Bill Fagerbakke - wikipedia Bill Fagerbakke Bill Fagerbakke Fagerbakke at the San Diego ComicCon, 2009 William Mark Fagerbakke Fontana, California, U.S. Nationality American Alma mater University of Idaho Occupation Actor, voice actor Years active 1984 -- present Known for Patrick Star from SpongeBob SquarePants Michael `` Dauber '' Dybinski from Coach Spouse ( s ) Catherine McClenahan ( m. 1989 ; separated 2012 ) William Mark `` Bill '' Fagerbakke ( / ˈfeɪɡərˌbɑːki / ) is an American actor and voice actor. He is best known for his long - running roles as Patrick Star in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants and 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. Contents 1 Early life 1.1 College 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Accolades 6 References 7 External links Early life Fagerbakke, was born 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. College 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 Bill Fagerbakke with fellow SpongeBob SquarePants voice actor Rodger Bumpass ( the voice of Squidward ) Fagerbakke has appeared on television in roles such as assistant coach `` Dauber '' Dybinski on Coach, in movies, including Funny Farm, and several on - and - off Broadway stage shows. 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. He is the voice of Patrick Star on 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. '' Fagerbakke has received critical acclaim as a thespian by the Screen Actors Guild and Juilliard School of Performing Arts for his roles as Shylock in Shakespeare 's The Merchant of Venice, and Torvald in Ibsen 's A Doll 's House. 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. Personal life In September 2012, Fagerbakke filed for legal separation from his wife, actress Catherine McClenahan, citing irreconcilable differences. Filmography Perfect Strangers ( 1984 ) Almost Partners ( 1987 ) The Secret of My Success ( 1987 ) Funny Farm ( 1988 ) Coach ( 1989 -- 1997 ) ( TV Series ) Loose Cannons ( 1990 ) 3 × 3 Eyes ( 1991 ) Porco Rosso ( 1992 ) Aaahh ! ! ! Real Monsters ( 1994 -- 1996 ) ( Additional Voices ) Beethoven ( 1994 ) ( TV Series ) Stephen King 's The Stand ( 1994 ) ( TV Series ) Gargoyles ( Animated TV series -- voice of Broadway ) ( 1994 ) Felidae ( 1994 ) ( English dub ) Gus Playtoons ( 1994 ) ( Additional Voices ) FLOOBS Dumb and Dumber ( 1995 ) ( TV Series ) Sabrina the Teenage Witch ( 1996 ) ( TV Series ) Dirk Jumanji ( 1996 -- 1999 ) ( TV Series ) Alan Parrish The Hunchback of Notre Dame ( 1996 ) ( voice ) Oafish Guard Under Wraps ( 1997 ) Harold / ted Oz ( TV Series ) ( 1998 -- 1999 ) Karl Metzger The Wild Thornberrys ( 1998 -- 2004 ) ( voice ) ( TV Series ) Dank ( `` On the Right Track '' ) Roughnecks : The Starship Troopers Chronicles ( Animated TV series ) -- Sgt. Gossard ( 1999 ) Dragon Tales ( 1999 - 2005 ) ( TV series ) ( Additional Voices ) The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy ( TV Series ) Thud Fagerbakke and Bumpass at the 2009 San Diego Comic - Con SpongeBob SquarePants ( 1999 -- Present ) ( voice ) ( TV Series ) Patrick Star, Cavey, Additional Voices ( appeared in 245 episodes ) The Night of the Headless Horseman ( 1999 ) Dolphus The Ultimate Christmas Present ( 2000 ) Sparky Batman Beyond ( 2000 ) Payback Help ! I 'm a Fish ( 2000 ) ( voice ) Shark ( credited David Baterson ) Lloyd in Space ( 2001 ) ( voice ) ( TV series ) Kurt Blobberts Lady and the Tramp II : Scamp 's Adventure ( 2001 ) ( voice ) Mooch Ken Park ( 2002 ) Final Fantasy : Unlimited ( 2002 ) ( voice ) Fungus ( in some episodes ) Patrick the Snowman ( 2002 ) ( voice ) Patrick Star Quigley ( 2003 ) Jackie Chan Adventures ( 2001 ) ( voice ) Butch Jimmy Neutron 's Nicktoon Blast ( 2003 ) ( voice ) Patrick Star The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie ( 2004 ) ( voice ) Patrick Star SpongeBob SquarePants B.C. ( Before Comedy ) ( 2004 ) Patar ( Caveman version of Patrick Star ), Caveman Balto III : Wings of Change ( 2004 ) ( voice ) Ralph Callback ( 2005 ) The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper ( 2005 ) ( voice ) Ted the Polar Bear The Legend of Frosty the Snowman ( 2005 ) ( voice ) Frosty the Snowman The Endless Summer ( SpongeBob SquarePants short ) ( 2005 ) ( voice ) Patrick Star How I Met Your Mother ( 2005 -- 2014 ) Marvin Eriksen Sr. W.I.T.C.H. ( 2006 ) Gulch & Karl Deplerson ( `` V is for Victory '' ) Family Guy ( 2007 ) ( voice ) Patrick Star ( archive footage from The Campfire Episode ; uncredited ) - Road to Rupert Kim Possible ( 2007 ) ( voice ) Myron According To Jim ( 2007 ) ( TV Series ) Howard Shrieking Violet ( 2007 ) Larchmont Finding Amanda ( 2008 ) Larry Bleach : Memories of Nobody ( 2008 ) Various Transformers Animated ( 2007 ) Bulkhead, Master Disaster, Hot Shot, Additional Voices Space Buddies ( 2009 ) Pi Halloween II ( 2009 ) Deputy Webb The Spectacular Spider - Man ( 2009 ) Morris Bench Jennifer 's Body ( 2009 ) Jonah 's Dad Phineas and Ferb ( 2009 ) Frosty the Snowman Handy Manny ( 2010 only ) Roland Batman : The Brave and the Bold ( 2010 ) Ronnie Raymond, Lead Sym - Bionic Titan ( 2010 ) Meat Young Justice ( 2011 ) Big Bear The Artist ( 2011 ) Policeman Rosewood Lane ( 2011 ) Hank Hawthorne Weeds ( 2012 ) Police Academy Instructor Robot and Monster ( 2012 ) Lev Krumholtz The Babymakers ( 2012 ) Clark SpongeBob SquarePants 4D : The Great Jelly Rescue ( 2013 ) Patrick Star Wander Over Yonder ( 2013 ) Prince Cashmere, Additional Voices Growing Up Fisher ( 2014 ) Ken Fisher, Ken ( 2014 ) Crash & Bernstein ( 2014 ) Jeff The SpongeBob Movie : Sponge Out of Water ( 2015 ) Patrick Star All Hail King Julien ( 2015 ) King Joey, Lazy Doug All In with Cam Newton ( 2016 ) Himself Accolades Year Film Award Result 2012 The Artist Critics ' Choice Movie Awards Best Acting Ensemble Nominated References ^ Jump up to : White, Vera ( July 31, 1997 ). `` Football not enough for Fagerbakke ''. Moscow - Pullman Daily News. p. 1C. Jump up ^ `` Bad news for Idaho : Joe Pellegrini lost ''. Spokesman - Review. October 5, 1976. p. 16. ^ Jump up to : `` Idaho yearly results : 1975 - 79 ''. College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012. Jump up ^ Payne, Bob ( November 28, 1976 ). `` Vandals on the rise ? ''. Spokesman - Review. p. D5. Jump up ^ Lewiston Morning Tribune - Actor uses experience at Idaho for role in Coach - Associated Press - 1991 - 01 - 08, p. 5B Jump up ^ Delts.org Archived 2010 - 05 - 15 at the Wayback Machine. - famous members - Delta Tau Delta - accessed 2012 - 03 - 01 Jump up ^ Stalwick, Howie ( January 6, 1991 ). `` Dippy Dybinski is smart off screen ''. Spokesman - Review. p. C4. Jump up ^ `` Interview with Bill Fagerbakke ''. thecultureshock.com. Retrieved June 2, 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` Do you remember Bill Fagerbakke ? He 's a star ''. Magic Valley, Twin Falls, ID. Retrieved June 2, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Bill Fagerbakke ''. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 2, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Bill Fagerbakke ''. Waycross Journal - Herald. Associated Press. January 8, 1991. p. P - 4. Jump up ^ `` SpongeBob SquarePants voice actor Bill Fagerbakke files for legal separation from wife ''. Daily Mail. September 24, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2012. Jump up ^ Gallagher, Brian ( 11 July 2013 ). `` The Spongebob Squarepants Movie 2 Sets Up Shop in Savannah, Georgia - MovieWeb.com ''. MovieWeb.com. Retrieved 16 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` True Bromance ''. All Hail King Julien. Season 2. Episode 12. October 16, 2015. Netflix. Jump up ^ `` Critics ' Choice Awards ''. criticschoice.com. External links Wikiquote has quotations related to : Bill Fagerbakke Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bill Fagerbakke. 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Question: who plays marshall's dad in how i met your mother
Answer: William Mark "Bill" Fagerbakke