How old was Patrick Swayze in the movie Dirty Dancing?

Patrick Swayze was 34 in Dirty Dancing when he played the character 'Johnny Castle'.

That was over 37 years ago in 1987.

In 2009 he died aged just 57, starring in 53 films in his career, 41 of those after Dirty Dancing was first released. If he were alive today he would be 71.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Dirty Dancing, I think Patrick Swayze looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Emile Ardolino has worked with Patrick Swayze just once in his career.
  • Patrick Swayze's first movie was as 'Ace Johnson' in Skatetown, U.S.A., released in 1979 when he was 26
  • Dirty Dancing scores 7.35 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Dirty Dancing

Patrick Swayze's other movies