Patrick Swayze's Memorable Roles

Actors <a href="/topic/Patrick_Swayze">Patrick Swayze</a> is shown in this undated publicity photograph. Swayze, who went from Broadway dancer to Hollywood star in box-office hits like "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost," died on September 14, 2009 after battling pancreatic cancer for almost two years. (Photo: Reuters)

Sept. 14: Flowers decorate <a href="/topic/Patrick_Swayze">Patrick Swayze</a>'s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles (Photo: AP)

Patrick Swayze is seen here in 2005 at an event with his wife, Lisa Niemi. (AP2005)

Actor <a href="/topic/Patrick_Swayze">Patrick Swayze</a> attends the fan screening of "Mission: Impossible III" at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood in this May 4, 2006 file photo. (Photo: Reuters)

Patrick Swayze in an undated publicity photo. (AP2008)

Patrick Swayze embraces his wife in this 1997 photo taken when he received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (AP1997)

May 2008: Actor <a href="/topic/Patrick_Swayze">Patrick Swayze</a> watches from the crowd as the <a href="/topic/Los_Angeles_Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> play the <a href="/topic/San_Antonio_Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> during Game 2 of their <a href="/topic/National_Basketball_Association">NBA</a> <a href="/topic/Western_Conference">Western Conference</a> final basketball playoff series in Los Angeles (2008 AP)

Patrick Swayze and wife Lisa Niemi on November 17, 2007, just weeks before he says he first felt stomach pain during a New Year's Eve party.

Patrick Swayze released this family photo in 2009 in attempts to dispel rumors that he was nearing death. (AP)

Nov. 28, 2005: Actor Patrick Swayze poses for the photographers, prior to the premiere of his new film "Keeping Mum" at a Leicester Square cinema in central London. (AP)