Dick Van Patten

Dick Van Patten

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

Family Guy

1999 • as Tom Bradford (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 • as Self - Co-Host

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993 • as Orphanage Worker / Santa

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 • as District Atty. Fred Whittaker

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977 • as John Whitcomb

Filmography

2022

Secrets of Playboy
Secrets of Playboy
as Self
TV - Released: 1/24/2022

2016

Silver Skies
Silver Skies
as Himself
Movie - Released: 9/22/2016

2012

The Real Love
The Real Love
Movie - Released: 5/1/2012

2010

First Dog
First Dog
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/22/2010
Hot in Cleveland
Hot in Cleveland
as Lester
TV - Released: 6/16/2010

2009

Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense
Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/15/2009
Opposite Day
Opposite Day
as Jack Benson
Movie - Released: 11/7/2009
Sarah's Choice
Sarah's Choice
as Rev. Al Smith
Movie - Released: 11/1/2009
According to Dom
According to Dom
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/17/2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
TV - Released: 10/3/2009

2007

The Sarah Silverman Program.
The Sarah Silverman Program.
as Dr. Eddie Hackmeyer
TV - Released: 2/1/2007

2006

Movie
The Good, the Bad and the Funny
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/7/2006
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness
Fred MacMurray: With Fondness
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/7/2006
Rob & Big
Rob & Big
TV - Released: 11/2/2006

2005

Movie
John Candy: Comic Spirit
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/3/2005
Spaceballs: The Documentary
Spaceballs: The Documentary
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/5/2005

2004

Quiet Kill
Quiet Kill
as Frank Rubin
Movie - Released: 7/1/2004
Movie
The Sure Hand of God
as Jamie Denton
Movie - Released: 2/18/2004
TV
Living in TV Land
TV - Released: 8/18/2004

2003

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/4/2003
Arrested Development
Arrested Development
as Cal Cullen
TV - Released: 11/2/2003

2002

Groom Lake
Groom Lake
as Irv Barnett
Movie - Released: 9/21/2002
The Santa Trap
The Santa Trap
as Santa Claus
Movie - Released: 12/13/2002
Another pretty face
Another pretty face
Movie - Released: 6/20/2002
Life with Bonnie
Life with Bonnie
as Self
TV - Released: 9/17/2002

2001

Gary & Mike
Gary & Mike
as Ba (voice)
TV - Released: 1/12/2001

2000

Big Brother Trouble
Big Brother Trouble
as Captain Stacey
Movie - Released: 4/21/2000
The Price of Air
The Price of Air
as Mr. Rye
Movie - Released: 9/29/2000

1999

Movie
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
Angel on Abbey Street
Angel on Abbey Street
as Preacher
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
Family Guy
Family Guy
as Tom Bradford (voice)
TV - Released: 1/31/1999

1998

Evasive Action
Evasive Action
as Parole Officer
Movie - Released: 1/1/1998
That '70s Show
That '70s Show
as Murph
TV - Released: 8/23/1998
Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
TV - Released: 9/14/1998

1997

Demolition University
Demolition University
as Army General
Movie - Released: 10/27/1997
The Weird Al Show
The Weird Al Show
as The Burglar
TV - Released: 9/13/1997
The Weird Al Show
The Weird Al Show
TV - Released: 9/13/1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Chester Higgins (segment "The Chess Game")
TV - Released: 5/25/1997

1996

Demolition High
Demolition High
as General Wainwright
Movie - Released: 4/12/1996
Love Is All There Is
Love Is All There Is
as Dr. Rodino
Movie - Released: 5/10/1996
Movie
Sherman's Way: A Kid's Guide to Coping with Change
as Grandpa
Movie - Released: 1/1/1996
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story
TV - Released: 8/21/1996
7th Heaven
7th Heaven
as James Rodgers Sr.
TV - Released: 8/26/1996

1995

James Dean: A Portrait
James Dean: A Portrait
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/30/1995
Cybill
Cybill
TV - Released: 1/2/1995

1994

A Dangerous Place
A Dangerous Place
as Principal
Movie - Released: 11/14/1994
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as Jerry
TV - Released: 9/21/1994
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as Eb
TV - Released: 9/21/1994
Burke's Law
Burke's Law
as Paul Hampton
TV - Released: 1/7/1994

1993

The Odd Couple: Together Again
The Odd Couple: Together Again
as Roy
Movie - Released: 9/24/1993
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
as The Abbot
Movie - Released: 7/28/1993
Boy Meets World
Boy Meets World
as Amish Farmer
TV - Released: 9/24/1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder
as Monty Emerson
TV - Released: 10/29/1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Orphanage Worker / Santa
TV - Released: 9/12/1993

1992

Final Embrace
Final Embrace
as Larch
Movie - Released: 1/1/1992
Joker's Wild
Joker's Wild
as Max
Movie - Released: 10/20/1992
The Golden Palace
The Golden Palace
as Taylor
TV - Released: 9/18/1992

