Patrick Donald Kilpatrick, Jr. (born August 20, 1949) is an American actor, film journalist and educator. He has appeared in over 200 films and television series.

Early life

Kilpatrick was born in Orange, Virginia, the son of Robert Donald Kilpatrick Sr. and Ellie Faye (born Ellwood Fay) Hines Kilpatrick. His father was a

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Beach Jumper, who received a Silver Star and

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in the Pacific and was a winner of the National Collegiate Baseball Championship for the

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. When Kilpatrick was six, the family moved to

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from

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, where his father (formerly a teacher) began his career in insurance underwriting. Kilpatrick Sr. was head of Connecticut General, and was a key figure in the merger that created the Cigna Corporation; he died on January 27, 1997, at age 72. His mother was a public school educator, coach, councilor and psychologist in private practice. The family bought property in Virginia in 1980. After nearly dying in a car crash at the age of 18 on November 17, 1967, he was rehabilitated to the point where he could later perform his own stunts. Kilpatrick graduated from the University of Richmond in 1972 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, History, and Teaching and attended

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's Professional Film and Television Graduate Program.

Career

Film and television

His action-film villain appearances include ''

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'' (1990), ''Showdown'' (1993), '' The Replacement Killers'' (1998), '' Eraser'' (1996), '' Last Man Standing'' (1996), '' Minority Report'' (2002), '' Under Siege 2: Dark Territory'' (1995), ''

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'' (1990),'' The Presidio'' (1988), and two Westerns opposite Tom Selleck, ''

Last Stand at Saber River ''Last Stand at Saber River'' is a 1997 American Western television film directed by Dick Lowry and starring Tom Selleck, Suzy Amis, Haley Joel Osment, Keith Carradine, David Carradine, Tracey Needham, David Dukes, and Harry Carey Jr. Bas ...

'' (1997) and '' Crossfire Trail'' (2001). Kilpatrick also starred in '' Free Willy 3: The Rescue'' (1997). Other appearances include films such as '' Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins'' (1985); '' 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up'' (1995), and the PBS miniseries '' American Playhouse: Roanoak'' (1981), which became the largest production in the history of PBS. Television appearances include '' Dark Angel''; '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' (1994); ''

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'' (1994); ''

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'' (1995); '' Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' as Sergeant O'Connor for 9 episodes from 1996 to 1997; '' ER'' (1997); '' JAG'' (1997 & 2000); ''

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'' (2001); ''

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'' (2003); '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2005); '' 24'' (2005); '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'' (2008) and ''

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'' (" Chuck Versus the Gravitron"). He guess-starred in the '' Star Trek: Voyager'' episodes "Initiations" (1995) and " Drive" (2000) and in the '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' episode " The Siege of AR-558" (1998).

Stage

Kilpatrick had a theatrical run at Los Angeles Theater Center for Shakespeare's ''

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'', acted

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in '' Hanoi Hilton'' at the Harold Clurman Theater (1984), '' Linda Her and The Fairy Garden'' (1984) at the Second Stage, and in regional theater, '' Requiem for a Heavyweight'' (1985). He has directed Off-Broadway and was a founding member of Divine Theater in

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. His play, ''Zone of Bells/Room of Seesaws'', premiered at the 1984 East Village Arts Festival. He was assistant director on Broadway with '' The Golden Age'' (1984) and '' Entertaining Mr. Sloane'', (1984, Cherry Lane Theatre), and on '' Death Trap'' (1984) in the

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Author

In 2018, Kilpatrick released a memoir, ''Dying for Living: Sins & Confessions of a Hollywood Villain & Libertine Patriot Vol. 1 – Upbringing'', published by Boulevard Books (NYC) on October 1, 2018, launched October 3, 2018 at National Press Club and Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. The book received the "Best of LA" Award 2018 with 5-star reviews.

2021 California gubernatorial recall election

In July 2021, Kilpatrick announced that he was running as a candidate in the

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as one of nine Democrats attempting to recall California's governor,

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. The 50% threshold to recall Newsom was not reached, and Kilpatrick received 1.2% of the replacement candidate vote. He is currently an

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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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