Dick Van Dyke
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Simpsons
Dick Van Dyke (voice)
1989
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Dick Van Dyke
1961
Series
Conan
Self
2010
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Columbo
Paul Galesko
1971
Series
Scrubs
Dr. Townshend
2001
Series
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Series
The Middle
Dutch Spence
2009
Series
Diagnosis: Murder
Mark Sloan
1993
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
Great Performances
Self
1971
Series
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guestt
1968
Series
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Duke
1996
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter / Performer
1956
Series
The Talk
Self
2010
Series
Matlock
Judge Carter Addison
1986
Series
Matlock
Judge Carter Addison (archive footage) (uncredited)
1986
Series
American Playhouse
Les Dischinger
1982
Series
Wogan
Self
1982
Series
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957
Series
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self - Guest Host
1957
Series
The Masked Singer
Self - Gnome
2019
Series
Airwolf
Malduke
1984
Series
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Rob Petrie
1961
Series
The Golden Girls
Ken
1985
Series
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest
1967
Series
The Carol Burnett Show
Various Characters
1967
Series
Highway to Heaven
Wally
1984
Series
Jake and the Fatman
Dr. Mark Sloan
1987
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950
Series
Becker
Fred Becker
1998
Series
American Masters
Self - Starring Subject/Interviewee
1986
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Thomas Craig
1955
Series
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
1963
Series
People's Choice Awards
Self - Host
1975
Series
Days of Our Lives
Timothy Robicheaux
1965
Film
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Cecil
2014
Film
Night at the Museum
Cecil
2006
Series
Kidding
Hopscotch The Sasquatch
2018
Series
Kidding
Hopscotch the Sasquatch (voice)
2018
Carol Burnett and Friends
1972
Series
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Dick Van Dyke (voice)
1972
Series
The Bill Cosby Show
Martin
1969
Series
The Secret Squirrel Show
1965
Film
Mary Poppins
Bert / Mr. Dawes Sr.
1964
Film
Mary Poppins Returns
Mr. Dawes Jr.
2018
Series
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Dick Preston
1971
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Self
1954
Series
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
Series
Inside Comedy
Self
2012
Film
Curious George
Mr. Bloomsberry (voice)
2006
Series
Supertrain
Waldo Chase
1979
Film
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Caractacus Potts
1968
Naomi's New Morning
Self
2005
Film
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Dick Van Dyke (uncredited)
2014
Series
Television
1985
Film
Dick Tracy
D.A. Fletcher
1990
Series
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
Series
Van Dyke and Company
Self - Host
1975
Film
Bye Bye Birdie
Albert F. Peterson
1963
Film
What a Way to Go!
Edgar Hopper
1964
Series
The Princes of Malibu
Self
2005
Film
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
Self
2011
Film
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
2023
Series
The Van Dyke Show
Dick Burgess
1988
Film
The Art of Love
Paul Sloane
1965
Series
Strong Medicine
Sam Hawthorne
1986
Film
Never a Dull Moment
Jack Albany
1968
Film
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
Self
2009
Film
The Great Buster: A Celebration
Self
2018
Film
Buttons
Angel
2018
Film
Cold Turkey
Rev. Clayton Brooks
1971
Film
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
Lt. Robin Crusoe
1966
Film
Fitzwilly
Claude R. Fitzwilliam
1967
Film
Walt Disney: Behind the Magic
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Self
2023
Film
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Film
The Town Santa Forgot
Narrator/ Old Jeremy Creek (voice)
1993
Film
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
1979
Film
The Fabulous Fifties
Self
1960
Film
Divorce American Style
Richard Harmon
1967
Film
The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited
Rob Petrie
2004
Film
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021
Film
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990
Film
Some Kind of a Nut
Fred Amidon
1969
Film
Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning
Dr. Mark Sloan
2002
Film
Gilbert
Self
2017
Film
Wait for Your Laugh
Self
2017
Film
Julie and Dick at Covent Garden
Self
1974
Film
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
Self
2017
Film
Diagnosis Murder: The House on Sycamore Street
Dr. Mark Sloan
1992
Film
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
Self
1991
Film
Diagnosis Murder: Town Without Pity
Dr. Mark Sloan
2002
Film
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987
Film
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
Self
2025
Film
Murder 101: College Can be Murder
Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
2007
Film
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Self
2003
Film
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Rob Petrie (archive footage)
2011
Series
New Comedy Showcase
Richard Alexander
1960
Film
Julie Andrews Forever
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
(archive footage)
2009
Film
Starring Dick Van Dyke
Self
2025
Film
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
Self
2008
Film
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Self
2015
Film
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
Self - Host
1984
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
Self
1978
Film
Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic
Self
2018
Film
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
Self
1981
Film
Trolland
Yusop (voice)
2016
Film
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Self
1976
Film
The Morning After
Charlie Lester
1974
Film
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Self
1986
Film
Don't Call Me Mama Anymore
1973
Film
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
Mark Sloan
1992
Film
Drop-Out Father
Ed McCall
1982
Film
Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Self - Host
1987
Film
Diagnosis Murder: A Twist of the Knife
Doctor Mark Sloan
1993
Film
Disneyland Around the Seasons
Self
1966
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
Self
1974
Film
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
1985
Film
Ghost of a Chance
Bill Nolan
1987
Film
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
Self – Interviewee
1988
Film
The Comic
Billy Bright
1969
Film
The Runner Stumbles
Father Brian Rivard
1979
Salute to Stan Laurel
Self
1965
Film
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
Self
2011
Film
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
Self - Host
2004
Film
Dick Van Dyke In Rare Form
Self
2007
Film
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
2007
Film
Daughters of Privilege
Buddy Keys
1991
Film
Breakfast with Les and Bess
1985
Film
Walt: The Man Behind the Myth
Narrator (voice)
2001
Film
Musical Comedy Tonight III
Self
1985
Film
The World of Amateur Radio
Self - Host
2011
Film
Murder 101
Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
2006
Film
The First Nine Months Are the Hardest
Self
1971
Film
Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman
Himself
1969
Film
Strong Medicine
Sam Hawthorne
1986
Film
Dere Mr President,
Narrator
1972
Film
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
2008
Film
Merry Xmas
Father
2015
Film
The Country Girl
Frank Elgin
1982
Before It's Too Late
Himself
1964
Film
Found Money
Max Shepherd
1983
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
Self - Performer (archive footage)
1992
Film
Tubby the Tuba
Tubby the Tuba (voice)
1975
Film
The Gin Game
Weller Martin
2003
Wrong Way Kid
Father (voice)
1983
Life Is Boring
2016
The 90s Club
2022
Film
The Summer Fever
Narrator
1972
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
Self
2008
Capture the Flag
James Archer
The Caretaker 3D
The Caretaker
2010