1990

WIOU
WIOU
as Floyd Graham
TV - Released: 10/24/1990

1989

An Eight Is Enough Wedding
An Eight Is Enough Wedding
as Tom Bradford
Movie - Released: 10/15/1989
Dirty Tennis
Dirty Tennis
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1989
Hoodwinked
Hoodwinked
as The Commodore
Movie - Released: 11/15/1989

1988

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
as Greg the Glue Man
Movie - Released: 3/1/1988
Going to the Chapel
Going to the Chapel
as Rick
Movie - Released: 10/9/1988
14 Going on 30
14 Going on 30
as Principal John Loonies
Movie - Released: 3/6/1988
Couples Do It Debbie's Way
Couples Do It Debbie's Way
Movie - Released: 1/1/1988

1987

Spaceballs
Spaceballs
as King Roland
Movie - Released: 6/24/1987
Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion
Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion
as Tom Bradford
Movie - Released: 10/18/1987
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/25/1987
A Mouse, a Mystery and Me
A Mouse, a Mystery and Me
as Santa Claus
Movie - Released: 12/13/1987
Rags to Riches
Rags to Riches
TV - Released: 3/9/1987

1986

Combat Academy
Combat Academy
as Principal
Movie - Released: 11/23/1986
Picnic
Picnic
as Howard Bevans
Movie - Released: 11/10/1986
Movie
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
as Self (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/30/1986

1985

The Midnight Hour
The Midnight Hour
as Martin Grenville
Movie - Released: 11/1/1985
Growing Pains
Growing Pains
as Nick Simpson
TV - Released: 9/24/1985

1984

The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
as Mayor Bagley
Movie - Released: 11/19/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as District Atty. Fred Whittaker
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Crazy like a Fox
Crazy like a Fox
as Howard
TV - Released: 12/30/1984
TV
WonderWorks
as Mayor
TV - Released: 10/1/1984
Finder of Lost Loves
Finder of Lost Loves
as Alan Nettles
TV - Released: 9/22/1984

1983

The Fairest of Them All
The Fairest of Them All
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 5/28/1983
Masquerade
Masquerade
TV - Released: 12/15/1983

1982

I Love Liberty
I Love Liberty
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/21/1982
High Powder
High Powder
as Tom Reed
Movie - Released: 6/29/1982
Movie
Andy Williams' Early New England Christmas
Movie - Released: 12/7/1982
Hotel
Hotel
TV - Released: 8/21/1982
Hotel
Hotel
as Herbert Pitts
TV - Released: 8/21/1982

1981

Lunch Wagon
Lunch Wagon
as Bernie Simmons
Movie - Released: 9/1/1981

1979

Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker
as Herb Thurston
Movie - Released: 9/21/1979
The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life
TV - Released: 8/24/1979
TV
$weepstake$
as Parking Attendant
TV - Released: 1/26/1979

1978

With This Ring
With This Ring
as Alvin Andrews
Movie - Released: 5/5/1978
Mickey's 50
Mickey's 50
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/19/1978

1977

High Anxiety
High Anxiety
as Dr. Philip Wentworth
Movie - Released: 12/25/1977
CHiPs
CHiPs
as Dick Van Patten (uncredited)
TV - Released: 9/15/1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as John Whitcomb
TV - Released: 9/24/1977
Eight Is Enough
Eight Is Enough
as Tom Bradford
TV - Released: 3/15/1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Howard Ethan
TV - Released: 9/24/1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Charlie Dillinger
TV - Released: 9/24/1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as George Hayes
TV - Released: 9/24/1977

1976

Gus
Gus
as Cal Wilson
Movie - Released: 7/7/1976
The Shaggy D.A.
The Shaggy D.A.
as Raymond
Movie - Released: 12/17/1976
Freaky Friday
Freaky Friday
as Harold Jennings
Movie - Released: 12/17/1976
Treasure of Matecumbe
Treasure of Matecumbe
as The Gambler
Movie - Released: 7/1/1976
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Dr. Adam O'Neill
Movie - Released: 9/17/1976
Battle of the Network Stars
Battle of the Network Stars
TV - Released: 11/13/1976
The Tony Randall Show
The Tony Randall Show
as Myron Dobbs
TV - Released: 9/23/1976
Donny & Marie
Donny & Marie
as Self
TV - Released: 1/23/1976
What's Happening!!
What's Happening!!
as Mr. Claxton
TV - Released: 8/5/1976

1975

The Strongest Man in the World
The Strongest Man in the World
as Harry
Movie - Released: 2/6/1975
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
as Jack Wood
TV - Released: 11/7/1975
Hot l Baltimore
Hot l Baltimore
TV - Released: 1/24/1975
When Things Were Rotten
When Things Were Rotten
as Friar Tuck
TV - Released: 9/10/1975
Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen
as Billy Geeter
TV - Released: 9/11/1975

