Vincent Van Patten

Vincent Van Patten (born October 17, 1957) is an American actor, former professional tennis player, and the commentator for the World Poker Tour.

Vincent Van Patten
Vincent Van Patten in 2017
Born (1957-10-17) October 17, 1957
Occupation(s)Actor, tennis player, commentator for the ClubWPT
Years active1970–present
Spouses
(m. 1989; div. 2001)
    (m. 2003)
    Children3
    Parent
    RelativesNels Van Patten (brother)
    Joyce Van Patten (aunt)
    Tim Van Patten (uncle)
    Talia Balsam (cousin)
    Grace Van Patten (cousin)

    Tennis career
    Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
    Turned pro1978
    Retired1987
    PlaysRight-handed
    Prize money$433,522
    Singles
    Career record109–116
    Career titles1
    Highest rankingNo. 26 (November 2, 1981)
    Grand Slam singles results
    French Open1R (1981, 1985)
    Wimbledon3R (1985)
    US Open3R (1982, 1983)
    Doubles
    Career record43–72
    Career titles1
    Highest rankingNo. 24 (September 15, 1986)
    Grand Slam doubles results
    French OpenQF (1981)
    Wimbledon3R (1984)

    Personal life

    Van Patten was born in Bellerose, New York, as the youngest son of actor Dick Van Patten and his wife, Patricia Helon "Pat" Van Patten (née Poole), a former June Taylor dancer. He is of Dutch, English, and Italian descent.

    He was first urged into show business at age nine by his father's agent. He appeared in more than thirty commercials, including Colgate toothpaste, before his father was cast in the TV series, Arnie, and moved his family from Long Island to Los Angeles.

    From his first marriage to Betsy Russell he has two sons: Richard and Vince. His second marriage, on April 15, 2003, was to The Young and the Restless actress Eileen Davidson; they have one child together.[1]

    Vince is related to several other well-known actors, actresses, and singers through blood and by marriage. Vince is a brother of James and Nels Van Patten, a nephew of Joyce Van Patten and Timothy Van Patten, and a cousin of Talia Balsam.[1]

    Acting

    As a child actor during the 1970s, Van Patten guest-starred in over three dozen classic television series, including Bonanza, Gunsmoke,The High Chaparral, Nichols, Medical Center, Adam-12, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, ‘’Night Gallery’’, Wonder Woman, and a variety of television movies. He also had roles in the films Charley and the Angel (1973) and Chino (1973).[1] At age 16, he was cast in Apple's Way, a CBS drama series, in which he played the son of an architect who leaves the big city to rear his family in rural and fictional Appleton, Iowa.[1]

    In the fall of 1975, at age 18, Van Patten appeared as John Karras in a 12-week CBS drama series Three for the Road.[2] In 1978, he co-starred in The Bionic Boy, a two-hour ABC attempted spinoff of the popular Lee Majors vehicle The Six Million Dollar Man, that never went to series. He made a guest appearance in the final episode of the NBC television anthology series $weepstake$ in 1979.

    In 1978, Van Patten starred in the cult film classic Rock 'n' Roll High School. He starred in several other films in the 1970s and 1980s, including the 1979 action thriller Survival Run (aka Spree), Yesterday (1981) as a Vietnam war veteran, the slasher film Hell Night (1981), Gidget's Summer Reunion (1985), The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987), and Camp Fear (1991). He wrote, produced, and starred in The Break (1995), distributed by Lions Gate with Martin Sheen.[1] Van Patten co-wrote and produced 7 Days to Vegas (2019), based on a true story, about a bet he made in 1995 that he could walk 280 miles (450 km) from Los Angeles, California, to Las Vegas, Nevada, in seven days.[3]

    Films

    YearTitleRoleNotes
    1970Dial Hot LineStevieTelevision Movie
    1972The BravosPeter HarknessTelevision Movie
    1973Charley and the AngelWillie Appleby
    1973ChinoJamie Wagner
    1978Rooster: Spurs of Death!Wyatt
    1979Rock 'n' Roll High SchoolTom Roberts
    1979Survival RunChip
    1981YesterdayMatt Kramer
    1981Hell NightSeth
    1985Gidget's Summer ReunionMickeyTelevision Movie
    1987The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly MissionRonnie WebberTelevision Movie
    1990PaybackTerry Cartwright
    1991Camp FearProfessor HamiltonDirect-to-video
    1995The BreakNick Irons
    2000Backyard DogsZZ NashDirect-to-video
    2001When Billie Beat BobbyLornie KuhleTelevision Movie
    2003High Roller: The Stu Ungar StoryJimmy D.
    2016The Guest HouseAbe
    20197 Days to VegasDukealso co-screenwriter and co-producer

