RIP Dick Van Patten

[Guitar_Raph]

One of TV's delightful dads of the 70s/80s passed away. Dick Van Patten died @ the age of 86.

He did many movies of all sorts, including Disney movies Gus, The Shaggy DA & Freaky Friday. He also played a department store Santa in A Mouse, A Mystery & Me.

In 1975, he was Friar Tuck in When Things Were Rotten.

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But from 1977-81, he'll always be known as Tom Bradford on Eight Is Enough.

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[TheCanadiandrome]

Omg!! That's so sad!! Another legend gone! When I first saw the title I'll admit I thought was Van Dyke til I clicked better

[MsMarvelDuckie]

I dunno why, but the first thing that came to mind for me was, "OH! King Roland died! Bummer."