Dick Van Patten

Acting

December 9, 1928 — June 23, 2015Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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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Known for

Family Guy

1999

movie

Spaceballs

1987

movie

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

1993

Arrested Development

2003

That '70s Show

1998

movie

Westworld

1973

movie

Soylent Green

1973

I Dream of Jeannie

1965

Boy Meets World

1993

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993

Acting168

Secrets of Playboy

2022

Self

movie

Silver Skies

2016

Himself

movie

The Real Love

2012

movie

First Dog

2010

Self

Hot in Cleveland

2010

Lester

movie

Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense

2009

Self

movie

According to Dom

2009

Self

movie

Opposite Day

2009

Jack Benson

movie

Sarah's Choice

2009

Rev. Al Smith

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009

Self

The Sarah Silverman Program.

2007

Dr. Eddie Hackmeyer

Rob & Big

2006

The Good, the Bad and the Funny

movie

The Good, the Bad and the Funny

2006

Self

movie

Fred MacMurray: With Fondness

2006

Self

movie

Spaceballs: The Documentary

2005

Self

John Candy: Comic Spirit

movie

John Candy: Comic Spirit

2005

Self

movie

Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown

2004

Self

Living in TV Land

2004

movie

Quiet Kill

2004

Frank Rubin

The Sure Hand of God

movie

The Sure Hand of God

2004

Jamie Denton

Arrested Development

2003

Cal Cullen

movie

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

2003

Self

movie

The Santa Trap

2002

Santa Claus

movie

Groom Lake

2002

Irv Barnett

Life with Bonnie

2002

Self

movie

Another pretty face

2002

Gary & Mike

2001

Ba (voice)

movie

The Price of Air

2000

Mr. Rye

movie

Big Brother Trouble

2000

Captain Stacey

Family Guy

1999

Tom Bradford (voice)

Television: The First Fifty Years

movie

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

Self

movie

Angel on Abbey Street

1999

Preacher

Hollywood Squares

1998

Self - Panelist

That '70s Show

1998

Murph

movie

Evasive Action

1998

Parole Officer

movie

Demolition University

1997

Army General

The Weird Al Show

1997

The Burglar

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997

Chester Higgins (segment "The Chess Game")

7th Heaven

1996

James Rodgers Sr.

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

movie

Love Is All There Is

1996

Dr. Rodino

movie

Demolition High

1996

General Wainwright

Sherman's Way: A Kid's Guide to Coping with Change

movie

Sherman's Way: A Kid's Guide to Coping with Change

1996

Grandpa

movie

James Dean: A Portrait

1995

Self

Cybill

1995

movie

A Dangerous Place

1994

Principal

Touched by an Angel

1994

Jerry / Eb

Burke's Law

1994

Paul Hampton

Diagnosis: Murder

1993

Monty Emerson

movie

The Odd Couple: Together Again

1993

Roy

Boy Meets World

1993

Amish Farmer

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993

Orphanage Worker / Santa

movie

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

1993

The Abbot

movie

Joker's Wild

1992

Max

The Golden Palace

1992

Taylor

movie

Final Embrace

1992

Larch

WIOU

1990

Floyd Graham

movie

Hoodwinked

1989

The Commodore

movie

An Eight Is Enough Wedding

1989

Tom Bradford

movie

Dirty Tennis

1989

Self

movie

Going to the Chapel

1988

Rick

movie

14 Going on 30

1988

Principal John Loonies

movie

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

1988

Greg the Glue Man

movie

Couples Do It Debbie's Way

1988

movie

A Mouse, a Mystery and Me

1987

Santa Claus

movie

Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour

1987

Self

movie

Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion

1987

Tom Bradford

movie

Spaceballs

1987

King Roland

Rags to Riches

1987

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

movie

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

1986

Self (uncredited)

