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Mark Patton
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1958-09-22,Riverside, Missouri, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Mark Patton (born September 22, 1958) is an American interior designer and former actor. Patton grew up in Riverside, Missouri and, after graduating high school, he moved to New York City to pursue an acting career. Within a few years he landed the role of Joe Qualley in the 1982 Broadway production of Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. Patton reprised the role in the 1982 film of the same name. In 1985 Patton landed the lead role in the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge portraying Jesse Walsh, a teen whose body becomes possessed by Freddy Krueger. Patton, who is openly gay, gave up on his acting career following being cast in a planned CBS series in which he would have played a gay character. The reason being the strong homophobia he perceived in Hollywood at that time. After that, years later, he had a hard time struggling with HIV (was diagnosed on his 40th birthday). Upon recovering, he moved to Mexico, where he currently lives happily married. Patton appears in the A Nightmare on Elm Street documentary Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy, directed by Dan Farrands. Following his appearance in the documentary Patton began touring horror conventions where he is lauded as mainstream cinema's first male "scream queen". After the success he started some projects concerning his life experiences with film (including books and a documentary called "There is no Jesse").

Filmography

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge

5.776

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
1985-11-01

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

6

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
1982-11-12

Reunion from Hell 2

3

Reunion from Hell 2
2023-01-13

Anna to the Infinite Power

5.231

Anna to the Infinite Power
1983-01-12

0

Misplaced
1989-09-14

Amityville in the Hood

1.8

Amityville in the Hood
2021-12-10

0

Watchdog
2023-08-19

Alien Danger! With Raven Van Slender

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Alien Danger! With Raven Van Slender
2021-02-02

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1 Dead Dog
2020-09-19

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

7.817

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010-05-04

Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street

6.596

Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street
2019-04-05

Family Possessions

4.6

Family Possessions
2016-10-21

Amityville Clownhouse

1.4

Amityville Clownhouse
2017-07-11

#StopTheNightmare

6

#StopTheNightmare
2020-04-28

The Once and Future Smash

8

The Once and Future Smash
2022-12-04

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story

6.1

Hollywood Dreams & Nightmares: The Robert Englund Story
2022-10-07

5.607

Swallowed
2022-06-04

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Kelsey's Son
1983-08-21

CBS Schoolbreak Special

5.5

CBS Schoolbreak Special
1984-01-24

6.8

Hotel
1982-08-21