Patrick Swayze Movies

Actor, dancer and singer Patrick Swayze starred in a number of popular movies during his long career, including "Dirty Dancing", "Ghost", "Road House", and "Point Break". Swayze's portrayal of Johnny Castle in 1987's Dirty Dancing is considered by many to be his breakout role.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/6193639/Patrick-Swayze-Movies-list.html

Patrick Swayze was born on August 18, 1952 in Houston, Texas. His mother was a choreographer and owner of a dance school in Houston. Patrick went to San Jancinto College and continued his dance training at the Harkness Ballet School and Joffrey Ballet School. He married his longtime girlfriend Lisa Miemi on June 12, 1975.

His first professional dance was as Prince Charming in "Disney on Parade", then played Danny Zuko in the broadway production of "Grease", and made is film debut as Ace in "Skatetown U.S.A."His television debut was on "M*A*S*H*" as a soldier who was diagnosed with leukemia. In 1984, he received a Golden Globe nomination for his role in the movie "Dirty Dancing", his second Golden Globe nomination was for his role in the movie "Ghost". In 2003, he did another broadway stint in the play "Chicago". In 2008 he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and after a long battle with the disease, he passed away on September 14, 2009.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000664/bio

1979: Skatetown U.S.A.

1980: The Comeback Kid

1981: M*A*S*H*; Blood Brothers | Return of the Rebels

1982: The Renegades

1983: The Outsiders | Uncommon Valor | Renegades

1984: Pigs vs. Freaks | Granview, U.S.A. | Red Dawn

1985: North and South

1986: YoungBlood | North and South, Book II | Amazing Stories | Life on Death Row

1987: Dirty Dancing | Steel Dawn

1988: Tiger Warsaw

1989: Road House | Next of Kin

1990: Ghost

1991: Point Break

1992: City of Joy

1993: Father Hood

1995: Tall Tale | To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar | Three Wishes

1998: Black Dog

2000: Forever Lulu

2001: Green Dragon | Donnie Darko

2002: Waking Up in Reno

2003: One Last Dance | 11:14

2004: Whoopi | The Last Dance | Dirty Dancing: Havana Heights | George and the Dragon | King Solomon's Mines

2005: Icon | Keeping Mum

2006: The Fox and the Hound

2007: Jump! | Christmas in Wonderland

2009: Powder Blue | The Beasthttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000664/