Patrick Gorman (American actor)

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Patrick Gorman
Born
Patrick O Gorman

(1934-08-03) August 3, 1934 (age 90) [1]
OccupationActor
Years active1972-present

Patrick O Gorman (born August 3, 1934) is an American theatre, film and television actor.

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Early life

Born in Visalia, California, Gorman spent eight years in the military and studied acting in Paris, France. While in Paris, he had a stint in the Cirque Medrano as a clown.[ citation needed ]

Career

He has a background in musical comedy performing in Judy Garland's act around the country and at the Palace Theatre (Broadway) in New York City. He also danced in the nightclub acts of Donald O'Connor, Sammy Davis Jr. and Jimmy Durante.

Any the funny thing is, I don’t really look like him at all, but I had something. And incredible luck. The fact that I have a lot of Civil War fans validates that I guess, because apparently I was very successful in getting Hood’s persona across.

Gorman on his role as John Bell Hood in the film Gettysburg [2]

Appearances in film include the 1975 film Three Days of the Condor , 1986's In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro , 1993's war epic Gettysburg , 1995's Wild Bill , 1997's Rough Riders and his reprisal of the role of Confederate General John Bell Hood in the 2003 film Gods and Generals . In the 2019 film Avengers: Endgame , he was Chris Evans' body double in the role of an elderly Steve Rogers; Evans's face in prosthetics was later edited on. [3] Gorman alluded to the role in an Instagram post. [4]

Gorman's television credits include Masada , Renegade , Happy Days , MacGyver , The Drew Carey Show and a recurring guest-star roles on NCIS:LA and Sleepy Hollow . He also appeared in season one, episode two of Westworld .

In 2020, Gorman starred in the feature psychological thriller film Painter as the character Bill also known as The Gardener. [5]

Personal life

Gorman is fascinated by Japanese culture, particularly swords and calligraphy. [2] [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1975 Three Days of the Condor Martin
1976 Alice, Sweet Alice Father Pat
1979 The Concorde ... Airport '79 TV AnnouncerUncredited
1980 The Nude Bomb French Delegate
1980 Cheaper to Keep Her Maitre d'
1985 In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro Eugene Kurtz
1986 Wanted: Dead or Alive Agent
1988 Above the Law CIA Interrogator
1989Bleeder & BatesDistrict Attorney
1993 Gettysburg John Bell Hood
1994 On Deadly Ground Oil Executive
1994 Scanner Cop PathologistDirect-to-video
1995 Wild Bill Doctor
1997WoundedParamedic #1
1999FreshmenProfessor Palin
2001Room for SevenProfessor Daniels
2003 Gods and Generals John Bell Hood
2006George Bush Goes to HeavenMartin Hatch
2006 Shut Up and Shoot! Raj's Security Guard
2008DisfiguredMarcus
2008Short Track'Pops' Beckett
2008 The Open Door Male Detective
2009 The Land That Time Forgot ConradDirect-to-video
2010American Bandits: Frank and Jesse JamesBartender
2010FramilyEthan's dad
2011Crimson CircleThe Father
2013BukowskiAngry Farmer
2013Crimson WinterOracle
20132 Dead 2 KillDr. Mensch
2014Mile Marker SevenMr. Winslow
2015 About Scout Painting Man
2015 Train Station Man In Brown
201613 DaysMr. Winslow
2016 Leaves of the Tree Father John Callahan
2016 Gehenna: Where Death Lives Don Rodrigo
2017 Like. Share. Follow. Mr. Crossbow
2019 Avengers: Endgame Old Steve Rogers Double
2020 Painter The Gardener aka Bill

