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Patton Oswalt

Acting

Patton Oswalt

EN, FI cinema · 155 credits

Born

27 January 1969 (age 57)

Birthplace

Portsmouth, Virginia, USA

Also known as Patton Peter Oswalt

Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. Oswalt first began performing standup comedy in the late 1980s. After spending two seasons writing for MADtv and starring in his own 1996 comedy special for HBO, he began performing in films and television shows including his film debut Down Periscope (1996) and The King of Queens (1998 - 2007). A rare starring film role was the voice of Remy in Pixar's Ratatouille (2007). Oswalt has appeared in dozens of other films and television series, primarily comedies, including many voice roles. Oswalt was married to writer Michelle Eileen McNamara on September 24, 2005 until her death in 2016. Their daughter, Alice Rigney Oswalt, was born on April 15, 2009. He has been married to actress Meredith Salenger since 2017.

Known for

Filmography

The Liquid Psychologist poster

The Liquid Psychologist

ENNot rated

Actor

In Search of Nosferatu poster

In Search of Nosferatu

ENNot rated

Executive Producer

The Dink poster

The Dink

EN · 20266.4

as Skip 'Piggy' Pigliani

GOAT poster

GOAT

EN · 20268.0

as Dennis Cooper (voice)

Buddy poster

Buddy

EN · 20267.0

as Strappy (voice)

Goodbye, Monster poster

Goodbye, Monster

EN · 2026Not rated

as Dad

In a Holidaze poster

In a Holidaze

EN · 2026Not rated

Actor

Patton Oswalt: Tea & Scotch poster

Patton Oswalt: Tea & Scotch

EN · 20266.8

as Self, Writer, Director

Ray Gunn poster

Ray Gunn

EN · 2026Not rated

as Orderly / Board Member / Holo Ad Announcer (voice)

Vincent Price: What Keeps Us Alive poster

Vincent Price: What Keeps Us Alive

EN · 20268.0

Actor

Who Is Martin Mull? poster

Who Is Martin Mull?

EN · 20265.8

as Self

That Damn Cat poster

That Damn Cat

EN · 2026Not rated

as The Narrator

Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story poster

Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story

EN · 20264.7

as Self

Absolute Dominion poster

Absolute Dominion

EN · 20255.4

as Fix Huntley

Chain Reactions poster

Chain Reactions

EN · 20256.0

as Self

American Comic poster

American Comic

EN · 2025Not rated

as Himself

Deathstalker poster

Deathstalker

EN · 20255.9

as Doodad (voice)

The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Halloween poster

The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Halloween

EN · 20252.0

as Self - Contestant

Breakdown: 1975 poster

Breakdown: 1975

EN · 20256.9

as Self

Eddie Pepitone: The Collapse poster

Eddie Pepitone: The Collapse

EN · 2025Not rated

Executive Producer

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire poster

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

EN · 20246.4

as Dr. Hubert Wartzki

Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt poster

Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt

EN · 2024Not rated

as Self

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames poster

Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

EN · 20248.0

as Self

Adam Ray Is Dr. Phil UNLEASHED poster

Adam Ray Is Dr. Phil UNLEASHED

EN · 20247.5

as Self

Shadowland poster

Shadowland

FI · 20246.0

as Self (archive footage)

Sardinia poster

Sardinia

EN · 20247.7

Executive Producer

80 for Brady poster

80 for Brady

EN · 20236.2

as Brisket

Heroes of the Golden Mask poster

Heroes of the Golden Mask

EN · 20236.5

as Aesop (voice)

A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened poster

A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened

EN · 20236.2

as Self

Unicorn Boy poster

Unicorn Boy

EN · 202310.0

as King Uniturius (voice)

I Love My Dad poster

I Love My Dad

EN · 20225.9

as Chuck, Producer

Patton Oswalt: We All Scream poster

Patton Oswalt: We All Scream

EN · 20225.9

as Self, Director, Writer

MEAD poster

MEAD

EN · 20221.2

as MEAD (voice)

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story poster

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

EN · 20226.7

as Heckler

Minions & More Volume 2 poster

Minions & More Volume 2

EN · 20227.4

as Max (voice)

Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters poster

Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

EN · 20225.6

as Self

Eternals poster

Eternals

EN · 20216.7

as Pip the Troll (voice)

The Super Bob Einstein Movie poster

The Super Bob Einstein Movie

EN · 20216.9

as Self

Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon poster

Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon

EN · 20215.7

as Ron

The Sparks Brothers poster

The Sparks Brothers

EN · 20217.4

as Self

The Spine of Night poster

The Spine of Night

EN · 20216.0

as Pyrantin (voice)

Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated poster

Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

EN · 2021Not rated

as Self

52 - A Tale of Loneliness poster

52 - A Tale of Loneliness

EN · 2021Not rated

as 52

In Deep With Ryan Lochte poster

In Deep With Ryan Lochte

EN · 20205.0

as Narrator

Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything poster

Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything

EN · 20206.1

as Self, Screenplay

We Bare Bears: The Movie poster

We Bare Bears: The Movie

EN · 20207.8

as Nom Nom (voice)

