Filmography
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Known For
Dirty Dancing Johnny Castle (1987) -
Road House Dalton (1989) -
Ghost Sam Wheat (1990) -
Known For
Point Break Bodhi (1991) -
Actor
Powder Blue Velvet Larry (2009) -
The Beast Charles Barker (2009) -
Jump! Richard Pressburger (2007) -
Keeping Mum: Funnies Lance (2006) -
Keeping Mum: Deleted Scenes Lance (2006) -
The Fox and the Hound 2 Cash (2006) -
Christmas in Wonderland Wayne Saunders (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 (1989) -
![Road House]( "Road House")
Road House Dalton (1989) -
![Tiger Warsaw]( "Tiger Warsaw")
Tiger Warsaw Tiger / Chuck Warsaw (1988) -
![Patrick Swayze Featuring Wendy Fraser: She's Like the Wind]( "Patrick Swayze Featuring Wendy Fraser: She's Like the Wind")
Patrick Swayze Featuring Wendy Fraser: She's Like the Wind Patrick Swayze (1987) -
![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 & South: Book 2, Love & War]( "North & South: Book 2, Love & War")
North & South: Book 2, Love & War Orry Main (1986) -
![Youngblood]( "Youngblood")
Youngblood Derek Sutton (1986) -
![North & South: Book 1, North & South]( "North & South: Book 1, North & South")
North & South: Book 1, North & South 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 Kevin 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) -
SoundtrackThis Is MY House (2021)
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![MTV 80s - Top 50 at the Movies!]( "MTV 80s - Top 50 at the Movies!")
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![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
![Extra]( "Extra")
Extra (2015-2022) -
![Entertainment Tonight]( "Entertainment Tonight")
Entertainment Tonight (2008-2022) -
![Superstar]( "Superstar")
Superstar (2022) -
![Viaje al centro de la tele]( "Viaje al centro de la tele")
Viaje al centro de la tele (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) -
![I Am Patrick Swayze]( "I Am Patrick Swayze")
I Am Patrick Swayze (2019) -
![The Movies]( "The Movies")
The Movies (2019) -
![Minty Comedic Arts]( "Minty Comedic Arts")
Minty Comedic Arts (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) -
![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) -
![Waking Sleeping Beauty]( "Waking Sleeping Beauty")
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) -
![Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin]( "Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin")
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin (2009) -
![The Factor]( "The Factor")
The 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) -
![101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments]( "101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments")
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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) -
![North & South: Book 3, Heaven & Hell]( "North & South: Book 3, Heaven & Hell")
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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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Additional Crew
![Grandview, U.S.A.]( "Grandview, U.S.A.")
Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
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Videos
Awards
7 wins & 11 nominations.Did You Know
Trivia
Immortalized in the song "(Let's Have) A Patrick Swayze Christmas" from the "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988).
Quotes
Alcohol and the craft of acting is not a smart combination. You can turn yourself into an alcoholic if you start buying into the 'isn't life terrible' routine. Nobody gives you a shoulder to cry on because you seem to have so much - like money and ...
Trademark
Deep gravelly voice
Nickname
Buddy
Star Sign
Leo
Personal Details
Born
Patrick Wayne Swayze
Houston, Texas, USA
Died
(age 57)
Los Angeles, California, USA
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