Wissenswertes

1969-71: Served in the United States Army, earning the Vietnam Service Medal and a Bronze Star for valor.

As of 2014, has appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Geboren am 4. Juli (1989), JFK: Tatort Dallas (1991), Die Verurteilten (1994) and Argo (2012), the latter being a winner in the category.

Has played four historical U.S. presidents: Richard Nixon in Elvis und der Präsident (1997), Woodrow Wilson in Alice Paul - Der Weg ins Licht (2004), Franklin D. Roosevelt in Geheimakte Zweiter Weltkrieg - Hitler, Stalin und der Westen (2008) and most recently Harry S. Truman in episode 10 of Project Blue Book, The Washington Merry-Go-Round (2019).

In the original Broadway production of Evita, he was the only cast member who spoke with a Spanish accent.

Has twice received Tony nominations: in 1980 as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) for playing Juan Domingo Perón in "Evita", and ten years later, in 1990, as Best Actor (Musical) for playing the title role in a revival of "Sweeney Todd".

Won the 1980 Drama Desk Award for his role of Juan Domingo Perón opposite Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin in the Broadway musical "Evita".

Attended and graduated from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California (1964).

Attended and graduated from the University of California, Irvine (1968).

Profiled in "Character Kings: Hollywood's Familiar Faces Discuss the Art & Business of Acting" by Scott Voisin (2009).

Has one daughter: Olivia Gunton.

Has appeared with David Strathairn in four films: Matewan (1987), Judgment (1990), Dolores (1995) and Das perfekte Verbrechen (2007).

Parents are Robert Patrick Sr. and Rose Marie Gunton.

1980: Won the Clarence Derwent Award and the Obie Award for Best Performance in "How I Got That Story".

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