Dick Van Dyke Biography (1925-)

Birth name, Richard Wayne Van Dyke; born December 13, 1925, in West Plains, MO; brother of Jerry Van Dyke (an actor); married Marjorie Willett, February 12, 1948 (divorced, 1984); companion of Michelle Triola Marvin; children: Christian, Barry (an actor), Stacey (an actress), Carrie Beth. Addresses:Agent: Sol Leon, William Morris Agency, Inc., 151 South El Camino Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2704.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, comedian, singer, producer, writer
Birth Details
December 13, 1925
West Plains, Missouri, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Host, The Morning Show (also known as Eye-Opener), CBS, 1955-1956
  • Host, CBS Cartoon Theatre, CBS, 1956
  • The Andy Williams Show (also known as The Chevrolet Showroom Starring Andy Williams and The Chevy Showroom Starring Andy Williams), ABC, 1958
  • Host, Mother's Day, 1958
  • Pantomime Quiz, ABC, 1958-1959
  • Master of ceremonies, Laugh Line, NBC, 1959
  • Host, Flair, ABC, 1960
  • Robert Simpson "Rob" Petrie, The Dick Van Dyke Show (also known asThe Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show and Head of the Family), CBS, 1961-1966
  • Dick Preston, The New Dick Van Dyke Show, CBS, 1971-1973, revisedseries, 1973-1974
  • Host, Van Dyke and Company, NBC, 1976
  • Skit characters, The Carol Burnett Show (also known as Carol Burnett and Friends), CBS, 1977
  • Dick Burgess, The Van Dyke Show (also known as Encore), CBS, 1988
  • Dr. Mark Sloan, Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1993-2001
  • Master of ceremonies of The Music Shop, syndicated from Atlanta, GA, and The Dick Van Dyke Show, syndicated from New Orleans, LA.
  • Specials
  • The Dick Van Dyke Special, CBS, 1967, 1968
  • Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman, Mary Tyler Moore, CBS, 1969
  • Obstetrician, The First Nine Months Are the Hardest, 1971
  • Host, Dick Van Dyke Meets Bill Cosby, CBS, 1972
  • Host, I'm a Fan, 1972
  • Robert Young and the Family, CBS, 1973
  • Narrator, America's Romance with the Land, ABC, 1973
  • Don't Call Me Mama Anymore, 1973
  • (In archive footage) Bert, "Mary Poppins," The Walt Disney Story,1973
  • Host, Julie and Dick in Covent Garden, 1974
  • The John Denver Special, 1974
  • Van Dyke and Company, NBC, 1975
  • Host, The Confessions of Dick Van Dyke, 1975
  • Perry Como's Spring in New Orleans, 1976
  • CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years, 1976
  • Lola, 1976
  • Cohost, CBS: On the Air, CBS, 1978
  • How to Survive the 70's and Maybe Even Bump into Happiness, 1978
  • The Muppets Go Hollywood, 1979
  • Harry Fitzsimmons, Harry's Battles, 1981
  • Host, Florida's Disney Decade, 1981
  • Frank Elgin, The Country Girl, Showtime, 1982
  • Host, Donald Duck's 50th Birthday, 1984
  • Host, Battle of the Network Stars XVIII, ABC, 1985
  • The Night of 100 Stars II, ABC, 1985
  • This Is Your Life, NBC, 1987
  • Host, NBC Presents the AFI Comedy Special, NBC, 1987
  • Happy Birthday, Hollywood!, ABC, 1987
  • Host, Disney's Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, NBC, 1987
  • Host, The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus Clown College20th Anniversary, CBS, 1988
  • Super Bloopers and New Practical Jokes, NBC, 1988
  • Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toontown (also known as Roger Rabbit: In Search of Toontown), CBS, 1988
  • CBS News Special: Lucy, CBS, 1989
  • Host, Disney--MGM Studios Theme Park Grand Opening, NBC, 1989
  • The Night of 100 Stars III, NBC, 1990
  • The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic, ABC, 1991
  • Comic Relief V, HBO, 1992
  • November 22, 1993: Where Were You? A Larry King Special Live from Washington, TNT, 1993
  • Voice of Grandpa, The Town That Santa Forgot (also known as Jeremy Creek), NBC, 1993
  • The Dick Van Dyke Show Remembered (also known as The Dick Van Dyke Show Retrospective), CBS, 1994
  • The Second Annual Comedy Hall of Fame, NBC, 1994
  • Julie Andrews: Back on Broadway, PBS, 1995
  • A Comedy Salute to Andy Kaufman, NBC, 1995
  • Carl Reiner: Still Laughing, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
  • Fifty Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of TelevisionArts and Sciences Golden Anniversary, HBO, 1997
  • CBS: The First 50 Years, CBS, 1998
  • Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Mary Tyler Moore, Lifetime, 1998
  • Behind the Laughs: The Untold Stories of Television's Favorite Comedies, Fox, 1998
  • 67th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, UPN, 1998
  • The Television Academy Hall of Fame, UPN, 1999
  • Interviewee, Michael Landon (documentary), Arts and Entertainment,1999
  • Great American History Quiz: Americana, History Channel, 2000
  • Interviewee, Dick Van Dyke: Put on a Happy Face (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2000
  • Interviewee/narrator, Walt: The Man behind the Myth (documentary),ABC, 2001
  • Interviewee, Paul Lynde: Off Center (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2001
  • Mark Twain Prize--Celebrating the Humor of Carl Reiner, PBS, 2001
  • I Love Lucy--50th Anniversary Special, CBS, 2001
  • The Great American History Quiz: 50 States, History Channel, 2001
  • (In archive footage) I Love Christmas, 2001
  • The Gin Game, PBS, 2002
  • TV Guide 50 Best Shows of All Time: A 50th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 2002
  • TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV, TV Land, 2003
  • Movies
  • Charlie Lester, The Morning After, ABC, 1973
  • Wednesday Movie of the Week, 1973
  • Voice of Tubby the Tuba, Tubby the Tuba (animated), 1976
  • Ed McCall, Drop-Out Father, CBS, 1982
  • Max Shepherd, Found Money (also known as My Street Angel),NBC, 1983
  • Sam Hawthorne, Arthur Hailey's "Strong Medicine" (also known as Strong Medicine), syndicated, 1986
  • Detective William Nolan, Ghost of a Chance, CBS, 1987
  • Buddy Keys, Daughters of Privilege (also known as Keys to the Kingdom), NBC, 1991
  • Dr. Mark Sloan, The House on Sycamore Street (also known as Murder on Sycamore Street and Remedy for Murder), CBS, 1992
  • Dr. Mark Sloan, A Twist of the Knife, CBS, 1993
  • Dr. Mark Sloan, Diagnosis Murder: Deadly Mirage, PAX, 2001
  • Dr. Mark Sloan, Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning, CBS, 2002
  • Dr. Mark Sloan, Diagnosis Murder: Town without Pity, CBS, 2002
  • Episodic
  • Guest panelist, To Tell the Truth, 1956-1957
  • Private Harry Lumpkin, "Hillbilly Whiz," The Phil Silvers Show, CBS, 1957
  • Swifty Bilko, "Bilko's Cousin," The Phil Silvers Show, CBS, 1958
  • "The Imperfect Secretary," My True Story, NBC, 1958
  • The Ed Sullivan Show, 1959, 1960
  • "Trap for a Stranger," U.S. Steel Hour, CBS, 1959
  • Thomas Craig, "Craig's Will," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS, 1960
  • Guest panelist, What's My Line?, 1960
  • Password, 1962
  • I've Got a Secret, 1962
  • The Danny Kaye Show, CBS, 1963
  • The Andy Williams Show, NBC, 1964
  • Hezekiah, "The Great Petrie Fortune," The Dick Van Dyke Show, CBS,1965
  • The Leslie Uggams Show, 1969
  • Marvin, "Miraculous Marvin," The Bill Cosby Show, NBC, 1971
  • Voice, "Scooby-Doo Meets Dick Van Dyke," The New Scooby-Doo Movies, CBS, 1973
  • Paul Galesko, "Negative Reaction," Columbo, NBC, 1974
  • Waldo Chase, "And a Cup of Kindness Too," Supertrain, NBC, 1979
  • Host, "How to Eat Like a Kid," Project Peacock, NBC, 1981
  • The father, the librarian, and the old man, "The Wrong Way Kid," CBS Library, CBS, 1983
  • "Squanto," An American Portrait, CBS, 1984
  • Les, "Breakfast With Les and Bess," American Playhouse, PBS, 1985
  • "Sylvia Fine Kaye's Musical Comedy Tonight III" (also known as "The Sparkand the Glue"), Great Performances, PBS, 1985
  • Judge Carter Addison, "The Judge," Matlock, NBC, 1986
  • Wally Dunn, "Wally," Highway to Heaven, NBC, 1987
  • Malduke, "Malduke," Airwolf, USA Network, 1987
  • "Jerry Seinfeld: Master of His Domain," Biography, 1987
  • Ken, "Love under the Big Top," The Golden Girls, 1989
  • Dr. Mark Sloan, "It Never Entered My Mind," Jake and the Fatman, CBS, 1991
  • Jonathan Nash, J. Edison Nash, Judith Nash, and Julian Nash, "Inheritanceof Death," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1993
  • (Uncredited) Partygoer, "Christmas of the Van Damned," Coach, 1993
  • Fred Becker, "Becker the Elder," Becker, CBS, 1999
  • Interviewee, Inside TV Land, 2000
  • Duke, "Welcome Back, Duke," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, ABC, 2000
  • Dr. Townshend, "My Brother, My Keeper," Scrubs, NBC, 2003
  • Also appeared in The Mary Tyler Moore Hour, CBS.