1974

Movie
Shakespeare Loves Rembrandt
Movie - Released: 6/12/1974
Sorority Kill
Sorority Kill
as Police Chief
Movie - Released: 3/5/1974
Happy Days
Happy Days
TV - Released: 1/15/1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
as Alfred Brindle
TV - Released: 9/13/1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Harry Green
TV - Released: 1/18/1974
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man
as Palmer
TV - Released: 1/18/1974
Chopper One
Chopper One
as Arnie Nolan
TV - Released: 1/17/1974

1973

Westworld
Westworld
as Banker
Movie - Released: 8/15/1973
Soylent Green
Soylent Green
as Usher #1
Movie - Released: 4/18/1973
Acts of Love and Other Comedies
Acts of Love and Other Comedies
as Larry Grogman
Movie - Released: 3/16/1973
Superdad
Superdad
as Ira Kushaw
Movie - Released: 12/14/1973
The Girl with Something Extra
The Girl with Something Extra
TV - Released: 9/14/1973
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib
as Commissioner Hoyt
TV - Released: 9/14/1973
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones
as Melvin Pearson
TV - Released: 1/28/1973
TV
Thicker than Water
as John
TV - Released: 6/13/1973

1972

The Crooked Hearts
The Crooked Hearts
as Edward
Movie - Released: 11/8/1972
Snowball Express
Snowball Express
as Mr. Carruthers
Movie - Released: 12/22/1972
Beware! The Blob
Beware! The Blob
as Scoutmaster Adleman
Movie - Released: 6/10/1972
Joe Kidd
Joe Kidd
as Hotel Manager
Movie - Released: 7/19/1972
The Century Turns
The Century Turns
as Earl Enright
Movie - Released: 10/8/1972
Dirty Little Billy
Dirty Little Billy
as Berle's Customer
Movie - Released: 11/1/1972
The Rookies
The Rookies
TV - Released: 9/11/1972
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
as John Collins
TV - Released: 9/23/1972
Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son
TV - Released: 1/14/1972
Emergency!
Emergency!
TV - Released: 1/22/1972
Banyon
Banyon
TV - Released: 9/15/1972
The Paul Lynde Show
The Paul Lynde Show
TV - Released: 9/13/1972
The Brian Keith Show
The Brian Keith Show
TV - Released: 9/15/1972
Banacek
Banacek
as Donald Morgan
TV - Released: 9/13/1972
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
as Thurman Barber
TV - Released: 9/23/1972
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
as Sterling
TV - Released: 9/23/1972
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
TV - Released: 9/12/1972
Emergency!
Emergency!
as Carter Merkle
TV - Released: 1/22/1972

1971

Making It
Making It
as Warren
Movie - Released: 3/21/1971
Zachariah
Zachariah
as The Dude
Movie - Released: 1/24/1971
A Memory of Two Mondays
A Memory of Two Mondays
as Raymond
Movie - Released: 1/28/1971
Cannon
Cannon
TV - Released: 9/14/1971
McMillan & Wife
McMillan & Wife
TV - Released: 9/29/1971
TV
The Partners
as Sgt. Nelson Higgenbottom
TV - Released: 9/18/1971
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
as Max Mathias
TV - Released: 9/18/1971
Great Performances
Great Performances
as Raymond
TV - Released: 1/28/1971
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
as Mr. Compton
TV - Released: 9/18/1971

1970

Arnie
Arnie
TV - Released: 9/19/1970

1969

Love, American Style
Love, American Style
as Jack
TV - Released: 9/29/1969
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
as Homer
TV - Released: 9/29/1969
Medical Center
Medical Center
as Man at Hotel
TV - Released: 9/24/1969

1968

Charly
Charly
as Bert
Movie - Released: 9/23/1968
Adam-12
Adam-12
as Harry Curtis
TV - Released: 9/21/1968

1967

The Secret Dream Models of Oliver Nibble
The Secret Dream Models of Oliver Nibble
as Oliver
Movie - Released: 1/1/1967

1966

That Girl
That Girl
TV - Released: 9/8/1966

1965

I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie
as Market Clerk
TV - Released: 9/18/1965

1963

Violent Midnight
Violent Midnight
as Lt. Palmer
Movie - Released: 5/22/1963

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1959

Rawhide
Rawhide
as Matt Reston
TV - Released: 1/9/1959

1958

TV
Young Doctor Malone
TV - Released: 12/29/1958

1956

Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - In Memoriam (archive footage)
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Self
TV - Released: 10/27/1954

1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
TV - Released: 9/10/1950

1949

TV
Mama
as Nels Hansen
TV - Released: 7/1/1949

1948

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
as Self
TV - Released: 11/25/1948

1947

Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre
TV - Released: 5/7/1947

Unknown

Movie
One Planet
as Self
Movie