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    2023-01-02

    1942-10-3084 years, 0 months, and 4 days old

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    Place of birth:

    New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    Adult:

    No

    Gender:

    Male

    Biography

    J. Patrick McNamara (October 30, 1942 – January 2, 2023) was an American character actor born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He played the project leader in Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Private DuBois in Spielberg's 1941, and appeared in two Brian De Palma films, Obsession and Blow Out. He was also known as Mr. Preston, the father of Bill, in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. His other credits include Gideon's Trumpet, Phantasm II, Gross Anatomy and Flight of the Intruder, as well as guest roles on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Knots Landing and Falcon Crest.

    Images Gallery

    Best Credits: 28

    Title
    Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
    Mr. Preston
    6.8
    1989-02-17
    5.6407
    Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
    Mr. Preston
    6.303
    1991-07-19
    4.7076
    Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    Project Leader
    7.35
    1977-12-14
    10.3088
    Obsession
    Third Kidnapper
    6.7
    1976-08-01
    3.4063
    1941
    Pvt. DuBois
    5.764
    1979-12-14
    4.2322
    Blow Out
    Detective at Hospital
    7.346
    1981-07-24
    7.0239
    Warning Sign
    Connolly's Aide
    5.988
    1985-08-23
    2.2894
    Gross Anatomy
    Interviewing Professor
    5.7
    1989-10-20
    1.6654
    Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
    Chest Rollins
    5.3
    1979-04-13
    1.8417
    Dead Women in Lingerie
    Jim
    3.4
    1991-01-01
    2.227
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