Dick Van Patten
Actor, TV Actor
1928 –
Who is Dick Van Patten?
Richard Vincent "Dick" Van Patten is an American actor, businessman, and animal welfare advocate, best known for his role as patriarch Tom Bradford on the television sitcom Eight is Enough. He began work as a child actor and was successful on the New York stage, appearing in more than a dozen plays as a teenager. He later starred in numerous television roles including the long running CBS television series, Mama and Young Dr. Malone. Later, he would star or co-star in many feature films including Mel Brooks' Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Charlton Heston's Soylent Green and the Academy Award-winning Charly. Van Patten is the founder of Natural Balance Pet Foods and National Guide Dog Month.
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- Born
- Dec 9, 1928
Kew Gardens - Also known as
- Richard Vincent Van Patten
- John Acerno
- Richard Van Patten
- Dick Van Patton
- John Irwin
- Richard Vincent "Dick" Van Patten
- Dickie Van Patten
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Pat Van Patten
(1954/04/25 - )
- Pat Van Patten
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Employment
- Natural Balance Pet Foods
- Lived in
- New York City
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on July 23, 2013
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