Dick Van Patten

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 157

Gender Male

Birthday December 9, 1928

Day of Death June 23, 2015 (86 years old)

Place of Birth Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

John Acerno
Richard Van Patten
Dick Van Patton
Richard Vincent Van Patten

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Dick Van Patten

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

2022

(1 episode) as Self - Actor

2016

as Himself

2010		First Dog as Self
2010		Hot in Cleveland (1 episode) as Lester

2009		Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense as Self
2009		Opposite Day as Jack Benson
2009		Sarah's Choice as Rev. Al Smith
2009		Celebrity Ghost Stories (1 episode) as Self

2007

(1 episode) as Dr. Eddie Hackmeyer

2006		Rob & Big (2 episodes)
2006		The Good, the Bad and the Funny as Self
2006		Fred MacMurray: With Fondness as Self

2005

as Self

2004		Living in TV Land (1 episode)
2004		Quiet Kill as Frank Rubin
2004		The Sure Hand of God as Jamie Denton

2003		Arrested Development (2 episodes) as Cal Cullen
2003		Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star as Self

2002		The Santa Trap as Santa Claus
2002		Groom Lake as Irv Barnett
2002		Life with Bonnie (1 episode) as Self
2002		Another pretty face

2001

(1 episode) as Ba (voice)

2000		The Price of Air as Mr. Rye
2000		Big Brother Trouble as Captain Stacey

1999		Family Guy (2 episodes) as Tom Bradford (voice)
1999		Angel on Abbey Street as Preacher
1999		Television: The First Fifty Years as Self

1998		Hollywood Squares (1 episode) as Self - Panelist
1998		That '70s Show (1 episode) as Murph
1998		Evasive Action as Parole Officer

1997		Demolition University as Army General
1997		The Weird Al Show (1 episode) as The Burglar (1 episode)
1997		Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1 episode) as Chester Higgins (segment "The Chess Game")

1996		7th Heaven (1 episode) as James Rodgers Sr.
1996		E! True Hollywood Story (2 episodes)
1996		Love Is All There Is as Dr. Rodino
1996		Demolition High as General Wainwright
1996		Sherman's Way: A Kid's Guide to Coping with Change as Grandpa

1995

(1 episode)

1994		A Dangerous Place as Principal
1994		Touched by an Angel (1 episode) as Eb (1 episode) as Jerry
1994		Burke's Law (1 episode) as Paul Hampton

1993		Diagnosis: Murder (1 episode) as Monty Emerson
1993		Boy Meets World (1 episode)
1993		The Odd Couple: Together Again as Roy
1993		Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1 episode)
1993		Robin Hood: Men in Tights as The Abbot

1992		Joker's Wild as Max
1992		The Golden Palace (1 episode) as Taylor
1992		Final Embrace as Larch

1990

(20 episodes) as Floyd Graham

1989		Hoodwinked as The Commodore
1989		An Eight Is Enough Wedding as Tom Bradford
1989		Dirty Tennis as Self

1988		Going to the Chapel as Rick
1988		14 Going on 30 as Principal John Loonies
1988		The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking as Greg the Glue Man
1988		Couples Do It Debbie's Way

1987		A Mouse, a Mystery and Me as Santa Claus
1987		Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour as Self
1987		Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion as Tom Bradford
1987		Spaceballs as King Roland
1987		Rags to Riches (1 episode)

1986		Combat Academy as Principal
1986		Picnic as Howard Bevans

1985		The Midnight Hour as Martin Grenville
1985		Growing Pains (1 episode) as Nick Simpson

1984		Crazy like a Fox (1 episode) as Howard
1984		The Hoboken Chicken Emergency as Mayor Bagley
1984		WonderWorks (1 episode) as Mayor
1984		Murder, She Wrote (1 episode) as District Atty. Fred Whittaker
1984		Finder of Lost Loves (1 episode) as Alan Nettles

1983		Masquerade (1 episode)
1983		The Fairest of Them All as Self - Host

1982		Andy Williams' Early New England Christmas
1982		Hotel (2 episodes)
1982		High Powder as Tom Reed
1982		I Love Liberty as Self

