Dick Van Patten, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dick Van Patten

American actor

Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1928

Place of Birth: Queens, New York, United States

Date of Death: 23-Jun-2015

Profession: businessperson, stage actor, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Richard Vincent Van Patten (December 9, 1928 – June 23, 2015) 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. Van Patten began work as a child actor and was successful on the New York stage, appearing in more than a dozen plays as a teenager.
He worked in radio, on Duffy's Tavern.
He later starred in numerous television roles including the long-running CBS television series, "Mama" and Young Doctor Malone.
Later, he would star or co-star in many feature films, including Charly, Mel Brooks's Robin Hood: Men in Tights and Spaceballs, and Charlton Heston's Soylent Green.
Van Patten was the founder of Natural Balance Pet Foods and National Guide Dog Month.