William Mark "Bill '' Fagerbakke (/ ˈfeɪɡərˌbɑːki /) (born 1957) 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.
who plays marshall father on how i met your mother
William Mark "Bill '' Fagerbakke