Patrick Gorman (American actor)
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| birth_name = Patrick O Gorman
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1934|08|03}}patrick_o_gorman_born_1934_1677626
| birth_place = Visalia, California, U. S.
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1972-present
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Patrick O Gorman (born August 3, 1934) is an American theatre, film and television actor.
Early life
Born in Visalia, California, Gorman spent eight years in the military and studied acting in Paris, France. While in Paris, he had a stint in the Cirque Medrano as a clown.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}
Career
He has a background in musical comedy performing in Judy Garland's act around the country and at the Palace Theatre (Broadway) in New York City. He also danced in the nightclub acts of Donald O'Connor, Sammy Davis Jr. and Jimmy Durante.
{{quotebox|quoted = 1 |salign=right|width=310px|align=right|quote=Any the funny thing is, I don’t really look like him at all, but I had something. And incredible luck. The fact that I have a lot of Civil War fans validates that I guess, because apparently I was very successful in getting Hood’s persona across.|source=Gorman on his role as John Bell Hood in the film Gettysburg}}
Appearances in film include the 1975 film Three Days of the Condor, 1986's In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro, 1993's war epic Gettysburg, 1995's Wild Bill, 1997's Rough Riders and his reprisal of the role of Confederate General John Bell Hood in the 2003 film Gods and Generals. In the 2019 film Avengers: Endgame, he was Chris Evans' body double in the role of an elderly Steve Rogers; Evans's face in prosthetics was later edited on.{{cite web |last1=PETERS |first1=MEGAN |title=Avengers: Endgame's Body Double for Old Man Captain America Has Been Found |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2019/05/21/avengers-endgame-body-double-captain-america-old-man/ |website=Comic Book |accessdate=June 26, 2019 |language=en |date=May 21, 2019}} Gorman alluded to the role in an Instagram post.{{cite web |last1=Gorman |first1=Patrick |title=Patrick Gorman on Instagram: "Who am I? Haha! You'll never guess and I won't tell! Mysteries are fun!!!#actor #actorslife #followyourheart #hollywoodactor #actors" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BtUgjsan-JG/ |website=Instagram |accessdate=June 26, 2019 |date=January 31, 2019}}
Gorman's television credits include Masada, Renegade, Happy Days, MacGyver, The Drew Carey Show and a recurring guest-star roles on NCIS:LA and Sleepy Hollow. He also appeared in season one, episode two of Westworld.
In 2020, Gorman starred in the feature psychological thriller film Painter as the character Bill also known as The Gardener.{{Cite web |date=2020-10-18 |title=Painter (2020 movie) |url=https://www.startattle.com/2020/10/painter-2020-movie/ |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=Startattle |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Gorman is fascinated by Japanese culture, particularly swords and calligraphy.{{cite web|last1=Jastrzembski|first1=Frank|date=July 2, 2018|title=Q and A with Patrick Gorman (General John B. Hood)|url=https://emergingcivilwar.com/2018/07/02/q-and-a-with-patrick-gorman-general-john-b-hood/|website=Emerging Civil War|accessdate=June 26, 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Caggiano |first1=Greg |title=Shooting the Breeze with Actor Patrick Gorman |url=https://gcaggiano.wordpress.com/2011/03/26/shooting-the-breeze-with-actor-patrick-gorman/ |website=Caggiano's Corner |accessdate=June 26, 2019 |language=en |date=March 26, 2011}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1975
|Martin | |
| 1976
|Father Pat | |
| 1979
|TV Announcer |Uncredited |
| 1980
|French Delegate | |
| 1980
|Maitre d' | |
| 1985
|Eugene Kurtz | |
| 1986
|Agent | |
| 1988
|CIA Interrogator | |
| 1989
|Bleeder & Bates |District Attorney | |
