Jim Fitzpatrick (actor)
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Jim Fitzpatrick (born August 28, 1959) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. He has appeared in over 65 feature films and television series. He also is the founder and president of Five Star Studios (established in 1992) and PacAtlantic Pictures, LLC (established in 2005).


Early life

Fitzpatrick is from
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. He began acting at age 13 when he appeared in his first school play, ''
A Thousand Clowns ''A Thousand Clowns'' is a 1965 American comedy-drama film directed by Fred Coe and starring Jason Robards, Barbara Harris, Martin Balsam, and Barry Gordon. The script was adapted by Herb Gardner from his 1962 play of the same name. The fi ...
'', at Seminole High School in
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. He accepted a
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to
Illinois State University Illinois State University (ISU) is a public research university in Normal, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1857 as Illinois State Normal University and is the oldest public university in Illinois. The university emphasizes teachin ...
, where he was a theater major. While living in Illinois, he became involved with the
Steppenwolf Theatre Company Steppenwolf Theatre Company is a Chicago theater company founded in 1974 by Terry Kinney, Jeff Perry (American actor), Jeff Perry, and Gary Sinise in the Immaculate Conception grade school in Highland Park, Illinois and is now located in Chica ...
, founded by
Gary Sinise Gary Alan Sinise (; born March 17, 1955) is an American actor, director, producer, musician and humanitarian. Among other awards, he has won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has ...
and
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.


Athletic career

Fitzpatrick pursued a career in
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. He was a member of the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division (CFL), East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home game ...
in the
Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League (CFL; , LCF) is a Professional gridiron football, professional Canadian football league in Canada. It comprises nine teams divided into two divisions, with four teams in the East Division (CFL), East Division and f ...
(CFL) in 1981. Thereafter he played for short stints with the
National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a Professional gridiron football, professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National ...
(NFL) Baltimore Colts, (1982). He retired from pro football in 1985, after spending three seasons with the
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in the
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(1983–85).


Acting career

Before moving to Los Angeles, he landed supporting roles in the
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s '' Cocoon'' and ''
D.A.R.Y.L. ''D.A.R.Y.L.'' is a 1985 science fiction adventure film directed by Simon Wincer and written by David Ambrose, Allan Scott, and Jeffrey Ellis. It stars Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean, Kathryn Walker, Colleen Camp, Josef Sommer, and Barret O ...
'' His first television acting credit was on ''
Miami Vice ''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo Tubbs, Ricardo "Rico" Tub ...
''.


