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Portrait of Dick Van Patten

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
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Mama
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 79 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Dick Van Patten Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    2.4, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.6
  • Tension
    4.2, average 6.0
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 4
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Parody 2
  • Homage 2
  • Mel Brooks 2
  • Situational Humor 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Physical Comedy 2
  • Classic Sitcom 2
  • Absurdist Humor 2
  • Heartwarming 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

63
TypeAllTV shows57Movies6
RoleAnyActing63Appearances12
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1940s21950s21960s61970s341980s91990s92000s1
GenreAnyDrama35Comedy34Family10Action & Adventure8Sci-Fi & Fantasy7Mystery6Crime6Western2Soap2Animation2Documentary2Kids1Fantasy1TV Movie1
Trait📼 Strong Nostalgia (remove)
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2000s

1 title · average score 80
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Poster for Arrested Development

TV show · as Cal Cullen

1990s

9 titles · average score 69
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Poster for That '70s Show

TV show · as Murph

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Poster for Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

TV show · as Chester Higgins (segment "The Chess Game")

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Poster for The Weird Al Show

TV show · as The Burglar

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Poster for 7th Heaven

TV show · as James Rodgers Sr.

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Poster for Touched by an Angel

TV show · as Eb / Jerry

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Poster for Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

TV show · as Orphanage Worker / Santa

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Poster for Boy Meets World

TV show · as Amish Farmer

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Poster for The Golden Palace

TV show · as Taylor

1980s

9 titles · average score 66
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Poster for Growing Pains

TV show · as Nick Simpson

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Poster for Murder, She Wrote

TV show · as District Atty. Fred Whittaker

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Poster for Crazy like a Fox

TV show · as Howard

Poster for Finder of Lost Loves

TV show · as Alan Nettles

Poster for WonderWorks

TV show · as Mayor

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Poster for Hotel

TV show · as Herbert Pitts

1970s

34 titles · average score 62
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Poster for Eight Is Enough

TV show · as Tom Bradford

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Poster for The Love Boat

TV show · as Charlie Dillinger / John Whitcomb

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Poster for Freaky Friday

as Harold Jennings

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Poster for The Six Million Dollar Man

TV show · as Palmer / Harry Green

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Poster for Superdad

as Ira Kushaw

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Poster for Barnaby Jones

TV show · as Melvin Pearson

GoodWatch79
Poster for Emergency!

TV show · as Morris Meers / Carter Merkle

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Poster for The Streets of San Francisco

TV show · as Sterling / John Collins

GoodWatch70
Poster for Great Performances

TV show · as Raymond

All 34 titles from the 1970s

1960s

6 titles · average score 60
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Poster for Love, American Style

TV show · as Homer / Jack

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Poster for Medical Center

TV show · as Man at Hotel

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Poster for Adam-12

TV show · as Harry Curtis

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Poster for I Dream of Jeannie

TV show · as Market Clerk

1950s

2 titles · average score 50
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Poster for Rawhide

TV show · as Matt Reston

1940s

2 titles · average score 78
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Poster for Mama

TV show · as Nels Hansen