne]( "Idol - Jakten på en superstjerne")
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![One Last Dance]( "One Last Dance")
One Last Dance (2003) -
![Derrick]( "Derrick")
Derrick (1991) -
![Beverly Hills, 90210]( "Beverly Hills, 90210")
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1991) -
![Next of Kin]( "Next of Kin")
Next of Kin (1989) -
![Road House]( "Road House")
Road House (1989) -
![The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]( "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson")
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Soundtrack
![Dirty Dancing]( "Dirty Dancing")
Dirty Dancing (1987) -
Producer
![One Last Dance]( "One Last Dance")
One Last Dance (2003) -
Archive footage
![Entertainment Tonight]( "Entertainment Tonight")
Entertainment Tonight (2008-2020) -
![Celebrity Page]( "Celebrity Page")
Celebrity Page (2017-2020) -
![The Movies That Made Us]( "The Movies That Made Us")
The Movies That Made Us (2019) -
![Access Hollywood]( "Access Hollywood")
Access Hollywood (2019) -
![The Movies]( "The Movies")
The Movies (2019) -
Groeten uit 19XX (2019)
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![Six Sides of Katharine Hepburn]( "Six Sides of Katharine Hepburn")
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![Hell's Club Part 2. Another Night]( "Hell's Club Part 2. Another Night")
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![Autopsy: The Last Hours of]( "Autopsy: The Last Hours of")
Autopsy: The Last Hours of (2017) -
![Tidsbonanza]( "Tidsbonanza")
Tidsbonanza (2017) -
![The Fabulous Allan Carr]( "The Fabulous Allan Carr")
The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017) -
![Hoy nos toca]( "Hoy nos toca")
Hoy nos toca (2017) -
![Do They Know It?]( "Do They Know It?")
Do They Know It? (2016) -
![Hell's Club]( "Hell's Club")
Hell's Club (2015) -
![Extra with Billy Bush]( "Extra with Billy Bush")
Extra with Billy Bush (2015) -
![Tu cara me suena - Argentina]( "Tu cara me suena - Argentina")
Tu cara me suena - Argentina (2014) -
![The View]( "The View")
The View (2014) -
![Running Man]( "Running Man")
Running Man (2014) -
![UCB Comedy Originals]( "UCB Comedy Originals")
UCB Comedy Originals (2013) -
![Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen]( "Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen")
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![Special Collector's Edition]( "Special Collector's Edition")
Special Collector's Edition (2011) -
![Kinomagazin]( "Kinomagazin")
Kinomagazin (2010) -
![The 82nd Annual Academy Awards]( "The 82nd Annual Academy Awards")
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![16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards]( "16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards")
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![Inside Edition]( "Inside Edition")
Inside Edition (2009) -
![Dancing with the Stars]( "Dancing with the Stars")
Dancing with the Stars (2009) -
![The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards]( "The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards")
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![Días de cine]( "Días de cine")
Días de cine (2009) -
![Ànima]( "Ànima")
Ànima (2009) -
![Live from Studio Five]( "Live from Studio Five")
Live from Studio Five (2009) -
![Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin]( "Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin")
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin (2009) -
![The O'Reilly Factor]( "The O'Reilly Factor")
The O'Reilly Factor (2008) -
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![MythBusters]( "MythBusters")
MythBusters (2007) -
![20 to 1]( "20 to 1")
20 to 1 (2006-2007) -
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![Premio Donostia a Ben Gazzara]( "Premio Donostia a Ben Gazzara")
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![The Pacifier]( "The Pacifier")
The Pacifier (2005) -
![Retrosexual: The 80's]( "Retrosexual: The 80's")
Retrosexual: The 80's (2004) -
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![Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley]( "Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley")
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![Saturday Night Live 25]( "Saturday Night Live 25")
Saturday Night Live 25 (1999) -
![Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III]( "Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III")
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Memories of M*A*S*H (1991)
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Archive footage
![The 63rd Annual Academy Awards]( "The 63rd Annual Academy Awards")
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![The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]( "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson")
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Miscellaneous Crew
![Grandview, U.S.A.]( "Grandview, U.S.A.")
Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
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Videos
Did You Know
Trivia
Studied acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse with Milton Katselas.
Quotes
Good-looking people turn me off. Myself included.
Trademark
His half salute
Nickname
Buddy
Star Sign
Leo
Personal Details
Born
Patrick Wayne Swayze
Houston, Texas, USA
Died
(age 57)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Height:
5' 11" (1.8 m)User Polls
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