| 1993
| |
| 1994
|Oil Executive | |
| 1994
|Pathologist |Direct-to-video |
| 1995
|Doctor | |
| 1997
|Wounded |Paramedic #1 | |
| 1999
|Freshmen |Professor Palin | |
| 2001
|Room for Seven |Professor Daniels | |
| 2003
|John Bell Hood | |
| 2006
|George Bush Goes to Heaven |Martin Hatch | |
| 2006
|Raj's Security Guard | |
| 2008
|Disfigured |Marcus | |
| 2008
|Short Track |'Pops' Beckett | |
| 2008
|Male Detective | |
| 2009
|Conrad | rowspan="2" |Direct-to-video |
| 2010
|American Bandits: Frank and Jesse James |Bartender |
| 2010
|Framily |Ethan's dad | |
| 2011
|Crimson Circle |The Father | |
| 2013
|Bukowski |Angry Farmer | |
| 2013
|Crimson Winter |Oracle | |
| 2013
|2 Dead 2 Kill |Dr. Mensch | |
| 2014
|Mile Marker Seven |Mr. Winslow | |
| 2015
|Painting Man | |
| 2015
|Man In Brown | |
| 2016
|13 Days |Mr. Winslow | |
| 2016
|Father John Callahan | |
| 2016
|Don Rodrigo | |
| 2017
|Mr. Crossbow | |
| 2019
|Old Steve Rogers Double | |
| 2020
|The Gardener aka Bill | |
= Television =
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!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1975
|Ourstory |John Alden |Episode: "The Peach Gang" |
| 1976
|Senator #3 |Episode: "Chapter V: John Adams, Vice President" |
| 1977
|Washington: Behind Closed Doors |FBI Agent |Episode: "Part 5" |
| 1977
|David |Episode: "Logan's Run" |
| 1977
|Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night |Police Officer |Television film |
| 1977
|Mover |Episode: "Motorcycle Boogie" |
| 1977
|Captain Meers |Episode: "U.F.M. 13" |
| 1978
|Denby |Episode: "The Changeling" |
| 1979
|Jacques Du Bois |Episode: "The Duel" |
| 1979
|Wendell Cronin |Episode #1.3 |
| 1980
|G.I.'s |British Officer |Television film |
| 1980
|Jack Peters |Episode: "The Gymnast" |
| 1981
|Tribune |Miniseries |
| 1981
|Ticket Taker |Television film |
| 1983
|Willie |Episode: "Pursuit" |
| 1983
|Billy's Father |Episode: "Illusion" |
| 1984
|Disney's All-Star Mother's Day Album |Narrator |Television film |
| 1984, 1985
|Dr. Lawrence / Crooked Doctor |2 episodes |
| 1985
|3 episodes |
| 1986
|Doctor #2 |2 episodes |
| 1986
|Assassin |Agent One |Television film |
| 1986
|Gilbert Arnaud |Episode: "The Road Not Taken" |
| 1987
|Fame |Morris |Episode: "Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore" |
| 1988
|Maurice |Episode: "Viva Las Vegas: Part 2" |
| 1988
|Ship Computer |Episode: "Fugitive from Space/The Supermarket" |
| 1990
|Prof. Martin Torque |Episode: "From Here to Machinery" |
| 1990–1991
|Claude Montreau |7 episodes |
| 1991
|Maitre d' |Episode: "Keep on Truckin'" |
| 1993
|Charles Dauget |Television film |
| 1994, 1995
|Amos Crane / Joe Markham |2 episodes |
| 1994–1996
|Voice |7 episodes |
| 1995
|Jonathan Parker |Television film |
| 1997
|Colonel, 71st NY |2 episodes |
| 1998
|Prey |Kestelmann |Episode: "Progeny" |
| 2001
|Episode: "Drew's in a Coma" |
| 2005
|It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia |Homeless Man |Episode: "The Gang Finds a Dead Guy" |
| 2005
|Flashback Desantis |Episode: "Out of the Box" |
| 2005
|Elderly Gentleman |Episode: "On the Wings of a Dove" |
| 2008
|Players at the Poker Palace |Mack |18 episodes |
| 2008
|Father Dominique |3 episodes |
| 2012
|Castlevania: Hymn of Blood |Priest |Episode: "Live Action Fan Series" |
| 2013
|Hans Schreiber |Episode: "Reznikov, N." |
| 2013–2015
|Reverend Alfred Knapp |3 episodes |
| 2014
|Cinemassacre's Monster Madness |Father Pat |Episode: "Alice Sweet Alice" |
| 2015
|Arthur Westlake |Episode: "Ante Up" |
| 2015
|To Appomattox |Charles F. Smith |2 episodes |
| 2016
|Oliver Davenport |Episode: "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow" |
| 2016
|Eye Patch |Episode: "Chestnut" |
| 2016
|Elias Stilinski / Tolbert |2 episodes |
| 2017
|Lo$T BoyZ |Episode: "The Christmas Party" |
| 2019
|Skip |7 episodes |
| 2019
|Second Executive |Episode: "A Nasty Piece of Work" |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0331112|Patrick Gorman}}
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