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Dick Van Dyke

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1925-12-13 (Age: 101)

Place of Birth

West Plains, Missouri, USA

Dick Van Dyke

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).

Filmography (98)

⭐ 10.0 Role: Self

Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration

2025
⭐ 10.0 Role: Self

Starring Dick Van Dyke

2025
⭐ 7.8 Role: Self

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

2023
⭐ 7.1 Role: Self

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

2023
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⭐ 10.0 Role: Unknown

The 90s Club

2022
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021
⭐ 7.8 Role: Self (archive footage)

Julie Andrews Forever

2019
⭐ 6.5 Role: Mr. Dawes Jr.

Mary Poppins Returns

2018
⭐ 6.3 Role: The Angel

Buttons

2018
⭐ 6.2 Role: Self

Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic

2018
⭐ 7.2 Role: Self

The Great Buster: A Celebration

2018
⭐ 7.6 Role: Self

Wait for Your Laugh

2017
⭐ 7.0 Role: Self

If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast

2017
⭐ 6.7 Role: Self

Gilbert

2017
⭐ 1.8 Role: Yusop (voice)

Trolland

2016