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Dick Van Dyke
Actor, Producer, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn December 13, 1925 (100 years)
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).
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).
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Dick Van Dyke Filmography
| 2025 | |
| 2025 | Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet · as Cast |
| 2022 | |
| 2018 | Mary Poppins Returns · as Mr. Dawes Jr. |
| 2018 | Buttons, A New Musical Film · as The Angel |
| 2018 | Kidding (TV Series) · as Hopscotch The Sasquatch |
| 2017 | The Dick Van Dyke Show: Now in Living Color! · as Rob Petrie |
| 2016 | Stars in Shorts: No Ordinary Love · as Father |
| 2016 | Trollz · as Yusop (voice) |
| 2016 | The Dick Van Dyke Show: Now in Living Color! · as Rob Petrie |
| 2015 | Merry Xmas · as Father |
| 2014 | Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb · as Cecil |
| 2014 | Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day · as Dick Van Dyke (uncredited) |
| 2011 | America in Primetime (TV Series) · as Rob Petrie, The Dick Van Dyke Show |
| 2011 | Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored · as Rob Petrie (archive Footage) |
| 2009 | The Middle (TV Series) · as Dutch Spence |
| 2009 | Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's · as (archive Footage) |
| 2008 | Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery · as Dr. Jonathan Maxwell |
| 2007 | Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses · as Dr. Jonathan Maxwell |
| 2007 | Murder 101: College Can Be Murder · as Dr. Jonathan Maxwell |
| 2006 | Night at the Museum · as Cecil |
| 2006 | Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (TV Series) · as Captain Goof Beard |
| 2006 | Curious George · as Mr. Bloomsberry (voice) |
| 2006 | Murder 101 · as Dr. Jonathan Maxwell |
| 2006 | Murder 101 (TV Series) · as Dr. Jonathan Maxwell |
| 2004 | The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited · as Rob Petrie |
| 2003 | The Alan Brady Show · as Webb |
| 2003 | The Gin Game · as Weller Martin |
| 2002 | Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning · as Dr. Mark Sloan |
| 2002 | Diagnosis Murder: Town Without Pity · as Dr. Mark Sloan |
| 2002 | Brilliant But Cancelled · as Cast |
| 2001 | Scrubs (TV Series) · as Dr. Townshend |
| 2001 | Walt: The Man Behind the Myth · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1998 | Becker (TV Series) · as Fred Becker |
| 1996 | Sabrina, The Teenage Witch (TV Series) · as Duke |
| 1993 | The Town Santa Forgot · as Narrator/ Old Jeremy Creek (voice) |
| 1993 | Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) · as Mark Sloan |
| 1993 | A Twist of the Knife · as Doctor Mark Sloan |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
| 1992 | Diagnosis Murder: The House on Sycamore Street · as Dr. Mark Sloan |
| 1992 | Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder · as Mark Sloan |
| 1991 | Daughters of Privilege · as Buddy Keys |
| 1990 | Dick Tracy · as D.a. Fletcher |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Dick Van Dyke (voice) |
| 1989 | Coach (TV Series) · as Partygoer |
| 1988 | The Van Dyke Show (TV Series) · as Dick Burgess |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman (TV Series) · as Dr. Mark Sloan |
| 1987 | Disney Sing-Along Songs: Heigh-Ho · as Bert |
| 1987 | Ghost of a Chance · as Bill Nolan |
| 1986 | Strong Medicine · as Sam Hawthorne |
| 1986 | Matlock (TV Series) · as Carter Addison |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls (TV Series) · as Ken |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven (TV Series) · as Wally Dunn |
| 1984 | Airwolf (TV Series) · as Malduke |
| 1983 | Found Money · as Max Shepherd |
| 1982 | Drop-Out Father · as Ed Mccall |
| 1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Les Dischinger |
| 1979 | The Runner Stumbles · as Father Brian Rivard |
| 1979 | CBS Library (TV Series) · as Father |
| 1979 | Supertrain (TV Series) · as Waldo Chase |
| 1976 | Battle of the Network Stars (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Tubby the Tuba · as Tubby The Tuba (voice) |
| 1974 | The Morning After · as Charlie Lester |
| 1972 | The New Scooby-Doo Movies (TV Series) · as Dick Van Dyke (voice) |
| 1971 | The New Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series) · as Dick Preston |
| 1971 | Columbo (TV Series) · as Paul Galesko |
| 1971 | Cold Turkey · as Rev. Clayton Brooks |
| 1969 | The Comic · as Billy Bright |
| 1969 | Some Kind of a Nut · as Fred Amidon |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show (TV Series) · as Martin |
| 1968 | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang · as Caractacus Potts |
| 1968 | Never a Dull Moment · as Jack Albany |
| 1967 | Fitzwilly · as Claude R. Fitzwilliam |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show (TV Series) · as Various Characters |
| 1967 | Divorce American Style · as Richard Harmon |
| 1966 | Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. · as Lt. Robin Crusoe |
| 1965 | Days of our Lives (TV Series) · as Timothy Robicheaux |
| 1965 | The Secret Squirrel Show (TV Series) |
| 1965 | The Art of Love · as Paul Sloane |
| 1964 | Mary Poppins · as Bert / Mr. Dawes Sr. |
| 1964 | What a Way to Go! · as Edgar Hopper |
| 1963 | Bye Bye Birdie · as Albert F. Peterson |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series) · as Rob Petrie |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Thomas Craig |
| 1955 | The Phil Silvers Show (TV Series) · as Pvt. Hank Lumpkin |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) · as Justin Grey |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2025 | The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular · as Self - Disney Legend |
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | Thank You Very Much · as Self |
| 2023 | Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic · as Self |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | Being Mary Tyler Moore · as Self |
| 2023 | |
| 2022 | Lucy and Desi · as Self |
| 2021 | Mr. Saturday Night · as Self |
| 2021 | Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age · as Self |
| 2021 | History of the Sitcom (TV Series) · as Self - Actor |
| 2021 | The 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Self - Honoree |
| 2019 | Julie Andrews - La mélodie de la vie · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | 2019 Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2019 | The Masked Singer (US) (TV Series) · as Self - Gnome |
