Pat Finn

Pat Finn
Born	Patrick Cassidy Finn (1965-07-31) July 31, 1965 (age 59) Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Other names	Patrick Finn
Alma mater	Marquette University
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Donna Crowley ​ (m. 1990)​ [1] [ better source needed ]
Children	3

Patrick Cassidy Finn (born July 31, 1965) is an American film and television actor.

Early life and career

Finn was born in Evanston, Illinois, and grew up in Wilmette, where he attended Loyola Academy. ^[2] He graduated from Marquette University in 1987, where he played on the rugby team alongside Chris Farley.

After graduating, he moved to Chicago where he joined The Second City National Touring Company. He also performed with the iO Theater. ^[3] After writing and performing in two Second City resident shows, Finn was cast as Dan Coleman on the CBS sitcom The George Wendt Show .

Finn has had recurring roles on Murphy Brown , 3rd Rock from the Sun and Ed . He played the recurring character Bill Norwood on the ABC sitcom The Middle from 2010 to 2018. He starred as Bob Forman on the Nickelodeon sitcom Marvin Marvin from November 24, 2012 to April 27, 2013. ^{[4] [5]}

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	The Bachelor	Bolt
2000	Dude, Where's My Car?	Rick
2001	Prairie Dogs	Commercial Actor	Short film
	Love and Support	Russell
	How High	Army Recruiter
2002	Unconditional Love	Keith
2004	Funky Monkey	Peters
	Pee Shy	Dan	Short film
2006	Cloud 9	Wiener
	Funny Money	Walter	Credited as Patt Finn
2009	Space Buddies	Bill Wolfson
	I Love You, Beth Cooper	Coach Raupp
	It's Complicated	Hotel Doctor
2011	Spooky Buddies	Frankendude	Direct-to-video
2012	Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups	Santa Claus	Direct-to-video
2013	Dealin' with Idiots	Opposing Coach
2020	Selfie Dad	Marvin
TBA	Funny Thing About Love	John	Post-production

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Jazz Freddy	Various
1995	The George Wendt Show	Dan Coleman	Main role; 8 episodes
1995-1997	Murphy Brown	Phil Jr.	10 episodes
1996	Caroline in the City	Steve	Season 1 episode 22: "Caroline and the Bridesmaids"
	Boys & Girls	Russell Chapman	TV movie
1997	Detention: The Siege at Johnson High	Mr. Kroft	TV movie
1998	Seinfeld	Joe Mayo	Season 9 episode 12: "The Reverse Peephole"
	Grown-Ups	Bud	TV movie Also known as Hostage High and Target for Rage
1999-2003	The Drew Carey Show	George / Mr. Delany	2 episodes
1998-2001	3rd Rock from the Sun	Chaz Montana / Paul	3 episodes
1999	Brother's Keeper	Construction Guy	Episode 20: "With Friends Like Porter"
	That '70s Show	Frank	Season 2 episode 5: "Halloween"
2000	The King of Queens	Tom Busterman	Season 2 episode 14: "Block Buster"
	Friends	Dr. Roger	2 episodes
	M.Y.O.B.	Anthony Filibuto	Credited as Patrick Finn Also known as Mind Your Own Business Episode 3: "French Connection"
2001	Three Sisters	Kevin	Season 1 episode 9: "The New Guy"
2001-2002	Ed	Jim Frost	8 episodes
2002	According to Jim	Ted	Season 2 episode 3: "The Baby Monitor"
	Less than Perfect	Luke McNamara	Season 1 episode 5: "The Vacation"
2003	Oliver Beene	Security Guard	Season 1 episode 7: "Divorce-O-Rama"
	Las Vegas	Jim Warner	Season 1 episode 6: "Semper Spy"
	With You in Spirit	Wayne Belmont	TV movie
2004	Humor Me	Paul	TV movie
2005	Committed	Rusty the Mailman	Episode 2: "The Return of Todd Episode"
	Yes, Dear	Scott	Season 5 episode 10: "A Little Breathing Room"
	Complete Savages	Chet Pringle	Episode 16: "Saving Old Lady Riley"
	Hollywood Vice		TV movie
	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Car Owner	Season 5 episode 10: "The End"
2006	The Bernie Mac Show	Zalinsky	Season 5 episode 15: "Fantasy Football"
2006-2007	My Boys	Charlie	4 episodes
2007	The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show	Officer Rick	Episode 1: "Demo Tape"
	Out of Jimmy's Head	Daryl	Episode 4: "Mascot"
	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody	Sandy Butteaux	Season 3 episode 13: "Team Tipton"
2008	Unhitched	Phil	2 episodes
	Factory		Episode 4: "Builtgood Screwcutter 5000"
2010	House	Senator Anderson	Season 7 episode 6: "Office Politics"
2011-2018	The Middle	Bill Norwood	23 episodes
2012-2013	Marvin Marvin	Bob Forman / Dad Bob	Main cast; 18 episodes
2014	Kickin' It	Spanky Danger	Season 4 episode 11: "Tightroping the Shark"
2016	Bella and the Bulldogs	Mr. Kurtz	Season 2 episode 12: "Accept No Substitute"
	The Real O'Neals	Zack	Season 1 episode 8: "The Real Book Club"
	2 Broke Girls	Professor Reynolds	Season 6 episode 5: "And the College Experience"
2017	Dads in Parks		Season 2 episode 20: "Mom Comedy with Pat Finn" Writer
2019	The Goldbergs	Kormy	Season 6 episode 16: "There Can Be Only One Highlander Club"

References

1. "Pat Finn Official Facebook Page". facebook.com.
2. "LA in LA: Students Visit Alumni in Hollywood". Loyola Academy. 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
3. ""Yes, and..." | CMCI Now Magazine | University of Colorado Boulder". www.colorado.edu. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
4. Lowry, Brian (2012-11-21). "Marvin Marvin". Variety. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
5. Kimball, Trevor (2013-06-27). "Marvin Marvin: Cancelled, No Season Two for Nickelodeon Series". canceled + renewed TV shows, ratings - TV Series Finale. Retrieved 2025-04-30.

External links

• Pat Finn at IMDb