Dennis Patrick (born Dennis Patrick Harrison; March 14, 1918 – October 13, 2002) was an American character actor, primarily in television.

Early years

Patrick was born in

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Career

Patrick is known for his work in television shows. He portrayed Patrick Chase in the syndicated drama ''

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'' (1984), Vaughn Leland in

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's ''

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'', Jack Breen in the ABC crime drama ''

Bert D'Angelo/Superstar ''Bert D'Angelo/Superstar'' (shown as ''Bert D'Angelo'' in Britain) is an American police drama that aired on ABC on Saturday Nights from February 21 to July 10, 1976. The series was produced by Quinn Martin. The series spun off from ''The Street ...

'' (1976), and Sergeant Pat O'Dennis in the syndicated comedy ''The Cliffwood Avenue Kids'' (1977). He made four guest appearances on ''

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'', three of them as the murder victim: Martin Selkirk in the 1959 episode, "The Case of the Deadly Toy", Martin Somers in the 1962 episode, "The Case of the Tarnished Trademark", and golf pro Chick Farley in the 1966 episode, "The Case of the Golfer's Gambit". and as Prosecutor Darryl Teshman in the 1960 episode "The Case of the Prudent Prosecutor". Among his other television appearances were the roles of Jason McGuire and Paul Stoddard in ''

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'', Mac in ''

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'', and in such films as '' The Time Travelers'' (1964), '' Daddy's Gone A-Hunting'' (1969), ''

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'' (1970), ''

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'', (1972) and ''

Nightmare Honeymoon ''Nightmare Honeymoon'' is a 1974 American crime-thriller film directed by Elliot Silverstein, starring Dack Rambo and Rebecca Dianna Smith. Plot Newlyweds David and Jill Webb (Dack Rambo and Rebecca Dianna Smith) want nothing more than to co ...

'' (1974). He also was a stage actor, having won the Theater World Award for his starring role in ''The Wayward Saint''. He also portrayed Jean Paul Marat on

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in ''Marat Sade''. Patrick appeared in more than 1,800 guest roles on television programs during his four-decade career, including stints on ''

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'' (1952), ''

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'' (1949–57), ''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centers on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character ...

'' (1958), ''

Playhouse 90 ''Playhouse 90'' was an American television anthology series, anthology drama series that aired on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. The show was produced at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California. Since live anthology dr ...

'' (1958), ''

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'' (1959), '' Buckskin'' (1959), ''

Peter Gunn ''Peter Gunn'' is an American private eye television series, starring Craig Stevens as Peter Gunn with Lola Albright as his girlfriend, Edie Hart. The series aired on NBC from September 22, 1958, to 1960 and on ABC in 1960–1961. The seri ...

'' (1959), ''

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'' (1959-1960), ''

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'' (1960), ''

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'' (1960, as Sam Bord in the episode "The Hopefuls"), '' Wanted: Dead or Alive'' (1960), ''

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'' (1960–61); '' Hawaiian Eye'' (1962), '' The Virginian'' (episode "Big Day, Great Day" 1962), '' Laramie'' (1960-1963), ''

'' (1959-1966), ''

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'' (as Hoot Hinkley in "The Tiger Inside", 1963), ''

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'' (1963), ''

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'' (1966, as Keema "The Golden Man"), ''

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'' (1969, as Ed Crawford in "The Battle of Mineral Springs"), ''

'' (1967-1970), ''

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'' (three episodes, 1972-1975), and ''

'' (1979-1984). Dennis Patrick also appeared in a ''

Barnaby Jones ''Barnaby Jones'' is an American detective television series starring Buddy Ebsen as a formerly retired investigator and Lee Meriwether as his widowed daughter-in-law, who run a private detective firm in Los Angeles, California. The show was or ...

'' episode titled "Dangerous Summer" (02/11/1975), in ''

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'', (three episodes, 1979–82) and in ''

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'' (as Buck Hendricks, a big game hunter looking to help news reporter Jack McGee capture "The Jolly Green Giant"). He also appeared as Walter Hart in ''

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'', season 2, episode 6: "The Great Blue Lake Land and Development Company". Patrick played Sheriff George Patterson in the film ''

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'' (1970). He was television's first vampire (as Dennis Harrison) in a 1950 episode of ''

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'' (1950).

Personal life

On October 13, 2002, Patrick died next to his pet poodle as fire swept his four-story home in

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, California. He was 84. Patrick was suffering from cancer, needed

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, and rarely left the house.

Filmography

References

External links

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