Acting
Pat McNamara
EN, XX cinema · 34 credits
Born
22 July 1933
Died
5 January 2024 (aged 90)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Patrick Sarsfield McNamara, known as Pat McNamara (22 July 1933 – 5 January 2024), was an American film, stage, and television actor born in New York City, New York. He was best known for playing Jim Malone, Eliza's weary father, in the 1996 comedy The Daytrippers, and for memorable supporting roles in Fight Club (1999, as Commissioner Jacobs), The Silence of the Lambs (1991, as Sheriff Perkins), Sleepers (1996), and Instinct (1999, as Dr. Josephson). He also appeared in Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), A Chorus Line (1985), Blue Thunder (1983), Crimes of Passion (1984), and The Front (1976, with Woody Allen). He died in Santa Monica, California, at age 90. His television credits span over five decades, including guest appearances in Barney Miller (1975, 1981), M\*A\*S\*H (1972, 1982), NYPD Blue (1993), Law & Order (1991, 1992), St. Elsewhere (1982, 1984), Ally McBeal (1997), Oz (1997–1998, as Dr. Prestopnick), Homicide: Life on the Street (1993, 1995), Party of Five (1994, 1998), and The Beat (2000). His later film credits include The Guru (2002, as Mr. McGee, with Heather Graham), Ash Wednesday (2002, as Murph), Thru: The Hereafter Remains Unknown (2017), and Street to Table (2022). He also appeared on stage, including in The Poison Tree (1976) and Amadeus on Broadway.
Known for
Filmography
The Guru
as Mr. McGee
Fight Club
as Commissioner Jacobs
Instinct
as Dr. Josephson
The Daytrippers
as Jim Malone
The Last Time I Committed Suicide
as Father Fletcher
Layin' Low
as Mr. Muckler
Sleepers
as Guard
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
as Harold Hoyt
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
as Skipper
Claude
as Al Dewey
The Silence of the Lambs
as Sheriff Perkins
Orpheus Descending
as Pee Wee
Taking a Stand
as Mr. O'Brien
The Squeeze
as Arnold Drisco
A Chorus Line
as Robbie
Stone Pillow
as Daggett
Crimes of Passion
as Frank
Last of the Great Survivors
as Reginald Burke
Blue Thunder
as Matusek
Prototype
as Landlord
The Challenge
as Fight Promoter
Windows
as Doorman
The Last Word
as S.W.A.T. Lieutenant
Hollow Image
as Delivery Man
American Hot Wax
as Gordie
The Front
as Federal Marshal
The Boy Who Liked Deer
as Mr. Mason
Dead Man on the Run
as Mercer