Nationality American Role Actor Name Don Swayze | Years active 1983–present Occupation Actor Children Danielle Swayze | |
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Full Name Donald Carl Swayze Siblings Patrick Swayze, Bambi Swayze, Sean Kyle Swayze, Vickie Lynn Swayze Parents Jesse Wayne Swayze, Patsy Yvonne Helen Swayze Spouse Charlene Lindstrom (m. 2014), Marcia Swayze (m. 1985–1993) Movies The Appearing, Powder Blue, Death Ring, Digital Man, The Tracker Similar People Patrick Swayze, Patsy Yvonne Helen Sw, Bambi Swayze, Lisa Niemi, Jesse Wayne Swayze | ||
Don swayze younger brother of the late actor patrick swayze
Donald Carl "Don" Swayze (born August 10, 1958) is an American actor, noted for character acting in dramatic series and soap operas, as well as several feature films, and theatrical work, including comedy. He is the younger brother of late actor Patrick Swayze.
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- Don swayze younger brother of the late actor patrick swayze
- Forbes riley interviews actor don swayze 1980 s
- Early life
- Film career
- Television career
- Stage career
- Personal life
- References
Forbes riley interviews actor don swayze 1980 s
Early life
Swayze was born in Texas, the middle son of Patsy Swayze (née Karnes), a choreographer, dance instructor, and dancer, and Jesse Wayne Swayze, an engineering drafter. He is a younger brother of the late actor Patrick Swayze and of sister Vicky Lynn, and the older brother of Sean Kyle and adopted sister Bora Song (nicknamed Bambi). He is a sixth cousin once removed of commentator John Cameron Swayze and a relative of noted Texas Revolution soldier Henry Karnes.
Film career
Swayze's film work has included an appearance as a dancer in the 1980 film Urban Cowboy, as Ruben in the film Father for Charlie, and as Mark in the film Shy People. He also played Col. Sherman Rutherford in a western–noir hybrid titled Heathens and Thieves in 2012. He also starred in the film Death Ring, and as the Alamo courier James Bonham in Alamo: Price of Freedom, an IMAX film shown in San Antonio, Texas.
Television career
Swayze performed the role of James (Jim) Mackey recently in Season five, episode seven, titled "From This Day Forward", on the Netflix series Longmire. Also currently appearing in two soap operas, The Young and the Restless and Days of Our Lives. In 2010, Swayze guest starred in six episodes in a recurring role as Gus, a werewolf, on the HBO series True Blood. His television drama work includes multiple appearances in Murder She Wrote, The X Files, NYPD Blue, Days of Our Lives, NCIS, Carnivàle, and dozens of other programs. Swayze had a role as a mentally handicapped man suspected of murder in an episode of the television drama Matlock. He played Jesse James in a season-two episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. He played the demon, Lucius, in an episode of "Charmed" in 2005.He had a recurring role on Criminal Minds, specifically the episodes "The Big Game" and "Revelations", in which he played Charles Hankel, the father and alternate personality of serial killer Tobias Hankel. On Cold Case, Swayze played the adult Grant Hall. Swayze had a small guest appearance on It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia as a crazy boat captain. He has also appeared on Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, and The Bridge. Swayze also appeared in an episode of Sons of Anarchy, season 7. In 2017 he joined the cast of General Hospital for a short stint, in the role of Buzz. Non-speaking part as an abuser and a rapist, called William Dollar in LA Law's 1st series, 1st & 2nd episodes. The rape victim and leukaemia sufferer was Miss Moore played by Alfre Woodard.
Stage career
In 2001, Don was on stage as Pedro in Man of La Mancha, at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center. In 2005, he played Roy in the comedy Lone Star at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. In the fall of 2011, he co-starred with Anne Archer in an original stage play titled Jane Fonda: In the Court of Public Opinion, at the Edgemar Theater in Santa Monica, California; he played U.S. Army Sgt. Don Simpson (retired), a wounded veteran of the Vietnam War.
Personal life
Don is an avid skydiver and cyclist, and races cross country mountain bikes in his spare time. Don is married to Charlene Swayze.
