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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).
Eight Is Enough: Created by William Blinn. With Dick Van Patten, Lani O'Grady, Connie Needham, Susan Richardson. This comedy drama focused on a family with eight very independent children.
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 24, 2015 · Dick Van Patten was a man who loved to work. That much is clear from a look at his eight decades in showbiz, as documented in the pages of Variety.
Jun 23, 2015 · Dick Van Patten, who played the paterfamilias on the 1980s TV dramedy “Eight Is Enough,” died on Tuesday morning. He was 86. Patten died at Saint John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, Calif., due...
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 ...