J. Patrick McNamara

Actor Oct 30 (died age 80) New Orleans, Louisiana, USA 1976–2013 (37 year career)

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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).

Known For

Film

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Project Leader

Film

Blow Out

Detective at Hospital

Film

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Mr. Preston

Film

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

Mr. Preston

Film

Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown

Doctor

Film

Obsession

Third Kidnapper

Film

1941

Pvt. DuBois

Film

Phantasm II

Psychologist

Filmography

Acting (27)

Movies (21)

The Hot Flashes

as Board President

From the Rough

as PGA President

Mardi Gras: Spring Break

2011

as Professor Fleischman

5.6

Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown

as Doctor

Living Proof

as Dr. Rice

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

1991

as Mr. Preston

6.3

Flight of the Intruder

1991

as Admiral

5.7

Dead Women in Lingerie

as Jim

Mom

as John

The First Power

as Priest

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

1989

as Mr. Preston

6.8

Gross Anatomy

1989

as Interviewing Professor

Phantasm II

as Psychologist

Warning Sign

as Connolly's Aide

Blow Out

as Detective at Hospital

7.4

Remember Me

1981

as Service Manager

Gideon's Trumpet

as Harris

1941

as Pvt. DuBois

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

1979

as Chest Rollins

5.3

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

as Project Leader

Obsession

as Third Kidnapper

Television (6)

Freddy's Nightmares

1988

as Fred Giles

7.2

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Capt. Taggert

The A-Team

as Director Jerry

Falcon Crest

as Doctor

Knots Landing

as Mr. Sobel

Roots: The Next Generations

1979

as Matthew Holmes

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