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Dick Van Dyke
Actor

Dick Van Dyke

13 Dec 1925Born
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West Plains, Missouri, USABirthplace

Biography

Richard Wayne Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an American actor, entertainer, and comedian. His award-winning career has spanned seven decades in film, television, and stage. Van Dyke is the recipient of multiple awards, including a Golden Globe, Tony, Grammy, a Daytime Emmy, and four Primetime Emmys. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1995 and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012. He was honored with the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2013, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2021 and was recognized as a Disney Legend.

Van Dyke began his career as an entertainer on radio and television, in nightclubs, and on the Broadway stage.

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In 1961, he starred in the original production of Bye Bye Birdie, a role which earned him the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. Carl Reiner then cast him as Rob Petrie on the CBS television sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show from 1961 to 1966, which made him a household name. He went on to star in the movie musicals Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Mary Poppins (1964), and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), and in the comedy-drama The Comic (1969).

Van Dyke also made guest appearances on television programs Columbo (1974) and The Carol Burnett Show (1977), and starred in The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971–74), Diagnosis: Murder (1993–2001), and Murder 101 (2006–08). Van Dyke has also made appearances in the films Dick Tracy (1990), Curious George (2006), Night at the Museum (2006), Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014), and Mary Poppins Returns (2018).

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Filmography

The 80 most recent of 84 credits.

  1. TBACapture the FlagFilm: James Archer
  2. 2022The 90s ClubFilm
  3. 2018Mary Poppins ReturnsFilm: Mr. Dawes Jr.
  4. 2018ButtonsFilm: Angel
  5. 2018KiddingSeries: Hopscotch The Sasquatch, Hopscotch the Sasquatch (voice) (1 episode)
  6. 2016TrollandFilm: Yusop (voice)
  7. 2016Life Is BoringFilm
  8. 2015Merry XmasFilm: Father
  9. 2014Night at the Museum: Secret of the TombFilm: Cecil
  10. 2014Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad DayFilm: Dick Van Dyke (uncredited)
  11. 2011Classic TV Bloopers UncensoredFilm: Rob Petrie (archive footage)
  12. 2010The Caretaker 3DFilm: The Caretaker
  13. 2009The MiddleSeries: Dutch Spence (1 episode)
  14. 2009Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960'sFilm: (archive footage)
  15. 2008Murder 101: The Locked Room MysteryFilm: Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
  16. 2007Murder 101: If Wishes Were HorsesFilm: Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
  17. 2007Murder 101: College Can be MurderFilm: Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
  18. 2006Night at the MuseumFilm: Cecil
  19. 2006Curious GeorgeFilm: Mr. Bloomsberry (voice)
  20. 2006Murder 101Film: Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
  21. 2004The Dick Van Dyke Show RevisitedFilm: Rob Petrie
  22. 2003The Gin GameFilm: Weller Martin
  23. 2002Diagnosis Murder: Without WarningFilm: Dr. Mark Sloan
  24. 2002Diagnosis Murder: Town Without PityFilm: Dr. Mark Sloan
  25. 2001ScrubsSeries: Dr. Townshend (1 episode)
  26. 2001Walt: The Man Behind the MythFilm: Narrator (voice)
  27. 1998BeckerSeries: Fred Becker (1 episode)
  28. 1996Sabrina, the Teenage WitchSeries: Duke (1 episode)
  29. 1993The Town Santa ForgotFilm: Narrator/ Old Jeremy Creek (voice)
  30. 1993Diagnosis: MurderSeries: Mark Sloan (178 episodes)
  31. 1993Diagnosis Murder: A Twist of the KnifeFilm: Doctor Mark Sloan
  32. 1992Diagnosis Murder: The House on Sycamore StreetFilm: Dr. Mark Sloan
  33. 1992Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of MurderFilm: Mark Sloan
  34. 1991Daughters of PrivilegeFilm: Buddy Keys
  35. 1990Dick TracyFilm: D.A. Fletcher
  36. 1989The SimpsonsSeries: Dick Van Dyke (voice) (1 episode)
  37. 1988The Van Dyke ShowSeries: Dick Burgess (10 episodes)
  38. 1987Jake and the FatmanSeries: Dr. Mark Sloan (1 episode)
  39. 1987Ghost of a ChanceFilm: Bill Nolan
  40. 1986Strong MedicineSeries: Sam Hawthorne (2 episodes)
  41. 1986MatlockSeries: Judge Carter Addison, Judge Carter Addison (archive footage) (uncredited) (1 episode)
  42. 1986Strong MedicineFilm: Sam Hawthorne
  43. 1985The Golden GirlsSeries: Ken (1 episode)
  44. 1985Breakfast with Les and BessFilm
  45. 1985TelevisionSeries (1 episode)
  46. 1984Highway to HeavenSeries: Wally (1 episode)
  47. 1984AirwolfSeries: Malduke (1 episode)
  48. 1983Found MoneyFilm: Max Shepherd
  49. 1983Wrong Way KidFilm: Father (voice)
  50. 1982Drop-Out FatherFilm: Ed McCall
  51. 1982American PlayhouseSeries: Les Dischinger (1 episode)
  52. 1982The Country GirlFilm: Frank Elgin
  53. 1979The Runner StumblesFilm: Father Brian Rivard
  54. 1979SupertrainSeries: Waldo Chase (1 episode)
  55. 1976Battle of the Network StarsSeries (1 episode)
  56. 1975Van Dyke and CompanySeries: Writer (12 episodes)
  57. 1975Tubby the TubaFilm: Tubby the Tuba (voice)
  58. 1974The Morning AfterFilm: Charlie Lester
  59. 1973Don't Call Me Mama AnymoreFilm
  60. 1972Carol Burnett and FriendsSeries (146 episodes)
  61. 1972The New Scooby-Doo MoviesSeries: Dick Van Dyke (voice) (1 episode)
  62. 1972Dere Mr President,Film: Narrator
  63. 1972The Summer FeverFilm: Narrator
  64. 1971The New Dick Van Dyke ShowSeries: Dick Preston (78 episodes)
  65. 1971ColumboSeries: Paul Galesko (1 episode)
  66. 1971Cold TurkeyFilm: Rev. Clayton Brooks
  67. 1969The ComicFilm: Billy Bright
  68. 1969Some Kind of a NutFilm: Fred Amidon
  69. 1969The Bill Cosby ShowSeries: Martin (1 episode)
  70. 1968Chitty Chitty Bang BangFilm: Caractacus Potts
  71. 1968Never a Dull MomentFilm: Jack Albany
  72. 1967FitzwillyFilm: Claude R. Fitzwilliam
  73. 1967The Carol Burnett ShowSeries: Various Characters (11 episodes)
  74. 1967Divorce American StyleFilm: Richard Harmon
  75. 1966Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.Film: Lt. Robin Crusoe
  76. 1965Days of Our LivesSeries: Timothy Robicheaux (4 episodes)
  77. 1965The Secret Squirrel ShowSeries
  78. 1965The Art of LoveFilm: Paul Sloane
  79. 1964Mary PoppinsFilm: Bert / Mr. Dawes Sr.
  80. 1964What a Way to Go!Film: Edgar Hopper

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