1981

as Bernie Simmons

1979		Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker as Herb Thurston
1979		The Facts of Life (1 episode)

1978		Mickey's 50 as Self
1978		With This Ring as Alvin Andrews

1977		High Anxiety as Dr. Philip Wentworth
1977		The Love Boat (2 episodes) as Charlie Dillinger (1 episode) as Howard Ethan (1 episode) as John Whitcomb
1977		CHiPs (2 episodes) as Dick Van Patten (uncredited)
1977		Eight Is Enough (112 episodes) as Tom Bradford

1976		Freaky Friday as Harold Jennings
1976		The Shaggy D.A. as Raymond
1976		Battle of the Network Stars (1 episode)
1976		The Tony Randall Show (1 episode) as Myron Dobbs
1976		The Love Boat as Dr. Adam O'Neill
1976		What's Happening!! (1 episode)
1976		Gus as Cal Wilson
1976		Treasure of Matecumbe as The Gambler
1976		Donny & Marie (1 episode) as Self

1975		Wonder Woman (1 episode) as Jack Wood
1975		Ellery Queen (1 episode) as Billy Geeter
1975		When Things Were Rotten (13 episodes) as Friar Tuck
1975		The Strongest Man in the World as Harry
1975		Hot l Baltimore (1 episode)

1974		Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1 episode) as Alfred Brindle
1974		Shakespeare Loves Rembrandt
1974		Sorority Kill as Police Chief
1974		The Six Million Dollar Man (1 episode) as Palmer (1 episode) as Harry Green
1974		Chopper One (1 episode) as Arnie Nolan
1974		Happy Days (3 episodes)

1973		Superdad as Ira Kushaw
1973		Adam's Rib (1 episode) as Commissioner Hoyt
1973		The Girl with Something Extra (1 episode)
1973		Westworld as Banker
1973		Soylent Green as Usher #1
1973		Acts of Love and Other Comedies as Larry Grogman
1973		Barnaby Jones (1 episode) as Melvin Pearson

1972		Snowball Express as Mr. Carruthers
1972		The Crooked Hearts as Edward
1972		Dirty Little Billy as Berle's Customer
1972		The Century Turns as Earl Enright
1972		The Streets of San Francisco (1 episode) as Sterling (1 episode) as Thurman Barber (2 episodes) as John Collins
1972		The Brian Keith Show (1 episode)
1972		Banyon (1 episode)
1972		Banacek (1 episode) as Donald Morgan
1972		The Paul Lynde Show (2 episodes)
1972		Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1 episode)
1972		The Rookies (2 episodes)
1972		Joe Kidd as Hotel Manager
1972		Beware! The Blob as Scoutmaster Adleman
1972		Emergency! (1 episode) as Carter Merkle (1 episode)
1972		Sanford and Son (1 episode)

1971		McMillan & Wife (1 episode)
1971		The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1 episode) as Mr. Compton (4 episodes) as Max Mathias
1971		The Partners (20 episodes) as Sgt. Nelson Higgenbottom
1971		Cannon (1 episode)
1971		Making It as Warren
1971		Great Performances (1 episode) as Raymond
1971		A Memory of Two Mondays as Raymond
1971		Zachariah as The Dude

1970

(1 episode)

1969		Love, American Style (1 episode) as Homer (1 episode) as Jack
1969		Medical Center (1 episode)

1968		Charly as Bert
1968		Adam-12 (1 episode) as Harry Curtis

1967

as Oliver

1966

(1 episode)

1965

(1 episode) as Market Clerk

1963

as Lt. Palmer

1962

(1 episode) as Self

1961

(4 episodes) as Self - Co-Host

1959

(1 episode) as Matt Reston

1958

(322 episodes)

1956

(1 episode) as Self - In Memoriam (archive footage) (1 episode) as Self - Presenter

1954

(1 episode) as Self

1950

(1 episode) as Self

1949

(1 episode)

1948

(1 episode) as Self

1947

(1 episode)

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