Dick Van Dyke
Acting

Dick Van Dyke

December 13, 1925 (100 years old) West Plains, Missouri, USA

Also known as: Richard Wayne Van Dyke, Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke, ディック・バン・ダイク, دیک ون دایک

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

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989 • TV

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

1993 • TV

Columbo

Columbo

1971 • TV

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 • TV

Night at the Museum

Night at the Museum

2006 • Movie

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

2014 • Movie

Movie Credits (51)

Acting

2006

Night at the Museum

as Cecil

2014

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

as Cecil

1969

The Comic

as Billy Bright

1964

Mary Poppins

as Bert / Mr. Dawes Sr.

1967

Fitzwilly

as Claude R. Fitzwilliam

1993

The Town Santa Forgot

as Narrator/ Old Jeremy Creek (voice)

1968

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

as Caractacus Potts

1963

Bye Bye Birdie

as Albert F. Peterson

2006

Curious George

as Mr. Bloomsberry (voice)

1975

Tubby the Tuba

as Tubby the Tuba (voice)

2007

Dick Van Dyke In Rare Form

as Self

1985

Night of 100 Stars II

as Self

1991

The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic

as Self

1964

What a Way to Go!

as Edgar Hopper

1965

The Art of Love

as Paul Sloane

1979

The Runner Stumbles

as Father Brian Rivard

2011

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

as Rob Petrie (archive footage)

1990

Night of 100 Stars III

as Self

1966

Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.

as Lt. Robin Crusoe

2023

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

as Self

Crew

1971

Cold Turkey

Executive Producer

TV Credits (52)

Acting

1989

The Simpsons

as Dick Van Dyke (voice)

1 episodes

1993

Diagnosis: Murder

as Mark Sloan

178 episodes

1971

Columbo

as Paul Galesko

1 episodes

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

1 episodes

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

as Dick Van Dyke

1 episodes

2005

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

1 episodes

2001

Scrubs

as Dr. Townshend

1 episodes

1971

Great Performances

as Self

1 episodes

2009

The Middle

as Dutch Spence

1 episodes

1986

Matlock

as Carter Addison

2 episodes

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1 episodes

1996

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Duke

1 episodes

1950

What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

1 episodes

1968

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guestt

1 episodes

1984

Airwolf

as Malduke

1 episodes

1982

Wogan

as Self

1 episodes

1967

The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest

2 episodes

1967

The Carol Burnett Show

as Various Characters

11 episodes

1985

The Golden Girls

as Ken

1 episodes

1953

The Oscars

as Self

2 episodes

Crew

1993

Diagnosis: Murder

Producer

1975

Van Dyke and Company

Writer

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
December 13, 1925 (100 years old)
Place of Birth
West Plains, Missouri, USA
Popularity
2.1

Career Stats

51
Movies
52
TV Shows