Patrick Kilpatrick

Robert Donald Kilpatrick Jr. (born August 20, 1949),[1] better known as Patrick Kilpatrick, is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, journalist, international entertainment speaker and teacher. He has appeared in over 180 films and television series.[2][3]

Patrick Kilpatrick
Born
Robert Donald Kilpatrick, Jr.

(1949-08-20) August 20, 1949
Orange, Virginia, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Richmond
New York University
OccupationActor, director, screenwriter, producer, journalist
Years active1985–present
Children2
Websitewww.patrickkilpatrick.com

Early life

Kilpatrick was born in Orange, Virginia, the son of Robert Donald Kilpatrick Sr. and Elle Fay Hines Kilpatrick. His ancestors are Scottish, Irish, and English, having come to the U.S. as early as 1640, and he has relatives who fought in both the American Revolution and for the Confederacy in the Civil War. His father was a World War II "Beach Jumper", a predecessor to the modern U.S. Navy Seals, who received a Silver Star and Purple Heart in the Pacific and was a winner of the National Collegiate Baseball Championship for the University of Richmond.

When Kilpatrick was six, the family moved to Connecticut from Virginia, where his father began his career as an insurance executive. Kilpatrick Sr founded Cigna Corporation later in life, and died on January 27, 1997 at the age of 72.[4] His mother was a girls' physical education instructor at The Gilbert School in Connecticut. The family returned to Virginia in the early 1970s. After nearly dying in a car crash at the age of 17 on November 17, 1967, he was rehabilitated to the point where he could later perform his own stunts.

Kilpatrick graduated from the University of Richmond in 1972 with a BA in English/ History/ Teaching and attended New York University's Professional Film and Television Graduate Program.

Career

Film & Television

Kilpatrick's entertainment career has spanned more than 180 films and television shows as lead actor, producer, screenwriter, director and acting coach/entertainment teacher. Most commonly playing the role as a villain, Kilpatrick jokes, “I’ve been killed, beaten-up or jailed by nearly every leading actor on earth and in outer space.“

His action film villain appearances include The Replacement Killers  (1998), Eraser (1996 – Chuck Russell);  Last Man Standing (1996 – Walter Hill) opposite Bruce Willis; Minority Report (2002 – Steven Spielberg) opposite Tom Cruise; Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995- Geoff Murphy) opposite Steven Seagal; The Presidio (1988) – Peter Hyams); two award-winning westerns opposite Tom Selleck, Last Stand at Saber River (1997 - Elmore Leonard)  and Crossfire Trail (2001); one western Louis L’Amour‘s The Quick and the Dead (1987); and the ever-popular action mainstay Death Warrant (1990) as “The Sandman”, opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme. Kilpatrick also starred with the largest mammal on earth in Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997).

In one 18-month period Kilpatrick reportedly acted in five major studio films and two independent films while doing 27 television guest star spots on 18 different shows. Other appearances include films such as Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (Guy Hamilton 1985); 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up (1995); Parasomnia (2008); Open Fire ( 1994); Never Surrender (2009); The Zombinator (2012);  Nicolas Roeg's film Insignificance (1985); and the PBS miniseries American Playhouse: Roanoak (1981) which became the largest production in the history of PBS.

Television appearances include Dark Angel with Jessica Alba; Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1994); Walker, Texas Ranger (1994); Babylon 5 (1995); Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Sergeant O'Connor for 9 episodes from 1996 to 1997; ER (1997); The X-Files (2001); General Hospital (2003);  CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2005); 24 (2005); Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008) and Chuck ("Chuck Versus the Gravitron"). In 1995, he co-starred in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Initiations", in the 2000 episode "Drive" and in 1998 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode entitled "The Siege of AR-558". In January 2019, he began filming Catalyst.

Stage

Kilpatrick had a theatrical run at Los Angeles Theater Center for Shakespeare's Anthony and Cleopatra, acted Off-Broadway in Hanoi Hilton at the Harold Clurman Theater (1984), Linda Her and The Fairy Garden (1984) at the Second Stage, and in regional theater, Requiem for a Heavyweight (1985).

He directed Off-Broadway and was a founding member of Divine Theater in New York City. His play, ‘Zone of Bells/Room of Seesaws’ (1984) premiered at the 1984 East Village Arts Festival. Assistant directed Broadway with The Golden Age (1984) and Entertaining Mr. Sloane, (1984 Cherry Lane Theatre), West End of London assistant directing Death Trap (1984).

Author

In 2018, Kilpatrick released a memoir, Dying for living: Sins & Confessions of a Hollywood Villain & Libertine Patriot Vol. 1 – Upbringing, published by Boulevard Books (NYC) on October 1, 2018, launched October 3, 2018 at National Press Club and Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. The book received the "Best of LA" Award 2018 with 5-star reviews.

Kilpatrick's follow-up, Dying for living: Wasted Talent in the Valley of Debacle (Vol. 2 - Showbiz), was set for publication at the end of 2019.

References
  1. Farah Shokouhi. "An Interview With Patrick Kilpatrick". javanan.com.
  2. Hosted by Joe Sabatino (2010). "Exclusive Interview with Veteran Actor Patrick Kilpatrick". Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  3. MediaNiteRadio (2013). "LIVE Interview with Patrick Kilpatrick".
  4. CIGNA Corporation. "Patrick Robert D. Kilpatrick Obituary Announcement". PR Newswire.


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