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1975OurstoryJohn AldenEpisode: "The Peach Gang"
1976 The Adams Chronicles Senator #3Episode: "Chapter V: John Adams, Vice President"
1977 Washington: Behind Closed Doors FBI AgentEpisode: "Part 5"
1977 Logan's Run DavidEpisode: "Logan's Run"
1977 Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night Police OfficerTelevision film
1977 The Bionic Woman MoverEpisode: "Motorcycle Boogie"
1977 Hunter Captain MeersEpisode: "U.F.M. 13"
1978 The Waltons DenbyEpisode: "The Changeling"
1979 Happy Days Jacques Du BoisEpisode: "The Duel"
1979 The French Atlantic Affair Wendell CroninEpisode #1.3
1980G.I.'sBritish OfficerTelevision film
1980 ABC Afterschool Special Jack PetersEpisode: "The Gymnast"
1981 Masada TribuneMiniseries
1981 Side Show Ticket TakerTelevision film
1983 Voyagers! WillieEpisode: "Pursuit"
1983 Manimal Billy's FatherEpisode: "Illusion"
1984Disney's All-Star Mother's Day AlbumNarratorTelevision film
1984, 1985 Cover Up Dr. Lawrence / Crooked Doctor2 episodes
1985 Robert Kennedy and His Times John Gunther Dean 3 episodes
1986 Crossings Doctor #22 episodes
1986AssassinAgent OneTelevision film
1986 MacGyver Gilbert ArnaudEpisode: "The Road Not Taken"
1987 Fame MorrisEpisode: "Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore"
1988 Second Chance MauriceEpisode: "Viva Las Vegas: Part 2"
1988 Superman Ship ComputerEpisode: "Fugitive from Space/The Supermarket"
1990 TaleSpin Prof. Martin TorqueEpisode: "From Here to Machinery"
1990–1991 Generations Claude Montreau7 episodes
1991 Adam-12 Maitre d'Episode: "Keep on Truckin'"
1993 And the Band Played On Charles DaugetTelevision film
1994, 1995 Renegade Amos Crane / Joe Markham2 episodes
1994–1996 Hurricanes Voice7 episodes
1995 The Avenging Angel Jonathan ParkerTelevision film
1997 Rough Riders Colonel, 71st NY2 episodes
1998 Prey KestelmannEpisode: "Progeny"
2001 The Drew Carey Show William Shakespeare Episode: "Drew's in a Coma"
2005 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Homeless ManEpisode: "The Gang Finds a Dead Guy"
2005 Alias Flashback DesantisEpisode: "Out of the Box"
2005 Ghost Whisperer Elderly GentlemanEpisode: "On the Wings of a Dove"
2008Players at the Poker PalaceMack18 episodes
2008 The Young and the Restless Father Dominique3 episodes
2012Castlevania: Hymn of BloodPriestEpisode: "Live Action Fan Series"
2013 NCIS: Los Angeles Hans SchreiberEpisode: "Reznikov, N."
2013–2015 Sleepy Hollow Reverend Alfred Knapp3 episodes
2014 Cinemassacre's Monster Madness Father PatEpisode: "Alice Sweet Alice"
2015 The Player Arthur WestlakeEpisode: "Ante Up"
2015To AppomattoxCharles F. Smith2 episodes
2016 Rizzoli & Isles Oliver DavenportEpisode: "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow"
2016 Westworld Eye PatchEpisode: "Chestnut"
2016 Teen Wolf Elias Stilinski / Tolbert2 episodes
2017Lo$T BoyZ Santa Claus Episode: "The Christmas Party"
2019 Abby's Skip7 episodes
2019 Into the Dark Second ExecutiveEpisode: "A Nasty Piece of Work"

References

  1. patrick_o_gorman_born_1934_1677626
  2. 1 2 Jastrzembski, Frank (July 2, 2018). "Q and A with Patrick Gorman (General John B. Hood)". Emerging Civil War. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  3. PETERS, MEGAN (May 21, 2019). "Avengers: Endgame's Body Double for Old Man Captain America Has Been Found". Comic Book. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  4. Gorman, Patrick (January 31, 2019). "Patrick Gorman on Instagram: "Who am I? Haha! You'll never guess and I won't tell! Mysteries are fun!!!#actor #actorslife #followyourheart #hollywoodactor #actors"". Instagram. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  5. "Painter (2020 movie)". Startattle. October 18, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  6. Caggiano, Greg (March 26, 2011). "Shooting the Breeze with Actor Patrick Gorman". Caggiano's Corner. Retrieved June 26, 2019.