Dick Van Dyke on screen and stage

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Van Dyke at the 2017 Phoenix Comicon

Dick Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an American actor, comedian, singer, dancer, writer and producer. He first gained recognition on radio and Broadway, then he became known for his role as Rob Petrie on the CBS television sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show, which ran from 1961 to 1966.[1] He also gained significant popularity for roles in the musical films Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Mary Poppins (1964), and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968).

On television, he is known for his roles in The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971–1974), Diagnosis: Murder (1993–2001), and Murder 101 (2006–2008).[2]

Performances[]

Film[]

† Denotes that film has not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1963 Bye Bye Birdie Albert F. Peterson
1964 What a Way to Go! Edgar Hopper
Mary Poppins Bert/Mr. Dawes Sr.
1965 The Art of Love Paul Sloane/Toulouse aka Picasso
1966 Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. Lt. Robin Crusoe
1967 Divorce American Style Richard Harmon
Fitzwilly Claude R. Fitzwilliam
1968 Never a Dull Moment Jack Albany
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Caractacus Potts
1969 Some Kind of a Nut Fred Amidon
The Comic Billy Bright
1971 Cold Turkey Reverend Clayton Brooks
1975 Tubby the Tuba Tubby the Tuba (voice)
1978 Read the Label, Set a Better Table Himself Educational film
1979 The Runner Stumbles Father Brian Rivard
1990 Dick Tracy D.A. Fletcher
2001 Walt: The Man Behind the Myth Narrator (voice)
2005 Batman: New Times Commissioner Gordon (voice)
2006 Curious George Mr. Bloomsberry (voice)
Night at the Museum Cecil J. Fredricks
2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Cecil J. Fredricks Scenes Deleted
2014 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Himself Uncredited

Cameo

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Cecil J. Fredricks
2015 Merry Xmas Father Short film [3]
2016 Trolland Yusop (voice)
2017 If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast Himself Documentary film [4]
2018 The Great Buster: A Celebration Himself Documentary film [5][6]
2018 Mary Poppins Returns Mr. Dawes Jr. Cameo [7]
2018 Buttons Unexpected visitor
2021 Capture the Flag†[citation needed] James Archer pre-production

