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Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Dick Van Patten
Actor -- via Entertainment Weekly. A stalwart character actor who started on Broadway at age 7 in 1935, Van Patten is best known for playing Tom Bradford, the father on American TV dramedy "Eight is Enough." A Mel Brooks regular as well, he specialized in comedy and playing nebbishes.
