Prolific character actor Robert Patten was a familiar presence in television almost from the medium's infancy: his first small-screen credit was on a 1951 teleplay presented by the popular anthology series "Armstrong Circle Theatre." Patten had been struggling in Hollywood for several years prior to that break, most often as an uncredited extra in B movies. His highest-profile early role...
Prolific character actor Robert Patten was a familiar presence in television almost from the medium's infancy: his first small-screen credit was on a 1951 teleplay presented by the popular anthology series "Armstrong Circle Theatre." Patten had been struggling in Hollywood for several years prior to that break, most often as an uncredited extra in B movies. His highest-profile early role...
