William Fagerbakke ( ; born October 4, 1957) is an American actor. He voices

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in the animated series ''

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'' and played Michael "Dauber" Dybinski on the sitcom ''

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''. He also appeared in 12 episodes of the sitcom '' How I Met Your Mother'' as

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's father Marvin.

Early life and education

Fagerbakke was born on October 4, 1957, in Fontana,

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, and moved to Rupert,

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, as a youth. He graduated from

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in Rupert in 1975, where he was a three-sport athlete for the Spartans in

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, and track. Although he had multiple scholarship offers for

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, including Pac-8 schools, he decided to stay in state and attended the

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. He was a

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for the

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and was ticketed to

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in 1976, but was called into action in the fourth game of his sophomore season. The Vandals went 7–4 in

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, their first winning season in five years, and were 5–2 in the seven games that Fagerbakke started. Head coach

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planned on moving him to the offensive line in 1977, but a knee injury in spring drills ended Fagerbakke's athletic career, which turned his focus to theater (the Vandals went 3–8 in 1977 and Troxel was fired; then 2–9 in 1978 under

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, one of the wins being a "no-show" forfeit). Fagerbakke's first theatrical role was in a campus production of ''

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''. He was a member of the

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and earned his

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in 1981, a result of "two years of football and four years of school." He later attended graduate school at

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Career

Bill Fagerbakke on Comic-Con panel (2009) - Cropped

Fagerbakke has appeared on television in roles such as

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"Dauber" Dybinski on ''

'', and in movies, including '' Funny Farm''. He had a role as the mentally disabled Tom Cullen in the 1994 mini-series '' Stephen King's The Stand''. In 1999, he had a role in

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's original series '' Oz'' as Officer Karl Metzger. Since 1999, he has provided the voice of Patrick Star for the

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''. His character on ''Coach'' was based on a former assistant coach at Idaho, a graduate assistant nicknamed "Tuna." In 2007, he made a

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on the show ''

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'' as Steve Gustavson in the episodes "Run" and "Unexpected." In 2009, he had a role in the film ''

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''. He also played the role of Marvin Eriksen Sr. in the

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sitcom '' How I Met Your Mother''. In 2012, he made a cameo appearance in the TV show '' Weeds''. In 2022, Fagerbakke guest-starred in season 5 of ''

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'' portraying Peter De Vilbes while his daughter Carson portrays Peter's daughter Patty.

Personal life

Fagerbakke married actress Catherine McClenahan in 1989, together they have two daughters. In September 2012, he filed for legal separation from McClenahan, citing

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Filmography

Television voice roles

Video games

Television live action roles

* ''

'' (1989–1997) (TV Series) * '' Stephen King's The Stand'' (1994) (TV Series) - Tom Cullen * ''

Sabrina the Teenage Witch ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' is a comic book series published by Archie Comics about the adventures of a fictional American teenager named Sabrina Spellman. Sabrina was created by writer George Gladir and artist Dan DeCarlo, and first appear ...

'' (1996) (TV Series) - Dirk * '' Oz'' (TV Series) (1998–1999) - Karl Metzger * '' Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles'' (Animated TV series) - Sgt. Gossard (1999) * ''

Dragon Tales ''Dragon Tales'' is an animated educational television, educational fantasy children's television series created by Jim Coane and Ron Rodecker and developed by Coane, Wesley Eure, Jeffrey Scott, Cliff Ruby and Elana Lesser and produced by Sony Pi ...

'' (1999–2005) (TV series) (Additional Voices) * ''

The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'' is an American animated television series created by Maxwell Atoms for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. It follows Billy, an extremely dimwitted, happy-go-lucky boy, an ...

'' (TV Series) - Thud * ''

Lloyd in Space ''Lloyd in Space'' is an American animated television series, created by '' Recess'' co-creators Joe Ansolabehere and Paul Germain. It premiered on February 3, 2001, on ABC on Saturday mornings.Jackie Chan Adventures ''Jackie Chan Adventures'' is an American animated television series, created by John Rogers, Duane Capizzi and Jeff Kline, and produced by Sony Pictures Television (originally as Columbia TriStar Television for the first three seasons). The car ...

