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