Tim Van Patten

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Tim Van Patten
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Timothy Van Patten

(1959-06-10) June 10, 1959 (age 64)
New York, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Director, actor, screenwriter, producer
Years active1978–present
Children Grace Van Patten
Relatives Dick Van Patten (half-brother)
Joyce Van Patten (half-sister)
Vincent Van Patten (nephew)
Nels Van Patten (nephew)
Talia Balsam (niece)

Timothy Van Patten (born June 10, 1959) is an American director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. He has directed episodes of Perry Mason , Boardwalk Empire , Black Mirror , Deadwood , Ed , Game of Thrones , The Pacific , Rome , Sex and the City , The Sopranos , and The Wire .

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As an actor, he is perhaps best known for portraying Mario "Salami" Pettrino on The White Shadow . He also played the villainous teenager Peter Stegman in Class of 1984 and Max Keller on The Master .

Personal life

Van Patten was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Richard Byron Van Patten and his second wife Eleanor della Gatta Van Patten and grew up in Massapequa, New York. He is the half-brother of Dick Van Patten and Joyce Van Patten, and the uncle of Vincent Van Patten and Talia Balsam. He graduated from Massapequa High School in 1977, in the same class as musician Brian Setzer and football player Brian Baldinger. His daughter is actress Grace Van Patten.

Career

Awards

In 2001, together with Terence Winter, Van Patten won both the Edgar Award and Writers Guild of America Award for Episodic Drama for The Sopranos episode "Pine Barrens," directed by Steve Buscemi. [1] In 2004, Van Patten directed an episode called "Long Term Parking," which won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series.

He has been nominated at the Primetime Emmy Awards on ten occasions for directing: The Sopranos episodes "Amour Fou", "Whoever Did This", "Long Term Parking" and "Members Only", The Pacific episode "Okinawa", the Game of Thrones pilot "Winter Is Coming", and Boardwalk Empire episodes "To the Lost", "Margate Sands", "Farewell Daddy Blues" and the series finale "Eldorado", winning the award for "To the Lost" in 2012. [2]

Filmography

Television

Producer

YearShowRoleNotes
2010 The Pacific Supervising producerMiniseries
2010–2014 Boardwalk Empire Executive producerTV series
2020–present Perry Mason Executive producerTV series

