Acting
Dick Van Patten
- Titles
- 79movies84TV shows
- Career
Active from 1949 to 2009, with a break from 1950 to 1962, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 15top three billing
- Average score
52/100
- Highest rated
- Mama79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 80 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Nostalgia6.8average 3.7
- Situational Comedy5.6average 2.7
- Wholesome5.7average 3.3
- Physical Comedy4.4average 2.4
- Pop Culture3.8average 2.2
- Wit & Wordplay4.9average 3.7
- Satire & Parody3.3average 2.3
- Family Dynamics5.7average 4.8
Rarely in their work
- Melancholy2.3, average 4.7
- Psychological3.3, average 5.6
- Tension3.9, average 6.0
- Violence2.6, average 4.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Coming-of-Age 3
- Family-Friendly Comedy 2
- Situational Humor 2
- Physical Comedy 2
- Character Study 2
- Family-Friendly 2
- Absurdist Humor 2
- Family Comedy 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Lighthearted 2
- Eccentric Characters 2
- Moral Ambiguity 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Vincent McEveetyDirectorEight Is Enough, The Strongest Man in the World, Superdad, Gus
Mel BrooksActorSpaceballs, When Things Were Rotten, High Anxiety
Willie AamesActorEight Is Enough, An Eight Is Enough Wedding, Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion
Adam RichActorEight Is Enough, An Eight Is Enough Wedding, Eight Is Enough: A Family Reunion
Grant GoodeveActorEight Is Enough, An Eight Is Enough Wedding, High Powder
Kurt RussellActorThe Strongest Man in the World, Superdad
Tim ConwayActorThe Shaggy D.A., Gus
Alan OppenheimerActorWestworld, Freaky Friday
Bob CraneActorSuperdad, Gus
Joe FlynnActorThe Strongest Man in the World, Superdad
Thomas MeehanWriterSpaceballs, When Things Were Rotten- CCotton WarburtonEditorFreaky Friday, The Strongest Man in the World
Movies and TV shows
1312010s
1 title · average score 70
TV show · as Lester
2000s
13 titles · average score 49
as Rev. Al Smith
as Jack Benson
TV show · as Dr. Eddie Hackmeyer
TV show
as Frank Rubin
as Jamie Denton
TV show · as Cal Cullen
as Irv Barnett
as Santa Claus
TV show · as Ba (voice)
as Mr. Rye
as Captain Stacey
1990s
25 titles · average score 60
TV show · as Tom Bradford (voice)
TV show · as Murph
TV show · as Chester Higgins (segment "The Chess Game")
as General Wainwright
TV show · as James Rodgers Sr.
as Principal
TV show · as Eb / Jerry
TV show · as Monty Emerson
TV show · as Orphanage Worker / Santa
TV show · as Amish Farmer
as Larch
as Max
1980s
22 titles · average score 59
as Tom Bradford
as The Commodore
as Greg the Glue Man
as King Roland
as Tom Bradford
as Santa Claus
as Howard Bevans
TV show · as Nick Simpson
TV show · as District Atty. Fred Whittaker
TV show · as Howard
as Tom Reed
TV show · as Herbert Pitts
1970s
58 titles · average score 60
as Herb Thurston
TV show · as Tom Bradford
as Dr. Philip Wentworth
as Harold Jennings
as Raymond
as Cal Wilson
TV show · as Friar Tuck
as Banker
as Ira Kushaw
as Raymond
TV show · as Sgt. Nelson Higgenbottom
1960s
8 titles · average score 58
TV show · as Jack / Homer
TV show · as Man at Hotel
as Bert
TV show · as Harry Curtis
TV show
TV show · as Market Clerk
as Lt. Palmer
1950s
2 titles · average score 50
TV show · as Matt Reston
TV show
1940s
2 titles · average score 78
TV show · as Nels Hansen