'' (2001) (voice) - Butch * ''

Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast was a simulator ride at Universal Studios Florida that replaced The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera based on the 2001 movie '' Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'' and it is set to take place after the events of the film. ...

'' (2003) (voice) - Patrick Star * ''

SpongeBob SquarePants B.C. (Before Comedy) The third season of the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', created by Stephen Hillenburg, aired on Nickelodeon from October 5, 2001, to October 11, 2004, and consists of 20 half-hour episodes. The series chronicles th ...

'' (2004) - Patar (Caveman version of Patrick Star), Caveman * '' How I Met Your Mother'' (2005–2014) - Marvin Eriksen Sr. * '' A.T.O.M.'' (2005–2006) - Albert "Flesh" * ''

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom originally conceived and created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show centers around the Griffin family, Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter Griff ...

'' (2007) (voice) - Patrick Star (archive footage from ''The Campfire Episode''; uncredited) - ''

Road to Rupert "Road to Rupert" is the ninth episode of the fifth season of '' Family Guy''. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on January 28, 2007. It is the third episode in the ''Road to...'' series of episodes in ''Family Guy''. The episode fo ...

'' * ''

Kim Possible ''Kim Possible'' is an American animated action comedy-adventure television series created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle for Disney Channel. The title character is a teenage girl tasked with fighting crime on a regular basis while coping wi ...

'' (2007) (voice) - Myron * ''

According To Jim ''According to Jim'' is an American sitcom television series starring Jim Belushi in the title role as a suburban father of three children (and then five children, starting with the seventh season finale). It originally ran on ABC from October ...

'' (2007) (TV Series) - Howard * ''Shrieking Violet'' (2007) - Larchmont * ''

Phineas and Ferb ''Phineas and Ferb'' is an American animated musical-comedy television series created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh for Disney Channel and Disney XD. Produced by Disney Television Animation, the series was originally broadcast as ...

'' (2009) - Frosty the Snowman *''

Handy Manny ''Handy Manny'' is a CGI-animated children's television series that premiered with its first two episodes consecutively on Saturday, September 16, 2006, originally as part of Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney block. On Valentine's Day 2011, th ...

'' (2010) - Roland *'' Weeds'' (2012) - Police Academy Instructor *''

Robot and Monster ''Robot and Monster'' is an American CGI animated television series created by Dave Pressler, Joshua Sternin and Jennifer Ventimilia. Main characters Robot and Monster are voiced by Curtis Armstrong and comedian Harland Williams, respectively ...

'' (2012) - Lev Krumholtz *''

Growing Up Fisher ''Growing Up Fisher'' is an American sitcom that began airing mid-season on NBC as part of the 2013–14 United States network television schedule. The semi-autobiographical single camera series was created by D. J. Nash. On January 10, 2014, ...

'' (2014) - Ken Fisher *'' Crash & Bernstein'' (2014) - Jeff *''

Black-ish ''Black-ish'' (stylized as black·''ish'', `black·''ish'', and black''ish'') is an American sitcom television series created by Kenya Barris. It aired on ABC from September 24, 2014, to April 19, 2022, running for eight seasons. ''Black-ish'' ...

'' (2017) - Tom Avery *'' Mom'' (2018) - Sergeant Gene Rubenzer *''

I'm Dying Up Here ''I'm Dying Up Here'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by David Flebotte. The pilot was written by Flebotte and directed by Jonathan Levine. It premiered on Showtime on June 4, 2017. The series is executive produced by Fleb ...

'' (2018) - Chris Beverly *''

Young Sheldon ''Young Sheldon'' is an American List of coming-of-age stories, coming-of-age sitcom television series created by Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro for CBS. The series, set in the late 1980s and early 1990s, is a Spin-off (media), spin-off prequel ...

'' (2021) - Officer Jake *''

'' (2022) - Peter De Vilbes

Films

* '' Perfect Strangers'' (1984) * ''Almost Partners'' (1987) * '' The Secret of My Success'' (1987) * '' Funny Farm'' (1988) * '' Loose Cannons'' (1990) * '' 3×3 Eyes'' (1991) * ''

Porco Rosso is a 1992 Anime, Japanese animated Adventure film, adventure-fantasy film, fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It is based on ''Hikōtei Jidai'' ("The Age of the Flying Boat"), a three-part 1989 watercolor manga by Miyazaki. It ...

