Dick Van Dyke on screen and stage
Dick Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an American actor, comedian, singer, dancer, writer and producer. He first gained recognition on radio and Broadway, then he became known for his role as Rob Petrie on the CBS television sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show, which ran from 1961 to 1966.[1] He also gained significant popularity for roles in the musical films Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Mary Poppins (1964), and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968).
On television, he is known for his roles in The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971–1974), Diagnosis: Murder (1993–2001), and Murder 101 (2006–2008).[2]
Performances[edit]
Film[edit]
| † | Denotes that film has not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Bye Bye Birdie | Albert F. Peterson | ||
| 1964 | What a Way to Go! | Edgar Hopper | ||
| Mary Poppins | Bert / Mr. Dawes, Sr. | |||
| 1965 | The Art of Love | Paul Sloane / Toulouse, aka “Picasso” | ||
| 1966 | Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. | Lt. Robin Crusoe | ||
| 1967 | Divorce American Style | Richard Harmon | ||
| Fitzwilly | Claude R. Fitzwilliam | |||
| 1968 | Never a Dull Moment | Jack Albany | ||
| Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Caractacus Potts | |||
| 1969 | Some Kind of a Nut | Fred Amidon | ||
| The Comic | Billy Bright | |||
| 1971 | Cold Turkey | Reverend Clayton Brooks | ||
| 1975 | Tubby the Tuba | Tubby the Tuba | Voice | |
| 1978 | Read the Label, Set a Better Table | Himself | Educational film | |
| 1979 | The Runner Stumbles | Father Brian Rivard | ||
| 1990 | Dick Tracy | D.A. John Fletcher | ||
| 2001 | Walt: The Man Behind the Myth | Narrator | Voice, documentary | |
| 2002 | Bowling For Columbine | Himself | ||
| 2005 | Batman: New Times | Commissioner Gordon | Voice, short | |
| 2006 | Curious George | Mr. Bloomsberry | Voice | |
| Night at the Museum | Cecil J. Fredricks | |||
| 2014 | Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day | Himself | Cameo; Uncredited | |
| Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb | Cecil J. Fredricks | |||
| 2015 | Merry Xmas | Father | Short film | [3] |
| 2016 | Trolland | Yusop | Voice | |
| 2017 | If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast | Himself | Documentary | [4] |
| Gilbert | [5] | |||
| 2018 | The Great Buster: A Celebration | [6][7] | ||
| Mary Poppins Returns | Mr. Dawes, Jr. | Cameo | [8] | |
| Buttons: A Christmas Tale | Angel | |||
| 2023 | Capture the Flag† | James Archer | Pre-production | [9] |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–1956 | The Morning Show | Host | CBS | |
| 1956 | CBS Cartoon Theatre | 13 episodes | ||
| 1956–1957 | To Tell the Truth | Panelist | 5 episodes | |
| 1957–1958 | The Phil Silvers Show | Pvt. Lumpkin / Pvt. "Swifty" Bilko | 2 episodes | |
| 1958 | The Chevy Showroom Starring Andy Williams | Himself | ||
| 1958–1959 | Mother's Day | Host | ||
| 1959 | Laugh Line | |||
| 1960 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Thomas Craig | Season 5 Episode 23: “Craig’s Will” | |
| 1961–1966 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Rob Petrie | 158 episodes | |
| 1969 | Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman | Himself | Special (with Mary Tyler Moore) | |
| 1970 | Dick Van Dyke Meets Bill Cosby | Special (with Bill Cosby) | ||
| 1971–1974 | The New Dick Van Dyke Show | Dick Preston | 72 episodes | |
| 1973 | The New Scooby-Doo Movies | Himself | Voice, episode: "The Haunted Carnival" | |
| 1974 | Julie and Dick at Covent Garden | Television special (with Julie Andrews) | ||
| Columbo | Paul Galesko | Episode: "Negative Reaction" | ||
| The Morning After | Charlie Lester | Television film | ||
| 1976 | Van Dyke and Company | Himself | Variety series | |
| Lola! | Cast member | Series | ||
| 1977 | The Carol Burnett Show | 11 episodes | ||
| 1979 | Supertrain | Waldo Chase | Episode: "And a Cup of Kindness Too" | |
| 1981 | True Life Stories | Charlie | Documentary | |
| Harry's Battles | Harry Fitzsimmons | Unsold half-hour pilot[citation needed] | ||
| How to Eat Like a Child | Himself | TV special | ||
| 1982 | The Country Girl | Frank Elgin | Television film | |
| Drop-Out Father | Ed McCall | |||
| 1983 | CBS Library | Father | Voice, episode: "Wrong Way Kid" | |
| Found Money | Max Sheppard | Television film | ||
| 1984 | Donald Duck's 50th Birthday | Himself/host | TV special | |
| 1985 | American Playhouse | Les Dischinger | Episode: "Breakfast with Les and Bess" | |
| 1986 | Strong Medicine | Sam Hawthorne | Television film | |
| Matlock | Judge Carter Addison | Episode: "The Judge" | ||
| 1987 | Ghost of a Chance | Bill Nolan | Television film | |
| Highway to Heaven | Wally Dunn | Episode: "Wally" | ||
| Airwolf | Malduke | Episode: "Malduke" | ||
| 1988 | The Van Dyke Show | Dick Burgess | 10 episodes | |
