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Dick Van Dyke

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Dick Van Dyke

Born December 13, 1925 in West Plains, Missouri, USA49 films

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.

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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).

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Mary Poppins posterFirst watchMary Poppins19647.5as Bert / Mr. Dawes Sr.In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.View film

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Night at the Museum poster6.6Night at the Museum2006Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb poster6.2Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb2014Mary Poppins Returns poster6.5Mary Poppins Returns2018Chitty Chitty Bang Bang poster6.8Chitty Chitty Bang Bang1968Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day poster6.2Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day2014Dick Tracy poster6.2Dick Tracy1990Curious George poster6.5Curious George2006What a Way to Go! poster7.1What a Way to Go!1964

Filmography

49 films as actor
  1. TBACapture the FlagJames Archer
  2. 2018Mary Poppins ReturnsMr. Dawes Jr.
  3. 2018ButtonsAngel
  4. 2016TrollandYusop (voice)
  5. 2016Life Is Boring
  6. 2015Merry XmasFather
  7. 2014Night at the Museum: Secret of the TombCecil
  8. 2014Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad DayDick Van Dyke (uncredited)
  9. 2010The Caretaker 3DThe Caretaker
  10. 2008Murder 101: The Locked Room MysteryDr. Jonathan Maxwell
  11. 2007Murder 101: If Wishes Were HorsesDr. Jonathan Maxwell
  12. 2007Murder 101: College Can be MurderDr. Jonathan Maxwell
  13. 2006Night at the MuseumCecil
  14. 2006Curious GeorgeMr. Bloomsberry (voice)
  15. 2006Murder 101Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
  16. 2004The Dick Van Dyke Show RevisitedRob Petrie
  17. 2003The Gin GameWeller Martin
  18. 2002Diagnosis Murder: Without WarningDr. Mark Sloan
  19. 2002Diagnosis Murder: Town Without PityDr. Mark Sloan
  20. 1993The Town Santa ForgotNarrator/ Old Jeremy Creek (voice)
  21. 1993Diagnosis Murder: A Twist of the KnifeDoctor Mark Sloan
  22. 1992Diagnosis Murder: The House on Sycamore StreetDr. Mark Sloan
  23. 1992Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of MurderMark Sloan
  24. 1991Daughters of PrivilegeBuddy Keys
  25. 1990Dick TracyD.A. Fletcher
  26. 1987Ghost of a ChanceBill Nolan
  27. 1986Strong MedicineSam Hawthorne
  28. 1985Breakfast with Les and Bess
  29. 1983Found MoneyMax Shepherd
  30. 1983Wrong Way KidFather (voice)
  31. 1982Drop-Out FatherEd McCall
  32. 1982The Country GirlFrank Elgin
  33. 1979The Runner StumblesFather Brian Rivard
  34. 1975Tubby the TubaTubby the Tuba (voice)
  35. 1974The Morning AfterCharlie Lester
  36. 1973Don't Call Me Mama Anymore
  37. 1972The Summer FeverNarrator
  38. 1971Cold TurkeyRev. Clayton Brooks
  39. 1969The ComicBilly Bright
  40. 1969Some Kind of a NutFred Amidon
  41. 1968Chitty Chitty Bang BangCaractacus Potts
  42. 1968Never a Dull MomentJack Albany
  43. 1967FitzwillyClaude R. Fitzwilliam
  44. 1967Divorce American StyleRichard Harmon
  45. 1966Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.Lt. Robin Crusoe
  46. 1965The Art of LovePaul Sloane
  47. 1964Mary PoppinsBert / Mr. Dawes Sr.
  48. 1964What a Way to Go!Edgar Hopper
  49. 1963Bye Bye BirdieAlbert F. Peterson