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion poster

A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion

EN · 20206.3

as Moderator / Villager

The Priest poster

The Priest

EN · 20205.0

as Father Shauna

Best of Stand-Up 2020 poster

Best of Stand-Up 2020

EN · 20206.0

as Self

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close poster

For Madmen Only: The Stories of Del Close

EN · 20206.7

as Lash LaRue

The Secret Life of Pets 2 poster

The Secret Life of Pets 2

EN · 20196.9

as Max (voice)

Kim Possible poster

Kim Possible

EN · 20195.5

as Professor Dementor

Super Gidget poster

Super Gidget

EN · 20196.1

as Max (voice)

Dads poster

Dads

EN · 20196.9

as Self

Adams poster

Adams

EN · 20193.5

as Roger

We Brought Back MST3K poster

We Brought Back MST3K

EN · 201810.0

as Self

Nostalgia poster

Nostalgia

EN · 20185.5

as Kathleen's Father

Sorry to Bother You poster

Sorry to Bother You

EN · 20186.8

as Mr. _______'s White Voice (voice)

Please Stand By poster

Please Stand By

EN · 20186.8

as Officer Frank

Sex Madness Revealed poster

Sex Madness Revealed

EN · 20186.0

as Jimmy Morris

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies poster

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

EN · 20187.2

as Atom (voice)

Monster Challenge poster

Monster Challenge

EN · 20185.8

as Self

Unlovable poster

Unlovable

EN · 20185.6

Associate Producer

Click, Clack, Moo: Christmas at the Farm poster

Click, Clack, Moo: Christmas at the Farm

EN · 20176.5

as Appliance Al (voice)

The Circle poster

The Circle

EN · 20175.5

as Tom Stenton

Patton Oswalt: Annihilation poster

Patton Oswalt: Annihilation

EN · 20177.1

as Self, Writer, Executive Producer

Gilbert poster

Gilbert

EN · 20176.7

as Self

Laurie Kilmartin: 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad poster

Laurie Kilmartin: 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad

EN · 20167.0

as Self

The Confirmation poster

The Confirmation

EN · 20166.4

as Drake

Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie poster

Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie

EN · 20165.3

as Merv Griffin

Nerdland poster

Nerdland

EN · 20165.5

as Elliot (voice)

Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping poster

Patton Oswalt: Talking for Clapping

EN · 20166.7

as Self, Writer

Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously poster

Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously

EN · 20167.0

as Self

Keeping Up with the Joneses poster

Keeping Up with the Joneses

EN · 20166.1

as Bruce Springstein / Scorpion

Zoolander: Super Model poster

Zoolander: Super Model

EN · 20165.0

as Dr. Botoxo (voice)

Space Cop poster

Space Cop

EN · 20165.2

as Space Police Chief

Freaks of Nature poster

Freaks of Nature

EN · 20156.1

as Stuart Miller

Dude Bro Party Massacre III poster

Dude Bro Party Massacre III

EN · 20155.7

as Chief, Co-Producer

Call Me Lucky poster

Call Me Lucky

EN · 20157.0

as Self

Chronic-Con, Episode 420: A New Dope poster

Chronic-Con, Episode 420: A New Dope

EN · 20154.9

as Self

The Loneliest Stoplight poster

The Loneliest Stoplight

EN · 20156.6

as Narrator (voice)

Harmontown poster

Harmontown

EN · 20146.6

as Self

Patton Oswalt: Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time poster

Patton Oswalt: Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time

EN · 20146.8

as Self, Writer

22 Jump Street poster

22 Jump Street

EN · 20146.8

as MC State History Professor (uncredited)

Jason Nash Is Married poster

Jason Nash Is Married

EN · 20143.8

as Producer

Out of Print poster

Out of Print

EN · 20145.7

as Self

We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss poster

We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss

EN · 20147.0

as Lemonade Stand Dad

Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop! poster

Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!

EN · 20146.8

as Self

Lemonade War

2014

Lemonade War

EN · 20145.0

as Jerry

Sex and Broadcasting poster

Sex and Broadcasting

EN · 20146.0

as Self

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty poster

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

EN · 20137.2

as Todd Maher

Odd Thomas poster

Odd Thomas

EN · 20137.0

as Ozzie P. Boone

Radiolab Live: Apocalyptical

2013

Radiolab Live: Apocalyptical

EN · 20134.0

as Self

The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead

2013

The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead

EN · 20137.6

as Self

Sunday poster

Sunday

EN · 2013Not rated

Thanks

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World poster

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

EN · 20126.6

as Roache

Nature Calls poster

Nature Calls

EN · 20124.0

as Randy Stevens

The Bitter Buddha poster

The Bitter Buddha

EN · 20127.6

as Self

Viva Lucha Libre

2012

Viva Lucha Libre

EN · 2012Not rated

as Self

WordGirl: The Rise of Miss Power poster

WordGirl: The Rise of Miss Power

EN · 2012Not rated

Actor

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas poster

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

EN · 20116.0

as Mall Santa

Patton Oswalt: Finest Hour poster

Patton Oswalt: Finest Hour

EN · 20117.3

as Self, Writer

Young Adult poster

Young Adult

EN · 20115.8

as Matt Freehauf

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts poster

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts

EN · 20117.0

as Self

Who the F#ck Is Chip Seinfeld? poster

Who the F#ck Is Chip Seinfeld?

