Dorothy Patrick

At Columbia, Patrick co-starred with Preston Foster and Wayne Morris in the oil wild-catting yarn, The Big Gusher (1951); in the modern-day western, Outlaw Stallion (1954) opposite Billy Gray with Phil (Philip) Carey.

Dorothy co-starred or was supporting actress in a series of Republic programmers. The studio was best known releasing Saturday Matinee serials, westerns, mysteries and crime dramas. Republic films include 711 Ocean Drive (1950) with Edmond O'Brien, Joanne Dru and Otto Kruger (caps with a slam-bang gun-chase scene at Hoover Boulder Dam); the "true life" crime drama, Lonely Hearts Bandits (1950) with John Eldredge; genre westerns, Thunder Pass (1954) with Dane Clark, John Carradine and Andy Devine; "Gringos go south-of-the-border" comedy, Belle of Old Mexico (1950) with Latina comedienne, Estelita Rodriguez, and Robert Rockwell, Florence Bates.

A "trouper" in the world of Hollywood actress-survivors, in her working career, besides acting in co-starring or supporting roles in film and television, for several summer seasons Dorothy was also seen on stage at the La Jolla Playhouse: One summer appearing opposite Howard Duff in "Anniversary Waltz" another as "Mrs. Miniver." Work in roles didn't exclude mentionable decorative walk-ons in noted productions, The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) and Singin' in the Rain (1952). Read Less

A working, lifelong SAG (Screen Actors Guild) actress, Dorothy appeared in more than 35 motion picture films and television productions. Read Less