Acting
Dick Van Dyke
1925-12-13 · West Plains, Missouri, USA
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
Night at the Museum
The Simpsons
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins Returns
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Dick Tracy
Columbo
The Middle
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Curious George
Airwolf
The Golden Girls
Kidding
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Movie credits · 99
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
Starring Dick Van Dyke
Walt Disney: Behind the Magic
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
The 90s Club
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Julie Andrews Forever
Mary Poppins Returns
Buttons
Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic
The Great Buster: A Celebration
Wait for Your Laugh
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
Gilbert
Trolland
Life Is Boring
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Merry Xmas
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
The World of Amateur Radio
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
The Caretaker 3D
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
Dick Van Dyke In Rare Form
Murder 101: College Can be Murder
Night at the Museum
Curious George
Murder 101
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited
Jack Paar: Smart Television
TV credits · 55
The Masked Singer
Kidding
Inside Comedy
Conan
The Talk
The Middle
Naomi's New Morning
The Princes of Malibu
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Scrubs
Becker
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Diagnosis: Murder
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Simpsons
The Van Dyke Show
Jake and the Fatman
American Masters
Strong Medicine
Matlock
The Golden Girls
Television
Highway to Heaven
Airwolf
Wogan
American Playhouse
Supertrain
Battle of the Network Stars
Van Dyke and Company
People's Choice Awards
Dinah!
Carol Burnett and Friends
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Columbo
Great Performances
The Bill Cosby Show
The Dick Cavett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
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