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Richard Vincent Van Patten (December 9, 1928 – June 23, 2015) 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.
Actor: Spaceballs. Dick Van Patten began acting as a child. He made his first of 27 Broadway appearances at age seven in "Tapestry in Grey." After, he appeared in numerous films, including Freaky Friday (1976), Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), and Spaceballs (1987).
Actor: Spaceballs. Dick Van Patten began acting as a child. He made his first of 27 Broadway appearances at age seven in "Tapestry in Grey." After, he appeared in numerous films, including Freaky Friday (1976), Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), and Spaceballs (1987).
Jun 23, 2015 · Dick Van Patten, who played the family patriarch on the ABC series Eight Is Enough, has died, his publicist Jeff Ballard confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 86.
Jun 24, 2015 · Van Patten, 86, died Tuesday at Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica. The cause was complications from diabetes, publicist Jeffrey Ballard said.
Jun 24, 2015 · Dick Van Patten died on Tuesday at the age of 86, and when the news broke, friends, co-stars and fans took to social media to share their fond memories of the beloved TV dad.
Jun 23, 2015 · Dick Van Patten, who delighted fans with comic turns on shows like “The Love Boat” and “Eight Is Enough,” has passed away at the age of 86.
Jun 23, 2015 · Dick Van Patten, best known to TV audiences as the man who lorded over the abundant Eight Is Enough brood, died on Tuesday due to complications from diabetes. He was 86.
Jun 23, 2015 · Dick Van Patten, best known as Tom Bradford, head of the Eight Is Enough sitcom family, has died at age 86 from complications from diabetes. Van Patten’s sunny demeanor made him a...
Jun 23, 2015 · Dick Van Patten, the star of TV’s Eight is Enough, has died. He was 86. The cause of death was complications due to diabetes, his rep confirmed to EW. Patten died at Saint John’s Hospital in ...