Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze

Date of Birth: 18 Aug 1952

Country: USA

Biography: Patrick Wayne Swayze (pronounced /ˈsweɪziː/; 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...(Wikipedia)

Total Credits at Criticker: 41 (Actor)

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    Dirty Dancing
    Spending the summer in a holiday camp with her family, Frances ('Baby') falls in love with the camp's dancing teacher. (imdb)
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    Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
    Set against the decadent glamour and escalating danger of revolution-eve Cuba, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights re-imagines the 1987 film phenomenon from an exciting new perspective. This is a timeless story of a young woman's discovery of love, sensuality and independence - but with a sizzling style and rhythm all its own. (Lions Gate Films)
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    Donnie Darko
    A troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes, after he narrowly escapes a bizarre accident.
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    Ghost
    Patrick Swayze plays a ghost who teams with a psychic (Goldberg) to uncover the truth behind his murder - and to rescue his sweetheart (Moore) from a similar fate. (Paramount Pictures)
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    Green Dragon
    In 1975 ended the war in Vietnam. Many refugees come to America, where prisoners are at the center Camp Pendleton, California. There prevails Sergeant Lance, who wants to gain respect among the refugees. Soon she is befriended by Taiem who was an interpreter during the war.
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    Overnight
    This documentary look at the rise and fall of filmmaker Troy Duffy (The Boondock Saints) is a stunning, often hilarious look at how, even in the shark-infested waters of moviemaking, one's teeth can be too sharp. (Film Forum)
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    Waking Up in Reno
    A funny thing happens to two married couples on the way to the Monster Truck Show in Reno, Nevada. (Miramax)
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    11:14
    11:14 tells the seemingly random yet vitally connected story of a set of incidents that all converge one evening at 11:14pm. It's a sort of musical chairs with a corpse, with the structurally intriguing storytelling style of "Memento" and "Run Lola Run." (Media 8 Entertainment)
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    The Outsiders
    When two poor greasers, Johnny, and Ponyboy are assaulted by a vicious gang, the socs, and Johnny kills one of the attackers, tension begins to mount between the two rival gangs, setting off a turbulent chain of events. (imdb)
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    Uncommon Valor
    A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese... (imdb)
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    Point Break
    An FBI agent goes undercover to catch a gang of bank robbers who may be surfers. (imdb)
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    Road House
    A tough bouncer is hired to tame a dirty bar. (imdb)
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    Red Dawn
    It is the dawn of World War III. In mid-western America, a group of teenagers bands together to defend their town, and their country, from invading Soviet forces. (imdb)
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    Youngblood
    A skilled young hockey prospect hoping to attract the attention of professional scouts is pressured to show that he can fight if challenged during his stay in a Canadian minor hockey town (imdb)
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    To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar
    Three drag queens travel cross-country until their car breaks down, leaving them stranded in a small town. (imdb)
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    Staying Alive
    It's five years later and Tony Manero's Saturday Night Fever is still burning. Now he's strutting toward his biggest challenger yet - making it as a dancer on the Broadway stage. (imdb)
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    City of Joy
    Hazari Pal lives in a small village in Bihar, India, with his dad, mom, wife, Kamla, daughter, Amrita, and two sons, Shambhu and Manooj. As the Pal are unable to repay the loan they had taken years ago from a moneylender, their land and property are auctioned, and they are rendered homeless... (imdb)
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    Keeping Mum
    Walter Goodfellow (Atkinson) is the well-meaning vicar of the parish of Little Wallop. So obsessed with writing the perfect sermon, he's oblivious to his wife Gloria's (Thomas) dalliance with her brash golf instructor Lance (Swayze), has trouble keeping track of his daughter Holly's parade of new boyfriends, and neglects his young son Petey. Enter the charming and discreet new housekeeper Grace (Smith), the answer to the family's prayers. Problems solved only lead to more problems created in this story of good intentions run amok. (ThinkFilm)
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    The Fox and the Hound 2
    The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006) - Direct-to-Video
    Get ready to go a little bit country with Disney's all-new motion picture THE FOX AND THE HOUND 2. The music of today's hottest stars is center stage in this classic tale of friendship and loyalty. (Disney)
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    George and the Dragon
    The first crusade to free the Holy Land has ended. A mass of weary knights, squires, soldiers of fortune and priests are making their way home across a Europe that has changed forever. George, a handsome English knight, unsettled by the horrendous bloodletting he witnessed in Palestine, desires to hang up his sword and settle down to a quiet, peaceful life... (imdb)
