Dick Van Patten, who played the affable patriarch Tom Bradford on Eight Is Enough, died this morning from complications due to diabetes in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 86. “He was the kindest man you could ever meet in life,“ his publicist told Entertainment Weekly. “They don’t make them like him anymore.“ Van Patten, an avid horse-racing fan and accomplished stage actor who also appeared on such TV programs as The Love Boat, Happy Days, The Dick Van Dyke Show, and Arrested Development, is survived by his three sons and wife of over 60 years…
Dick Van Patten dead: Eight is Enough actor dies at 86 | EW.com: http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/23/dick-van-patten-dead-eight-is-enough-actor-dies
Dick Van Patten, ‘Eight Is Enough’ and ‘Love Boat’ star, dies at 86 | Boston Herald: http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/television/television_news/2015/06/dick_van_patten_eight_is_enough_and_love_boat_star