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Tom Patchett
East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Tom Patchett (born April 16, 1940) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor and producer who is best known as the co-creator of ALF. He co-wrote the films Up the Academy,…
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Tom Patchett (born April 16, 1940) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor and producer who is best known as the co-creator of ALF. He co-wrote the films Up the Academy, The Great Muppet Caper, The Muppets Take Manhattan, and Project ALF. He also wrote episodes of The Bob Newhart Show, We've Got Each Other, The Tony Randall Show, The Carol Burnett Show, and Buffalo Bill. Patchett founded the contemporary art gallery, Track 16, in 1994.
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2025
The Muppets Take Scripthatten
Movie Original Film Writer
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1996
Project: ALF
Movie Screenplay
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1994
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
Movie Executive Producer
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1994
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
Movie Executive Producer
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1993
Telling Secrets
Movie Executive Producer
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1992
In the Line of Duty: Street War
Movie Executive Producer
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1992
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
Movie Executive Producer
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1991
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
Movie Executive Producer
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1991
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
Movie Executive Producer
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1991
Don't Touch My Daughter
Movie Executive Producer
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1990
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
Movie Executive Producer
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1990
Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again
Movie Executive Producer
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1990
Working Girl
TV show Creator
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1989
Making a Case for Murder
Movie Executive Producer
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1988
Alf Tales
TV show Creator
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1987
ALF: The Animated Series
TV show Creator
More credits
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1986
ALF
TV show Interviewer
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1984
The Muppets Take Manhattan
Movie Screenplay
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1984
The Best Legs in Eighth Grade
Movie Director
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1983
Buffalo Bill
TV show Executive Producer
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1981
Open All Night
TV show Creator
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1981
The Great Muppet Caper
Movie Air Steward (uncredited)
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1980
Up the Academy
Movie Writer
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1977
We've Got Each Other
TV show Creator
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1977
The Chopped Liver Brothers
Movie Tom Van Brocklin
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1976
The Tony Randall Show
TV show Writer
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1972
The Bob Newhart Show
TV show David Robbins
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1971
The Jackson 5: Goin' Back to Indiana
Movie Writer
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1971
Diana!
Movie Writer
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1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TV show Self
