Patrick Bishop appeared as Joe Dan Jumper, son of Chief Jumper in the episode "Indian Wars" of the series Miami Vice. Bishop's first TV role was a recurring one as Keoki, bartender at the King Kamehakameha Club in the series Magnum, P.I.. Other appearances were in the series Mission: Impossible, Hunter, and MacGyver, and the movies Buddy Buddy and Starship Troopers (with John Cunningham).