Dick Van Dyke
Known For
Acting
Born
1925-12-13 in West Plains, Missouri, USA
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).
Most Known For
The Simpsons
as Dick Van Dyke (voice)
Columbo
as Paul Galesko
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
as Dick Van Dyke
Great Performances
as Self
Scrubs
as Dr. Townshend
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
The Middle
as Dutch Spence
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Duke
Diagnosis: Murder
as Mark Sloan
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
The Golden Girls
as Ken
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
The Masked Singer
as Self - Gnome
The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Rob Petrie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guestt
Matlock
as Carter Addison
Wogan
as Self
Airwolf
as Malduke