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Floyd Patterson (1935–2006)

Actor

Trivia:

Left Comiskey Park in Chicago wearing dark glasses and a fake beard, after being knocked out in the first round by Sonny Liston in 1962. See more trivia »

Born:

in Waco, North Carolina, USA

Died:

(age 71) in New Paltz, New York, USA
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1969 Daniel Boone (TV series)
George Hill
– The Road to Freedom (1969) … George Hill
 
1968 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Lyle Dixon
– The Night of the Juggernaut (1968) … Lyle Dixon
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1995 Mighty Aphrodite (the producers gratefully acknowledge and wish to thank for their assistance: courtesy Management Group)
 
Show ShowSelf (33 titles)
2008 Independent Lens (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Writ Writer (2008) … Himself
 
1996 Muhammad Ali: The Whole Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Sonny Liston: The Mysterious Life and Death of a Champion (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– James Cagney: Top of the World (1992) … Himself
 
1992 Muhammad Ali's 50th Birthday Celebration (TV special)
Himself
 
1984 Terrible Joe Moran (TV movie)
Himself
 
1976 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Muhammad Ali (TV movie)
Himself
 
1972 Floyd Patterson vs. Pedro Agosto
Himself
 
1972 Floyd Patterson vs. Oscar Bonavena
Himself
 
1969 Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee (documentary)
Himself
 
1969 Med krut i nävarna (documentary)
Himself
 
1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.107 (1969) … Himself
 
1966 ABC's Wide World of Sports (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 January 1966 (1966) … Himself
 
1965 World Heavyweight Championship Bout: Charles 'Sonny' Liston vs. Cassius Clay
Himself - Guest
 
1965 The Summer Sports Spectacular (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 February 1965 (1965) … Himself
 
1956-1965 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 7 February 1965 (1965) … Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 16 December 1956 (1956) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1965 Floyd Patterson vs. George Chuvalo (TV movie)
Himself
 
1965 Heavyweight Championship of the World: Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson
Himself
 
1963 Sonny Liston vs. Floyd Patterson (short)
Himself
 
1962 The Irv Kupcinet Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 September 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
1962 World's Heavyweight Championship Fight: Floyd Patterson vs. Charles 'Sonny' Liston (short)
Himself
 
1961 Avgörandet Floyd - Ingo (documentary)
Himself
 
1961 The National Sports Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner
 
1961 The Annual National Sports Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner
 
1961 World's Heavyweight Championship Fight: Floyd Patterson vs. Ingemar Johansson
Himself
 
1961 Floyd Patterson vs. Tom McNeeley
Himself
 
1960 World's Heavyweight Championship Fight: Ingemar Johansson Versus Floyd Patterson (short)
Himself
 
1959 World's Heavyweight Championship Fight: Floyd Patterson Heavyweight Champion of the World versus Ingemar Johansson Heavyweight Champion of Europe (documentary short)
Himself
 
1956-1957 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #10.49 (1957) … Himself
– Episode #9.47 (1956) … Himself
 
1957 Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 July 1957 (1957) … Himself
 
1956-1957 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Boxer / Himself - Guest
– Episode #2.40 (1957) … Himself
– Episode #2.39 (1957) … Himself - Boxer
– Episode #2.10 (1956) … Himself - Guest
 
1955 Floyd Patterson vs. Don Grant
Himself
 
1952 Helsinki 1952: Games of the XV Olympiad (TV mini-series)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2011 The Real Rocky (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 Cornered: A Life Caught in the Ring (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2004 The Wire (TV series)
 
2000 Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1970 A.k.a. Cassius Clay (documentary)
Himself
 
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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

3 Print Biographies  | 1 Article  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

"I'm sorry, Mr. President. The title is not worth anything if the best fighters can't have a shot at it. And Liston deserves a shot." - Floyd Patterson to then-U.S. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. See more »

Trivia:

Left Comiskey Park in Chicago wearing dark glasses and a fake beard, after being knocked out in the first round by Sonny Liston in 1962. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn