Acting · West Plains, Missouri, USA · Born December 13, 1925
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).
MovieDick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
2025
as Self
MovieStarring Dick Van Dyke
2025
as Self
MovieDick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023
as Self
MovieDisney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
2023
as Self
The 90s Club
2022
MovieBroadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
MovieJulie Andrews Forever
2019
as Self (archive footage)
TVThe Masked Singer
2019
as Self - Gnome
MovieMary Poppins Returns
2018
as Mr. Dawes Jr.
MovieButtons
2018
as The Angel
MovieMary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic
2018
as Self
MovieThe Great Buster: A Celebration
2018
as Self
TVKidding
2018
as Hopscotch The Sasquatch
MovieWait for Your Laugh
2017
as Self
MovieIf You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
2017
as Self
MovieGilbert
2017
as Self
MovieTrolland
2016
as Yusop (voice)
Life Is Boring
2016
MovieChita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015
as Self
MovieMerry Xmas
2015
as Father
MovieNight at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014
as Cecil
MovieAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
2014
as Dick Van Dyke (uncredited)
TVInside Comedy
2012
as Self
MovieA Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
2011
as Self
MovieThe World of Amateur Radio
2011
as Self - Host
MovieClassic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011
as Rob Petrie (archive footage)
MovieSheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
2011
as Self
TVThe Talk
2010
as Self
The Caretaker 3D
2010
as The Caretaker
MovieDreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
2009
TVThe Middle
2009
as Dutch Spence
MovieHollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
2009
as (archive footage)
MovieThe Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
as Self
MovieThe Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
2008
as Self
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
2008
as Self
MovieMurder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
2008
as Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
MovieMurder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
2007
as Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
MovieDick Van Dyke In Rare Form
2007
as Self
MovieMurder 101: College Can be Murder
2007
as Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
MovieNight at the Museum
2006
as Cecil
MovieCurious George
2006
as Mr. Bloomsberry (voice)
MovieMurder 101
2006
as Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
Naomi's New Morning
2005
as Self
TVThe Princes of Malibu
2005
as Self
TVThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
MovieSupercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
2004
as Self - Host
MovieThe Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited
2004
as Rob Petrie
MovieJack Paar: Smart Television
2003
as Self
MovieThe Gin Game
2003
as Weller Martin
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieDiagnosis Murder: Without Warning
2002
as Dr. Mark Sloan
MovieDiagnosis Murder: Town Without Pity
2002
as Dr. Mark Sloan
TVScrubs
2001
as Dr. Townshend
MovieWalt: The Man Behind the Myth
2001
as Narrator (voice)
TVBecker
1998
as Fred Becker
TVSabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Duke
MovieThe Town Santa Forgot
1993
as Narrator/ Old Jeremy Creek (voice)
TVDiagnosis: Murder
1993
as Mark Sloan
MovieDiagnosis Murder: A Twist of the Knife
1993
as Doctor Mark Sloan
Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1992
as Self - Performer (archive footage)
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
MovieDiagnosis Murder: The House on Sycamore Street
1992
as Dr. Mark Sloan
MovieDiagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
1992
as Mark Sloan
MovieThe Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
1991
as Self
MovieDaughters of Privilege
1991
as Buddy Keys
MovieDick Tracy
1990
as D.A. Fletcher
MovieNight of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Dick Van Dyke (voice)
TVThe Van Dyke Show
1988
as Dick Burgess
MovieRoger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
1988
as Self
TVJake and the Fatman
1987
as Dr. Mark Sloan
MovieGolden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1987
as Self - Host
MovieHappy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
MovieGhost of a Chance
1987
as Bill Nolan
TVAmerican Masters
1986
as Self - Starring Subject/Interviewee
TVStrong Medicine
1986
as Sam Hawthorne
MovieTV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1986
as Self
TVMatlock
1986
as Carter Addison
MovieStrong Medicine
1986
as Sam Hawthorne
MovieMusical Comedy Tonight III
1985
as Self
TVThe Golden Girls
1985
as Ken
MovieBreakfast with Les and Bess
1985
MovieNight of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
TVTelevision
1985
MovieHollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDonald Duck's 50th Birthday
1984
as Self - Host
TVHighway to Heaven
1984
as Wally
TVAirwolf
1984
as Malduke
MovieFound Money
1983
as Max Shepherd
Wrong Way Kid
1983
as Father (voice)
MovieDrop-Out Father
1982
as Ed McCall
TVWogan
1982
as Self
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Les Dischinger
MovieThe Country Girl
1982
as Frank Elgin
MovieWalt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981
as Self
MovieThe Runner Stumbles
1979
as Father Brian Rivard
MovieThe Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self
TVSupertrain
1979
as Waldo Chase
How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
1978
as Self
MovieCBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976
as Self
TVBattle of the Network Stars
1976
TVVan Dyke and Company
1975
as Self - Host
MovieTubby the Tuba
1975
as Tubby the Tuba (voice)
TVPeople's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Host
Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
1974
as Self
TVDinah!
1974
as Self
MovieJulie and Dick at Covent Garden
1974
as Self
MovieThe Morning After
1974
as Charlie Lester
MovieDon't Call Me Mama Anymore
1973
Carol Burnett and Friends
1972
TVThe New Scooby-Doo Movies
1972
as Dick Van Dyke (voice)
MovieDere Mr President,
1972
as Narrator
MovieThe Summer Fever
1972
as Narrator
TVThe New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971
as Dick Preston
TVColumbo
1971
as Paul Galesko
MovieThe First Nine Months Are the Hardest
1971
as Self
MovieCold Turkey
1971
as Rev. Clayton Brooks
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self
MovieThe Comic
1969
as Billy Bright
MovieSome Kind of a Nut
1969
as Fred Amidon
TVThe Bill Cosby Show
1969
as Martin
MovieDick Van Dyke and the Other Woman
1969
as Himself
MovieChitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968
as Caractacus Potts
MovieNever a Dull Moment
1968
as Jack Albany
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guestt
MovieFitzwilly
1967
as Claude R. Fitzwilliam
TVThe Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest
MovieDivorce American Style
1967
as Richard Harmon
MovieDisneyland Around the Seasons
1966
as Self
MovieLt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
1966
as Lt. Robin Crusoe
Salute to Stan Laurel
1965
as Self
TVDays of Our Lives
1965
as Timothy Robicheaux
TVThe Secret Squirrel Show
1965
MovieThe Art of Love
1965
as Paul Sloane
MovieMary Poppins
1964
as Bert / Mr. Dawes Sr.
MovieWhat a Way to Go!
1964
as Edgar Hopper
TVThe Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
MovieBye Bye Birdie
1963
as Albert F. Peterson
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
TVThe Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Rob Petrie
TVNew Comedy Showcase
1960
as Richard Alexander
MovieThe Fabulous Fifties
1960
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Thomas Craig
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Self
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVThe Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self - Panelist
TVThe Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Capture the Flag
as James Archer
