Patrick Swayze movies in order

In 1979, Patrick Swayze made his film debut in the movie, Skatetown U.S.A. From here he followed up his acting work with appearances in films such as The Comeback Kid, Return of the Rebels, and Pigs vs. Freaks.

To begin with his on-screen roles were small parts, but soon audiences took the actor to their hearts. This in turn increased his presence on the big screen, and propelled his career toward the icon he would eventually become.

But how familiar are you with Patrick Swayze’s movies? If you were asked to name them all what would you say?

Well, don’t worry, because in this post you will find a list of all Patrick Swayze’s movies, presented in chronological order. Beginning with minor roles and bit parts in his early pictures, and running through to more substantial roles in later life, these are the movies of Patrick Swayze.

The movies covered in this list span the length of his career, from 1979 to 2009.

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A list of every Patrick Swayze movie in order

As noted above, Patrick Swayze began his film career with a role in the 1979 film, Skatetown U.S.A. From here he moved onto films such as The Comeback Kid and The Renegades, before appearing in pictures including Red Dawn and Youngblood, and two of his best-loved films, Dirty Dancing and Road House.

Here is a list of all Patrick Swayze’s movies during the 1970s and 1980s:

1970s/1980s

• Skatetown U.S.A (1979)
• The Comeback Kid (1980)
• Return of the Rebels (1981)
• Pigs vs. Freaks (1982)
• The Renegades (1982)
• The Outsiders (1983)
• Uncommon Valour (1983)
• Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
• Red Dawn (1984)
• Youngblood (1986)
• Dirty Dancing (1987)
• Steel Dawn (1987)
• Tiger Warsaw (1988)
• Road House (1989)
• Next of Kin (1989)

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1990s

Moving into the 1990s and Patrick Swayze started the decade off with the mega-hit movie, Ghost. The supernatural romantic-thriller saw Swayze star opposite Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg, playing the role of a recently deceased banker who remains on Earth in order to protect his girlfriend and find those responsible for his death.

Other movies during the ’90s included the crime-thriller, Point Break, and the brilliant road comedy, To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar.

Patrick Swayze’s movies during this decade included:

• Ghost (1990)
• Point Break (1991)
• The Player (1992)*
• City of Joy (1992)
• Father Hood (1993)
• Tall Tale (1995)
• To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
• Three Wishes (1995)
• Black Dog (1998)
• Letters from a Killer (1998)

*Uncredited role

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2000s

And finally, into the ’00s and Patrick Swayze starred in films such as Donnie Darko, Waking up in Reno, and Keeping Mum. He also had a cameo in Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights.

Patrick Swayze’s movies during the ’00s included:

• Forever Lulu (2000)
• Green Dragon (2001)
• Donnie Darko (2001)
• Waking Up in Reno (2002)
• One Last Dance (2003)
• 11:14 (2003)
• Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)***
• George and the Dragon (2004)
• Icon (2005)
• Keeping Mum (2005)
• Christmas in Wonderland (2006)
• The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006)**
• Jump! (2007)
• Powder Blue (2009)

**Voice role

***Cameo

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Above are all of Patrick Swayze’s movie appearances, but which are your favourites and which would you recommend? Road House would probably be on most peoples’ lists, and Ghost and Dirty Dancing would be up there too, but what else?

Is To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar your go-to movie or is Point Break your top recommendation? Whichever Swayze movie is your favourite, sound off in the comments below and let everyone know.

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Writer/Editor/Dirty Dancer

Alex Wiggan

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