| 2018 | Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic · as Self |
| 2018 | The Great Buster · as Self |
| 2017 | Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond · as Self |
| 2017 | Wait for Your Laugh · as Self |
| 2017 | If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast · as Self |
| 2017 | Gilbert · as Self |
| 2016 | Harry (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2016 | Disneyland 60th Anniversary TV Special · as Self |
| 2015 | Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration · as Self |
| 2013 | Subconscious Password · as Self |
| 2013 | 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Honoree |
| 2012 | Oprah: Where Are They Now? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2012 | Inside Comedy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Piers Morgan Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | Hollywood Treasure (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | Access Hollyood Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | The Boys · as Self |
| 2009 | Kevin Pollak's Chat Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2008 | The Doctors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | The Bonnie Hunt Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2008 | Pioneers of Television (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project · as Self |
| 2007 | 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | The 100 Greatest Family Films · as Self |
| 2005 | In the Cutz (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | The Princes of Malibu (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins' · as Self - Host |
| 2004 | TV Land Moguls (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The Award Show Awards Show · as Self |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2002 | The Best of Bert Newton · as Self |
| 2002 | HypaSpace (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | |
| 2001 | I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special · as Self - Co-Host |
| 1999 | After They Were Famous (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | CBS: The First 50 Years · as Self |
| 1998 | The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | A Comedy Salute to Andy Kaufman · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | The Second Annual Comedy Hall of Fame · as Self |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | |
| 1993 | The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion · as Self |
| 1992 | Heroes of Comedy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' · as Self - Performer (archive Footage) |
| 1992 | Comic Relief V · as Self |
| 1992 | Getaway (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Maury (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic · as Self |
| 1991 | The 5th Annual American Comedy Awards · as Self |
| 1991 | |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars III · as Self |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | 7th Annual American Cinema Awards · as Self |
| 1989 | The 6th Annual American Cinema Awards · as Self |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | |
| 1988 | The 5th Annual American Cinema Awards · as Self |
| 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self - Starring Subject/interviewee |
| 1985 | Larry King Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II · as Self |
| 1985 | Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1984 | Donald Duck's 50th Birthday · as Self - Host |
| 1984 | TV Bloopers And Practical Jokes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | The 33rd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1979 | The Muppets Go Hollywood · as Self |
| 1979 | The Mary Tyler Moore Hour (TV Series) · as Dick Van Dyke |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1978 | 20/20 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | CBS: On The Air- A Celebration of 50 Years (TV Series) · as Self - Co-Host |
| 1977 | The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter & Winner |
| 1976 | CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years · as Self |
| 1976 | Van Dyke and Company (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1976 | The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1975 | People's Choice Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | Julie and Dick at Covent Garden · as Self |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | ITV Lunchtime News (TV Series) · as Self - Actor, 'mary Poppins Returns' |
| 1971 | Film (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | The First Nine Months Are the Hardest · as Self |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman · as Himself |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guestt |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | The 39th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1966 | Disneyland Around the Seasons · as Self |
| 1965 | The Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1965 | The 37th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1964 | Cinema (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | Late Night Line-Up (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self - Co-Host |
| 1961 | Password (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1960 | Here's Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1960 | The Fabulous Fifties · as Self |
| 1958 | Garry Moore Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1957 | The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | To Tell the Truth (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1956 | Tony Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | I've Got a Secret (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1950 | This Is Your Life (US) (TV Series) · as Self - Honoree |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Perry Como Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1947 | Stump the Stars (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Panelist |
| 2002 | Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning · as Executive Producer |
| 2002 | Diagnosis Murder: Town Without Pity · as Executive Producer |
| 1993 | Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) |
| 1971 | Cold Turkey · as Executive Producer |
| 1976 | Van Dyke and Company (TV Series) |
| 2003 | The Gin Game · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 1993 | Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) · as Story |