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Tom Patchett
Born April 16, 1940 (age 86)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, 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.
Filmography
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The Mike Douglas Show
1961
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The Bob Newhart Show
1972
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ALF
1986
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The Tony Randall Show
1976
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The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
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The Great Muppet Caper
1981
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ALF: The Animated Series
1987
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Buffalo Bill
1983
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We've Got Each Other
1977
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Working Girl
1990
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Project: ALF
1996
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Open All Night
1981
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Alf Tales
1988
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Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
1994
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Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
1991
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In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
1991
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In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
1990
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Up the Academy
1980
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Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again
1990
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Telling Secrets
1993
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In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
1994
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Don't Touch My Daughter
1991
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The Jackson 5: Goin' Back to Indiana
1971
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Making a Case for Murder
1989
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In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
1992
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The Best Legs in Eighth Grade
1984
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In the Line of Duty: Street War
1992
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Diana!
1971
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The Chopped Liver Brothers
1977