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Tom Patchett(I)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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Tom Patchett is a producer, director and writer, known for The Carol Burnett Show (1973) The Bob Newhart Show (1973 -1977), The Tony Randall Show (1978-79, Open All Night (1981), Buffalo Bill (1982-83), and Alf (1986-1990). He also co-wrote the screenplays for the films The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) and The Great Muppet Caper (1981).
BornApril 16, 1940
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 7 nominations total

    Known for

    Buffalo Bill (1983)
    Buffalo Bill
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Paul Fusco and Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros in ALF (1986)
    ALF
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Producer
    The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
    The Bob Newhart Show
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Producer
    George Dzundza, Susan Tyrrell, and Sam Whipple in Open All Night (1981)
    Open All Night
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Paul Fusco and Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros in ALF (1986)
      ALF
      7.4
      TV Series
      • producer
      • executive producer
      • 1986–2004
    • In Smog and Thunder (2003)
      In Smog and Thunder
      6.7
      • executive producer
      • 2003
    • Martin Sheen, Ed Begley Jr., Ray Walston, Jensen Daggett, and Paul Fusco in Project: ALF (1996)
      Project: ALF
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1996
    • Painter (1995)
      Painter
      • executive producer
      • 1995
    • In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance (1994)
      In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1994
    • Telling Secrets (1993)
      Telling Secrets
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1993
    • Meredith Baxter in Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter (1992)
      Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1992
    • In the Line of Duty: Street War (1992)
      In the Line of Duty: Street War
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1992
    • Ed Begley Jr., Dennis Franz, Kyle Secor, and Tess Harper in In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion (1992)
      In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1992
    • Samuel L. Jackson and Tony Danza in Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace (1991)
      Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1991
    • In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas (1991)
      In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1991
    • Bagdad Cafe (1990)
      Bagdad Cafe
      6.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1991
    • Don't Touch My Daughter (1991)
      Don't Touch My Daughter
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1991
    • In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing (1990)
      In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1990
    • The Lost Capone (1990)
      The Lost Capone
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1990

    Writer

    • ALF: The Funny Radio Network Starring ALF
      8.2
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • ALF: The ALF Shopping Network
      7.3
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • Paul Fusco and Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros in ALF (1986)
      ALF
      7.4
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by
      • 1986–2004
    • ALF: I'm on DVD
      8.0
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2004
    • Martin Sheen, Ed Begley Jr., Ray Walston, Jensen Daggett, and Paul Fusco in Project: ALF (1996)
      Project: ALF
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 1996
    • Sandra Bullock, George Newbern, and Anthony Tyler Quinn in Working Girl (1990)
      Working Girl
      6.3
      TV Series
      • developed by
      • 1990
    • Alf (1989)
      Alf
      4.6
      Video Game
      • characters
      • 1989
    • ALF Tales (1988)
      ALF Tales
      6.3
      TV Series
      • creator (1988-1990)
      • 1988–1990
    • A.L.F. (1987)
      A.L.F.
      6.1
      TV Series
      • creator
      • 1987–1989
    • Frank Oz, Dabney Coleman, Jim Henson, Joan Rivers, Gregory Hines, Art Carney, James Coco, and Linda Lavin in The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
      The Muppets Take Manhattan
      6.9
      • story by
      • screenplay by
      • 1984
    • Buffalo Bill (1983)
      Buffalo Bill
      7.4
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by
      • 1983–1984
    • Sitcom (1983)
      Sitcom
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1983
    • George Dzundza, Susan Tyrrell, and Sam Whipple in Open All Night (1981)
      Open All Night
      7.2
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by
      • creator
      • 1981–1982
    • Frank Oz, Charles Grodin, Jim Henson, Diana Rigg, and Dave Goelz in The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
      The Great Muppet Caper
      7.1
      • written by
      • 1981
    • Up the Academy (1980)
      Up the Academy
      4.7
      • written by
      • 1980

    Director

    • Paul Fusco and Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros in ALF (1986)
      ALF
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1986–2004
    • Claws
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 1991
    • Act II
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1987
    • The Best Legs in Eighth Grade (1984)
      The Best Legs in Eighth Grade
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1984
    • I Gave at the Office (1984)
      I Gave at the Office
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1984
    • Buffalo Bill (1983)
      Buffalo Bill
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1983–1984
    • Sitcom (1983)
      Sitcom
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1983
    • George Dzundza, Susan Tyrrell, and Sam Whipple in Open All Night (1981)
      Open All Night
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1981–1982
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    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Patchett and Tarses
    • Born
      • April 16, 1940
      • East Lansing, Michigan, USA
    • Other works
      Stageplay: Show You Wound: The Death and Times of Joseph Beuys (Stage play, 2002) Produced in Berlin (2016) as Jeder Hasen ein Kunstler: Eine Beuys Fabel (2016).
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      • 1 Interview

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