Richard Vincent "Dick" Van Patten
(December 9, 1928 – June 23, 2015)
(Fox News) – Dick Van Patten, the actor who found lasting fame
as the patriarch on TV’s "Eight is Enough," has died.
Van Patten’s rep confirmed the news of his death to FOX. The
actor died Tuesday in Santa Monica, California, of complications
from diabetes.
Original run on ABC: March 15, 1977 – August 29, 1981.