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Dick Van Patten

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Dec 9, 1928 (97 years old)

Place of Birth

Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Dick Van Patten was an American actor best known for his role as Tom Bradford on the TV show Eight Is Enough. Van Patten also made appearances in the films Spaceballs, Soylent Green, and Robin Hood: Men in Tights.

Known For

Acting
2022Secrets of PlayboySelf
2016Silver SkiesHimself
2012The Real Love
2010First DogSelf
2010Hot in ClevelandLester
2009Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of SuspenseSelf
2009Opposite DayJack Benson
2009Sarah's ChoiceRev. Al Smith
2009According to DomSelf
2009Celebrity Ghost StoriesSelf
2007The Sarah Silverman Program.Dr. Eddie Hackmeyer
2006The Good, the Bad and the FunnySelf
2006Fred MacMurray: With FondnessSelf
2006Rob & Big
2005John Candy: Comic SpiritSelf
2005Spaceballs: The DocumentarySelf
2004Quiet KillFrank Rubin
2004The Sure Hand of GodJamie Denton
2004Living in TV Land
2003Dickie Roberts: Former Child StarSelf
2003Arrested DevelopmentCal Cullen
2002Groom LakeIrv Barnett
2002The Santa TrapSanta Claus
2002Another pretty face
2002Life with BonnieSelf
2001Gary & MikeBa (voice)
2000Big Brother TroubleCaptain Stacey
2000The Price of AirMr. Rye
1999Television: The First Fifty YearsSelf
1999Angel on Abbey StreetPreacher
1999Family GuyTom Bradford (voice)
1998Evasive ActionParole Officer
1998That '70s ShowMurph
1998Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist
1997Demolition UniversityArmy General
1997The Weird Al ShowThe Burglar
1997The Weird Al Show
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionChester Higgins (segment "The Chess Game")
1996Demolition HighGeneral Wainwright
1996Love Is All There IsDr. Rodino
1996Sherman's Way: A Kid's Guide to Coping with ChangeGrandpa
1996E! True Hollywood Story
19967th HeavenJames Rodgers Sr.
1995James Dean: A PortraitSelf
1995Cybill
1994A Dangerous PlacePrincipal
1994Touched by an AngelJerry
1994Touched by an AngelEb
1994Burke's LawPaul Hampton
1993The Odd Couple: Together AgainRoy
1993Robin Hood: Men in TightsThe Abbot
1993Boy Meets WorldAmish Farmer
1993Diagnosis: MurderMonty Emerson
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanOrphanage Worker / Santa
1992Final EmbraceLarch
1992Joker's WildMax
1992The Golden PalaceTaylor
1990WIOUFloyd Graham
1989An Eight Is Enough WeddingTom Bradford
1989Dirty TennisSelf
1989HoodwinkedThe Commodore
1988The New Adventures of Pippi LongstockingGreg the Glue Man
1988Going to the ChapelRick
198814 Going on 30Principal John Loonies
1988Couples Do It Debbie's Way
1987SpaceballsKing Roland
1987Eight Is Enough: A Family ReunionTom Bradford
1987Jay Leno's Family Comedy HourSelf
1987A Mouse, a Mystery and MeSanta Claus
1987Rags to Riches
1986Combat AcademyPrincipal
1986PicnicHoward Bevans
1986All Star Party for Clint EastwoodSelf
1985The Midnight HourMartin Grenville
1985Growing PainsNick Simpson
1984The Hoboken Chicken EmergencyMayor Bagley
1984Murder, She WroteDistrict Atty. Fred Whittaker
1984Crazy like a FoxHoward
1984WonderWorksMayor
1984Finder of Lost LovesAlan Nettles
1983The Fairest of Them AllSelf - Host
1983Masquerade
1982I Love LibertySelf
1982High PowderTom Reed
1982Andy Williams' Early New England Christmas
1982Hotel
1982HotelHerbert Pitts
1981Lunch WagonBernie Simmons
1979Diary of a Teenage HitchhikerHerb Thurston
1979The Facts of Life
1979$weepstake$Parking Attendant
1978With This RingAlvin Andrews
1978Mickey's 50Self
1977High AnxietyDr. Philip Wentworth
1977CHiPsDick Van Patten (uncredited)
1977The Love BoatJohn Whitcomb
1977Eight Is EnoughTom Bradford
1977The Love BoatHoward Ethan
1977The Love BoatCharlie Dillinger
1977The Love BoatGeorge Hayes
1976GusCal Wilson
1976The Shaggy D.A.Raymond
1976Freaky FridayHarold Jennings
1976Treasure of MatecumbeThe Gambler
1976The Love BoatDr. Adam O'Neill
1976What's Happening!!
1976Battle of the Network Stars
1976The Tony Randall ShowMyron Dobbs
1976Donny & MarieSelf
1975The Strongest Man in the WorldHarry
1975Wonder WomanJack Wood
1975Hot l Baltimore
1975When Things Were RottenFriar Tuck
1975Ellery QueenBilly Geeter
1974Shakespeare Loves Rembrandt
1974Sorority KillPolice Chief
1974Happy Days
1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerAlfred Brindle
1974The Six Million Dollar ManHarry Green
1974The Six Million Dollar ManPalmer
1974Chopper OneArnie Nolan
1973WestworldBanker
1973Soylent GreenUsher #1
1973Acts of Love and Other ComediesLarry Grogman
1973SuperdadIra Kushaw
1973The Girl with Something Extra
1973Adam's RibCommissioner Hoyt
1973Barnaby JonesMelvin Pearson
1972The Crooked HeartsEdward
1972Snowball ExpressMr. Carruthers
1972Beware! The BlobScoutmaster Adleman
1972Joe KiddHotel Manager
1972The Century TurnsEarl Enright
1972Dirty Little BillyBerle's Customer
1972The Rookies
1972The Streets of San FranciscoJohn Collins
1972Sanford and Son
1972Emergency!
1972Banyon
1972The Paul Lynde Show
1972The Brian Keith Show
1972BanacekDonald Morgan
1972The Streets of San FranciscoThurman Barber
1972The Streets of San FranciscoSterling
1972Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
1972Emergency!Carter Merkle
1971Making ItWarren
1971ZachariahThe Dude
1971A Memory of Two MondaysRaymond
1971Cannon
1971McMillan & Wife
1971The PartnersSgt. Nelson Higgenbottom
1971The New Dick Van Dyke ShowMax Mathias
1971Great PerformancesRaymond
1971The New Dick Van Dyke ShowMr. Compton
1970Arnie
1969Medical Center
1969Love, American StyleJack
1969Love, American StyleHomer
1968CharlyBert
1968Adam-12Harry Curtis
1967The Secret Dream Models of Oliver NibbleOliver
1966That Girl
1965I Dream of JeannieMarket Clerk
1963Violent MidnightLt. Palmer
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host
1959RawhideMatt Reston
1958Young Doctor Malone
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter
1956Tony AwardsSelf - In Memoriam (archive footage)
1954The Wonderful World of DisneySelf
1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf
1949Mama
1948Macy's Thanksgiving Day ParadeSelf
1947Kraft Television Theatre