J. Patrick McNamara

Known for

Acting

Born

October 30, 1942

Birthplace

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Died

January 2, 2023 (aged 80)

Biography

J. Patrick McNamara (1942 - January 2, 2023) was an American actor, known for Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) and 1941 (1979).

Best known work

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

1989

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987

Blow Out

1981

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

1991

The A-Team

1983

1941

1979

Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown

2011

Phantasm II

1988

Obsession

1976

Filmography

2013
The Hot Flashes
as Board President
2013
From the Rough
as PGA President
2011
Mardi Gras: Spring Break
as Professor Fleischman
2011
Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown
as Doctor
2008
Living Proof
as Dr. Rice
1991
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
as Mr. Preston
1991
Flight of the Intruder
as Admiral
1991
Dead Women in Lingerie
as Jim
1990
Mom
as John
1990
The First Power
as Priest
1989
Gross Anatomy
as Interviewing Professor
1989
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
as Mr. Preston
1988
Freddy's NightmaresTV
as Fred Giles (1 episode)
1988
Phantasm II
as Psychologist
1987
Star Trek: The Next GenerationTV
as Capt. Taggert (1 episode)
1985
Warning Sign
as Connolly's Aide
1983
The A-TeamTV
as Director Jerry (1 episode)
1981
Falcon CrestTV
as Bert (1 episode), as Doctor (1 episode)
1981
Blow Out
as Detective at Hospital
1981
Remember Me
as Service Manager
1980
Gideon's Trumpet
as Harris
1979
Knots LandingTV
as Mr. Sobel (2 episodes)
1979
1941
as Pvt. DuBois
1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
as Chest Rollins
1979
Roots: The Next GenerationsTV
as Matthew Holmes (1 episode)