Dick Van Dyke
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).
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Movies (43)
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
as Self
2025
Starring Dick Van Dyke
2025
All My Love
as Himself
2024
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
as Self
2023
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
as Self
2023
The 90s Club
2022
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
2021
Julie Andrews Forever
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Mary Poppins Returns
as Mr. Dawes Jr.
2018
Buttons
as The Angel
2018
Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic
as Self
2018
The Great Buster: A Celebration
as Self
2018
Wait for Your Laugh
as Self
2017
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
as Self
2017
Gilbert
as Self
2017
Trolland
as Yusop (voice)
2016
Life Is Boring
2016
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
as Self
2015
Merry Xmas
as Father
2015
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)
2014
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
as Self
2011
The World of Amateur Radio
as Self - Host
2011
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
as Rob Petrie (archive footage)
2011
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
as Self
2011
The Caretaker 3D
as The Caretaker
2010
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
as (archive footage)
2009
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
as Self
2009
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
as Self
2008
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
as Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
2008
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
as Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
2007
Dick Van Dyke In Rare Form
as Self
2007
Murder 101: College Can be Murder
as Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
2007
Night at the Museum
as Cecil
2006
Curious George
as Mr. Bloomsberry (voice)
2006
Murder 101
as Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
2006
Batman: New Times
as Commisioner Gordon
2005
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
as Self - Host
2004
The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited
as Rob Petrie
2004
Jack Paar: Smart Television
as Self
2003
The Gin Game
as Weller Martin
2003
Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning
as Dr. Mark Sloan
2002
Diagnosis Murder: Town Without Pity
as Dr. Mark Sloan
2002
