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Patrick Bissell(1957-1987)

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Patrick Bissell was born on 1 December 1957 in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), a Ballet in Three Acts (1984), Live from Lincoln Center (1976) and Pavlova: A Tribute to the Legendary Ballerina (1982). He was married to Jolinda Menendez. He died on 28 December 1987 in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA.
BornDecember 1, 1957
DiedDecember 28, 1987(30)
BornDecember 1, 1957
DiedDecember 28, 1987(30)
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Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), a Ballet in Three Acts (1984)
Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), a Ballet in Three Acts
8.7
TV Movie
  • Espada
  • 1984
Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
Live from Lincoln Center
8.6
TV Series
  • Dancer - Corps de Ballet
Pavlova: A Tribute to the Legendary Ballerina (1982)
Pavlova: A Tribute to the Legendary Ballerina
TV Special
  • Basil
  • 1982
American Ballet Theatre at the Met (1984)
American Ballet Theatre at the Met
8.1
TV Special
  • Self
  • 1984

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Actor

  • Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), a Ballet in Three Acts (1984)
    Don Quixote (Kitri's Wedding), a Ballet in Three Acts
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • Espada
    • 1984
  • Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
    Live from Lincoln Center
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Dancer - Corps de Ballet
    • 1978

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • December 1, 1957
    • Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • December 28, 1987
    • Hoboken, New Jersey, USA(suicide by drug overdose)
  • Spouse
    • Jolinda MenendezJune 26, 1982 - 1983

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Danced in the corps with the New York City Ballet until getting an offer as principal with the American Ballet Theatre.
  • Quotes
    Looking back on it all, I think I've been incredibly lucky. I mean, it could have gone the other way for me. If I wasn't a dancer--I would be a teenage hoodlum!
  • Trademarks
      Big cowboy hats, cowboys boots and motorcycles
  • Nicknames
    • Tarzan (named by the ballerinas in the company because of his amazing size and strength).
    • Wally

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