Dick Van Dyke
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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
Credits
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
as Cecil
Night at the Museum (2006)
as Cecil
Mary Poppins (1964)
as Bert / Mr. Dawes Sr.
Dick Tracy (1990)
as D.A. Fletcher
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
as Mr. Dawes Jr.
Curious George (2006)
as Mr. Bloomsberry (voice)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
as Caractacus Potts
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)
as Dick Van Dyke (uncredited)
Buttons (2018)
as Angel
Fitzwilly (1967)
as Claude R. Fitzwilliam
Walt Disney: Behind the Magic (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Starring Dick Van Dyke (2025)
as Self
What a Way to Go! (1964)
as Edgar Hopper
The Town Santa Forgot (1993)
as Narrator/ Old Jeremy Creek (voice)
Disneyland Around the Seasons (1966)
as Self
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008)
as Self
Merry Xmas (2015)
as Father
Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
as Albert F. Peterson
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20 (2023)
as Self
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009)
as Self
The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited (2004)
as Rob Petrie
Daughters of Privilege (1991)
as Buddy Keys
The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)
as Self
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
as Self
The Fabulous Fifties (1960)
as Self
The Country Girl (1982)
as Frank Elgin
Julie and Dick at Covent Garden (1974)
as Self
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored (2011)
as Rob Petrie (archive footage)
The Art of Love (1965)
as Paul Sloane
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self
Cold Turkey (1971)
as Rev. Clayton Brooks
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration (2025)
as Self
Dere Mr President, (1972)
as Narrator
Breakfast with Les and Bess (1985)
Actor
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. (1966)
as Lt. Robin Crusoe
Never a Dull Moment (1968)
as Jack Albany
Tubby the Tuba (1975)
as Tubby the Tuba (voice)
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic (2023)
as Self
Divorce American Style (1967)
as Richard Harmon
Gilbert (2017)
as Self
The Comic (1969)
as Billy Bright
Life Is Boring (2016)
Actor
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self
Dick Van Dyke In Rare Form (2007)
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
The Gin Game (2003)
as Weller Martin
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness (1978)
as Self
The World of Amateur Radio (2011)
as Self - Host
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
as Self
Trolland (2016)
as Yusop (voice)
Murder 101: College Can be Murder (2007)
as Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
The 90s Club (2022)
Actor
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery (2008)
as Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
Julie Andrews Forever (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses (2007)
as Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
Before It's Too Late (1964)
as Himself
The Summer Fever (1972)
as Narrator
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday (1984)
as Self - Host
The Caretaker 3D (2010)
as The Caretaker
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town (1988)
as Self – Interviewee
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast (2017)
as Self
Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1987)
as Self - Host
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder (1992)
as Mark Sloan
The Runner Stumbles (1979)
as Father Brian Rivard
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life (2011)
as Self
Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning (2002)
as Dr. Mark Sloan
Diagnosis Murder: A Twist of the Knife (1993)
as Doctor Mark Sloan
Some Kind of a Nut (1969)
as Fred Amidon
The Morning After (1974)
as Charlie Lester
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (2009)
as (archive footage)
Murder 101 (2006)
as Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
Wait for Your Laugh (2017)
as Self
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream (1981)
as Self
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985)
as Self (archive footage)
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy (2011)
as Self
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines (1986)
as Self
Ghost of a Chance (1987)
as Bill Nolan
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do (2015)
as Self
Drop-Out Father (1982)
as Ed McCall
Musical Comedy Tonight III (1985)
as Self
Found Money (1983)
as Max Shepherd
Diagnosis Murder: Town Without Pity (2002)
as Dr. Mark Sloan
Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (2001)
as Narrator (voice)
Diagnosis Murder: The House on Sycamore Street (1992)
as Dr. Mark Sloan
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic (1991)
as Self
Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman (1969)
as Himself
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' (1992)
as Self - Performer (archive footage)
Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic (2018)
as Self
Strong Medicine (1986)
as Sam Hawthorne
Salute to Stan Laurel (1965)
as Self
Wrong Way Kid (1983)
as Father (voice)
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976)
as Self
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy (1974)
as Self
Jack Paar: Smart Television (2003)
as Self
The First Nine Months Are the Hardest (1971)
as Self
Don't Call Me Mama Anymore (1973)
Actor
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins' (2004)
as Self - Host
Capture the Flag (—)
as James Archer
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth (2008)
as Self