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'Eight is enough' actor Dick Van Patten dies at 86
Diabetes complications claim life of man whose other main claim to fame was presence in Mel Brooks comedies
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Wed, Jun 24, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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DICK Van Patten, the cheerful, round-faced actor best known for his role as the firm if harried suburban father at the centre of the hit television series Eight Is Enough, died on Tuesday in Santa Monica, California. He was 86.
The cause was complications of diabetes, said a spokesman, Jeffrey Ballard.
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