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    Christmas in Wonderland
    It's turning out to be a pretty rotten Christmas for the Saunders family. Having just moved to a new city from Los Angeles, they have no friends, no money and, with the exception of the bright-eyed Mary, no Christmas spirit. To make matters worse, their mother is stuck in L.A., stranded by airline overbookings. So, the Christmas shopping duties fall on Dad and the gloomy kids... (Yari Film Group)
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    Tall Tale
    A young boy draws on the inspiration of legendary western characters to find the strength to fight an evil land baron in the old west who wants to steal his family's farm and destroy their idyllic community. (imdb)
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    Jump!
    Centers on the 1928 murder trial of noted photographer Philippe Halsman in Austria, and the anti-Semitic atmosphere that quickly resulted in Halsman's wrongful conviction... (imdb)
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    Letters from a Killer
    A man is falsely convicted of the murder of his wife. During his time in jail, he finds comfort from four women with whom he corresponds. (imdb)
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    Father Hood
    He's America's most wanted...Dad! (imdb)
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    Black Dog
    An ex-con takes a job driving a truck cross country. What he doesn't know is that the truck is filled (imdb)
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    Three Wishes
    In an unexplained act of charity, Jeanne Holman, picks up an injured, apparent tramp and takes him home to care for him little realising who he was or the effect he would have on her life and those of her family (imdb)
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    Next of Kin
    Truman, a Chicago cop, sets out to find the killer of his brother. Meanwhile, another of his brothers, Briar (a hillbilly) decides to find the killer himself. (imdb)
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    Tiger Warsaw
    Chuck brought sorrow to his family when he shot his father who is now a semi-invalid. After 15 years of self destruction, he returns home to seek forgiveness. (imdb)
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    Grandview, U.S.A.
    Life in the small town of Grandview, Illinois is one that is just like any other city or town. (imdb)
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    One Last Dance
    Three dancers are forced to reconcile their differences. (imdb)
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    North and South
    North and South (1985) - TV Mini-Series
    Based on John Jakes best selling novel this is the story of the friendship between two boys - George Hazard and Orry Main - that meet at West Point. George is from a wealthy Pennsylvania steel family and Orry is from a Southern plantation where his family keep slaves. In the years leading up to the Civil War their friendship is tested as their families interact and hostilities between the North and South increase. (imdb)
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    Steel Dawn
    In a post-apocalyptic world, a warrior wandering through the desert comes upon a group of settlers who are being menaced by a murderous gang that is after the water they control. (imdb)
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    Powder Blue
    Four Los Angelenos -- a mortician, an ex-con, a suicidal ex-priest, and a stripper -- are brought together on Christmas Eve by a mixture of circumstances.
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    Icon
    Icon (2005) - TV Movie
    Ex-CIA spy Jason Monk (Patrick Swayze) emerges from retirement to stop a power-hungry despot in this adaptation of Frederick Forsyth's thriller. Monk knows the truth about Russian presidential candidate Komarov (Patrick Bergin), whose secret evil plans include genocide and whose head of security killed four of Monk's agents. Along with a Russian detective (Annika Peterson), Monk uncovers a deadly plot involving WMDs.
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    Forever Lulu
    When his mentally ill former lover Lulu (Melanie Griffith) tracks him down and claims they have a son together, unhappily married screenwriter Ben (Patrick Swayze) climbs in her car for a cross-country road trip to meet his progeny for the first time. Along the way, Lulu tries to reignite their romance, and Ben's psychiatrist wife (Penelope Ann Miller) flies out to intercept them and win back her husband.
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    North and South Book II
    The story of two friends and their families on opposite sides of the American Civil War. (imdb)
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    North and South Book III: Heaven and Hell
    Civil War has just finished, but things in the country aren't much better, especially in the South. (imdb)
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    King Solomon\
    An adventurous quest for a treasure hidden in King Solomon's mines, based on H. Rider Haggard's timeless tale. (imdb)
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    Skatetown, U.S.A.
    Teens Stan (Bradford), and Richie (Baio) head to Skatetown, U.S.A., a roller rink run by Harvey Ross (Wilson). Richie encourages Stan to compete in the skating competition, which puts him in conflict with Ace (Swayze), the leader of a local gang who has won the contest several times running.
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    The Beast
    The Beast (2009) - TV Series
    A veteran F.B.I. agent is assigned a new partner, unaware that the partner was recruited to investigate the veteran's activities. (imdb)
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