'' (1992) * ''

Playtoons ''Playtoons'' is a series of linked games, released in 1994, which allow players to make their own animations using a variety of characters, backgrounds, scenery and props from either a single game or a mixture from the full series. The games are ...

'' (1994) (Additional Voices) - FLOOBS * ''

The Hunchback of Notre Dame ''The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'' (french: Notre-Dame de Paris, translation=''Our Lady of Paris'', originally titled ''Notre-Dame de Paris. 1482'') is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. It focuses on the unfortunate story ...

'' (1996) (voice) - Oafish Guard * '' Under Wraps'' (1997) - Harold/Ted * ''

The Ultimate Christmas Present ''The Ultimate Christmas Present'' is a 2000 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Brenda Song and Hallee Hirsh. It premiered December 1, 2000 on Disney Channel as part of their Christmas season. Plot Two teen girls, Samantha Elizabeth "Sam" Kw ...

'' (2000) - Sparky * '' Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure'' (2001) (voice) - Mooch * ''

Ken Park ''Ken Park'' is a 2002 erotic drama which revolves around the abusive and dysfunctional lives of several teenagers, set in the city of Visalia, California. It was written by Harmony Korine, who based it on Larry Clark's journals and stories. Th ...

'' (2002) * '' Final Fantasy: Unlimited'' (2002) (voice) - Fungus (in some episodes) * ''Patrick the Snowman'' (SpongeBob SquarePants and Jimmy Neutron crossover short) (2002) (voice) - Patrick Star * '' Quigley'' (2003) * '' Balto III: Wings of Change'' (2004) (voice) - Ralph, Mr. Conner * ''

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie ''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' is a 2004 American live-action/animated adventure comedy film based on the Nickelodeon animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. The film was directed, co-written, and produced by series creat ...

'' (2004) (voice) - Patrick Star * ''Callback'' (2005) * ''

The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper ''The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper'' is a 2005 American computer-animated short film produced by DreamWorks Animation. The 12-minute ''Madagascar'' spin-off features the adventures of four penguins, sometimes known as the Madagascar ...

'' (2005) (voice) - Ted the Polar Bear * ''

The Legend of Frosty the Snowman ''The Legend of Frosty the Snowman'' is a 2005 direct-to-video animated film produced by Classic Media, Studio B Productions, and Top Draw Animation. The film is narrated by Burt Reynolds and features Bill Fagerbakke as the voice of Frosty the ...

'' (2005) (voice) - Frosty the Snowman * ''The Endless Summer'' (SpongeBob SquarePants short) (2005) (voice) - Patrick Star * ''

Finding Amanda ''Finding Amanda'' is a 2008 comedy-drama film directed by Peter Tolan and starring Matthew Broderick and Brittany Snow. The plot revolves around a television producer with a penchant for drinking and gambling, who is sent to Las Vegas Strip, La ...

'' (2008) - Larry * ''

Space Buddies ''Space Buddies'' is a 2009 American science fiction comedy film. It is the third film in the ''Air Buddies'' franchise. It was released on February 3, 2009. Like ''Air Buddies'' and ''Snow Buddies'', it was released directly on DVD and became th ...

'' (2009) - Pi * '' Halloween II'' (2009) - Deputy Webb * ''

'' (2009) - Jonas' Dad * '' The Artist'' (2011) - Policeman * '' Rosewood Lane'' (2011) - Hank Hawthorne * ''

The Babymakers ''The Babymakers'' is a 2012 American comedy film directed by Jay Chandrasekhar, and starring Paul Schneider, Olivia Munn and Kevin Heffernan. Chandrasekhar and Heffernan are both members of Broken Lizard. The film received a limited release on ...

'' (2012) - Clark * '' SpongeBob SquarePants 4D: The Great Jelly Rescue'' (2013) - Patrick Star * '' The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water'' (2015) - Patrick Star * '' All In with Cam Newton'' (2016) - Himself * '' All Hail King Julien: Exiled'' (2017) - Hans, Hans Army * '' The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run'' (2021) - Patrick Star

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