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'{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2011}} {{Infobox person | name = Bart Patton | birth_name = Phillip Bardwell | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|07|11}} | birth_place = Culver City, California }} '''Bart Patton''' (born '''Phillip Bardwell'''; July 11, 1939 in [[Culver City]], [[California]]), is an American actor, producer, and director. ==Biography== Bart's first acting job was as Scampy the Clown in ''[[Super Circus]]'' where he was credited as "Bardy Patton".<ref>p.171 Albright, Brian ''Interviews with Exploitation Filmmakers of the 1960s'' McFarland</ref> He continued making acting appearances in such television shows as ''[[77 Sunset Strip]]'' while in high school. He replaced [[Burt Reynolds]] on ''[[Riverboat (TV series)|Riverboat]]''. Patton attended [[UCLA]], where he met his future wife, Mary Mitchell, and [[Francis Ford Coppola]], with whom he made a student film. He dropped out after only one semester to make ''[[Gidget Goes Hawaiian]]'', marrying Mitchell after completion of the film. Coppola cast the couple in his ''[[Dementia 13]]'' that introduced him to producer [[Roger Corman]] and [[Jack Hill]], who reshot some of the film. Patton moved behind the camera in Hill's ''[[Spider Baby]]'' as [[production manager]] and [[assistant director]] whilst Mary Mitchell co-starred. Corman used Patton to produce additional footage for some of his films for television release.<ref>Lisanti, Tom ''Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959-1969'' 2005 McFarland''</ref> Corman financed Patton's first film, ''[[Beach Ball (film)|Beach Ball]]'', as a producer.<ref>http://www.cinemaretro.com/index.php?/archives/1596-TOM-LISANTI-RELIVING-THE-GUILTY-PLEASURE-OF-BEACH-BALL.html</ref> [[Universal Pictures]] was impressed, with Universal and [[MCA Inc.|MCA]] signing a contract in 1965 for Patton and director [[Lennie Weinrib]] to make 14 rock and roll films in a two-year period.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=aSkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=%22bart+patton%22&lr=&cd=18#v=onepage&q=%22bart%20patton%22&f=false ''Billboard'' Magazine, October 30, 1965]</ref> However, the only ones produced were a ski party type film, ''[[Wild Wild Winter]]'', and a spy spoof, ''[[Out of Sight (1966 film)|Out of Sight]]''. Patton also produced Coppola's ''[[The Rain People]]''. He made his directorial debut with ''[[Unshackled]]'' in 2000. ==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1959|| ''[[Operation Dames]]'' || Sentry || |- |1960|| ''[[Because They're Young]]'' || Michael Kramer || |- |1960|| ''[[Strangers When We Meet (film)|Strangers When We Meet]]'' || Hank || Uncredited |- |1961|| ''[[Gidget Goes Hawaiian]]'' || Wally Hodges || |- |1962|| ''[[Zotz!]]'' || Mr. Crane || Uncredited |- |1963|| ''[[Dementia 13]]'' || Billy Haloran || |- |1971|| ''[[THX 1138]]'' || Announcer || Voice |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|name=Bart Patton|id=0666069}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Patton, Bart}} [[Category:American film directors]] [[Category:American male actors]] [[Category:American film producers]] [[Category:1939 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:University of California, Los Angeles alumni]]'