Dennis Patrick

Dennis Patrick (March 14, 1918 - October 13, 2002) was a well respected American character actor best known for his works in television shows like Dark Shadows, Somerset, and Dallas and movies like Joe. He also was a well respected stage actor, winning the Theatre World Award for his starring role in "The Liar" and later played Jean Paul Marat On Broadway in the American stage production of Marat Sade. In 1959, he guest starred in an episode of Bruce Gordon's NBC docudrama about the Cold War, Behind Closed Doors.

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He was born Dennis Patrick Harrison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he graduated from North Catholic High School in 1935. He was married to actress Barbara Cason from 1970 until her death in 1990. He played the character of Sheriff Patterson in the film House of Dark Shadows (1970). At age 84 he died in a fire at his home in Los Angeles, California.

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Character actor: A character actor is an actor who predominantly performs supporting parts, often in similar roles throughout the course of a career. While some actors aspire to leading man or leading lady status, many notable actors have had enduring careers in less prominent, but important and memorable characte...

Dark Shadows: Dark Shadows was a TV soap opera that aired weekdays on the ABC television network from June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. It added a gothic vampire story to the standard "soap" plots and stories, and it won a cult following that mirrored that of another long-running science fiction TV series, Doctor ...

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