Portrait of Dick Van Patten

Dick Van Patten

Acting

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.

Born: December 9, 1928

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

Filmography

2016
Silver Skies

as Himself

2010
First Dog

as Self

2010
2009
2009
Opposite Day

as Jack Benson

2009
Sarah's Choice

as Rev. Al Smith

2007
The Sarah Silverman Program.

as Dr. Eddie Hackmeyer

2004
Quiet Kill

as Frank Rubin

2003
2002
The Santa Trap

as Santa Claus

2002
Groom Lake

as Irv Barnett

2002
2001
Gary & Mike

as Ba (voice)

2000
Big Brother Trouble

as Captain Stacey

1999
Family Guy

as Tom Bradford (voice)

1999
1998
Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

1998
1998
Evasive Action

as Parole Officer

1997
Demolition University

as Army General

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
1996
Demolition High

as General Wainwright

1995
1994
A Dangerous Place

as Principal

1994
Burke's Law

as Paul Hampton

1993
Diagnosis: Murder

as Monty Emerson

1993
Boy Meets World

as Amish Farmer

1993
1992
1992
1992
1990
WIOU

as Floyd Graham

1989
Hoodwinked

as The Commodore

1989
1989
1988
14 Going on 30

as Principal John Loonies

1987
1987
Spaceballs

as King Roland

1986
Combat Academy

as Principal

1986
Picnic

as Howard Bevans

1985
The Midnight Hour

as Martin Grenville

1985
Growing Pains

as Nick Simpson

1984
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as District Atty. Fred Whittaker

1984
Finder of Lost Loves

as Alan Nettles

1983
1982
1982
High Powder

as Tom Reed

1982
1981
Lunch Wagon

as Bernie Simmons

1979
1978
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
Freaky Friday

as Harold Jennings

1976
The Shaggy D.A.

as Raymond

1976
The Tony Randall Show

as Myron Dobbs

1976
The Love Boat

as Dr. Adam O'Neill

1976
Gus

as Cal Wilson

1976
Treasure of Matecumbe

as The Gambler

1976
1975
Wonder Woman

as Jack Wood

1975
Ellery Queen

as Billy Geeter

1975
1974
1974
Sorority Kill

as Police Chief

1974
1974
Chopper One

as Arnie Nolan

1973
Superdad

as Ira Kushaw

1973
Adam's Rib

as Commissioner Hoyt

1973
Westworld

as Banker

1973
Soylent Green

as Usher #1

1973
Barnaby Jones

as Melvin Pearson

1972
Snowball Express

as Mr. Carruthers

1972
1972
Dirty Little Billy

as Berle's Customer

1972
The Century Turns

as Earl Enright

1972
1972
1972
1972
Banacek

as Donald Morgan

1972
Joe Kidd

as Hotel Manager

1972
Beware! The Blob

as Scoutmaster Adleman

1972
Emergency!

as Carter Merkle

1971
The Partners

as Sgt. Nelson Higgenbottom

1971
1971
1971
1971
Making It

as Warren

1971
1971
Zachariah

as The Dude

1970
1968
Charly

as Bert

1968
Adam-12

as Harry Curtis

1965
I Dream of Jeannie

as Market Clerk

1963
Violent Midnight

as Lt. Palmer

1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

1959
Rawhide

as Matt Reston

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter