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name: "Jay Patterson"
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# Jay Patterson

Actor. Born 22 August 1954 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 August 1954, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Patterson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22069517, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0666256/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/78789

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Places in the Heart*](https://film.one/film/places-in-the-heart.md) (80)

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## Biography

Jay Patterson is an American actor born on 22 August 1954 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He studied theatre at Ohio University and acting at the Terry Schreiber Studio in New York.

Patterson made his film debut as W.E. Simmons in *Places in the Heart* (1984). He has appeared in more than sixty films, including *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* (1990), *Nobody's Fool* (1994), *A Million Ways to Die in the West* (2014) and *Ted 2* (2015). On television he has had recurring roles in the *Law & Order* franchise and guest appearances in series such as *Blue Bloods* and *Miami Vice*.

His stage work includes a Broadway debut in *K2* (1983), for which he received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination, as well as later appearances in *Inherit the Wind* (2007) and understudy roles in other productions.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Places in the Heart* (1984), Fi1m 80, as W.E. Simmons — [page](https://film.one/film/places-in-the-heart.md)

## Complete filmography (47)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Power Child* (2025), as Daniel Crop
- *Leverage: Redemption* (2021), series, as General Lionel Frick
- *Nine Lives* (2016), as Benson
- *Ted 2* (2015), as Karl Jackson
- *A Million Ways to Die in the West* (2014), as Doctor Harper
- *Nice Guy Johnny* (2010), as Dr. Meadows
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), series, as Dennis Driscoll
- *My Own Love Song* (2010), as Neighbor Man
- *My Sassy Girl* (2008), as Roger Bellow
- *The Babysitters* (2008), as Ira
- *Purple Violets* (2007), as Michael's Agent
- *Death of a President* (2006), as Sam McCarthy
- *All the King's Men* (2006), as Senator
- *Brother's Shadow* (2006), as Parole Officer
- *The Exonerated* (2006), as Cop
- *Love, Ludlow* (2006), as Storkelson
- *A Gentleman's Game* (2002), as Raymond Mann
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, as Terrence Boyd, Benton Williams
- *Third Watch* (1999), series, as Andy Fryar
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as James Reed, William Evans
- *A Civil Action* (1998), as Geologist
- *Slums of Beverly Hills* (1998), as Dr. Grossman
- *City of Angels* (1998), as Air Traffic Controller
- *Hard Rain* (1998), as Mr Wellman
- *American Perfekt* (1997), as Bernie
- *Excessive Force II: Force on Force* (1995), as Detective Wayne O'Conner
- *Nobody's Fool* (1994), as Jocko
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Russell Tate
- *Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7* (1993), Actor
- *Romeo Is Bleeding* (1993), as Mona's Lawyer (uncredited)
- *Double Jeopardy* (1992), as Assistant District Attorney
- *McBain* (1991), as Dr. Dalton
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Hoexter, Defense Attorney Charles Heckstrom, Marty, Conn. ADA Jack O'Connell — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* (1990), as Charles Pennington
- *Margaret Bourke-White* (1989), as Henry Luce
- *A Pup Named Scooby-Doo* (1988), series, Director
- *D.O.A.* (1988), as Graham Corey
- *Nadine* (1987), as Dwight Estes
- *Street Smart* (1987), as Leonard Pike
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Lewis Colquit
- *The Equalizer* (1985), series, as Jay Trescott
- *Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom* (1985), as Edward Pierce
- *Heaven Help Us* (1985), as Brother Constance
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Noah Farmer
- *Miami Vice* (1984), series, as Billie Joe Higgins — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)
- *Places in the Heart* (1984), as W.E. Simmons — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/places-in-the-heart.md)
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Edward Pierce

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