James Patterson (June 29, 1932 â€" August 19, 1972) was an American
actor who won a Tony Award for his role in the 1968 Harold Pinter play
The Birthday Party.His best-known film role was in Lilith (1964), and
he had numerous guest appearances on television through the early
1970s. He was also well known for his appearance as Jeffrey Butler in
the cult classic horror film Silent Night, Bloody Night.Born in Derry,
Pennsylvania, Patterson was both a stage and screen actor. For his
stage work, he won both Tony and Obie awards. His career started on a
Pittsburgh radio show with "Starlets on Parade" as a boy soprano. For
a time, he was a painter and later studied acting at the Carnegie
Institute of Technology with Hebert Berghof. He met his future wife,
actress, Rochelle Oliver on the set of the off-Broadway production of
The Brothers Karamazov. He was also a cast member. In 1960, they were
living together in their small apartment on the upper East Side.In
1968, Patterson played the part of Dave Barca in Hawaii Five-O,
episode "The Ways of Love".
actor who won a Tony Award for his role in the 1968 Harold Pinter play
The Birthday Party.His best-known film role was in Lilith (1964), and
he had numerous guest appearances on television through the early
1970s. He was also well known for his appearance as Jeffrey Butler in
the cult classic horror film Silent Night, Bloody Night.Born in Derry,
Pennsylvania, Patterson was both a stage and screen actor. For his
stage work, he won both Tony and Obie awards. His career started on a
Pittsburgh radio show with "Starlets on Parade" as a boy soprano. For
a time, he was a painter and later studied acting at the Carnegie
Institute of Technology with Hebert Berghof. He met his future wife,
actress, Rochelle Oliver on the set of the off-Broadway production of
The Brothers Karamazov. He was also a cast member. In 1960, they were
living together in their small apartment on the upper East Side.In
1968, Patterson played the part of Dave Barca in Hawaii Five-O,
episode "The Ways of Love".
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