Acting
J. Patrick McNamara
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.
Filmography
The Hot Flashes
Film · 2013
From the Rough
Film · 2013
Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown
Film · 2011
Mardi Gras: Spring Break
Film · 2011
Living Proof
Film · 2008
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Film · 1991
Dead Women in Lingerie
Film · 1991
Flight of the Intruder
Film · 1991
Mom
Film · 1990
The First Power
Film · 1990
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Film · 1989
Gross Anatomy
Film · 1989
Phantasm II
Film · 1988
Freddy's Nightmares
Series · 1988
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Series · 1987
Warning Sign
Film · 1985
The A-Team
Series · 1983
Blow Out
Film · 1981
Remember Me
Film · 1981
Falcon Crest
Series · 1981
Falcon Crest
Series · 1981
Gideon's Trumpet
Film · 1980
1941
Film · 1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Film · 1979
Knots Landing
Series · 1979
Roots: The Next Generations
Series · 1979
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Film · 1977
Obsession
Film · 1976