Tim Van Patten

Timothy "Tim" Van Patten (born June 10, 1959 in Brooklyn , New York City ) is an American television director , actor , screenwriter and film producer .

Van Patten directed episodes of The Sopranos , The Wire , Deadwood , Boardwalk Empire , Rome , The Pacific , Game of Thrones , Ed - The Bowling Lawyer and Sex and the City . As an actor, he is best known for the role of salami in the US drama series The White Shadow . He also played the evil teenager Peter Stegman in The 1984 Class and Max Keller in the short-lived action series The Ninja Master .

Life

Van Patten was born in Brooklyn, New York City. He grew up in Massapequa , New York and attended the same high school as Jerry Seinfeld . Van Patten is the half-brother of actor Dick Van Patten and actress Joyce Van Patten , as well as the uncle of Vincent Van Patten and Talia Balsam , both also actors.

Career

Awards

In 2001, Van Patten won with Terence Winter , the Writers Guild of America Award and the Edgar Award for the Sopranos episode Pine Barrens (Lost in the snow) , directed by Steve Buscemi . In 2004, Van Patten directed the episode Long Term Parking (Only for long-term parking) which one Emmy for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series won.

Filmography

Director

• 1992: Home Fires (TV series, episode 1x05)
• 1994–2000: A Touch of Heaven ( Touched by an Angel , TV series, 31 episodes)
• 1995–1996: Central Park West (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1995, 1999: Homicide ( Homicide: Life on the Street , TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1996–1998: The Sentinel ( The Sentinel , TV series, 4 episodes)
• 1996–1998: A Wink from Heaven ( Promised Land , TV series, 3 episodes)
• 1997–1998: New York Undercover (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 1998: The Visitor - The Escape from Space ( The Visitor , TV series, episode 1x13)
• 1999: Future Man ( Now and Again , TV series, episode 1x06)
• 1999–2007: The Sopranos ( The Sopranos , TV series, 20 episodes)
• 2001-2003: Ed - The Bowling Lawyer ( Ed , TV series, 5 episodes)
• 2002: The American Embassy (TV series)
• 2002: The Secret of Pasadena ( Pasadena , TV series, episode 1x05)
• 2002: Untitled Paul Simms Pilot (TV movie)
• 2002–2004: The Wire (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 2003: Keen Eddie (TV series, episode 1x06)
• 2003-2004: Sex and the City (TV series, 4 episodes)
• 2005: Deadwood (TV series, episode 2x08)
• 2005: Into the West ( Into the West , Miniseries, Episode 1x05)
• 2005, 2007: Rom ( Rome , TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2010: The Pacific (miniseries, 3 episodes)
• 2010–2014: Boardwalk Empire (TV series, 18 episodes)
• 2011: Game of Thrones (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2016: Big Dead Place (TV series, episode 1x01)
• 2017: Black Mirror (TV series, episode 4x04 Hang the DJ )
• since 2020: Perry Mason (TV series)

script

• 2001: The Sopranos ( The Sopranos , TV series, episode 3x11 Lost in the Snow )
• 2010: Boardwalk Empire (TV series, episode 1x07 past and future )

actor

• 1978: Eight Is Enough (TV series, episode 2x24)
• 1978–1981: The White Shadow (TV series, 54 episodes)
• 1979–1980: Thoughtful Stories ( Insight , TV series, 3 episodes)
• 1982: Class of 1984 (Class of 1984)
• 1982: The Silence (short film)
• 1982: High Powder (TV movie)
• 1983: Johnny Garage (TV movie)
• 1983: Escape from El Diablo
• 1984: The Master Ninja ( The Master , TV series, 13 episodes)
• 1985: Chief Physician Dr. Westphall ( St. Elsewhere , TV series, 3 episodes)
• 1985: Zone Troopers - War Mission from Space (Zone Troopers)
• 1986: Dress Gray (miniseries, 2 episodes)
• 1986–1987: Nachtstreife ( Night Heat , TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1988: Scout Academy (The Wrong Guys)
• 1988: Catacombs - In the Net of the Dark (Catacombs)
• 1989–1990: ESU - Emergency Call New York ( True Blue , TV series, 12 episodes)
• 2001: Water with Food Coloring (short film)

Web links

• Tim Van Patten in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ HBO: The Sopranos: Cast & Crew. HBO , accessed February 29, 2012 .