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Richard Vincent Van Patten was an American actor, businessman, and animal welfare advocate, whose career spans seven decades of television. He was best known for his role as patriarch Tom Bradford on the ABC television comedy-drama Eight Is Enough.
Birth Name
Richard Vincent Van Patten
Born
Sunday, 09 December 1928
Died
Tuesday, 23 June 2015
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| One Planet | Self | 2024 |
| History of the Sitcom | Tom Bradford | 2021 |
| Silver Skies | Himself / Self | 2016 |
| The 70th Annual Tony Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2016 |
| First Dog | Self | 2010 |
| The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills | Self | 2010 |
| Hot in Cleveland | Lester | 2010 |
| Sarah's Choice | Rev. Al Smith | 2009 |
| Opposite Day | Jack Benson | 2009 |
| According to Dom | Self | 2009 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| One Planet | Self | 2024 |
| History of the Sitcom | Tom Bradford | 2021 |
| Silver Skies | Himself / Self | 2016 |
| The 70th Annual Tony Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2016 |
| First Dog | Self | 2010 |
| The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills | Self | 2010 |
| Hot in Cleveland | Lester | 2010 |
| Sarah's Choice | Rev. Al Smith | 2009 |
| Opposite Day | Jack Benson | 2009 |
| According to Dom | Self | 2009 |
| Celebrity Ghost Stories | Himself | 2008 |
| The Florence Henderson Show | Self - Guest | 2008 |
| The Sarah Silverman Program. | Dr. Eddie Hackmeyer | 2007 |
| Freezerburn | Alan Merkel | 2005 |
| In the Cutz | Guest | 2005 |
| TV Land Confidential | Self - Interviewee / Self | 2005 |
| Game Show Moments Gone Bananas | Self | 2005 |
| Spaceballs: The Documentary | Self | 2005 |
| Quiet Kill | Frank Rubin | 2004 |
| TV Land's Top Ten | Self | 2004 |
| Living in TV Land | Self | 2004 |
| The Sure Hand of God | Jamie Denton | 2004 |
| Hit Celebrity TV Commercials | Father - for Total Cereal | 2004 |
| Arrested Development | Cal Cullen | 2003 |
| Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | Dick Van Patten / Self | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself - Guest | 2003 |
| Groom Lake | Irv Barnett | 2002 |
| Life with Bonnie | Self | 2002 |
| The Santa Trap | Santa Claus | 2002 |
| Gary & Mike | Ba | 2001 |
| The Price of Air | Mr. Rye | 2000 |
| Big Brother Trouble | Captain Stacey | 2000 |
| The Man Show | Self | 1999 |
| Family Guy | Tom Bradford | 1999 |
| Angel on Abbey Street | Preacher | 1999 |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | Self - Interviewee | 1999 |
| That '70s Show | Murph | 1998 |
| Love Boat: The Next Wave | Sid Glacken | 1998 |
| Evasive Action | Parole Officer | 1998 |
| Demolition University | Army General | 1997 |
| The Weird Al Show | Dick Van Patten / The Burglar | 1997 |
| Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Chester Higgins (segment "The Chess Game") | 1997 |
| 7th Heaven | James Rodgers, Sr. | 1996 |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Demolition High | General Wainwright | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself / Narrator | 1996 |
| Maybe This Time | Jack | 1995 |
| Cybill | Self | 1995 |
| James Dean and Me | Self | 1995 |
| A Dangerous Place | Principal | 1994 |
| Touched by an Angel | Eb / Jerry | 1994 |
| Heaven Help Us | Spencer | 1994 |
| The George Carlin Show | Self | 1994 |
| Burke's Law | Dr. Paul Hampton | 1994 |
| Diagnosis Murder | Monty Emerson | 1993 |
| Boy Meets World | Amish Farmer | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 1993 |
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Orphanage Worker / Santa | 1993 |
| Robin Hood: Men in Tights | The Abbot | 1993 |
| Body Trouble | Max | 1992 |
| The Golden Palace | Taylor | 1992 |
| Vicki! | Self - Guest | 1992 |
| Final Embrace | Larch | 1991 |
| The Chuck Woolery Show | Self - Guest | 1991 |
| WIOU | Floyd Graham | 1990 |
| An Eight Is Enough Wedding | Tom Bradford | 1989 |
| McGee and Me! | Graham | 1989 |
| Baywatch | Henry / Sam | 1989 |
| The Pat Sajak Show | Self - Guest | 1989 |
| Jake Spanner, Private Eye | The Commodore | 1989 |
| Dirty Tennis | Self / Himself | 1989 |
| Going to the Chapel | Richard 'Rick' Shuller / Rick | 1988 |
| The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking | Greg The Glue Man | 1988 |
| 14 Going on 30 | Principal John Loonies | 1988 |
| A Mouse, a Mystery and Me | Santa Claus / Santa | 1987 |
| Family Comedy Hour | Self | 1987 |
| Spaceballs | King Roland | 1987 |
| Biography | Self / Self - Friend | 1987 |
| Rags to Riches | Phil Johnson | 1987 |
| Combat High | Principal | 1986 |
| The Late Show | Self | 1986 |
| All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan | Self | 1985 |
| The Midnight Hour | Martin Grenville | 1985 |
| Growing Pains | Nick Simpson | 1985 |
| The Hoboken Chicken Emergency | Mayor | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | District Atty. Fred Whittaker | 1984 |
| Finder of Lost Loves | Alan Nettles | 1984 |
| The New Mike Hammer | Judge Charles R. Bamer | 1984 |
| Just Men! | Self | 1983 |
| Hotel | Herbert Pitts / Frasier Pratt | 1982 |
| I Love Liberty | Self | 1982 |
| An Evening at the Improv | Self - Host | 1982 |
| The Regis Philbin Show | Self - Guest | 1981 |
| Lunch Wagon | Bernie Simmons | 1981 |
| Too Close for Comfort | Arthur | 1980 |
| The Toni Tennille Show | Self | 1979 |
| Diary of a Teenage Hitchhiker | Herb Thurston | 1979 |
| The Facts of Life | Frank Stickle | 1979 |
| Nutcracker Fantasy | King Goodwin | 1979 |
| Sweepstakes | Parking lot attendant | 1979 |
| The 32nd Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1978 |
| All-Star Family Feud Special | Self - Celebrity Contestant | 1978 |
| Pat Boone and Family | Self | 1978 |
| The Comedy Shop | Self | 1978 |
| High Anxiety | Dr. Wentworth / Dr. Philip Wentworth | 1977 |
| CHiPs | Dick Van Patten | 1977 |
| The Love Boat | Charlie Dillinger / Congressman John Whitcomb / George Hayes / Howard Ethan / The Great Stellini | 1977 |
| Eight Is Enough | Tom Bradford | 1977 |
| Freaky Friday | Harold Jennings | 1977 |
| The Shaggy D.A. | Raymond | 1976 |
| CPO Sharkey | Psychiatrist | 1976 |
| Gibbsville | Patrick Malloy | 1976 |
| The Tony Randall Show | Myron C. Dobbs | 1976 |
| What's Happening!! | Mr. Claxton | 1976 |
| Gus | Cal Wilson | 1976 |
| Treasure of Matecumbe | The Gambler | 1976 |
| One Day at a Time | Frank | 1975 |
| Donny and Marie | Self | 1975 |
| Wonder Woman | Jack Wood | 1975 |
| When Things Were Rotten | Friar Tuck / Dapper Danny Doyle | 1975 |
| Phyllis | Walter | 1975 |
| Ellery Queen | Billy Geeter | 1975 |
| The Strongest Man in the World | Harry / V.P. Harry Crumply | 1975 |
| Hot l Baltimore | A.J. Horn | 1975 |
| Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Alfred Brindle | 1974 |
| Sierra | Ed | 1974 |
| Tattletales | Self | 1974 |
| Superdad | Ira Kushaw | 1974 |
| The Six Million Dollar Man | Palmer / Harry Green | 1974 |
| Chopper One | Arnie Nolan | 1974 |
| Happy Days | Mr. Conners / Hunsberger | 1974 |
| Heidi in the Mountains | Various | 1974 |
| Adam's Rib | Commissioner Hoyt | 1973 |
| The Girl with Something Extra | Mr. Morgan | 1973 |
| Westworld | Banker | 1973 |
| Thicker Than Water | John | 1973 |
| Soylent Green | Usher #1 | 1973 |
| Snowball Express | Mr. Carruthers | 1973 |
| Barnaby Jones | Melvin Pearson / Merle Overton | 1973 |
| The Crooked Hearts | Edward / Edward, The Desk Clerk | 1972 |
| Dirty Little Billy | Berle's Customer | 1972 |
| Hec Ramsey | Earl Enright | 1972 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Thurman Barber / John Collins / Sterling | 1972 |
| The Little People | Jerry Mason | 1972 |
| The Paul Lynde Show | Dr. Willis / Wollner | 1972 |
| Wait Till Your Father Gets Home | Don Gibson Sr. | 1972 |
| Maude | Gordon Coleman | 1972 |
| Joe Kidd | Hotel Manager | 1972 |
| Beware! The Blob | Scoutmaster Adleman | 1972 |
| Banacek | Donald Morgan | 1972 |
| The Rookies | Waldon / Mr. Fullmer | 1972 |
| Emergency! | Morris Meers / Carter Merkle | 1972 |
| Sanford and Son | Hamlin | 1972 |
| The Don Rickles Show | David | 1972 |
| The Partners | Sgt. Nelson Higgenbottom | 1971 |
| The New Dick Van Dyke Show | Max Mathias / Mr. Compton | 1971 |
| McMillan & Wife | Henry | 1971 |
| Cannon | George Abel | 1971 |
| Making It | Warren | 1971 |
| Banyon | Earl Gifford | 1971 |
| Zachariah | The Dude | 1971 |
| Arnie | Walter Granscog | 1970 |
| Love, American Style | George (segment "Love and the Parent's Sake") / Homer (segment "Love and the Tattoo") / Jack (segment 'Love and the Particular Girl') / Lavern Veemer (segment "Love and the Tycoon") | 1969 |
| The Governor & J.J. | Mr. Bannister | 1969 |
| Medical Center | Dr. Feldman / Dr. Whittaker / Man at Hotel | 1969 |
| The Doris Day Show | Sam / April's Father | 1968 |
| Charly | Bert | 1968 |
| Adam-12 | Harry Curtis | 1968 |
| That Girl | Race Announcer / Mr. Morse | 1966 |
| I Dream of Jeannie | Market Clerk | 1965 |
| Violent Midnight | Police Lt. Palmer / Lt. Palmer | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest / Himself | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Co-Host / Himself | 1961 |
| Insight | 1960 | |
| Rawhide | Matt Reston | 1959 |
| Naked City | Carhop | 1958 |
| Mike Hammer | Paul Sterovsky | 1958 |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | Dr. Michaelson | 1957 |
| The Silent Service | Lt. Tom Hadley | 1957 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Harold Jennings / The Gambler / Self / Raymond - Slade's Assistant / Ira Kushaw / Harry / Cal Wilson | 1954 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Actor | 1950 |
| Mama | Nels Hansen / Nels | 1949 |
