Mel Stewart to 1978. In the 1980s, Stewart starred on "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" as section chief Billy Melrose during the show's four-year run from 1983 through 1987, and continued guest starring in both television and films. His last on screen appearance came in the 1993 film "Made in America", starring Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson. In addition to acting and directing, Stewart was an accomplished jazz saxophonist. A longtime resident of San Francisco, he also taught acting at San Francisco State University. His students included actor Danny Glover. He established the theater group Black Actors Now Through Unity (BANTU) and directed
Patrick Swayze demand and appeared in several films, including "Road House" (1989). His biggest role came when he starred in "Ghost" (1990) with Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg. In 1991, he starred alongside "Youngblood" castmate Keanu Reeves in another major action hit, "Point Break", and he was chosen by "People" magazine as that year's "Sexiest Man Alive". In 2003, Swayze co-produced and also starred in the fictional dance film "One Last Dance", along with his real-life wife Lisa Niemi and a talented cast. The story revolves around an actual dance production, "Without a Word", which had been choreographed by Alonzo King, and