Deceased

How Did Dick Van Patten Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 86

Also known asJohn Acerno, Richard Van Patten, Dick Van Patton, Richard Vincent Van PattenGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn09/12/1928Born inQueens, New York City, New York, USADied23/06/2015 (aged 86)Died inSanta MonicaCausediabetesWikidataQ1209826 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#14671 ↗

Richard Vincent Van Patten was an American actor, comedian, businessman, and animal welfare advocate whose career spanned seven decades of television. He was best known for his role as patriarch Tom Bradford on the television series Eight Is Enough.

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Filmography143 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2010	Hot in ClevelandSeries	Lester	82
2010	First DogMovie	Self	82
2009	Celebrity Ghost StoriesSeries	Self	81
2009	Sarah's ChoiceMovie	Rev. Al Smith	81
2009	Opposite DayMovie	Jack Benson	81
2007	The Sarah Silverman Program.Series	Dr. Eddie Hackmeyer	79
2006	Fred MacMurray: With FondnessMovie	Self	78
2006	Rob & BigSeries	—	78
2005	Spaceballs: The DocumentaryMovie	Self	77
2005	John Candy: Comic SpiritMovie	Self	77
2004	Elf: Christmas in TinseltownMovie	Self	76
2004	The Sure Hand of GodMovie	Jamie Denton	76
2003	Arrested DevelopmentSeries	Cal Cullen	75
2003	Dickie Roberts: Former Child StarMovie	Self	75
2002	Another pretty faceMovie	—	74
2002	Life with BonnieSeries	Self	74
2002	Groom LakeMovie	Irv Barnett	74
2001	Gary & MikeSeries	Ba (voice)	73
2000	Big Brother TroubleMovie	Captain Stacey	72
2000	The Price of AirMovie	Mr. Rye	72
1999	Family GuySeries	Tom Bradford (voice)	71
1999	Television: The First Fifty YearsMovie	Self	71
1999	Angel on Abbey StreetMovie	Preacher	71
1998	That '70s ShowSeries	Murph	70
1998	Hollywood SquaresSeries	Self - Panelist	70
1998	Evasive ActionMovie	Parole Officer	70
1997	Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionSeries	Chester Higgins (segment "The Chess Game")	69
1997	The Weird Al ShowSeries	The Burglar	69
1996	7th HeavenSeries	James Rodgers Sr.	68
1996	E! True Hollywood StorySeries	—	68
1996	Demolition HighMovie	General Wainwright	68
1995	CybillSeries	—	67
1995	James Dean: A PortraitMovie	Self	67
1994	Touched by an AngelSeries	Eb	66
1994	Burke's LawSeries	Paul Hampton	66
1994	Touched by an AngelSeries	Jerry	66
1993	Diagnosis: MurderSeries	Monty Emerson	65
1993	Boy Meets WorldSeries	Amish Farmer	65
1993	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanSeries	Orphanage Worker / Santa	65
1993	Robin Hood: Men in TightsMovie	The Abbot	65
1993	The Odd Couple: Together AgainMovie	Roy	65
1992	The Golden PalaceSeries	Taylor	64
1992	Final EmbraceMovie	Larch	64
1992	Joker's WildMovie	Max	64
1989	HoodwinkedMovie	The Commodore	61
1989	Dirty TennisMovie	Self	61
1989	An Eight Is Enough WeddingMovie	Tom Bradford	61
1988	The New Adventures of Pippi LongstockingMovie	Greg the Glue Man	60
1988	14 Going on 30Movie	Principal John Loonies	60
1988	Couples Do It Debbie's WayMovie	—	60
1987	SpaceballsMovie	King Roland	59
1987	Jay Leno's Family Comedy HourMovie	Self	59
1987	Eight Is Enough: A Family ReunionMovie	Tom Bradford	59
1987	A Mouse, a Mystery and MeMovie	Santa Claus	59
1986	Combat AcademyMovie	Principal	58
1986	All Star Party for Clint EastwoodMovie	Self (uncredited)	58
1986	PicnicMovie	Howard Bevans	58
1985	Growing PainsSeries	Nick Simpson	57
1985	The Midnight HourMovie	Martin Grenville	57
