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Dick Van Patten

Acting

Born December 9, 1928 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Died June 23, 2015

Also known as John Acerno · Richard Van Patten · Dick Van Patton

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.

Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography50+ titles

Angel on Abbey Street

1999as Preacher

Banacek

1972as Donald Morgan

Boy Meets World

1993as Amish Farmer

Arrested Development

2003as Cal Cullen

That '70s Show

1998as Murph

Emergency!

1972as Carter Merkle

I Dream of Jeannie

1965as Market Clerk

Hollywood Squares

1998as Self - Panelist

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974as Alfred Brindle

Happy Days

1974

Murder, She Wrote

1984as District Atty. Fred Whittaker

Sanford and Son

1972

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

Family Guy

1999as Tom Bradford (voice)

What's Happening!!

1976as Mr. Claxton

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2008as Self

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974as Harry Green

Hot in Cleveland

2010as Lester

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997as Chester Higgins (segment "The Chess Game")

Touched by an Angel

1994as Jerry

Rawhide

1959as Matt Reston

Diagnosis: Murder

1993as Monty Emerson

The Facts of Life

1979

Adam-12

1968as Harry Curtis

Wonder Woman

1975as Jack Wood

Barnaby Jones

1973as Melvin Pearson

The Streets of San Francisco

1972as John Collins

McMillan & Wife

1971

The Weird Al Show

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993as Orphanage Worker / Santa

Spaceballs

1987as King Roland

CHiPs

1977as Dick Van Patten (uncredited)

Soylent Green

1973as Usher #1

The Rookies

1972

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950as Self

Rob & Big

2006

Westworld

1973as Banker

Snowball Express

1972as Mr. Carruthers

First Dog

2010as Self

Evasive Action

1998as Parole Officer

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

1993as The Abbot

Growing Pains

1985as Nick Simpson

Treasure of Matecumbe

1976as The Gambler

Secrets of Playboy

2022as Self

7th Heaven

1996as James Rodgers Sr.

The Golden Palace

1992as Taylor

High Anxiety

1977as Dr. Philip Wentworth

Joe Kidd

1972as Hotel Manager

The Sarah Silverman Program.

2007as Dr. Eddie Hackmeyer

A Dangerous Place

1994as Principal