Dick Van Patten

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1928-12-09

Place of Birth

Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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.

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Acting History

2022
Secrets of Playboy as Self
2016
Silver Skies as Himself
2012
The Real Love
2010
First Dog as Self
2010
Hot in Cleveland as Lester
2009
Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense as Self
2009
According to Dom as Self
2009
Opposite Day as Jack Benson
2009
Sarah's Choice as Rev. Al Smith
2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
2007
The Sarah Silverman Program. as Dr. Eddie Hackmeyer
2006
Rob & Big
2006
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness as Self
2006
The Good, the Bad and the Funny as Self
2005
Spaceballs: The Documentary as Self
2005
John Candy: Comic Spirit as Self
2004
Living in TV Land
2004
Quiet Kill as Frank Rubin
2004
The Sure Hand of God as Jamie Denton
2003
Arrested Development 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 as Self
2002
Another pretty face
2001
Gary & Mike as Ba (voice)
2000
The Price of Air as Mr. Rye
2000
Big Brother Trouble as Captain Stacey
1999
Family Guy as Tom Bradford (voice)
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years as Self
1999
Angel on Abbey Street as Preacher
1998
Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
1998
That '70s Show as Murph
1998
Evasive Action as Parole Officer
1997
Demolition University as Army General
1997
The Weird Al Show
1997
The Weird Al Show as The Burglar
1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Chester Higgins (segment "The Chess Game")
1996
7th Heaven as James Rodgers Sr.
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
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
James Dean: A Portrait as Self
1995
Cybill
1994
A Dangerous Place as Principal
1994
Touched by an Angel as Jerry
1994
Touched by an Angel as Eb
1994
Burke's Law as Paul Hampton
1993
Diagnosis: Murder as Monty Emerson
1993
Boy Meets World as Amish Farmer
1993
The Odd Couple: Together Again as Roy
1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Orphanage Worker / Santa
1993
Robin Hood: Men in Tights as The Abbot
1992
Joker's Wild as Max
1992
The Golden Palace as Taylor
1992
Final Embrace as Larch
1990
WIOU 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
1986
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood as Self
1986
Combat Academy as Principal
1986
Picnic as Howard Bevans
1985
The Midnight Hour as Martin Grenville
1985
Growing Pains as Nick Simpson
1984
Crazy like a Fox as Howard
1984
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency as Mayor Bagley
1984
WonderWorks as Mayor
1984
Murder, She Wrote as District Atty. Fred Whittaker
1984
Finder of Lost Loves as Alan Nettles
1983
Masquerade
1983
The Fairest of Them All as Self - Host
1982
Andy Williams' Early New England Christmas
1982
Hotel
1982
High Powder as Tom Reed
1982
I Love Liberty as Self
1981
Lunch Wagon as Bernie Simmons
1979
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker as Herb Thurston
1979
The Facts of Life
1979
$weepstake$ as Parking Attendant
1978
Mickey's 50 as Self
1978
With This Ring as Alvin Andrews
1977
High Anxiety as Dr. Philip Wentworth
1977
The Love Boat as John Whitcomb
1977
The Love Boat as Howard Ethan
1977
The Love Boat as Charlie Dillinger
1977
CHiPs as Dick Van Patten (uncredited)
1977
Eight Is Enough as Tom Bradford
1976
The Shaggy D.A. as Raymond
1976
Freaky Friday as Harold Jennings
1976
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
The Tony Randall Show as Myron Dobbs
1976
The Love Boat as Dr. Adam O'Neill
1976
What's Happening!!
1976
Gus as Cal Wilson
1976
Treasure of Matecumbe as The Gambler
1976
Donny & Marie as Self
1975
Wonder Woman as Jack Wood
1975
Ellery Queen as Billy Geeter
1975
When Things Were Rotten as Friar Tuck
1975
The Strongest Man in the World as Harry
1975
Hot l Baltimore
1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker as Alfred Brindle
1974
Shakespeare Loves Rembrandt
1974
Sorority Kill as Police Chief
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man as Harry Green
1974
The Six Million Dollar Man as Palmer
1974
Chopper One as Arnie Nolan
1974
Happy Days
1973
Superdad as Ira Kushaw
1973
Adam's Rib as Commissioner Hoyt
1973
The Girl with Something Extra
1973
Westworld as Banker
1973
Soylent Green as Usher #1
1973
Acts of Love and Other Comedies as Larry Grogman
1973
Barnaby Jones 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 as John Collins
1972
The Streets of San Francisco as Thurman Barber
1972
The Streets of San Francisco as Sterling
1972
Banyon
1972
The Brian Keith Show
1972
Banacek as Donald Morgan
1972
The Paul Lynde Show
1972
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
1972
The Rookies
1972
Joe Kidd as Hotel Manager
1972
Beware! The Blob as Scoutmaster Adleman
1972
Emergency!
1972
Emergency! as Carter Merkle
1972
Sanford and Son
1971
McMillan & Wife
1971
The Partners as Sgt. Nelson Higgenbottom
1971
The New Dick Van Dyke Show as Max Mathias
1971
The New Dick Van Dyke Show as Mr. Compton
1971
Cannon
1971
Making It as Warren
1971
Great Performances as Raymond
1971
A Memory of Two Mondays as Raymond
1971
Zachariah as The Dude
1970
Arnie
1969
Love, American Style as Jack
1969
Love, American Style as Homer
1969
Medical Center
1968
Charly as Bert
1968
Adam-12 as Harry Curtis
1967
The Secret Dream Models of Oliver Nibble as Oliver
1966
That Girl
1965
I Dream of Jeannie as Market Clerk
1963
Violent Midnight as Lt. Palmer
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962
The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
1959
Rawhide as Matt Reston
1958
Young Doctor Malone
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney as Self
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
1949
Mama
1948
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as Self
1947
Kraft Television Theatre