VIDEO: PBS's AMERICAN MASTERS Unveils Never-Before-Seen Outtake with Dick Van Patten

By: Jun. 23, 2015
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PBS's AMERICAN MASTERS has released an "In Memoriam" video in honor of actor Dick Van Patten, who died today, June 23, at the age of 86. Click below to watch the moving tribute!

On June 6, 2012, Dick Van Patten was interviewed for AMERICAN MASTERS - MEL BROOKS: MAKE A NOISE (2013) by Emmy-winning director Robert Trachtenberg. Van Patten's interview didn't make the final film cut. In this never-before-seen outtake, Van Patten recalls the first time he met Mel Brooks at a Sunday tennis match with Brooks, Carl Reiner, Alan Alda and Gene Wilder.

Van Patten was best known for his roles in TV series EIGHT IS ENOUGH and appeared in three Brooks films: ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS, SPACEBALLS and HIGH ANXIETY.

The actor made his Broadway debut at the age of 7 in TAPESTRY IN GRAY. He went on to appear in nearly 30 more Broadway shows.



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