on his birthday, Patrick Swayze (Born: August 18, 1952; Died: September 14, 2009).

Patrick Swayze is known for his roles as Johnny Castle in the movies "Dirty Dancing (1987)" and "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)", as James Dalton in "Road House (1989)", as Sam Wheat in "Ghost (1990)", as Bodhi in "Point Break (1991)", as Vida Boheme in "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)", as Jim Cunningham in "Donnie Darko (2001)" and as Travis MacPhearson in "One Last Dance (2003)"

He played Orry Main in the ABC TV miniseries "North and South (1985)" and "North and South, Book II (1986)", Allan Quatermain in the TV miniseries "King Solomon's Mines (2004)" and Charles Barker on the A&E TV show "The Beast (2009)".