Dick Van Dyke
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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).
Known for
Credits
Night at the Museum (2006)
as Cecil
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
as Cecil
Mary Poppins (1964)
as Bert / Mr. Dawes Sr.
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
as Mr. Dawes Jr.
Curious George (2006)
as Mr. Bloomsberry (voice)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)
as Dick Van Dyke (uncredited)
Dick Tracy (1990)
as D.A. Fletcher
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
as Caractacus Potts
What a Way to Go! (1964)
as Edgar Hopper
Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
as Albert F. Peterson
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20 (2023)
as Self
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009)
as Self
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life (2011)
as Self
Cold Turkey (1971)
as Rev. Clayton Brooks
The Art of Love (1965)
as Paul Sloane
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic (2023)
as Self
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. (1966)
as Lt. Robin Crusoe
The Town Santa Forgot (1993)
as Narrator/ Old Jeremy Creek (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
as Self
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self
The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self
Never a Dull Moment (1968)
as Jack Albany
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder (1992)
as Mark Sloan
Julie Andrews Forever (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Diagnosis Murder: A Twist of the Knife (1993)
as Doctor Mark Sloan
Buttons (2018)
as Angel
Fitzwilly (1967)
as Claude R. Fitzwilliam
The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited (2004)
as Rob Petrie
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses (2007)
as Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored (2011)
as Rob Petrie (archive footage)
Diagnosis Murder: The House on Sycamore Street (1992)
as Dr. Mark Sloan
Walt Disney: Behind the Magic (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic (1991)
as Self
Divorce American Style (1967)
as Richard Harmon
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
as Self
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast (2017)
as Self
Some Kind of a Nut (1969)
as Fred Amidon
The Fabulous Fifties (1960)
as Self
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins' (2004)
as Self - Host
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream (1981)
as Self
Salute to Stan Laurel (1965)
as Self
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness (1978)
as Self
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery (2008)
as Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985)
as Self (archive footage)
Starring Dick Van Dyke (2025)
as Self
Jack Paar: Smart Television (2003)
as Self
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines (1986)
as Self
Murder 101: College Can be Murder (2007)
as Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976)
as Self
Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic (2018)
as Self
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday (1984)
as Self - Host
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008)
as Self
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy (1974)
as Self
Julie and Dick at Covent Garden (1974)
as Self
Drop-Out Father (1982)
as Ed McCall
Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning (2002)
as Dr. Mark Sloan
The Comic (1969)
as Billy Bright
The Country Girl (1982)
as Frank Elgin
Ghost of a Chance (1987)
as Bill Nolan
Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1987)
as Self - Host
Daughters of Privilege (1991)
as Buddy Keys
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do (2015)
as Self
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town (1988)
as Self – Interviewee
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (2009)
as (archive footage)
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration (2025)
as Self
The Morning After (1974)
as Charlie Lester
Gilbert (2017)
as Self
Wait for Your Laugh (2017)
as Self
The World of Amateur Radio (2011)
as Self - Host
Disneyland Around the Seasons (1966)
as Self
Diagnosis Murder: Town Without Pity (2002)
as Dr. Mark Sloan
Trolland (2016)
as Yusop (voice)
The First Nine Months Are the Hardest (1971)
as Self
Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (2001)
as Narrator (voice)
The Runner Stumbles (1979)
as Father Brian Rivard
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' (1992)
as Self - Performer (archive footage)
Breakfast with Les and Bess (1985)
Actor
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy (2011)
as Self
Strong Medicine (1986)
as Sam Hawthorne
Dick Van Dyke In Rare Form (2007)
as Self
Musical Comedy Tonight III (1985)
as Self
Murder 101 (2006)
as Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman (1969)
as Himself
Don't Call Me Mama Anymore (1973)
Actor
Merry Xmas (2015)
as Father
Found Money (1983)
as Max Shepherd
Tubby the Tuba (1975)
as Tubby the Tuba (voice)
Dere Mr President, (1972)
as Narrator
The Gin Game (2003)
as Weller Martin
Wrong Way Kid (1983)
as Father (voice)
Capture the Flag (—)
as James Archer
Life Is Boring (2016)
Actor
Before It's Too Late (1964)
as Himself
The Caretaker 3D (2010)
as The Caretaker
The 90s Club (2022)
Actor
The Summer Fever (1972)
as Narrator
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth (2008)
as Self