EN · 2011Not rated

as Self

Blood Into Wine poster

Blood Into Wine

EN · 20107.1

as Self

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story poster

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

EN · 20106.9

as Dr. Demento

Fantasia in Best Show Minor

2010

Fantasia in Best Show Minor

EN · 2010Not rated

Actor

Beautiful Darling poster

Beautiful Darling

EN · 20106.3

as Andy Warhol (voice) / Truman Capote (voice)

The Informant! poster

The Informant!

EN · 20096.2

as Ed Herbst

Patton Oswalt: My Weakness Is Strong poster

Patton Oswalt: My Weakness Is Strong

EN · 20097.2

as Self, Writer

Big Fan poster

Big Fan

EN · 20096.1

as Paul Aufiero

Observe and Report poster

Observe and Report

EN · 20095.4

as Toast A Bun Manager

Funny People: Live poster

Funny People: Live

EN · 20095.0

as Self

AL’S BRAIN: A 3-D Journey through the Human Brain with ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic poster

AL’S BRAIN: A 3-D Journey through the Human Brain with ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic

EN · 20098.0

as Co-Worker

History of the Joke poster

History of the Joke

EN · 20085.0

as Self

All Roads Lead Home poster

All Roads Lead Home

EN · 20085.8

as Milo

Largo poster

Largo

EN · 20087.5

as Self

Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece

2008

Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece

EN · 2008Not rated

Actor

Ratatouille poster

Ratatouille

EN · 20077.9

as Remy (voice)

Reno 911!: Miami poster

Reno 911!: Miami

EN · 20075.8

as Jeff Spoder

The Comedians of Comedy: Live at The Troubadour poster

The Comedians of Comedy: Live at The Troubadour

EN · 20077.1

as Self, Executive Producer, Writer

Balls of Fury poster

Balls of Fury

EN · 20075.3

as Hammer

Your Friend the Rat poster

Your Friend the Rat

EN · 20076.8

as Remy (voice)

Heckler poster

Heckler

EN · 20075.9

as Self

Super High Me poster

Super High Me

EN · 20075.7

as Self

Patton Oswalt: Werewolves and Lollipops poster

Patton Oswalt: Werewolves and Lollipops

EN · 20076.3

as Self, Writer

Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav poster

Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav

EN · 20076.5

as Self

Sex and Death 101 poster

Sex and Death 101

EN · 20076.2

as Fred

The Sophisticated Misfit

2007

The Sophisticated Misfit

EN · 2007Not rated

as Self

Wrong Turn 2: Dead End poster

Wrong Turn 2: Dead End

EN · 20076.2

as Tommy (voice)

Failure to Launch poster

Failure to Launch

EN · 20065.9

as Techie Guy

The Comedians of Comedy: Live at the El Rey poster

The Comedians of Comedy: Live at the El Rey

EN · 20066.3

as Self, Writer

The Amazing Screw-On Head poster

The Amazing Screw-On Head

EN · 20066.8

as Mr. Groin (voice)

Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner poster

Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner

EN · 20066.5

as Self - Roaster

Last Laugh '06 poster

Last Laugh '06

EN · 20069.5

as Self

The Comedians of Comedy poster

The Comedians of Comedy

EN · 20057.0

as Self, Writer

Cake Boy poster

Cake Boy

EN · 20054.0

as Cake Pervert

Last Laugh '05

2005

Last Laugh '05

EN · 20055.6

as Self

Taxi poster

Taxi

EN · 20045.6

as Clerk at Inpound Office

Blade: Trinity poster

Blade: Trinity

EN · 20045.9

as Hedges

Patton Oswalt: No Reason to Complain poster

Patton Oswalt: No Reason to Complain

EN · 20047.3

as Self, Writer

See This Movie poster

See This Movie

EN · 20045.5

as Felix

Starsky & Hutch poster

Starsky & Hutch

EN · 20045.8

as Disco DJ

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story poster

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

EN · 20046.4

as Video Store Clerk on Phone (uncredited)

Calendar Girls poster

Calendar Girls

EN · 20036.5

as Larry

Run Ronnie Run poster

Run Ronnie Run

EN · 20025.9

as Dozer - Editor #1

Zig Zag poster

Zig Zag

EN · 20025.7

as Shelly

Zoolander poster

Zoolander

EN · 20016.2

as Monkey Photographer

Desperate But Not Serious poster

Desperate But Not Serious

EN · 20005.5

as Auteur #1

Magnolia poster

Magnolia

EN · 19997.7

as Delmer Darion

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller poster

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Jerry Stiller

EN · 19995.7

as Self

Man on the Moon poster

Man on the Moon

EN · 19997.2

as Blue Collar Guy

HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Patton Oswalt poster

HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Patton Oswalt

EN · 1998Not rated

Actor

Down Periscope poster

Down Periscope

EN · 19966.4

as Stingray Radioman