Director

YearShowSeasonEpisode titleEpisode numberOriginal airdateNotes
2020 Perry Mason 1"Chapter 1"1June 21, 2020
"Chapter 2"2June 28, 2020
"Chapter 3"3July 5, 2020
"Chapter 7"7August 2, 2020
"Chapter 8"8August 9, 2020
2017 Black Mirror 4"Hang the DJ"4December 29, 2017
2014 Boardwalk Empire 5"Eldorado"8October 26, 2014Series Finale
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
"Golden Days for Boys and Girls"1September 7, 2014Season Premiere
20134"Farewell Daddy Blues"12November 24, 2013Season finale
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
"The Old Ship of Zion"8October 27, 2013
"Erlkönig" [3] 5October 6, 2013
"New York Sour" [4] 1September 8, 2013Season premiere
20123"Margate Sands"12December 2, 2012Season finale
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
"The Pony"8November 4, 2012
"You'd Be Surprised"5October 14, 2012
"Resolution"1September 16, 2012Season premiere
20112"To the Lost"12December 11, 2011Season finale
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
"Two Boats and a Lifeguard"8November 13, 2011
"Gimcrack & Bunkum"5October 23, 2011
"21" [5] 1September 25, 2011Season Premiere
Game of Thrones 1"The Kingsroad"2April 24, 2011
"Winter Is Coming"1April 17, 2011Series Premiere
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
2010Boardwalk Empire1"A Return to Normalcy" [6] 12December 5, 2010Season Finale
"Family Limitation" [7] 6October 24, 2010
"Broadway Limited" [8] 3October 3, 2010
"The Ivory Tower" [9] 2September 26, 2010
The Pacific Miniseries"Okinawa"9May 9, 2010Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special
"Peleliu Hills"7April 25, 2010
"Guadalcanal/Leckie"1March 14, 2010
2007 The Sopranos 6 Part II"The Second Coming" [10] 19May 20, 2007
"Chasing It" [11] 16April 29, 2007
"Soprano Home Movies" [12] 13April 8, 2007
Rome 2"Passover"1January 14, 2007
2006The Sopranos6 Part I"Cold Stones" [13] 11May 21, 2006
"Johnny Cakes" [14] 8April 30, 2006
"Live Free or Die" [15] 6April 17, 2006
"Members Only" [16] 1March 12, 2006Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
2005Rome1"Pharsalus"5October 9, 2005
Into the West Miniseries"Casualties of War5July 15, 2005
Deadwood 2"Childish Things" [17] 7April 24, 2005
2004 The Wire 3"Back Burners" [18] 7November 7, 2004
The Sopranos5"Long Term Parking" [19] 12May 23, 2004Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
"Unidentified Black Males" [20] 9May 2, 2004
"Two Tonys" [21] 1March 7, 2004
Sex and the City 6"An American Girl in Paris, Part Deux"20February 22, 2004Series Finale
"An American Girl in Paris, Part Une"19February 15, 2004
2003"Boy, Uninterrupted"10August 24, 2003
"A Woman's Right to Shoes"9August 17, 2003
The Wire2"Stray Rounds" [22] 9July 27, 2003
Keen Eddie 1"The Amazing Larry Dunn"6July 8, 2003
Ed 3"Second Chances"20March 28, 2003
20023"Neighbors"10December 18, 2002
The Sopranos4"Calling All Cars" [23] 11November 24, 2002
"Whoever Did This" [24] 9November 10, 2002Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
"Christopher" [25] 3September 29, 2002
The Wire1"Sentencing" [26] 13September 8, 2002Season Finale
Pasadena 1"Puppy Love"5May 22, 2002
2001Ed2"Changes"2October 17, 2001
The Sopranos3"Amour Fou" [27] 11May 13, 2001Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
"Second Opinion" [28] 7April 8, 2001
Ed1"The Test"18April 4, 2001
The Sopranos3"Proshai, Livushka" [29] 2March 4, 2001
Ed1"Opposites Distract"11January 17, 2001
2000 Touched by an Angel 6"Pandora's Box"26May 21, 2000Season Finale
"Monica's Bad Day"23April 30, 2000
"Living the Rest of My Life"21April 9, 2000
The Sopranos2"House Arrest" [30] 11March 26, 2000
"Big Girls Don't Cry" [31] 5February 13, 2000
"Commendatori" [32] 4February 6, 2000
1999 Now and Again 1"Nothing to Fear, But Nothing to Fear"6November 5, 1999
Touched by an Angel6"Til Death Do Us Part"5October 24, 1999
5"Godspeed"27May 23, 1999Season Finale
"Fighting the Good Fight"25May 9, 1999
"Black Like Monica"24May 2, 1999
"Into the Fire"20April 4, 1999
The Sopranos1"The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti" [33] 8February 28, 1999
Touched by an Angel5"Family Business"17February 28, 1999
"On Edge"15February 14, 1999
Homicide: Life on the Street 7"A Case of Do or Die"14February 12, 1999
1998Touched by an Angel5"Only Connect"4October 11, 1998
New York Undercover 4"Sign o' the Times"10June 4, 1998
Touched by an Angel4"The Spirit of Liberty Moon"26May 17, 19982 hour Season Finale
Promised Land 2"When Darkness Falls"22April 30, 1998
"Undercover Granny"18March 26, 1998
New York Undercover4"Rat Trap"6March 12, 1998
The Visitor1"The Trial"12January 16, 1998
1997Touched by an Angel4"Great Expectations"2September 28, 1997
"The Road Home: Part 1"1September 21, 1997
3"A Delicate Balance"29May 18, 1997Season Finale
"Full Moon"26May 4, 1997
"Missing in Action"24April 13, 1997
New York Undercover3"Hubris"19March 27, 1997
Touched by an Angel3"Angel of Death"17February 9, 1997
1996"The Journalist"12December 1, 1996
Promised Land1"Homecoming"9November 26, 1996
Touched by an Angel3"Sins of the Father"4September 29, 1996
"Random Acts"3September 22, 1996
2"Dear God"19March 9, 1996
"Rock n' Roll Dad"14January 20, 1996
"'Til We Meet Again"13January 13, 1996
1995"In the Name of God"6October 28, 1995
"The Driver"4October 14, 1995
"Sympathy for the Devil"3October 7, 1995
1"In The Name Of God"12October 28, 1995
Homicide: Life on the Street3"Nothing Personal"18April 21, 1995
1994Touched by an Angel1"The Hero"9December 25, 1994
"Manny"8December 14, 1994
"Fallen Angela"3October 12, 1994
1992Home Fires1"A Bench Too Far"5July 11, 1992

