Pat Proft
April 3, 1947 (77 years old) in Columbia Heights, Minnesota
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Pat Proft (born April 3, 1947) is an American comedy writer and actor. Proft was born in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, the son of Marguerite and Bob Proft. He began his career at Dudley Riggs' Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis. In the mid-1970s, he began writing for television and films. Proft's screenplays usually rely heavily on slapstick action, wisecracks and non-sequitur-laced absurdist dialogue. He has written numerous films, but has only directed one, Wrongfully Accused, which starred Leslie Nielsen. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pat Proft, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 1998 · Wrongfully Accused as Window Technician
- 1993 · Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology as
- 1991 · Hot Shots! as Lawrence Lipps
- 1984 · Bachelor Party as Screaming Man
- 1981 · Modern Problems as Maitre 'd
- 1980 · All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special as Self
- 1979 · Detective School as
- 1979 · Fast Friends as Bill Owens
- 1979 · Psycho Shampoo as Narrator (voice)
- 1976 · Tunnel Vision as Skipper
- 1975 · Van Dyke and Company as Self
- 1973 · The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour as