Patrick Swayze -- (8/18/1952-9/14/2009). American Actor, Dancer &amp; Singer-Songwriter. Movies -- &quot;Dirty Dancing&quot; as Johnny Castle, &quot;Ghost&quot; as Sam Wheat, &quot;The Outsiders&quot; as Darrel &quot;Darry&quot; Curtis, &quot;Road House&quot; as James Dalton. &quot;To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar&quot; as Vida Boheme. . He died from Pancreatic Cancer, age 57.