Writer

YearShowSeasonEpisode titleEpisode numberOriginal airdateNotes
2001 The Sopranos 3"Pine Barrens"11May 6, 2001story; with Terence Winter
2010 Boardwalk Empire 1"Home"7October 31, 2010with Paul Simms

Actor

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  1. ↑ "The Sopranos: Cast & Crew". HBO. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Tim Van Patten". Television Academy.
  3. ↑ HBO. "Boardwalk Empire episode "Erlkönig" synopsis" . Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  4. ↑ HBO. "Boardwalk Empire episode "New York Sour" synopsis" . Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  5. ↑ HBO. "Boardwalk Empire episode "21" synopsis" . Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  6. ↑ HBO. "Boardwalk Empire episode "A Return to Normalcy" synopsis" . Retrieved December 19, 2010.
  7. ↑ HBO. "Boardwalk Empire episode "Family Limitation" synopsis" . Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  8. ↑ HBO. "Boardwalk Empire episode "Broadway Limited" synopsis" . Retrieved October 19, 2010.
  9. ↑ HBO. "Boardwalk Empire episode "The Ivory Tower" synopsis" . Retrieved October 17, 2010.
  10. ↑ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "The Second Coming" synopsis" . Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  11. ↑ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "Chasing It" synopsis" . Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  12. ↑ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "Soprano Home Movies" synopsis" . Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  13. ↑ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "Cold Stones" synopsis" . Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  14. ↑ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "Johnny Cakes" synopsis" . Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  15. ↑ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "Live Free or Die" synopsis" . Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  16. ↑ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "Members Only" synopsis" . Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  17. ↑ Tim Van Patten (director), Regina Corrado (writer) (April 24, 2005). "Childish Things". Deadwood. Season 2. Episode 8. HBO.
  18. ↑ HBO. "The Wire episode "Back Burners" synopsis" . Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  19. ↑ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "Long Term Parking" synopsis" . Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  20. ↑ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "Unidentified Black Males" synopsis" . Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  21. ↑ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "Two Tonys" synopsis" . Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  22. ↑ HBO. "The Wire episode "Stray Rounds" synopsis" . Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  23. ↑ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "Calling All Cars" synopsis" . Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  24. ↑ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "Whoever Did This" synopsis" . Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  25. ↑ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "Christopher" synopsis" . Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  26. ↑ HBO. "The Wire episode "Sentencing" synopsis" . Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  27. ↑ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "Amour Fou" synopsis" . Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  28. ↑ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "Second Opinion" synopsis" . Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  29. ↑ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "Proshai, Livushka" synopsis" . Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  30. ↑ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "House Arrest" synopsis" . Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  31. ↑ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "Big Girls Don't Cry" synopsis" . Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  32. ↑ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "Commendatori" synopsis" . Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  33. ↑ HBO. "The Sopranos episode "The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti" synopsis" . Retrieved February 21, 2010.
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