Dick Van Dyke
Acting
Born: December 13, 1925 (age 100) · West Plains, Missouri, USA
Highest Rated
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. 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).
Known for
Night at the Museum
2006
The Simpsons
1989
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014
Mary Poppins
1964
Mary Poppins Returns
2018
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
2014
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
Dick Tracy
1990
Columbo
1971
The Middle
2009
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968
Curious George
2006
Photos (5)
Movies (49)
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Cecil
Night at the Museum
Cecil
Mary Poppins
Bert / Mr. Dawes Sr.
Mary Poppins Returns
Mr. Dawes Jr.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Caractacus Potts
Curious George
Mr. Bloomsberry (voice)
Dick Tracy
D.A. Fletcher
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Dick Van Dyke (uncredited)
Bye Bye Birdie
Albert F. Peterson
What a Way to Go!
Edgar Hopper
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
Lt. Robin Crusoe
Buttons
The Angel
Fitzwilly
Claude R. Fitzwilliam
The Art of Love
Paul Sloane
Divorce American Style
Richard Harmon
The Comic
Billy Bright
Cold Turkey
Rev. Clayton Brooks
The Gin Game
Weller Martin
Diagnosis Murder: The House on Sycamore Street
Dr. Mark Sloan
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
The Runner Stumbles
Father Brian Rivard
Some Kind of a Nut
Fred Amidon
Daughters of Privilege
Buddy Keys
The Town Santa Forgot
Narrator/ Old Jeremy Creek (voice)
The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited
Rob Petrie
Never a Dull Moment
Jack Albany
Merry Xmas
Father
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
Strong Medicine
Sam Hawthorne
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Rob Petrie (archive footage)
Trolland
Yusop (voice)
Drop-Out Father
Ed McCall
Diagnosis Murder: Town Without Pity
Dr. Mark Sloan
The Country Girl
Frank Elgin
Walt: The Man Behind the Myth
Narrator (voice)
Dere Mr President,
Narrator
Murder 101: College Can be Murder
Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
Found Money
Max Shepherd
Tubby the Tuba
Tubby the Tuba (voice)
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
Mark Sloan
Murder 101
Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
Diagnosis Murder: A Twist of the Knife
Doctor Mark Sloan
Ghost of a Chance
Bill Nolan
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
(archive footage)
Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning
Dr. Mark Sloan
Breakfast with Les and Bess
1985
The Morning After
Charlie Lester
Don't Call Me Mama Anymore
1973
The Summer Fever
Narrator
TV Shows (31)
The Simpsons
Dick Van Dyke (voice) · 1 eps
Columbo
Paul Galesko · 1 eps
The Middle
Dutch Spence · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Dick Van Dyke · 1 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
Mark Sloan · 178 eps
Scrubs
Dr. Townshend · 1 eps
The Golden Girls
Ken · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Les Dischinger · 1 eps
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Duke · 1 eps
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Rob Petrie · 158 eps
Airwolf
Malduke · 1 eps
Jake and the Fatman
Dr. Mark Sloan · 1 eps
Matlock
Judge Carter Addison · 2 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 eps
Highway to Heaven
Wally · 1 eps
The Carol Burnett Show
Various Characters · 11 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Thomas Craig · 1 eps
Becker
Fred Becker · 1 eps
Kidding
Hopscotch The Sasquatch · 1 eps
Kidding
Hopscotch the Sasquatch (voice) · 1 eps
Days of Our Lives
Timothy Robicheaux · 4 eps
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Dick Van Dyke (voice) · 1 eps
Battle of the Network Stars
1 eps
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Dick Preston · 78 eps
The Secret Squirrel Show
1965
The Bill Cosby Show
Martin · 1 eps
Television
1 eps
Supertrain
Waldo Chase · 1 eps
Strong Medicine
Sam Hawthorne · 2 eps
The Van Dyke Show
Dick Burgess · 10 eps
New Comedy Showcase
Richard Alexander · 6 eps
Self / Appearances (64)
Conan
Self · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · 1 eps
Great Performances
Self · 1 eps
The Talk
Self · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 2 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter / Performer · 1 eps
Wogan
Self · 1 eps
American Masters
Self - Starring Subject/Interviewee · 1 eps
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Masked Singer
Self - Gnome · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guestt · 1 eps
People's Choice Awards
Self - Host · 3 eps
What's My Line?
Self · 1 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 2 eps
The Bob Hope Show
Self · 1 eps
The Danny Kaye Show
Self · 1 eps
Inside Comedy
Self · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Self · 1 eps
Van Dyke and Company
Self - Host · 12 eps
The Emmy Awards
Self · 1 eps
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
Self
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
Gilbert
Self
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
Self
The Great Buster: A Celebration
Self
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Self
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
Walt Disney: Behind the Magic
Self (archive footage)
The Princes of Malibu
Self · 1 eps
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
Self – Interviewee
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
Starring Dick Van Dyke
Self
The Fabulous Fifties
Self
Julie Andrews Forever
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
Disneyland Around the Seasons
Self
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
Self
Musical Comedy Tonight III
Self
Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Self - Host
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Self
Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic
Self
Wait for Your Laugh
Self
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
Self
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
Self
Julie and Dick at Covent Garden
Self
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Self
The World of Amateur Radio
Self - Host
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
Self - Host
The First Nine Months Are the Hardest
Self
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Self
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Self
Dick Van Dyke In Rare Form
Self
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
Self - Host
Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman
Himself
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
Self