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​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

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Window Technician

Wrongfully Accused

1998

5.5

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

1993

6.6

Lawrence Lipps

Hot Shots!

1991

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Screaming Man

Bachelor Party

1984

5.4

Maitre 'd

Modern Problems

1981

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Self

All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special

1980

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Detective School

1979

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Bill Owens

Fast Friends

1979

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Narrator (voice)

Psycho Shampoo

1979

4.5

Skipper

Tunnel Vision

1976

Credits

Wrongfully Accused

as Window Technician

1998

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

1993

5.5

Hot Shots!

as Lawrence Lipps

1991

6.6

Bachelor Party

as Screaming Man

1984

6.3

Modern Problems

as Maitre 'd

1981

5.4

All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special

as Self

1980

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Detective School

1979

5.5

Fast Friends

as Bill Owens

1979

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Psycho Shampoo

as Narrator (voice)

1979

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Tunnel Vision

as Skipper

1976

4.5

Van Dyke and Company

as Self

1975

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When Things Were Rotten

as Peasant

1975

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The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour

1973

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