Actor

Dick Van Patten

88 credited titles on WatchWise

Dick Van Patten was an American actor best known for his role as Tom Bradford on the TV show Eight Is Enough. Van Patten also made appearances in the films Spaceballs, Soylent Green, and Robin Hood: Men in Tights.

Dick Van Patten in one minute

Strongest genre

Comedy

$140M · 75% hit rate

Biggest hit

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

$413M

Standout efficiency

29.3x

Superdad · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$181M

Combined reported budget

$61M

Gross / budget

2.9x

Bankability Index

36 / 100

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