William A. “Bill” Fagerbakke (/ˈfeɪɡərbɑːki/ FAYG-ər-bahk-ee; born October 4, 1957) is an American actor. He voices Patrick Star in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants and played Michael “Dauber” Dybinski on the sitcom Coach. He also appeared in 12 episodes of the sitcom How I Met Your Mother as Marshall Eriksen’s father Marvin.
Early life and education
Fagerbakke was born on October 4, 1957, in Fontana, California, and moved to Rupert, Idaho, as a youth. He graduated from Minico High School in Rupert in 1975, where he was a three-sport athlete for the Spartans in football, basketball, and track.
Although he had multiple scholarship offers for college football, including Pac-8 schools, he decided to stay in state and attended the University of Idaho in Moscow. He was a defensive lineman for the Vandals and was ticketed to redshirt in 1976, but was called into action in the fourth game of his sophomore season. The Vandals went 7–4 in 1976, their first winning season in five years, and were 5–2 in the seven games that Fagerbakke started. Head coach Ed Troxel 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 Jerry Davitch, one of the wins being a “no-show” forfeit.)
Fagerbakke’s first theatrical role was in a campus production of Godspell. He was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity and earned his bachelor’s degree in 1981, a result of “two years of football and four years of school.” He later attended graduate school at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
Career
Fagerbakke has appeared on television in roles such as assistant coach “Dauber” Dybinski on Coach, 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 HBO’s original series Oz as Officer Karl Metzger. Since 1999, he has provided the voice of Patrick Star for the Nicktoon SpongeBob SquarePants. His character on Coach was based on a former assistant coach at Idaho, a graduate assistant nicknamed “Tuna.”
In 2007, he made a cameo appearance on the show Heroes as Steve Gustavson in the episodes “Run” and “Unexpected.” In 2009, he had a role in the film Jennifer’s Body. He also played the role of Marvin Eriksen Sr. in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother. In 2012, he made a cameo appearance in the TV show Weeds.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Beethoven | Caesar / Roger’s Dad | 13 Episodes | |
| 1994-1996 | Gargoyles | Broadway / Hollywood | Recurring role;38 Episodes | |
| 1994-1995 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Troop Leader / Tiny / Carl | 3 Episodes | |
| 1995-1996 | Dumb and Dumber | Harry Dunne | Main Role | |
| 1996-1999 | Jumanji | Alan Parrish | Main Role 40 Episodes |
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| 1999–Present | SpongeBob SquarePants | Patrick Star, Additional Voices | Main role | |
| 1999 | The Wild Thornberrys | Dank | Ep. “On the Right Track” | |
| 1999 | The Night of the Headless Horseman | Dolphus | Television film | |
| 2000 | Batman Beyond | Payback | Ep. “Payback” | |
| 2007-2009 | Transformers Animated | Bulkhead, Master Disaster, Hot Shot, Additional Voices | Recurring Role | |
| 2009 | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Morris Bench | Ep. “Shear Strength” | |
| 2010 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Ronnie Raymond, Lead | 4 Episodes | |
| 2010-2011 | Sym-Bionic Titan | Meat | 5 Episodes | |
| 2011 | Young Justice | Big Bear | Ep. “Disordered” | |
| 2013-2016 | Wander Over Yonder | Prince Cashmere, Additional Voices | 3 Episodes | |
| 2015-2017 | All Hail King Julien | King Joey, Lazy Doug, Hans, Rat DJ, Leonard | 9 Episodes | |
| 2017 | Pig Goat Banana Cricket | Banana’s Dad | Ep. “Flower for Burgerstein” | |
| 2017 | American Dad! | Strannix | Ep. “The Long Bomb” | |
| 2017 | Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz | Scarecrow | Recurring role;12 Episodes | |
| 2018 | DuckTales | Ghost of Christmas Present | Ep. “Last Christmas!” | |
| 2021 | Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years | Patrick Star, Additional Voices | Main role | |
| 2021 | The Patrick Star Show | Patrick Star, Additional Voices | Main role |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Disney’s Animated Storybook: The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Oafish Guard | ||
| 2001 | Nicktoons Racing | Patrick Star | ||
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Krabby Patty | ||||
| SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge | ||||
| 2002 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month | |||
| SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman | ||||
| 2003 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom | |||
| 2004 | Nicktoons Movin’ | |||
| The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | ||||
| 2005 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants! | |||
| Nicktoons Unite! | ||||
| 2006 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab | |||
| Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island | ||||
| 2007 | Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots | |||
| SpongeBob’s Atlantis SquarePantis | ||||
| 2008 | SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom | |||
| 2009 | SpongeBob’s Truth or Square | |||
| 2011 | Nicktoons MLB | |||
| SpongeBob’s Surf & Skate Roadtrip | ||||
| 2013 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton’s Robotic Revenge | Patrick Star/Clem | ||
| 2015 | SpongeBob HeroPants | Patrick Star | ||
| 2020 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated | Archival recordings |
Television
Films
Accolades
| Year | Film | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Artist | Critics’ Choice Movie Awards | Best Acting Ensemble | Nominated |
External Links
Actor Bill Fagerbakke – Wikipedia
