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Dick Van Dyke
Richard Wayne Van Dyke was born on December 13, 1925 in West Plains, Missouri, to Hazel Victoria (née McCord) and Loren Wayne “Cookie” Van Dyke. Raised in Danville, Illinois, he displayed an early love for performance, singing in the a‑capella choir and acting in school productions before leaving high school to serve as a radio announcer in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. After his discharge in 1946, Van Dyke entered the entertainment world as a nightclub comic, forming the mime duo “Eric and Van – the Merry Mutes,” and later working as a radio DJ and television emcee. His Broadway breakthrough came in 1959 with the revue The Girls Against the Boys, followed by a Tony‑winning turn as Albert Peterson in the original production of Bye Bye Birdie (1960). The versatile performer quickly expanded into film, starring as the charismatic chimney‑sweep Bert in Disney’s classic Mary Poppins (1964) and reprising his Broadway success on screen in the movie adaptation of Bye Bye Birdie (1963). Throughout the 1960s he became a household name, earning three Emmy Awards for his iconic role as comedy writer Rob Petrie in The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961‑1966), a series praised for its witty scripts and Van Dyke’s graceful physical comedy.
In the ensuing decades Van Dyke continued to delight audiences with a blend of television, stage, and film work. He headlined The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971‑1974), won an Emmy for the variety series Van Dyke and Company (1976), and later created the beloved mystery drama Diagnosis : Murder (1993‑2001) as Dr. Mark Sloan. His later career includes memorable supporting turns in Dick Tracy (1990), Night at the Museum series, and a cameo in Mary Poppins Returns (2018). Recognized with six Emmys, a Grammy, a Tony, a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, a Kennedy Center Honor, and Disney Legend status, Van Dyke’s influence spans generations, inspiring comedians from Steve Martin to Bryan Cranston. He remains active in entertainment, voice‑acting, and music, proving a timeless talent whose charisma endures well into his nineties.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Richard Wayne Van Dyke
Born: West Plains, Missouri, U.S.
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: December 13, 1925
Occupations: actor, comedian, singer, dancer, writer
Years Active: 1947-present
Children: 4
Spouses: Margie Willett, Arlene Silver
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Awards and Nominations Received by Dick Van Dyke
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Movies Featuring Dick Van Dyke
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins Returns
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
Merry Xmas
Trolland
If You’re Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
Buttons
Julie Andrews Forever
Walt: The Man Behind the Myth
Diagnosis Murder: Town Without Pity
Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic
The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited
Murder 101
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
The Gin Game
Batman: New Times
Murder 101: College Can be Murder
Night of 100 Stars III
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of ‘Mary Poppins’
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
Donald Duck’s 50th Birthday
Night of 100 Stars II
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
Hollywood’s Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Ghost of a Chance
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Julie and Dick at Covent Garden
Bye Bye Birdie
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman
Some Kind of a Nut
Diagnosis Murder: The House on Sycamore Street
The Town Santa Forgot
The Morning After
Fitzwilly
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
The Comic
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
What a Way to Go!
The Fabulous Fifties
Disneyland Around the Seasons
Cold Turkey
Holiday Greetings from ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’
The Runner Stumbles
Diagnosis Murder: A Twist of the Knife
Divorce American Style
The Art of Love
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Never a Dull Moment
Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet
Career Timeline
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2023
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Self
2018
Mary Poppins Returns
Mr. Dawes Jr.
Buttons
The Angel
Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic
Self
2007
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
Murder 101: College Can be Murder
Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
2004
The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited
Rob Petrie
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of ‘Mary Poppins’
Self - Host
1993
The Town Santa Forgot
Narrator/ Old Jeremy Creek (voice)
Diagnosis Murder: A Twist of the Knife
Doctor Mark Sloan
1992
Diagnosis Murder: The House on Sycamore Street
Dr. Mark Sloan
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
Mark Sloan
Holiday Greetings from ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’
Self - Performer (archive footage)
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
Ghost of a Chance
Bill Nolan
Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Self - Host
1974
Julie and Dick at Covent Garden
Self
The Morning After
Charlie Lester
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
Himself
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