Career
Known for his work as an actor in theatre, film and television, he became a self-taught painter later in life and was known for his colourful, "intuitive" depictions of life in the Caribbean. His work was collected by Freddie Mercury, Twiggy and Stevie Wonder. Patterson appeared in early episodes of the television series Z-Cars, The Professionals, in the film Two A Penny opposite Cliff Richard and appeared in The Rolling Stones 1968 documentary film Sympathy Foreign The Devil.