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Dick Van Patten

1928 - 2015

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dick Van Patten is the 5,154th most popular actor (down from 4,618th in 2019), the 8,059th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,772nd in 2019) and the 2,354th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Dick Van Patten ranks 5,154 out of 13,578. Before him are Edward Burns, Albert Dekker, Yoo In-na, Akira Ishida, Anthony Wong, and Paola Pitagora. After him are Marni Nixon, Norman Foster, Garret Dillahunt, Amber Valletta, Michele Morrone, and Tamlyn Tomita.

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Among people born in 1928, Dick Van Patten ranks 437. Before him are Koko Taylor, Nunzio Gallo, Dolph Schayes, Tadeusz Baird, Milan Rúfus, and Joyce Mansour. After him are Ardico Magnini, Santiago Vernazza, Eduardo Guerrero, Raymond E. Brown, Giovanni Giacomazzi, and Johnny Griffin. Among people deceased in 2015, Dick Van Patten ranks 352. Before him are Ferenc Kiss, Héctor Silva, Jacques Parizeau, Andrei Eshpai, Pál Várhidi, and Natalia Molchanova. After him are Leo Kadanoff, Eduardo Guerrero, Ivan Davidov, Vittore Gottardi, Kenji Goto, and Kayahan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dick Van Patten ranks 8,061 out of 20,380. Before him are Chester Himes (1909), Edward Burns (1968), Albert Dekker (1905), Bill Walton (1952), Steve Miller (1943), and Chuck Feeney (1931). After him are Marni Nixon (1930), David Hungate (1948), Wesley Clair Mitchell (1874), Donald H. Peterson (1933), Norman Foster (1903), and Garret Dillahunt (1964).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dick Van Patten ranks 2,355. Before him are Mary Martin (1913), Loni Anderson (1945), Marshall Allman (1984), Michael J. Anderson (1953), Edward Burns (1968), and Albert Dekker (1905). After him are Marni Nixon (1930), Norman Foster (1903), Garret Dillahunt (1964), Amber Valletta (1974), Mikey Madison (1999), and Jim Siedow (1920).

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