Pat Proft

Biography

​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

Hot Shots!

as Lawrence Lipps

Bachelor Party

as Screaming Man

Wrongfully Accused

as Window Technician

Modern Problems

as Maitre 'd

Tunnel Vision

as Skipper

Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology

Detective School

All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special

as Self

Van Dyke and Company

as Self

Psycho Shampoo

as Narrator (voice)