Known for movies

Short Info

Net Worth$5 million
Date Of BirthAugust 10, 1958
SpouseCharlene Lindstrom, Marcia Swayze
FactSon of choreographer Patsy Swayze.


Don Swayze is an American actor, best known for his roles in the 1980s films The Outsiders and Red Dawn. He is the younger brother of the late actor Patrick Swayze.

Early Life

Don Swayze was born in Houston, Texas, on August 10, 1958, the second son of Patsy Yvonne Helen (née Karnes), a choreographer, and Jesse Wayne Swayze, an engineering draftsman. His mother owned a dance school in Houston, where he was also raised. His father died in 1982. He has two brothers, Sean Kyle and Bora Patrick “Pat” Swayze. His paternal grandfather was of Czech descent, while his other ancestry includes English, Scottish, Irish, and Welsh.

Swayze was educated at St. Mark’s School of Texas, a private preparatory school for boys in Dallas, Texas. He graduated from Wheat Ridge High School in Colorado in 1976. He then attended San Jacinto College before transferring to Lon Morris Jr. College. He studied gymnastics at both colleges and was a member of the U.S. national team in 1977. He competed in the Pan American Games in 1975.

Career

Swayze’s first acting role was as a dancer in the 1978 film Skatetown, U.S.A.. He then had a small role as a punk rocker in the 1980 film Urban Cowboy. His breakout role came later that year when he played Dallas Winston in The Outsiders, based on the novel by S.E. Hinton. He also appeared in the 1983 film Red Dawn as Matt Eckert, one of a group of American high school students who defend their town against a Soviet invasion.

Swayze’s other film roles include Youngblood (1986), Steel Dawn (1987), Road House (1989), Point Break (1991), and To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995). He also appeared on television shows such as The Young and the Restless and Walker, Texas Ranger. In recent years, he has appeared in the films Powder Blue (2009) and Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004).

Swayze has been married twice. His first marriage was to Lisa Niemi from 1975 to 2009; they had no children. His second marriage is to Jennifer Grey, with whom he starred in Dirty Dancing; they have one child together.

Physical Characteristics

Swayze is 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and has blue eyes.

General Info

Full NameDon Swayze
Net Worth$5 million
Date Of BirthAugust 10, 1958
Height1.84 m
ProfessionStunt Performer
EducationBeverly Hills Playhouse Acting School
NationalityAmerican

Family

SpouseCharlene Lindstrom, Marcia Swayze
ChildrenDanielle Swayze
ParentsJesse Wayne Swayze, Patsy Yvonne Helen Swayze
SiblingsPatrick Swayze, Sean Kyle Swayze, Bambi Swayze, Vickie Lynn Swayze

Accomplishments

MoviesThe Appearing, Heathens and Thieves, Death Ring, Driving Force, Digital Man, Powder Blue, High Lonesome, Eye of the Stranger, Edge of Honor, Forced to Kill, Squanderers, Pontiac Moon, Ambush at Dark Canyon, Alamo: The Price of Freedom, The Tracker, Evasive Action, Prince of Bel Air, Lady Jayne: Kill...
TV ShowsMovie Stars

Social profile links

Facts

#Fact
1Together with his sister-in-law Lisa Niemi, he looked after his ailing brother Patrick Swayze and was at his bedside when he took his last breath after a long battle with cancer.
2Has a daughter named Danielle (b. April 8th 1988).
3Son of choreographer Patsy Swayze.
4Studies acting with Milton Katselas at The Beverly Hills Playhouse.
5Younger brother of Patrick Swayze, and brother-in-law of actress Lisa Niemi.

Movies

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Beneath the Leavespost-productionWhitley Senior
Fragments from Olympus: The Vision of Nikola Teslaannounced
Holy MasqueradeannouncedMark
Tucker's War2017TV SeriesCharlie Caleb Carson
General Hospital2017TV SeriesBuzz
Longmire2016TV SeriesJim Mackey
The Night Crew2015Big Willy
Nellie2014/IIShortMr. Townsend
Sons of Anarchy2014TV SeriesCarl Egan
Blood Type2014TV Mini-SeriesJames Ryder
The Appearing2014Sheriff Hendricks
Iniquitous2014ShortJohn Duncan
The Bridge2013TV SeriesTampa Tim
Hawaii Five-02013TV SeriesLloyd Grimes
Southland2013TV SeriesGus Jameson
Ambush at Dark Canyon2012Chale Lord
Heathens and Thieves2012Sherman
Lizzie2012Daniel Allen
Wilfred2012TV SeriesShady Guy
Miss Feet2011ShortJesus
Days of Our Lives1983-2011TV SeriesPawn Broker / Rip
Passenger2010TV SeriesKylek
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia2010TV SeriesRay
The Young and the Restless2010TV SeriesShaw Roberts
True Blood2010TV SeriesGus
Quit2010Ward
Powder Blue2009Bouncer
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2008TV SeriesDave Bohr
Prairie Fever2008VideoJames
The Colony2007/IIShortState Dept. Official #1
Cold Case2007TV SeriesGrant Hall - 2007
Criminal Minds2007TV SeriesCharles Hankel
Mystery Woman: In the Shadows2007TV MovieBishop
Shark2006TV SeriesBeau Dawkins
My Name Is Earl2006TV SeriesBail Bonds Man
Love, Inc.2006TV SeriesTroy
The Visitation2006Abe
The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold2006VideoObnoxious Guy
Without a Trace2005TV SeriesRandy Stone
Charmed2005TV SeriesLucius
Carniv2003-2005TV SeriesTattooed Man
Waterborne2005Otis
CSI: Miami2005TV SeriesNorm Buford
NCIS2004TV SeriesLogan Clay
Knuckle Sandwich2004Larry
Karen Sisco2004TV SeriesJackie
The Division2001-2004TV SeriesGary Gold / Elvin 'Tupelo' Seaforth
Tremors2003TV SeriesOrville James
Betrayal2003Fred
V.I.P.2000-2002TV SeriesMerrick
The X-Files2002TV SeriesTerry Pruit
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction2000TV SeriesWilliam Pope
Movie Stars1999-2000TV SeriesDon Swayze
The Prophet's Game2000Joseph Highsmith
Evasive Action1998Ian Kellen
Profiler1998TV SeriesGelb
The Magnificent Seven1998TV SeriesGage Lawless
Squanderers1996Scott
Land's End1995TV SeriesThomas Dwayne Boller
Walker, Texas Ranger1995TV SeriesHarry Peterson
Digital Man1995Billy
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman1995TV SeriesJesse James
NYPD Blue1995TV SeriesAlex
A Father for Charlie1995TV MovieReuben Cantwell
Pontiac Moon1994Local
The Other Man1994Curran
Forced to Kill1994Dwayne
Broken Trust1993Sgt. Barnes
Beach Babes from Beyond1993Gork
Beyond Suspicion1993TV MovieDuke
Murder, She Wrote1991-1993TV SeriesGus Tardio / Edge Potter
Renegade1993TV SeriesJohn Poe / T-Bone
Eye of the Stranger1993Rudy
Body of Influence1993VideoBiker
Death Ring1992VideoJohn Blackwell
Columbo1992TV SeriesAlbert Wagner
The New Adam-121991TV SeriesDon
Payback1991Jeremy
Edge of Honor1991Ritchie
Dragnet1991TV SeriesPete Brown
The World According to Straw1990TV MovieAbalone
Trapper County War1989Walt Luddigger
Hunter1989TV SeriesLyle
Driving Force1989Nelson
Matlock1989TV SeriesTommy Jenks
Guns of Paradise1989TV SeriesLangston
Alamo: The Price of Freedom1988ShortJames Bonham
The Tracker1988TV MovieBrewer
Death Blow: A Cry for Justice1987Andy
Shy People1987Mark
L.A. Law1986TV SeriesWilliam Dollar
1st & Ten: The Championship1986TV SeriesClay Daniels
The Fall Guy1986TV SeriesStretch
Tall Tales & Legends1986TV SeriesGroom
Prince of Bel Air1986TV MovieDarryl
J.O.E. and the Colonel1985TV MovieMax Carney
Street Hawk1985TV SeriesPug
I Married a Centerfold1984TV MovieActor #2

Stunts

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Letters from a Killer1998stunt player
Most Wanted1997stunts
Drop Zone1994skydiving stunt performer

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Miss Feet2011Short special thanks
Hans, Lee & Papa Schultz2011Short special thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Howard Stern Radio Show1999TV SeriesHimself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater1994TV SeriesBiker
Matlock1991TV SeriesTommy Jenks

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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