1984	Murder, She WroteSeries	District Atty. Fred Whittaker	56
1984	Crazy like a FoxSeries	Howard	56
1984	Finder of Lost LovesSeries	Alan Nettles	56
1984	WonderWorksSeries	Mayor	56
1983	MasqueradeSeries	—	55
1983	The Fairest of Them AllMovie	Self - Host	55
1982	HotelSeries	Herbert Pitts	54
1982	Andy Williams' Early New England ChristmasMovie	—	54
1982	I Love LibertyMovie	Self	54
1982	High PowderMovie	Tom Reed	54
1981	Lunch WagonMovie	Bernie Simmons	53
1979	The Facts of LifeSeries	—	51
1979	$weepstake$Series	Parking Attendant	51
1979	Diary of a Teenage HitchhikerMovie	Herb Thurston	51
1978	Mickey's 50Movie	Self	50
1978	With This RingMovie	Alvin Andrews	50
1977	The Love BoatSeries	Charlie Dillinger	49
1977	CHiPsSeries	Dick Van Patten (uncredited)	49
1977	High AnxietyMovie	Dr. Philip Wentworth	49
1977	Eight Is EnoughSeries	Tom Bradford	49
1976	Treasure of MatecumbeMovie	The Gambler	48
1976	Battle of the Network StarsSeries	—	48
1976	The Shaggy D.A.Movie	Raymond	48
1976	GusMovie	Cal Wilson	48
1976	Donny & MarieSeries	Self	48
1976	What's Happening!!Series	Mr. Claxton	48
1976	The Tony Randall ShowSeries	Myron Dobbs	48
1976	Freaky FridayMovie	Harold Jennings	48
1976	The Love BoatMovie	Dr. Adam O'Neill	48
1976	Charo and the SergeantMovie	Chaplain	48
1975	Ellery QueenSeries	Billy Geeter	47
1975	Wonder WomanSeries	Jack Wood	47
1975	When Things Were RottenSeries	Friar Tuck	47
1975	The Strongest Man in the WorldMovie	Harry	47
1975	Hot l BaltimoreSeries	—	47
1974	Kolchak: The Night StalkerSeries	Alfred Brindle	46
1974	The Six Million Dollar ManSeries	Palmer	46
1974	Happy DaysSeries	—	46
1974	Chopper OneSeries	Arnie Nolan	46
1974	Shakespeare Loves RembrandtMovie	—	46
1973	Soylent GreenMovie	Usher #1	45
1973	Barnaby JonesSeries	Melvin Pearson	45
1973	SuperdadMovie	Ira Kushaw	45
1973	Adam's RibSeries	Commissioner Hoyt	45
1973	Thicker than WaterSeries	John	45
1973	WestworldMovie	Banker	45
1973	Acts of Love and Other ComediesMovie	Larry Grogman	45
1972	Emergency!Series	—	44
1972	The RookiesSeries	—	44
1972	The Streets of San FranciscoSeries	John Collins	44
1972	Sanford and SonSeries	—	44
1972	Joe KiddMovie	Hotel Manager	44
1972	Dirty Little BillyMovie	Berle's Customer	44
1972	The Brian Keith ShowSeries	—	44
1972	Snowball ExpressMovie	Mr. Carruthers	44
1972	BanacekSeries	Donald Morgan	44
1972	Beware! The BlobMovie	Scoutmaster Adleman	44
1972	The Paul Lynde ShowSeries	—	44
1972	BanyonSeries	—	44
1972	The Crooked HeartsMovie	Desk Clerk	44
1972	The Century TurnsMovie	Earl Enright	44
1971	Great PerformancesSeries	Raymond	43
1971	CannonSeries	—	43
1971	The New Dick Van Dyke ShowSeries	Max Mathias	43
1971	A Memory of Two MondaysMovie	Raymond	43
1971	McMillan & WifeSeries	—	43
1971	The PartnersSeries	Sgt. Nelson Higgenbottom	43
1969	Medical CenterSeries	Man at Hotel	41
1969	Love, American StyleSeries	Jack	41
1968	Adam-12Series	Harry Curtis	40
1968	CharlyMovie	Bert	40
1967	The Secret Dream Models of Oliver NibbleMovie	Oliver	39
1966	That GirlSeries	—	38
1965	I Dream of JeannieSeries	Market Clerk	37
1963	Violent MidnightMovie	Lt. Palmer	35
1962	The Merv Griffin ShowSeries	Self	34
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self - Co-Host	33
1959	RawhideSeries	Matt Reston	31
1954	The Wonderful World of DisneySeries	Self	26
1950	The Colgate Comedy HourSeries	Self	22
1949	MamaSeries	Nels Hansen	21
1948	Macy's Thanksgiving Day ParadeSeries	Self	20
1947	Kraft Television TheatreSeries	—	19
0	One PlanetMovie	Self	—