About
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...
Known for
The SimpsonsSeries • 1989
ColumboSeries • 1971
Diagnosis: MurderSeries • 1993
ScrubsSeries • 2001
The MiddleSeries • 2009
AirwolfSeries • 1984
Sabrina, the Teenage WitchSeries • 1996
American PlayhouseSeries • 1982
MatlockSeries • 1986
The Golden GirlsSeries • 1985
Highway to HeavenSeries • 1984
The Dick Van Dyke ShowSeries • 1961
The Carol Burnett ShowSeries • 1967
Jake and the FatmanSeries • 1987
BeckerSeries • 1998
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955
Days of Our LivesSeries • 1965
Night at the Museum: Secret of the TombMovie • 2014
Night at the MuseumMovie • 2006
KiddingSeries • 2018
Mary PoppinsMovie • 1964
The New Scooby-Doo MoviesSeries • 1972
Mary Poppins ReturnsMovie • 2018
The Bill Cosby ShowSeries • 1969