  • Pilots
  • The Trouble with Richard, CBS, 1960
  • Harry's Battles, CBS, 1961
  • Charlie Steen, "If I Were a Rich Man" (pilot episode), True Life Stories, ABC, 1981
  • Dr. Mark Sloan, Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1992
  • Awards Presentations
  • Presenter, The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1976
  • Presenter, The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1977
  • Presenter, The 34th Annual Tony Awards, 1980
  • The 25th Annual Grammy Awards, 1983
  • The 39th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1985
  • The 37th Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards, ABC, 1985
  • The Television Academy Hall of Fame, NBC, 1986
  • The 38th Annual Emmy Awards, NBC, 1986
  • Host, The 13th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1987
  • The 40th Annual Emmy Awards, Fox, 1988
  • The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1989
  • The 3rd Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1989
  • The 6th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame, Fox, 1990
  • The 5th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1991
  • The 7th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1993
  • Presenter, The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1993
  • The 8th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1994
  • Presenter, The 21st Annual People's Choice Awards, 1995
  • The 11th Annual Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame, 1996
  • The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences 13th Annual Hall of Fame, Showtime, 1998
  • Television Work
  • Movies
  • Executive producer, Diagnosis Murder: Deadly Mirage, PAX, 2001
  • Executive producer, Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning, CBS, 2002
  • Executive producer, Diagnosis Murder: Town without Pity, CBS, 2002
  • Specials
  • Director, The Nancy Dussault Show, 1973
  • Series
  • Executive producer, Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1995-2001
  • Film Appearances
  • Albert Peterson, Bye Bye Birdie, Columbia, 1963
  • Edgar Hopper, What a Way to Go!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1964
  • Bert/Mr. Dawes, Sr., Mary Poppins, Buena Vista, 1965
  • Paul, The Art of Love, Universal, 1965
  • Title role, Lieutenant Robinson Crusoe, U.S.N., Buena Vista, 1966
  • Richard Harmon, Divorce American Style, Columbia, 1967
  • Claude Fitzwilliam, Fitzwilly (also known as Fitzwilly StrikesBack and A Garden of Cucumbers), United Artists, 1967
  • Caractacus Potts, Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang, United Artists, 1968
  • Jack Albany, Never a Dull Moment, Buena Vista, 1968
  • Billy Bright (title role), The Comic (also known as Billy Bright), Columbia, 1969
  • Fred Amidon, Some Kind of a Nut, United Artists, 1969
  • Reverend Clayton Brooks, Cold Turkey, United Artists, 1971
  • Father Rivard, The Runner Stumbles, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
  • District Attorney Fletcher, Dick Tracy, Buena Vista, 1991
  • Stage Appearances
  • The Girls Against the Boys, Broadway production, 1959
  • Bye Bye Birdie, Broadway production, 1960-1961
  • The Night of 100 Stars II, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1985
  • The Night of 100 Stars III, Radio City Music Hall, 1990
  • RECORDINGS
  • Albums
  • Mary Poppins (soundtrack recording), 1964
  • Videos
  • Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love, 1991
  • (In archive footage) Bert, Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, 1993
  • WRITINGS
  • Television Episodes
  • (With others) Van Dyke and Company, NBC, 1976
  • Television Specials
  • (With others) The Dick Van Dyke Special, CBS, 1967
  • The Confessions of Dick Van Dyke, ABC, 1974
  • (With others) Van Dyke and Company, NBC, 1975
  • Books
  • Altar Egos, Fleming Revell, 1967
  • Faith, Hope, and Hilarity, Doubleday, 1970
  • (Compiler) Those Funny Kids!, Doubleday, 1975

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

  • The television series Diagnosis Murder was based on a story by VanDyke.
OTHER SOURCES
    Books
    • Waldron, Vince, The Official Dick Van Dyke Show Book: The Definitive History and Ultimate Viewer's Guide to Television's Most Enduring Comedy,Hyperion, 1994
    Periodicals
    • New York Times, October 21, 1992
    • People Weekly, December 14, 1998
    • TV Guide, May 13, 2000, pp. 65-70