
Dick Van Dyke
Known for Acting · 152 credits
- Born
- 1925-12-13 (age 100)
- Place of birth
- 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
TV Shows (54)

The Simpsons
1989
as Dick Van Dyke (voice)

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host / Dick Van Dyke

Columbo
1971
as Paul Galesko

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest

Scrubs
2001
as Dr. Townshend

The Middle
2009
as Dutch Spence

Wogan
1982
as Self

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter / Self - Presenter / Performer

Great Performances
1971
as Self

Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Mark Sloan

Matlock
1986
as Carter Addison

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Duke

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Rob Petrie

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guestt

The Talk
2010
as Self

What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Panelist

American Playhouse
1982
as Les Dischinger

The Masked Singer
2019
as Self - Gnome

Highway to Heaven
1984
as Wally

Jake and the Fatman
1987
as Dr. Mark Sloan

The Golden Girls
1985
as Ken

American Masters
1986
as Self - Starring Subject/Interviewee

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest / Various Characters

Dinah!
1974
as Self

People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Host

The Oscars
1953
as Self

Becker
1998
as Fred Becker

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Thomas Craig

The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self / Self - Guest Host

Airwolf
1984
as Malduke

The Secret Squirrel Show
1965

The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self

Days of Our Lives
1965
as Timothy Robicheaux

Kidding
2018
as Hopscotch The Sasquatch / Hopscotch the Sasquatch (voice)

The Bill Cosby Show
1969
as Martin
Carol Burnett and Friends
1972

Supertrain
1979
as Waldo Chase

The New Scooby-Doo Movies
1972
as Dick Van Dyke (voice)

Inside Comedy
2012
as Self

Battle of the Network Stars
1976

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Self

The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971
as Dick Preston

Television
1985

The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self

Van Dyke and Company
1975
as Self - Host
Naomi's New Morning
2005
as Self

The Princes of Malibu
2005
as Self

Strong Medicine
1986
as Sam Hawthorne

The Van Dyke Show
1988
as Dick Burgess

New Comedy Showcase
1960
as Richard Alexander
Movies (98)

Mary Poppins
1964
as Bert / Mr. Dawes Sr.

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014
as Cecil

Night at the Museum
2006
as Cecil

Dick Tracy
1990
as D.A. Fletcher

Mary Poppins Returns
2018
as Mr. Dawes Jr.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968
as Caractacus Potts

Curious George
2006
as Mr. Bloomsberry (voice)

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
2014
as Dick Van Dyke (uncredited)

Buttons
2018
as The Angel

The Town Santa Forgot
1993
as Narrator/ Old Jeremy Creek (voice)

What a Way to Go!
1964
as Edgar Hopper

Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self

Divorce American Style
1967
as Richard Harmon

The Fabulous Fifties
1960
as Self

The Art of Love
1965
as Paul Sloane

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
as Self

Gilbert
2017
as Self

Daughters of Privilege
1991
as Buddy Keys

Bye Bye Birdie
1963
as Albert F. Peterson

Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
1966
as Lt. Robin Crusoe

Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self

Julie and Dick at Covent Garden
1974
as Self

Starring Dick Van Dyke
2025
as Self

The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023
as Self

Some Kind of a Nut
1969
as Fred Amidon

Fitzwilly
1967
as Claude R. Fitzwilliam

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self

Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
2007
as Dr. Jonathan Maxwell

Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
2009

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self

The Runner Stumbles
1979
as Father Brian Rivard

The Great Buster: A Celebration
2018
as Self
Life Is Boring
2016

Trolland
2016
as Yusop (voice)

Cold Turkey
1971
as Rev. Clayton Brooks

Disneyland Around the Seasons
1966
as Self
Salute to Stan Laurel
1965
as Self

Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
2023
as Self

Murder 101
2006
as Dr. Jonathan Maxwell

Merry Xmas
2015
as Father

Dere Mr President,
1972
as Narrator

Strong Medicine
1986
as Sam Hawthorne

Drop-Out Father
1982
as Ed McCall

The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited
2004
as Rob Petrie

If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
2017
as Self

The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
2008
as Self

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011
as Rob Petrie (archive footage)

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976
as Self

Diagnosis Murder: The House on Sycamore Street
1992
as Dr. Mark Sloan

Tubby the Tuba
1975
as Tubby the Tuba (voice)

Never a Dull Moment
1968
as Jack Albany

Julie Andrews Forever
2019
as Self (archive footage)

Ghost of a Chance
1987
as Bill Nolan

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)

Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
1984
as Self - Host

The Gin Game
2003
as Weller Martin

A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
2011
as Self

The Country Girl
1982
as Frank Elgin

Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
1992
as Mark Sloan

The Comic
1969
as Billy Bright

Diagnosis Murder: A Twist of the Knife
1993
as Doctor Mark Sloan

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981
as Self

Jack Paar: Smart Television
2003
as Self

Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
2025
as Self

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
2009
as (archive footage)

Dick Van Dyke In Rare Form
2007
as Self

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015
as Self

Murder 101: College Can be Murder
2007
as Dr. Jonathan Maxwell

Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning
2002
as Dr. Mark Sloan

The Morning After
1974
as Charlie Lester

Breakfast with Les and Bess
1985

Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
2008
as Dr. Jonathan Maxwell

Diagnosis Murder: Town Without Pity
2002
as Dr. Mark Sloan

Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
1988
as Self

Musical Comedy Tonight III
1985
as Self
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
1978
as Self
The 90s Club
2022
The Caretaker 3D
2010
as The Caretaker

Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic
2018
as Self

Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
2011
as Self

The World of Amateur Radio
2011
as Self - Host

TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1986
as Self
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992
as Self - Performer (archive footage)

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
2004
as Self - Host

Don't Call Me Mama Anymore
1973

The Summer Fever
1972
as Narrator
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
2008
as Self
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
1974
as Self

The First Nine Months Are the Hardest
1971
as Self

Wait for Your Laugh
2017
as Self
Capture the Flag
as James Archer

Found Money
1983
as Max Shepherd

Walt: The Man Behind the Myth
2001
as Narrator (voice)

Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1987
as Self - Host
Wrong Way Kid
1983
as Father (voice)

The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
1991
as Self

Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman
1969
as Himself
About Dick Van Dyke
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 Leg… With 152 credits spanning from 1948 to 2025, Dick Van Dyke has appeared in 98 films and 54 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dick Van Dyke Movies
- Mary Poppins (1964) — as Bert / Mr. Dawes Sr.
- Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) — as Cecil
- Night at the Museum (2006) — as Cecil
- Dick Tracy (1990) — as D.A. Fletcher
- Mary Poppins Returns (2018) — as Mr. Dawes Jr.
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