Cast & creator
Dick Van Dyke
Best known for The Simpsons, The Mike Douglas Show, The Mike Douglas Show
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 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).
Also known as: Richard Wayne Van Dyke, Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke, ディック・バン・ダイク, دیک ون دایک
103
film credits
64
television credits
160
1948–2025 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (167)
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The Simpsons
Dick Van Dyke (voice)
1989
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961The Mike Douglas Show
Dick Van Dyke
1961
Conan
Self
2010
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Columbo
Paul Galesko
1971
Scrubs
Dr. Townshend
2001
Diagnosis: Murder
Mark Sloan
1993Diagnosis: Murder
Producer
1993Diagnosis: Murder
Story
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Middle
Dutch Spence
2009
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Great Performances
Self
1971
The Talk
Self
2010
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guestt
1968
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Duke
1996
American Playhouse
Les Dischinger
1982
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956Tony Awards
Self - Presenter / Performer
1956
Matlock
Judge Carter Addison
1986Matlock
Judge Carter Addison (archive footage) (uncredited)
1986
Wogan
Self
1982
Airwolf
Malduke
1984
The Masked Singer
Self - Gnome
2019
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Rob Petrie
1961
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest
1967The Carol Burnett Show
Various Characters
1967
The Golden Girls
Ken
1985
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self - Guest Host
1957
Highway to Heaven
Wally
1984
Jake and the Fatman
Dr. Mark Sloan
1987
Dinah!
Self
1974
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
American Masters
Self - Starring Subject/Interviewee
1986
Becker
Fred Becker
1998
The Oscars
Self
1953
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Thomas Craig
1955
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
1963
People's Choice Awards
Self - Host
1975
Days of Our Lives
Timothy Robicheaux
1965
Kidding
Hopscotch The Sasquatch
2018Kidding
Hopscotch the Sasquatch (voice)
2018
Night at the Museum
Cecil
2006
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Cecil
2014Carol Burnett and Friends
1972
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Dick Van Dyke (voice)
1972
The Bill Cosby Show
Martin
1969
The Wonderful World of Disney
Self
1954
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Dick Preston
1971
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
Inside Comedy
Self
2012
The Secret Squirrel Show
1965
Mary Poppins Returns
Mr. Dawes Jr.
2018
Mary Poppins
Bert / Mr. Dawes Sr.
1964
Curious George
Mr. Bloomsberry (voice)
2006
Supertrain
Waldo Chase
1979Naomi's New Morning
Self
2005
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Caractacus Potts
1968
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Dick Van Dyke (uncredited)
2014
Television
1985
Dick Tracy
D.A. Fletcher
1990
Van Dyke and Company
Self - Host
1975Van Dyke and Company
Writer
1975
What a Way to Go!
Edgar Hopper
1964
The Princes of Malibu
Self
2005
Bye Bye Birdie
Albert F. Peterson
1963
Strong Medicine
Sam Hawthorne
1986
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
Self
2011
The Art of Love
Paul Sloane
1965
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
2023
The Van Dyke Show
Dick Burgess
1988
Never a Dull Moment
Jack Albany
1968
Buttons
Angel
2018
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Self
2023
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
Self
2009
The Great Buster: A Celebration
Self
2018
Walt Disney: Behind the Magic
Self (archive footage)
2024
The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited
Rob Petrie
2004
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990
The Town Santa Forgot
Narrator/ Old Jeremy Creek (voice)
1993
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
Lt. Robin Crusoe
1966
Fitzwilly
Claude R. Fitzwilliam
1967
Cold Turkey
Rev. Clayton Brooks
1971Cold Turkey
Executive Producer
1971
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
1979
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
Self
1991
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
Self
2017
Some Kind of a Nut
Fred Amidon
1969
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
1985
Gilbert
Self
2017
Julie Andrews Forever
Self (archive footage)
2019
Divorce American Style
Richard Harmon
1967
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins'
Self - Host
2004
The Fabulous Fifties
Self
1960
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
2007
Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning
Dr. Mark Sloan
2002
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
Self
2008
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987Salute to Stan Laurel
Self
1965
Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic
Self
2018
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
Mark Sloan
1992
Diagnosis Murder: A Twist of the Knife
Doctor Mark Sloan
1993
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Rob Petrie (archive footage)
2011How to Survive the '70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness
Self
1978
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Self
2015Diagnosis Murder: The House on Sycamore Street
Dr. Mark Sloan
1992
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Self
2003
Murder 101: College Can be Murder
Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
2007Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy
Self
1974
Starring Dick Van Dyke
Self
2025
Julie and Dick at Covent Garden
Self
1974
Donald Duck's 50th Birthday
Self - Host
1984
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
Self
2025
Ghost of a Chance
Bill Nolan
1987
Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Self - Host
1987
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
Self
1986
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
(archive footage)
2009
Diagnosis Murder: Town Without Pity
Dr. Mark Sloan
2002
Wait for Your Laugh
Self
2017
The First Nine Months Are the Hardest
Self
1971
New Comedy Showcase
Richard Alexander
1960
The Runner Stumbles
Father Brian Rivard
1979
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
Self
1976
Disneyland Around the Seasons
Self
1966
Drop-Out Father
Ed McCall
1982
The Comic
Billy Bright
1969
Don't Call Me Mama Anymore
1973
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
Self – Interviewee
1988
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
2008
The Morning After
Charlie Lester
1974
Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman
Himself
1969
The Country Girl
Frank Elgin
1982
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
Self
1981
A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy
Self
2011
Trolland
Yusop (voice)
2016
Musical Comedy Tonight III
Self
1985
Murder 101
Dr. Jonathan Maxwell
2006
Daughters of Privilege
Buddy Keys
1991
Breakfast with Les and Bess
1985
The World of Amateur Radio
Self - Host
2011The World of Amateur Radio
Vocals
2011The World of Amateur Radio
Vocal Coach
2011
Merry Xmas
Father
2015
Dick Van Dyke In Rare Form
Self
2007
Strong Medicine
Sam Hawthorne
1986
Dere Mr President,
Narrator
1972Wrong Way Kid
Father (voice)
1983Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
Self - Performer (archive footage)
1992
The Gin Game
Weller Martin
2003The Gin Game
Co-Executive Producer
2003
Walt: The Man Behind the Myth
Narrator (voice)
2001
Tubby the Tuba
Tubby the Tuba (voice)
1975
Found Money
Max Shepherd
1983Capture the Flag
James Archer
Before It's Too Late
Himself
1964The 90s Club
2022The Caretaker 3D
The Caretaker
2010
The Summer Fever
Narrator
1972Life Is Boring
2016Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
Self
2008