Dick Van Patten
Dick Van Patten
Richard Vincent "Dick" Van Pattenwas an American actor, businessman, and animal welfare advocate, best known for his role as patriarch Tom Bradford on the ABC television comedy-drama Eight Is Enough...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth9 December 1928
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
great millions nearly playing roles thousands
For nearly eight decades, I've had the great fortune of playing thousands of roles before millions of people.
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I may eat nine bowls of dog food, because eight isn't enough.
job
I used to go from one job to another. I started at seven years old in theater and used to go from one job to another.
horses plays row
I was in 27 Broadway plays in a row as a kid, and in between, I learned how to play the horses from the stagehands.
home
I'm always working on our home, but I want to keep the old look to it.
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I've been to more racetracks than any other person I've met. Almost every track, missing only a few of the newer ones.
catch food roof though until waited worked
We waited until we perfected the dog food, and then we worked on the cat food. Even though it's not going through the roof the way the dog food is, I think it will catch on eventually.
loyalty animal honest
The only honest reaction and true loyalty we get is from our animals. Once they're your friends, you can do no wrong.
loyalty animal people
I've seen people that don't treat their animals well and yet their animals are still just as loving to them even though they're not treated that well. It's very hard to find that kind of loyalty and love and affection in human beings.
jobs actors
I've probably had more jobs than any other actor living.
eight appreciate enough
I appreciate Eight is Enough. It made me recognizable.
years radio shows
From the time I was 8 years old I was on almost every radio show there was.
children actors radio
I was a child actor in radio, and there's not many of us left.
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I was in 27 Broadway plays, and three of them got the Pulitzer Prize.