Deceased
How Did Floyd Patterson Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 71GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn04/01/1935Died11/05/2006Died inNew PaltzCauseprostate cancerWikidataQ314051 ↗Buried atNew Paltz Rural CemeteryTMDb#1238805 ↗
Floyd Patterson was an American professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1972, and twice reigned as the world heavyweight champion between 1956 and 1962. At the age of 21, he became the youngest boxer in history to win the title, and was also the first heavyweight to regain the title after losing it. As an amateur, he won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He has been named among the top 15 heavyweights of all time.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
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| 2009 | Året var 1959Movie | Self (archive footage) | 74 |
| 1988 | Mike Tyson Presents: The HeavyweightsMovie | — | 53 |
| 1973 | The Dean Martin Celebrity RoastsSeries | Self | 38 |
| 1969 | Med krut i nävarnaMovie | — | 34 |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild WestSeries | — | 30 |
| 1964 | Daniel BooneSeries | George Hill | 29 |
| 1964 | The Polo Grounds: Requiem for an ArenaMovie | Self | 29 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSeries | Self | 26 |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeries | Self | 22 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen ShowSeries | Self - Guest | 21 |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Series | Self - Mystery Guest | 15 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries | Self | 13 |