James Van Patten

ACTOR, STUNTS, PRODUCER

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29th May 2022 | FlixCatalog Staff

James (Jimmy) Van Patten is an accomplished actor, writer and producer with a lifetime involvement in the entertainment industry, encompassing film, television and theater. He has been critically acclaimed as an actor and has received awards for his screenwriting talents. His independent production company, which he co-founded with his brother, released its first feature film to theaters in 1996.Born and raised in New York, Jimmy followed in the footsteps of his father, actor Dick Van Patten as a professional actor by age twelve. When he was a teenager, the Van Pattens moved to Hollywood, where Jimmy was immediately cast as a reform school boy in the hit television series "The Odd Couple" launching a successful acting career.Jimmy literally grew up guest-starring on television series, mini-series and feature films. As an adult, Jimmy also starred in two television series of his own. He starred opposite Robert Preston in the award winning series, "The Chisholm's" for CBS, playing the role of "Bo Chisholm". He also starred in Ron Howard and Brian Grazer's Imagine Entertainment's comedy series "Poison" for Showtime, opposite Andrea Martin and Bud Cort.Van Patten also has impressive film credits with roles in over 35 motion pictures, including "The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again", "Freaky Friday", (opposite Jody Foster) "Roller Boogie", "Lifeguard" and "California Dreaming". He also received critical acclaim from the LA Times for his 'live fast die young" performance in the feature film "Young Warriors" released in theatres worldwide. On the comedic side, Jimmy appeared in two Mel Brooks' productions, "Life Stinks" and "Robin Hood Men in Tights" and was directed by Keenan Ivory Wayans in "Don't Be a Menace in South Central". He has also appeared in the popular horror film franchise, "SAW" reprising his character of Dr. Heffner in "SAW 4", "SAW 5", "SAW 6" and "SAW 7 - The Final Chapter in 3D." Most recently, he co-starred opposite Academy Award winning actors Nicolas Cage and Faye Dunaway in the suspense thriller "Inconceivable."Currently, Jimmy is awaiting the release of his latest feature film "Walk To Vegas," which he co-starred and produced with his brother Vincent Van Patten. The film is dark comedy and true story about Hollywood big shots who will bet on anything.Jimmy's theater experience includes "Mr. Roberts" at the San Antonio Fiesta Theater, "Breakfast with Les and Bes" at Burt Reynold's Jupiter Theater and The World Debut of "Passengers" touring with the Frank Kenley Players. He starred in the critically acclaimed national tour of "The Sunshine Boys" where he performed in over 100 cities in the role of Ben Silverman. Jimmy also appeared in "Harvey" at the Laguna Playhouse with Charles Durning as well as at the Cord Theater on Broadway in 2004.In addition to his acting career, Jimmy also wrote and created the comedy, "Dirty Tennis" for MCA which won the New York and VSDA Awards for "Best Comedy Video of the Year in 1990".As a producer, Jimmy and his brother, Vincent first collaborated on the feature film "The Break" starring Martin Sheen which was theatrically released by Trimark Pictures. Jimmy and Vincent also wrote and produced, "The Flunky", directed by Vincent Van Patten and starring Jimmy Van Patten, Dean Stockwell and Farrah Fawcett. "The Flunky" won two key creative awards, "Best Cinematography on a Feature Film" and "Best Director on a Feature Film" at the 2000 Port Hueneme International Film Festival.Jimmy has also completed writing the stage adaptation of "The Flunky" as a musical comedy for the Broadway stage. He and Debbie Gibson (who co-wrote the music) are collaborating on this very exciting project.Since 1989, Jimmy has been the spokesman for his father's company "Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Pet Foods" which has grown into a highly successful international company. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Jeff Ballard PR (2017)

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Streaming Availability

Amazon Video has the most number of James Van Patten’s flixes, followed by Vudu compared to other streaming platforms. See the full graph below.

Releases by Year

James Van Patten on average has worked on 2 movies per year from 1979 to 2019. See the full graphs of the number of James Van Patten movies released per year from 1982 till 2019.

Top Genres

James Van Patten works mostly in Drama Genre followed by Thriller Genre flixes. 24% of James Van Patten movies are Drama Genre movies. See Top Genres that James Van Patten worked on in the graph below.

Average IMDB Score

On average the IMDB score of the movies that James Van Patten has worked on is 5.4.

5.4 / 10

James Van Patten's Movies and Tv Series available to Stream now ..

Adventure,Comedy
7 Days to Vegas (2019)

Inspired by a true story about Hollywood big shots who will bet on anything.

5.6/1092 min

Available in 12 platform(s).

Sci-Fi,Thriller
Hyper Space (1989)

In the 21st Century, the "Corporation" sends a spaceship to dispose of earth's severe nuclear waste to a distant region in the cosmos. The astronauts awaken from their "cryo-sleep" to truly...

4.1/1081 min

Available in 1 platform(s).

Action,Crime,Drama
Twisted Justice (1990)

In the Los Angeles of the future, police are forbidden to carry weapons and must use stun guns (called "stingers") instead. A maverick detective ignores those restrictions in his pursuit of...

3.5/1090 min

Available in 2 platform(s).