movie

Combat Academy

1986

Principal

movie

Picnic

1986

Howard Bevans

movie

The Midnight Hour

1985

Martin Grenville

Growing Pains

1985

Nick Simpson

Crazy like a Fox

1984

Howard

movie

The Hoboken Chicken Emergency

1984

Mayor Bagley

WonderWorks

1984

Mayor

Murder, She Wrote

1984

District Atty. Fred Whittaker

Finder of Lost Loves

1984

Alan Nettles

Masquerade

1983

movie

The Fairest of Them All

1983

Self - Host

Andy Williams' Early New England Christmas

movie

Andy Williams' Early New England Christmas

1982

Hotel

1982

Herbert Pitts

movie

High Powder

1982

Tom Reed

movie

I Love Liberty

1982

Self

movie

Lunch Wagon

1981

Bernie Simmons

movie

Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker

1979

Herb Thurston

The Facts of Life

1979

$weepstake$

1979

Parking Attendant

movie

Mickey's 50

1978

Self

movie

With This Ring

1978

Alvin Andrews

movie

High Anxiety

1977

Dr. Philip Wentworth

The Love Boat

1977

John Whitcomb / Howard Ethan / Charlie Dillinger / George Hayes

CHiPs

1977

Dick Van Patten (uncredited)

Eight Is Enough

1977

Tom Bradford

movie

The Shaggy D.A.

1976

Raymond

movie

Freaky Friday

1976

Harold Jennings

Battle of the Network Stars

1976

The Tony Randall Show

1976

Myron Dobbs

movie

The Love Boat

1976

Dr. Adam O'Neill

What's Happening!!

1976

Mr. Claxton

movie

Gus

1976

Cal Wilson

movie

Treasure of Matecumbe

1976

The Gambler

Donny & Marie

1976

Self

Wonder Woman

1975

Jack Wood

Ellery Queen

1975

Billy Geeter

When Things Were Rotten

1975

Friar Tuck

movie

The Strongest Man in the World

1975

Harry

Hot l Baltimore

1975

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974

Alfred Brindle

Shakespeare Loves Rembrandt

movie

Shakespeare Loves Rembrandt

1974

movie

Sorority Kill

1974

Police Chief

The Six Million Dollar Man

1974

Harry Green / Palmer

Chopper One

1974

Arnie Nolan

Happy Days

1974

movie

Superdad

1973

Ira Kushaw

The Girl with Something Extra

1973

Adam's Rib

1973

Commissioner Hoyt

movie

Westworld

1973

Banker

Thicker than Water

1973

John

movie

Soylent Green

1973

Usher #1

movie

Acts of Love and Other Comedies

1973

Larry Grogman

Barnaby Jones

1973

Melvin Pearson

movie

Snowball Express

1972

Mr. Carruthers

movie

The Crooked Hearts

1972

Edward

movie

Dirty Little Billy

1972

Berle's Customer

movie

The Century Turns

1972

Earl Enright

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

John Collins / Thurman Barber / Sterling

Banyon

1972

The Brian Keith Show

1972

The Paul Lynde Show

1972

Banacek

1972

Donald Morgan

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home

1972

The Rookies

1972

movie

Joe Kidd

1972

Hotel Manager

movie

Beware! The Blob

1972

Scoutmaster Adleman

Emergency!

1972

Carter Merkle

Sanford and Son

1972

McMillan & Wife

1971

The Partners

1971

Sgt. Nelson Higgenbottom

The New Dick Van Dyke Show

1971

Max Mathias / Mr. Compton

Cannon

1971

movie

Making It

1971

Warren

movie

A Memory of Two Mondays

1971

Raymond

Great Performances

1971

Raymond

movie

Zachariah

1971

The Dude

Arnie

1970

Love, American Style

1969

Jack / Homer

Medical Center

1969

Man at Hotel

movie

Charly

1968

Bert

Adam-12

1968

Harry Curtis

movie

The Secret Dream Models of Oliver Nibble

1967

Oliver

That Girl

1966

I Dream of Jeannie

1965

Market Clerk

movie

Violent Midnight

1963

Lt. Palmer

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Self

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Self - Co-Host

Rawhide

1959

Matt Reston

Young Doctor Malone

1958

Tony Awards

1956

Self - Presenter / Self - In Memoriam (archive footage)

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

Self

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

Self

Mama

1949

Nels Hansen

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

1948

Self

Kraft Television Theatre

1947

One Planet

movie

One Planet

Self

Funny Men in Tights: Three Generations of Comedy

movie

Funny Men in Tights: Three Generations of Comedy

Self