James Patterson (June 29, 1932August 19, 1972) was an American actor who won a Tony Award for his role in the 1968 Harold Pinter play The Birthday Party.
Early life and education Patterson was born in Derry, Pennsylvania. For a time he was a painter, but he later studied acting at the Carnegie Institute of Technology with Herbert Berghof. He met his future wife, actress Rochelle Oliver, while working on an off-Broadway production of The Brothers Karamazov. They married in 1959 and by 1960 were living together in a small apartment on the Upper East Side.Daily News, Friday, May 27, 1960 - Page 588 East Side Girl Jumps From Lower to Upper By CHARLES McHARRY
Career Patterson was both a stage and screen actor. His career started on a Pittsburgh radio show, 'Starlets on Parade', as a boy soprano.
For his stage work, he won both Tony and Obie awards. On screen, he appeared in Robert Rossen's 1964 film Lilith and then made numerous guest appearances on television, including a 1968 appearance as Dave Barca in Hawaii Five-O (episode: 'The Ways of Love').
In 1970, Patterson was in the horror-slasher film Silent Night, Bloody Night, playing Jeffrey Butler, a man trying to sell a house with a terrible history. The film was not released until after his death.
Death In 1972, Patterson died of cancer, aged 40, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.Notice of death of actor James Patterson, news.google.com; accessed April 19, 2016. He was survived by his wife Rochelle and son John.
Filmography + Films Title Year Role Director NotesLilith 1964 Dr. Lavrier Robert Rossen In the Heat of the Night 1967 Lloyd Purdy Norman Jewison Castle Keep 1969 Elk Sydney Pollack A Fable 1971 The Husband Al Freeman Jr. Silent Night, Bloody Night 1972 Jeffrey Butler Theodore Gershuny (final film role)
+ Television shows Title Episode Role Director Air date NotesDeadline"The Case of the Stranger" Stagg 5 November 1959 Buick-Electra Playhouse"The Fifth Column" John Frankenheimer 29 January 1960 The Witness"Bugsy Siegel " Ralph Nelson 27 October 1960 The DuPont Show of the Month"I, Don Quixote"Anselmo Karl Genus 9 November 1959 The DuPont Show of the Month"The Lincoln Murder Case" Alex Segal 18 February 1961 Play of the Week"The Master Builder "Ragnar Brovik John Stix 21 March 1960Play of the Week"A Cool Wind Over the Living"LexyJoseph LeSueur 27 March 1961 Way Out"Dissolve to Black"Nighttime HarryWilliam Corrigan2 June 1961 Look Up and Live "The Flies"OresteJoseph K. Chomyn 27 August 1961 Route 66"A Bridge Across Five Days"Paul GuinRichard Donner 17 November 1961 Naked City"Strike a Statue " Carver John Newland 16 May 1962 The Defenders"The Unwanted "Barney LeMay Alex March 13 October 1962 Alcoa Premiere"The Contenders"Barnaby Evans David Lowell Rich 6 December 1962 Stoney Burke"Joby"Mark Wheeler John Erman 18 March 1963 Naked City"Stop the Parade! A Baby Is Crying! "Phil North William A. Graham 20 April 1963 The Defenders"Loophole "Don FranksCharles S. Dubin 16 November 1963 East Side/West Side"Don't Grow Old "Fred Cameron Herschel Daugherty 17 February 1964 The Defenders"Survival"Minister Tom Gries 14 March 1964 Brenner"Point of Law"BertHerman Hoffman14 June 1964 Slattery's People "Question: Did He Who Made the Lamb Make Thee?"Adam Marsten Richard C. Sarafian 5 March 1965 The Big Valley"The Young Marauders "Jamie Drumm Paul Wendkos 6 October 1965 The Felony Squad"The Immaculate Killer"Peter HollandSeymour Robbie24 October 1966 Flipper"A Dolphin in Time "Scott Emson Edward Haldeman 25 February 1967Hawaii Five-O"The Ways of Love "Dave Barca Charles Dubin21 November 1968 Bonanza"A World Full of Cannibals"Charles Ball Gunnar Hellström 22 December 1968 Mission: Impossible"The System"Johnny Costa Robert Gist 26 January 1969 Mission: Impossible"The Double Circle"Victor LaszloBarry Crane7 December 1969
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