Patrick Swayze passed away this afternoon from a long battle with pancreatic cancer, he was 57. Patrick Swayze the star of mega hit movies Ghost, Dirty Dancing, Road House, The Outsiders, a total of 47 movies spanning three decades. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thedealis.com%2F2009%2F09%2F14%2Fpatrick-swayze-dies-at-57%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Patrick+Swayze+dies+at+57′; addthis_pub = ”;