Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months." Kingsthings (Larry King): "Patrick Swayze was a wonderful ...

Patrick Swayze , the hunky actor who danced his way into viewers' hearts with "Dirty Dancing" and then broke them with "Ghost," died Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.