Dick Van Patten
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 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 Soylent Green. Van Patten was the founder of Natural Balance Pet Foods and National Guide Dog Month. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 9, 1928 (Queens), Died June 23, 2015 (Santa Monica)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | CS-067800 | 12-in. | 9/7/1941 | A Christmas carol, part 1 | Ernest Chappell and Cast | Drama | speaker | |
Victor | CS-067801 | 12-in. | 9/7/1941 | A Christmas carol, part 2 | Ernest Chappell and Cast | Drama | speaker | |
Victor | CS-067802 | 12-in. | 9/7/1941 | A Christmas carol, part 3 | Ernest Chappell and Cast | Drama | speaker | |
Victor | CS-067803 | 12-in. | 9/7/1941 | A Christmas carol, part 4 | Ernest Chappell and Cast | Drama | speaker | |
Victor | CS-067804 | 12-in. | 9/7/1941 | A Christmas carol, part 5 | Ernest Chappell and Cast | Drama | speaker | |
Victor | CS-067805 | 12-in. | 9/7/1941 | A Christmas carol, part 6 | Ernest Chappell and Cast | Drama | speaker | |
Victor | CS-067806 | 12-in. | 9/7/1941 | A Christmas carol, part 7 | Ernest Chappell and Cast | Drama | speaker | |
Victor | CS-067807 | 12-in. | 9/7/1941 | A Christmas carol, part 8 | Ernest Chappell and Cast | Drama | speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Van Patten, Dick," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/368458.
Van Patten, Dick. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/368458.
"Van Patten, Dick." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Van Patten, Dick - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96049433
Wikidata: Dick Van Patten - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1209826
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