Jim Fitzpatrick

Biography

James Armando Fitzpatrick was born in Omaha, Nebraska but returned to Clearwater Beach, Florida at three months of age where his parents (Jim Sr. and Cookie) are from and began his acting career on the stage at the tender age of 13 when he appeared in his first school play, "A Thousand Clowns," at Seminole (Florida) High School. Jim accepted a football scholarship to Illinois State University as a theater major where he became involved with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company founded by Gary Sinise and John Malkovich. He put aside an acting career to play professional football, however, starting in 1981 with the Hamilton Tiger Cats in the CFL (Canadian Football league) followed by short stints with the Chicago Bears ('82) and the Baltimore Colts('82). His football career ended when he retired in 1985, after spending three seasons with the Tampa Bay Bandits in the USFL ('83-'85).

Movies & TV Shows

1. Armageddon (1998) — NORAD Technician
2. Cocoon (1985) — Dock Worker
3. Elizabethtown (2005) — Rusty
4. Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) — Commander Williams
5. ER (1994) — Lt. Col. McGreun
6. Dolphin Tale (2011) — Max Connellan
7. Miami Vice (1984) — Teddy Lake
8. JAG (1995) — Murray Douglas
9. Ragtime (1981) — Bail Clerk (uncredited)
10. Tour of Duty (1987) — Captain Pescow
11. Renegade (1992) — Brett Quinn
12. Pacific Blue (1996) — Frank Hawkins
13. Band of the Hand (1986) — Young Street Gangster (uncredited)
14. Ski Patrol (1990) — Young Father
15. Shark Waters (2022) — Jose
16. The District (2000) — Captain Weston Buell
17. Walking the Edge (1985) — Fat Man's Body Guard
18. All Square (2018) — Drinking Gambler
19. Operation Delta Force 3: Clear Target (1998) — Skip Lang
20. The Agency (2001) — CIA Guard Allman
21. U.S. Seals (2000) — Mike Bradley
22. Little Ghost (1997) — Tony
23. Last of the Grads (2021) — Mr. Bradley
24. Curse of the Starving Class (1994) — Emerson (as James Fitzpatrick)
25. Anything But Love (1989)
26. The Code Conspiracy (2002) — John Davis
27. Threat Matrix (2003) — Camp Pendleton Security Chief Robert Burkehart
28. Adventure Scouts (2010) — Allen Daniels
29. Mind Games (2021) — Roger
30. I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) (1993) — The Detective
31. When the Bough Breaks (1986) — Reporter #3
32. An American Reunion (2003) — Jamie Tesch
33. Blood Ranch (2006) — Spider
34. The Belly of the Beast (2008) — Adam Simeon
35. Do You See Me (2017) — Jimmy Nichols
36. Phantom of the Ritz (1988) — Corey Beeson
37. Glory Days — Steve Street
38. The Walk-Ons — Coach Davis

Directed

1. An American Reunion (2003) — Director
2. The Walk-Ons — Director