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J. Patrick McNamara
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1942Born, New Orleans
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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.
Known for
Close Encounters of the Third KindProject Leader
Bill & Ted's Excellent AdventureMr. Preston
Star Trek: The Next GenerationCapt. Taggert
Blow OutDetective at Hospital
Bill & Ted's Bogus JourneyMr. Preston2013The Hot FlashesBoard PresidentMovie
2013From the RoughPGA PresidentMovie
2011Mardi Gras: Spring BreakProfessor FleischmanMovie
2011Never Back Down 2: The BeatdownDoctorMovie
2008Living ProofDr. RiceMovie
1991Bill & Ted's Bogus JourneyMr. PrestonMovie
1991Flight of the IntruderAdmiralMovie
1991Dead Women in LingerieJimMovie
1990MomJohnMovie
1990The First PowerPriestMovie
1989Gross AnatomyInterviewing ProfessorMovie
1989Bill & Ted's Excellent AdventureMr. PrestonMovie
1988Phantasm IIPsychologistMovie
1985Warning SignConnolly's AideMovie
1981Blow OutDetective at HospitalMovie
1981Remember MeService ManagerMovie
1980Gideon's TrumpetHarrisMovie
19791941Pvt. DuBoisMovie
1979Good Luck, Miss WyckoffChest RollinsMovie
1977Close Encounters of the Third KindProject LeaderMovie
1976ObsessionThird KidnapperMovie
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