J. Patrick McNamara
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.
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Films (21)
The Hot Flashes
2013 · Board President
From the Rough
2013 · PGA President
American Hot'lidays
2011 · Professor Fleischman
Never back down 2
2011 · Doctor
Un combat pour la vie
2008 · Dr. Rice
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
1991 · Mr. Preston
Flight of the Intruder
1991 · Admiral
Dead Women in Lingerie
1991 · Jim
Mom
1990 · John
The First Power
1990 · Priest
Gross Anatomy
1989 · Interviewing Professor
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
1989 · Mr. Preston
Phantasm II
1988 · Psychologist
Warning Sign
1985 · Connolly's Aide
Blow Out
1981 · Detective at Hospital
Remember Me
1981 · Service Manager
Gideon's Trumpet
1980 · Harris
1941
1979 · Pvt. DuBois
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
1979 · Chest Rollins
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977 · Project Leader
Obsession
1976 · Third Kidnapper
