Dick Van Dyke
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
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).
Born
Dec 13, 1925
West Plains, Missouri, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
99 acting
4 crew
Popularity
1.5
Known For
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014
as Cecil
Night at the Museum
2006
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)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968
as Caractacus Potts
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
2014
as Dick Van Dyke (uncredited)
Dick Tracy
1990
as D.A. Fletcher
Bye Bye Birdie
1963
as Albert F. Peterson
What a Way to Go!
1964
as Edgar Hopper
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