Filmography

* 1979 ''Glory Days'' as Steve Street * 1985 '' Walking the Edge'' as Fat Man's Bodyguard * 1985 ''
D.A.R.Y.L. ''D.A.R.Y.L.'' is a 1985 science fiction adventure film directed by Simon Wincer and written by David Ambrose, Allan Scott, and Jeffrey Ellis. It stars Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean, Kathryn Walker, Colleen Camp, Josef Sommer, and Barret O ...
'' as T.A.S.C.O.M. Security Guard * 1985 '' Cocoon'' as Dock Worker * 1986 ''
Miami Vice ''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo Tubbs, Ricardo "Rico" Tub ...
'' as Teddy Lake * 1986 '' Santa Barbara'' as Raz * 1986 '' Band of the Hand'' as Young Street Thug * 1986 '' When the Bough Breaks'' as Reporter #3 * 1987 ''Shelter in the Storm'' as River * 1987 ''
The Last Fling ''The Last Fling'' is a 1987 American made-for-television romantic comedy film directed by Corey Allen, written by Mitchel Katlin, and starring John Ritter and Connie Sellecca. Plot Divorce attorney Phillip Reed is tired of one-night stands. ...
'' as Bud * 1987 ''
Designing Women ''Designing Women'' is an American television sitcom created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason that aired on CBS between September 29, 1986 and May 24, 1993, producing seven seasons and 163 episodes. It was a joint production of Bloodworth/Thomas ...
'' as Garret Jackson * 1985-1987 ''
Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that aired on the network NBC from November 8, 1965, to September 9, 2022; the soap has streamed n ...
'' (4 episodes) Dr. Robinson * 1986-1988 ''
The New Gidget ''The New Gidget'' is an American sitcom sequel to the original 1965–66 sitcom '' Gidget''. It aired in syndication from September 15, 1986, to May 12, 1988. The series was produced by original ''Gidget'' series producer Harry Ackerman and wa ...
'' (5 episodes) as Tom Wilson * 1989 ''
Tour of Duty For military personnel, a tour of duty is usually a period of time spent in combat or in a hostile environment. In an army, for instance, soldiers on active duty serve 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the length of their service commitment. ...
'' as Captain Pescow * 1989 '' Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North'' as Sergeant Major Collins * 1990 ''
Ski Patrol Ski patrols are organizations that provide medical, rescue, and hazard prevention services to the injured in ski area boundaries, or sometimes beyond into backcountry settings. Many have technical-medical certifications, such as Outdoor Emerge ...
'' as Young Father * 1990 ''Sporting Chance'' as Davis * 1991 '' Anything but Love'' as Detective * 1992 ''
Stand by Your Man "Stand by Your Man" is a song recorded by the American country music artist Tammy Wynette, co-written by Wynette and Billy Sherrill. It was released on September 20, 1968, as the first single and title track from the album '' Stand by Your Man''. ...
'' as Kyle * 1993 ''
South of Sunset South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz' ...
'' as Tony DiNato * 1993 '' Sweating Bullets'' (7 episodes) as "Rip" Chase * 1993 ''
Renegade Renegade or The Renegade may refer to: Aircraft *Lake Renegade, an American amphibious aircraft design *Murphy Renegade, a Canadian ultralight biplane design *Southern Aeronautical Renegade, an American racing aircraft design Games *''Command ...
'' as Brett Quinn * 1994 ''
The Glass Shield ''The Glass Shield'' is a 1994 American crime drama film co-written and directed by Charles Burnett. It stars Michael Boatman and Lori Petty as rookie Deputy Sheriffs who uncover a conspiracy around the arrest of a suspect (Ice Cube). After a fe ...
'' as Officer Jim Ryan * 1994 ''
Curse of the Starving Class ''Curse of the Starving Class'' is a play by Sam Shepard, considered the first of a series on family tragedies. Some critics consider it part of a Family Trilogy that includes '' Buried Child'' (1979) and '' True West'' (1980). Others consider i ...
'' as Emerson * 1995-1996 ''
All My Children ''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2 ...
'' (168 episodes) as Pierce Riley * 1997 '' Pacific Blue'' as Captain Frank Hawkins * 1997 '' The Little Ghost'' as Tony * 1998 ''
Armageddon Armageddon ( ; ; ; from ) is the prophesied gathering of armies for a battle during the end times, according to the Book of Revelation in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. Armageddon is variously interpreted as either a literal or a ...
'' as Lieutenant Trev Tavis, NORAD Tech. * 1999 ''Delta Force Clear Target'' as Skip Lang * 1997-2001 '' JAG'' as Major Warren / Commander Douglas * 2001 '' U.S. Seals'' as Mike Bradley * 2002 ''Unreel: A Hollywood Story'' as Tommy * 2002 ''
100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd ''100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd'' is a television sitcom created for Nickelodeon by Steven H. Berman, Mitchel Katlin, and Nat Bernstein. The series ran for three seasons, premiering on October 16, 1999, and airing its final episode on April 21, 20 ...
'' as Coach Hardgrave * 2002 '' The Agency'' as CIA Agent Gus Allman * 2002 '' ER'' as Lieutenant Colonel McGruen * 2002 ''An American Reunion'' as Jamie * 2003 ''
Threat Matrix ''Threat Matrix'' is an American drama television series created by Daniel Voll that aired on ABC from September 18, 2003 to January 29, 2004 which lasted 16 episodes. The plot consisted of the events in a United States Homeland Security anti- ...
'' as Robert Burkehart * 2003 ''
The District ''The District'' is an American crime drama and police procedural television series that aired on CBS from October 7, 2000, to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s police department. P ...
'' (2 episodes) as Weston Buell * 2001-2005 '' Star Trek: Enterprise'' (7 episodes) as Commander Williams * 2004 '' The Code Conspiracy'' as John Davis * 2004 ''
Supernatural Supernatural phenomena or entities are those beyond the Scientific law, laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin 'above, beyond, outside of' + 'nature'. Although the corollary term "nature" has had multiple meanin ...
'' (TV) (Pilot) as Calvin Gordon * 2005 '' Elizabethtown'' as Rusty * 2005 ''Distortion'' as Frank * 2006 '' Blood Ranch'' as "Spider" * 2006 ''The Indian'' as Dr. Vince * 2007 ''Hallow's Point'' as Detective Frank Cates * 2008 '' The Belly of the Beast'' as Adam Simeon * 2010 ''The Adventure Scouts'' as Allen Daniels * 2011 ''
Dolphin Tale ''Dolphin Tale'' is a 2011 American 3D family drama film directed by Charles Martin Smith and written by Karen Janszen and Noam Dromi. It stars Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble, Kris Kristofferson, Cozi Zuehlsdorff in her film deb ...
'' as Max * 2013 ''A Fonder Heart'' as Dr. Evans * 2013 ''Eden 2'' as Captain Stevens * 2013 '' Gangster Squad'' as Terry McMurray * 2016 ''Divorce Texas Style'' as Ozzie Partington * 2017 ''Do You See Me'' as Detective Jimmy Nichols * 2019 ''
Time Off ''Time Off'' was a free weekly Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid-sized music magazine (Music Street Press of Australia, street press) that was originally distributed in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The magazine began on campus in 1976 at ...
'' as Bernie * 2020 ''Mind Games'' as Roger * 2021 ''Bloodsport Generations'' as Uncle Duck * 2021 ''Last of the Grads'' as Mr Bradley * 2022 ''Shark Waters'' as Poppy * 2023 ''Soulmates'' as Rudy Galiano


References


External links

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PacAtlantic Pictures
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzpatrick, Jim 1959 births Living people American male television actors American male film actors Film directors from Nebraska Film producers from Nebraska Male actors from Omaha, Nebraska Seminole High School (Pinellas County, Florida) alumni Tampa Bay Bandits players Steppenwolf Theatre Company players Screenwriters from Nebraska