Cast & creator
Dan Patrick
Best known for The Simpsons, Late Show with David Letterman, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Daniel Patrick Pugh (born May 15, 1956), known professionally as Dan Patrick, is an American sportscaster, radio personality, and actor from Mason, Ohio. He hosts The Dan Patrick Show broadcast on radio on Premiere Radio Networks and streaming on Peacock. He co-hosted NBC's Football Night in America and serves as a senior writer for Sports Illustrated. He worked at ESPN for 18 years, where he often anchored the weeknight and Sunday 11 p.m. edition of SportsCenter. Before working with ESPN, Patrick was known by his surname, "Dan Pugh", as an on-air personality with the album rock-formatted WVUD and then, WTUE in Dayton, Ohio (1979–1983). Patrick was then a sports reporter for CNN (1983–89), where his assignments included the World Series, NBA Finals and Winter Olympics. From 1989–1995, Patrick did a daily sports segment for Bob and Brian, a syndicated Wisconsin-area morning show, and in the early 1990s, he did sports updates for the Columbus, Ohio, Rock Station WLVQ and appeared on the morning show "Wags and Elliot."
24
film credits
16
television credits
40
1979–2026 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (40)
Showing 40 of 40 credits
The Simpsons
Rock-Skipping Announcer (voice)
1989
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Self
2007
Arli$$
Dan Patrick
1996
Celebrity Family Feud
Self - Contestant
2015
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
2014
Grown Ups
Norby The Ride Guy
2010
Grown Ups 2
Gym Teacher
2013
Pixels
White House Reporter #1
2015
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
Policeman
2019
Brockmire
Dan Patrick
2017
Just Go with It
Tanner Patrick
2011
American Vandal
Dan Patrick
2017
The House Bunny
Cop
2008
Blended
Dick
2014
That's My Boy
Randall Morgan
2012
Clone High
Dan Patrick (voice)
2002
The Longest Yard
Officer Jack Pugh
2005
Playmakers
2003
Happy Gilmore 2
Pat Daniels
2025
Undeniable with Dan Patrick
Self - Host
2015
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
NY Cop
2007
Jack and Jill
Dan Patrick
2011
The Waterboy
Dan Patrick
1998
Hubie Halloween
School Principal
2020
SportsCentury
1999
Football Night in America
2006
Hustle
Dan Patrick
2022
The Benchwarmers
Poker Guy #2 A.K.A. O'Malley
2006
The Do-Over
Auto Store Lou
2016
The Ridiculous 6
Abe Lincoln
2015
The Week Of
Manager
2018
Home Team
Self
2022
BASEketball
Dan Patrick
1998
This Was SportsCenter: Stories from the Set
Self
2026
Bye Bye Barry
Self
2023
SportsCenter
Self
1979
Untold: Sign Stealer
Self - Archival Footage
2024
He Did Go All the Way: A Chris Berman Tribute
Self
2017
The Definite Maybe
Self
1997