Pat Proft
Actor
Biography
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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.
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As Director
Filmography
Hot Shots!
as Lawrence Lipps 1991
Bachelor Party
as Screaming Man 1984
Wrongfully Accused
as Window Technician 1998
Modern Problems
as Maitre 'd 1981
Tunnel Vision
as Skipper 1976
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
1993
All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special
as Self 1980
Psycho Shampoo
as Narrator (voice) 1979