<Li> Colonel Fred Patterson ( M. Emmet Walsh ) -- Jill 's father , died in his sleep from a heart attack in Season 6 . He had a long career in the Army and his favorite movie is Patton . He somewhat gets along fine with Tim , but does n't particularly respect him , never calling him by his name but instead calling him `` Hey You '' . </Li>
<Li> Colonel Fred Patterson ( M. Emmet Walsh ) -- Jill 's father , died in his sleep from a heart attack in Season 6 . He had a long career in the Army and his favorite movie is Patton . He somewhat gets along fine with Tim , but does n't particularly respect him , never calling him by his name but instead calling him `` Hey You '' . </Li>
who played jill taylor 's dad on home improvement
who played jill taylor 's dad on home improvement
M. Emmet Walsh
M. Emmet Walsh