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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