Tom Patchett (born April 16, 1940) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor and producer who is best known as the co-creator of ALF. He co-wrote the films Up the Academy, The Great Muppet Caper, The Muppets Take Manhattan, and Project ALF. He also wrote episodes of The Bob Newhart Show, We've Got Each Other, The Tony Randall Show, The Carol Burnett Show, and Buffalo Bill. Patchett founded the contemporary art gallery, Track 16, in 1994.
Project: ALF
(Screenplay)
Project: ALF
(Producer)
The Muppets Take Manhattan
(Screenplay)
Up the Academy
(Writer)
Don't Touch My Daughter
(Executive Producer)
The Chopped Liver Brothers
(Producer)
The Best Legs in Eighth Grade
(Director)
The Great Muppet Caper
(Writer)
Diana!
(Writer)
Goin' Back to Indiana
(Writer)
ALF’s Special Christmas
(Writer)
Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again
(Executive Producer)
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
(Executive Producer)
Telling Secrets
(Executive Producer)
Making a Case for Murder
(Executive Producer)
The Muppets Take Manhattan
(Story)
In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance
(Executive Producer)
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
(Executive Producer)
In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing
(Executive Producer)
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
(Executive Producer)
The Chopped Liver Brothers
(Writer)
Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter
(Executive Producer)
The Bob Newhart Show
(Executive Producer)
Buffalo Bill
(Executive Producer)
Buffalo Bill
(Writer)
ALF
(Executive Producer)
The Tony Randall Show
(Writer)
ALF
(Writer)
ALF
(Director)
We've Got Each Other
(Creator)
ALF
(Creator)
Alf Tales
(Creator)
ALF: The Animated Series
(Creator)