    Television

    YearTitleRoleNotes
    1970The High ChaparralCulley BroxtonEpisode: "Spokes"
    1970-73Medical CenterKenny
    Jimmy
    Benjy
    3 episodes
    1970Bracken's WorldPete O'ConnellEpisode: "Nude Scene"
    1970The InternsYoung SamuelEpisode: "Dancy"
    1970Nanny and the ProfessorTommyEpisode: "The Humanization of Herbert T. Peabody"
    1970-72BonanzaTommy Brenner
    Tim Griffin
    Episode: "A Matter of Circumstance"
    Episode: "Stallion"
    1971IronsideSonny BrokawEpisode: "The Target"
    1971The Courtship of Eddie's FatherMarkEpisode: "To Catch a Thief"
    1971The Bill Cosby ShowJimmyEpisode: "The Saturday Game"
    1971CannonShaun DonaldsonEpisode: "The Salinas Jackpot"
    1971Marcus Welby, M.D.Philip GrandEpisode: "This Is Max"
    1971Adam-12Virgil StephensEpisode: "Truant"
    1971Night GalleryChrisSegment: "Big Surprise"
    1972NicholsGroverEpisode: "About Jesse James"
    1972The PartnersRoger HiggenbottomEpisode: "Headlines for Higgenbottom"
    1972ABC Afterschool SpecialMarkvoice, Episode: "The Last of the Curlews"
    1972The New Scooby-Doo MoviesAdditional rolesvoice, 16 episodes
    1972-73The Magical World of DisneyTodd Thompson
    Davey
    4 episodes
    1972-73GunsmokeColby Eaton
    Heck Walden
    Episode: "Bohannan"
    Episode: "The Boy and the Sinner"
    1973Barnaby JonesKevin MillsEpisode: "Day of the Viper"
    1973JeannieBillyvoice, Episode: "The Kid Brother"
    1973Love, American StyleBobbySegment: "Love and Carmen Lopez"
    1973Dirty SallyGeorgeEpisode: "The Orphans"
    1974-75Apple's WayPaul AppleMain role; 28 episodes
    1975Three for the RoadJohn KarrasMain role; 13 episodes
    1976PhyllisRobEpisode: "Crazy Mama"
    1976The Six Million Dollar ManAndy SheffieldEpisode: "The Bionic Boy"
    1977James at 16Rip LindemanEpisode: "Pilot"
    1977Wonder WomanJohnny2 episodes
    1977Captain Caveman and the Teen AngelsAdditional rolesEpisode: "The Mystery Mansion Mix-Up"
    1978-79InsightMorgan
    Rick Adams
    Episode: "The Sex Game"
    Episode: "It Can't Happen to Me"
    1978What Really Happened to the Class of '65?PhilEpisode: "The Most Likely to Succeed"
    1978Flying HighUnknown roleEpisode: "Palm Springs Weekend"
    1979How the West Was WonBob CooperEpisode: "The Rustler"
    1981The Love BoatFrank1 episode
    1990MatlockDave TravisEpisode: "The Pro"
    1992Baby TalkElliotEpisode: "Requiem for a Lightweight"
    1992-97BaywatchVincent
    Dr. Tom Morella
    6 episodes
    2000The Young and the RestlessChristian Page12 episodes
    2006CutsHimself as Vincent Van PattenEpisode: "Rogue Trip"
    2022Days of Our Lives: Beyond SalemPhil Hellworth2 episodes

    Tennis

    Van Patten was a professional tour tennis player who in 1979 was awarded the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Rookie of the Year award. The highlight of his career came in 1981 when he defeated John McEnroe and two other top ten world ranked pros to win the Seiko World Super Tennis tournament in Tokyo. His career high ranking in singles was World No. 26, reached on February 11, 1982.

    In singles, Van Patten reached the third round of the US Open twice, in 1982 and 1983, and Wimbledon once, in 1985. In doubles his best Grand Slam event result was reaching the quarter-finals of the French Open in 1981, partnering with Mel Purcell. His highest doubles ranking was World No. 24, reached in September 1986.

    Tennis Grand Prix Championship Series finals

    Singles (1 title)

    Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
    Win1–01981Tokyo, JapanCarpetAustralia Mark Edmondson6–2, 3–6, 6–3

    Poker

    Van Patten learned to play poker at the age of 14 from his father, actor Dick Van Patten.

    In the 1990s, Vincent Van Patten put together his own Hollywood home game with famous regulars like Ben Affleck and Tobey Maguire.[4]

    He finished in the money at the 2010 World Series of Poker main event, finishing 481st in a pool of 7,319 entrants and received winnings totaling $27,519. (This amount was awarded to finishers in 460th through 531st place.)[5]

    Since 2003, he has been a commentator on World Poker Tour. The first four seasons were broadcast on Travel Channel; seasons five and six on Game Show Network, and, from the seventh through to the current season, it has aired on Fox Sports Networks.[6]

    With Robert J Randisi, he wrote The Picasso Flop, a novel about Las Vegas poker.[7]

    As of September, 2020, Van Patten has $104,383 in live tournament earnings from seven events.[8]

    References

    1. Vincent Van Patten at IMDb
    2. "Three for the Road". IMDb. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
    3. Fessier, Bruce. "Vince Van Patten accepted a bet to walk from L.A. to Vegas. Then he made a movie about it". The Desert Sun. Palm Springs.
    4. "Vincent Van Patten's Life: Biggest Profits, Losses and Net Worth". Somuchpoker. July 31, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
    5. "Event #57: No-Limit Hold'em Championship". World Series of Poker. November 9, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
    6. Profile, pokerlistings.com; accessed March 2, 2016.
    7. Van Patten, Vince; Randisi, Robert J. (February 21, 2007). The Picasso Flop. Grand Central. ISBN 978-0759517073. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
    8. "Vince van Patten's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved September 21, 2020.

    Bibliography

    • Holmstrom, John (January 1, 1999). The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995 (second ed.). Norwich: Michael Russell. p. 319. ISBN 978-0859551786.
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