| 1989 | The Golden Girls | Ken | Episode: "Love Under the Big Top" | |
| 1990 | Matlock | Judge Carter Addison | Episode: "The Kidnapper" (stock footage from episode "The Judge") | |
| 1991 | Daughters of Privilege | Buddy Keys | Television film | |
| Jake and the Fatman | Dr. Mark Sloan | Episode: "It Never Entered My Mind" (Backdoor pilot for Diagnosis: Murder) | ||
| 1992 | Diagnosis of Murder | Diagnosis: Murder film | ||
| The House on Sycamore Street | ||||
| 1993 | The Town Santa Forgot | Narrator/Old Jeremy Creek | Voice, television film | |
| A Twist of the Knife | Dr. Mark Sloan | Diagnosis: Murder film | ||
| 1993–2001 | Diagnosis: Murder | Lead role (178 episodes); also executive producer (137 episodes) | ||
| 1993 | Coach | Luthor Van Dam's Cousin (uncredited) | Episode: "Christmas of the Van Damned"[citation needed] | |
| 1999 | Becker | Fred Becker | Episode: "Becker the Elder" (episode 13) | |
| 2000 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Duke | Episode: "Welcome Back, Duke" | |
| 2002 | A Town Without Pity | Dr. Mark Sloan | Diagnosis: Murder film | |
| Without Warning | ||||
| 2003 | The Gin Game | Weller Martin | Television film | |
| The Alan Brady Show | Webb | Voice, television special | ||
| Scrubs | Dr. Townshend | Episode: "My Brother, My Keeper" | ||
| 2004 | The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited | Rob Petrie | TV special | |
| 2006 | Murder 101 | Dr. Jonathan Maxwell | Television film | |
| 2007 | Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses | |||
| Murder 101: College Can Be Murder | ||||
| 2008 | Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery | |||
| 2011 | Hollywood Treasure | Himself | Episode: "Chitty Chitty Bid Bid" | |
| 2012 | The Doctors | Talk show | ||
| Fun with Dick and Jerry Van Dyke | Television film | |||
| 2013 | Brody Stevens: Enjoy It! | Episode: "Born in the Valley; Hollywood Finale" | ||
| 2014 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered | Kenneth Brandt | 2 episodes | [10] |
| Mickey Mouse Clubhouse | Captain Goof-Beard | Voice, episode: "Mickey's Pirate Adventure" | [11] | |
| 2015 | The Middle | Dutch Spence | Episode: "Two of a Kind" | |
| 2020 | Kidding | Hopscotch the Sasquatch | Voice, 2 episodes | |
| 2023 | The Masked Singer | The Gnome | Season 9 premiere | |
| Days of Our Lives | Timothy Robicheaux | [12] | ||
| The Simpsons | Himself / Caractacus Potts | Voice, episode: "McMansion & Wife" |
Stage[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | The Girls Against the Boys | Counselor/Jock/ Groom/He |
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| 1961 | Bye Bye Birdie | Albert Peterson | Left when show moved to the Shubert |
| 1980 | The Music Man | Harold Hill | |
| 2006 | Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life | Himself | Guest star from January 24–26, 2006 |
Albums[edit]
- Bye Bye Birdie (original cast album) (1960)
- Bye Bye Birdie (soundtrack) (1963)
- Mary Poppins (soundtrack) (1964)
- Songs I Like by Dick Van Dyke (with Enoch Light & his Orchestra/Ray Charles Singers) (1963)
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (soundtrack) (1968)
- Put on a Happy Face (with Dick Van Dyke and The Vantastix) (2008)
- Rhythm Train (with Leslie Bixler and Chad Smith) (2010)
- Step (Back) in Time BixMix Records (2017)
- We're Going Caroling (with Jane Lynch) KitschTone Records (2017)
Notes[edit]
- ^ "The Museum of Broadcast Communications - Encyclopedia of Television". Museum.tv. Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ^ "Dick Van Dyke to Get SAG Life Achievement Award". Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
- ^ Pedersen, Erik (March 13, 2015). "Dick Van Dyke Stars In 'Merry Xmas' Short: Tribeca Trailer". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^ "If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast". IMDb. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
- ^ "Gilbert (2017) Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ "The Great Buster: A Celebration". IMDb. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ "The Great Buster: A Celebration". Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ "Creative Until You Die". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ "Capture the Flag - IMDb". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Dick Van Dyke to Guest Star in a Two-Episode Arc on "Signed, Sealed, Delivered," Hallmark Channel's Highly Anticipated New Original Series from Martha Williamson Premiering April 2014". TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ^ "Sneak peek: Dick Van Dyke is Goofy's Grandpa". USA Today. October 6, 2014.
- ^ "Dick Van Dyke, 97, to Guest Star in First-Ever Soap Opera Role on Days of Our Lives". Peoplemag. April 21, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
References[edit]
- "Dick Van Dyke - Filmography". Allmovie. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- "Dick Van Dyke on Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 16, 2018.