Patrick Swayze died last night following a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
The 57-year-old announced he had the illness in March 2008 but continued to work throughout his treatment and even filmed an American A&E drama series, The Beast.
The love story between Mr Swayze and his co-star in Dirty Dancing became an international phenomenon. Dirty Dancing made $64m at the U.S. box office and $214m worldwide
He famously starred in Ghost in 1990, as a murdered man trying to communicate with his fiancee (Demi Moore) - with great frustration and longing - through a psychic played by Whoopi Goldberg. We saw the pair make pottery together during emotional scenes
It drew a respectable 1.3 million viewers when the 13 episodes ran in 2009, but A&E said it had reluctantly decided not to renew it for a second season.
During the last year, the stricken actor had also begun writing his memoirs with the help of his wife, Lisa Niemi.
In recent months the star had begun to put on weight and appeared healthier, raising hopes that he was beating the illness.
He was pictured in July sporting a goatee beard, smiling and indulging in cigarette breaks, despite the catheters for his chemotherapy which could be seen hanging in front of his shirt.
He will always be remembered for his act. Check out some of the pics from Dirty Dancing.
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