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Mark Patton‌

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Birthday

calendar1958-09-22

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Mark Patton

Riverside, Missouri, USA

Mark Patton

Riverside, Missouri, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1958-09-22

Popularity

star3.3

Biography

Mark Patton (born September 22, 1958) is an American interior designer and former actor. Patton grew up in Riverside, Missouri and, after graduating high school, he moved to New York City to pursue an acting career. Within a few years he landed the role of Joe Qualley in the 1982 Broadway production of Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. Patton reprised the role in the 1982 film of the same name. In 1985 Patton landed the lead role in the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge portraying Jesse Walsh, a teen whose body becomes possessed by Freddy Krueger. Patton, who is openly gay, gave up on his acting career following being cast in a planned CBS series in which he would have played a gay character. The reason being the strong homophobia he perceived in Hollywood at that time. After that, years later, he had a hard time struggling with HIV (was diagnosed on his 40th birthday). Upon recovering, he moved to Mexico, where he currently lives happily married. Patton appears in the A Nightmare on Elm Street documentary Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy, directed by Dan Farrands. Following his appearance in the documentary Patton began touring horror conventions where he is lauded as mainstream cinema's first male "scream queen". After the success he started some projects concerning his life experiences with film (including books and a documentary called "There is no Jesse").

Movie Credits

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge‌
star5.8
calendar 1985

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean‌
star5.9
calendar 1982

Reunion from Hell 2

Reunion from Hell 2‌
star0.0
calendar 2023

Anna to the Infinite Power

Anna to the Infinite Power‌
star5.1
calendar 1983

Misplaced

Misplaced‌
star0.0
calendar 1989

Amityville in the Hood

Amityville in the Hood‌
star1.5
calendar 2021

Watchdog

Watchdog‌
star0.0
calendar 2023

Alien Danger! With Raven Van Slender

Alien Danger! With Raven Van Slender‌
star0.0
calendar 2021

1 Dead Dog

1 Dead Dog‌
star0.0
calendar 2020

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy‌
star7.8
calendar 2010

Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street

Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street‌
star6.7
calendar 2019

Family Possessions

Family Possessions‌
star5.1
calendar 2016

Amityville Clownhouse

Amityville Clownhouse‌
star1.1
calendar 2017

#StopTheNightmare

#StopTheNightmare‌
star6.0
calendar 2020

The Once and Future Smash

The Once and Future Smash‌
star8.0
calendar 2022

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story‌
star5.8
calendar 2022

Swallowed

Swallowed‌
star5.7
calendar 2022

Kelsey's Son

Kelsey's Son‌
star0.0
calendar 1983

Tv Credits

Hotel

Hotel‌
star6.7
calendar 1982

CBS Schoolbreak Special

CBS Schoolbreak Special‌
star5.5
calendar 1984