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1955–1956 The Morning Show Host CBS
1956 CBS Cartoon Theatre Host 13 episodes
1956–1957 To Tell the Truth Panelist 5 episodes
1957–1958 The Phil Silvers Show Pvt. Lumpkin / Pvt. "Swifty" Bilko 2 episodes
1958 The Chevy Showroom Starring Andy Williams Himself
1958–1959 Mother's Day Host
1959 Laugh Line Host Canceled after 3 months
1961–1966 The Dick Van Dyke Show Rob Petrie + others 158 Episodes
1969 Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman Himself Special (with Mary Tyler Moore)
1970 Dick Van Dyke Meets Bill Cosby Himself Special (with Bill Cosby)
1971–1974 The New Dick Van Dyke Show Dick Preston 72 episodes
1973 The New Scooby-Doo Movies Himself (voice) Episode: "The Haunted Carnival"
1974 Julie and Dick at Covent Garden Himself Special (with Julie Andrews)
Columbo Paul Galesko Episode: "Negative Reaction"
The Morning After Charlie Lester Movie
1976 Van Dyke and Company Himself Variety series
Lola! Cast member Series
1977 The Carol Burnett Show Cast member 11 episodes
1979 Supertrain Waldo Chase Episode: "And a Cup of Kindness Too"
1981 True Life Stories Charlie Documentary
Harry's Battles Harry Fitzsimmons Unsold half-hour pilot[citation needed]
How to Eat Like a Child Himself Special
1982 The Country Girl Frank Elgin Movie
Drop-Out Father Ed McCall Movie
1983 CBS Library Father (voice) Episode: "Wrong Way Kid"
Found Money Max Sheppard Movie
1984 Donald Duck's 50th Birthday Himself/Host Special
1985 American Playhouse Les Dischinger Episode: "Breakfast with Les and Bess"
1986 Strong Medicine Sam Hawthorne Movie
Matlock Judge Carter Addison Episode: "The Judge"
1987 Ghost of a Chance Bill Nolan Movie
Highway to Heaven Wally Dunn Episode: "Wally"
Airwolf Malduke Episode: "Malduke"
1988 The Van Dyke Show Dick Burgess 10 episodes
1989 The Golden Girls Ken Episode: "Love Under the Big Top"
1990 Matlock Judge Carter Addison Episode: "The Kidnapper" (stock footage from episode "The Judge")
1991 Daughters of Privilege Buddy Keys Movie
Jake and the Fatman Dr. Mark Sloan Episode: "It Never Entered My Mind" (Backdoor pilot for Diagnosis: Murder)
1992 Diagnosis of Murder Dr. Mark Sloan Diagnosis: Murder movie
The House on Sycamore Street Dr. Mark Sloan Diagnosis: Murder movie
1993 The Town Santa Forgot Narrator/Old Jeremy Creek (voice) Special
A Twist of the Knife Dr. Mark Sloan Diagnosis: Murder movie
1993–2001 Diagnosis: Murder Dr. Mark Sloan Lead role (178 episodes); also executive producer (137 episodes)
1993 Coach Luthor Van Dam's Cousin (uncredited) Episode: "Christmas of the Van Damned"[citation needed]
1999 Becker Fred Becker Episode: "Becker the Elder" (episode 13)
2000 Sabrina the Teenage Witch Duke Episode: "Welcome Back, Duke"
2002 A Town Without Pity Dr. Mark Sloan Diagnosis: Murder movie
Without Warning Dr. Mark Sloan Diagnosis: Murder movie
2003 The Gin Game Weller Martin Movie
The Alan Brady Show Webb (voice) Special
Scrubs Dr. Townshend Episode: "My Brother, My Keeper"
2004 The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited Rob Petrie Special
2006 Murder 101 Dr. Jonathan Maxwell Movie
2007 Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses Dr. Jonathan Maxwell Movie
Murder 101: College Can Be Murder Dr. Jonathan Maxwell Movie
2008 Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery Dr. Jonathan Maxwell Movie
2011 Hollywood Treasure Himself Episode: "Chitty Chitty Bid Bid"
2012 The Doctors Himself Talk show
Fun with Dick and Jerry Van Dyke Himself Movie
2013 Brody Stevens: Enjoy It! Himself Episode: "Born in the Valley; Hollywood Finale"
2014 Signed, Sealed, Delivered Kenneth Brandt 2 episodes [8]
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Captain Goof-Beard (voice) Episode: "Mickey's Pirate Adventure" [9]
2015 The Middle Dutch Spence Episode: "Two of a Kind"
2020 Kidding Hopscotch the Sasquatch (voice) Episodes: "Episode 3101" and "Up, Down and Everything in Between"

Stage[]

Year Title Role Notes
1959 The Girls Against the Boys Counselor/Jock/Groom/He
1961 Bye Bye Birdie Albert Peterson He left the show when it moved to the Shubert Theatre
1980 The Music Man Harold Hill
2006 Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life Himself Guest star from January 24 – 26, 2006

Albums[]

  • Bye Bye Birdie (original cast album) (1960)
  • Bye Bye Birdie (soundtrack) (1963)
  • Mary Poppins (soundtrack) (1964)
  • Songs I Like by Dick Van Dyke (with Enoch Light & his Orchestra/Ray Charles Singers) (1963)
  • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (soundtrack) (1968)
  • Put on a Happy Face (with Dick Van Dyke and The Vantastix) (2008)
  • Rhythm Train (with Leslie Bixler and Chad Smith) (2010)
  • Step (Back) in Time BixMix Records (2017)
  • We're Going Caroling (with Jane Lynch) KitschTone Records (2017)

Notes[]

  1. ^ "The Museum of Broadcast Communications - Encyclopedia of Television". Museum.tv. Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "Dick Van Dyke to Get SAG Life Achievement Award". Associated Press. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  3. ^ Pedersen, Erik (March 13, 2015). "Dick Van Dyke Stars In 'Merry Xmas' Short: Tribeca Trailer". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  4. ^ "If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast". Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  5. ^ "The Great Buster: A Celebration". Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  6. ^ "The Great Buster: A Celebration". Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  7. ^ "Creative Until You Die". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  8. ^ "Dick Van Dyke to Guest Star in a Two-Episode Arc on "Signed, Sealed, Delivered," Hallmark Channel's Highly Anticipated New Original Series from Martha Williamson Premiering April 2014". TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  9. ^ "Sneak peek: Dick Van Dyke is Goofy's Grandpa". USA TODAY. October 6, 2014.

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