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Dick Van Dyke

Van Dyke in December 2007
Personal information
Birth nameRichard Wayne Van Dyke
Birth dateDecember 13, 1925(age 84)
Place of birthWest Plains, Missouri, U.S.
OccupationActor, comedian, producer, writer
SpouseMargie Willett (1948 � 1984) divorced

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Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer with a career spanning six decades. He is arguably best known for his starring roles in the films Bye Bye Birdie, Mary Poppins, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and the television series The Dick Van Dyke Show and Diagnosis: Murder.

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"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" on Blu-ray! - EDGE Boston Tweet this news
EDGE Boston---...- the film tells the story of an eccentric professor (played by -Dick Van Dyke-) who invents wacky machinery, but can't seem to make ends meet. ... - Date : Fri, 29 Oct 2010 20:22:23 GMT+00:00
First Look: Bonus Features and Clips From 'The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story' - Stitch Kingdom Tweet this news
Stitch Kingdom--In this sneak peek at one of the bonus features, Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins) and -Dick Van Dyke- (Bert) explore the story behind the Mary Poppins classic ... - Date : Fri, 29 Oct 2010 20:36:33 GMT+00:00
ANGELA GESO - Football, friendship,and a run to the ladies' room - Holbrook Sun Tweet this news
Holbrook Sun--It's also comforting to have someone who's not only been there, done that and lived to tell but also remembers the plot of almost every “-Dick Van Dyke- Show” ... - Date : Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:55:05 GMT+00:00
Sinclair, Garrison, Morey and me - ohmidog! Tweet this news
ohmidog!--Don't Tell Me,” which featured -Dick Van Dyke- as a guest. He revealed something I didn't know. The theme to the old -Dick Van Dyke- Show, which went on the air ... - Date : Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:59:58 GMT+00:00
Dick Van Dyke Plays Not My Job - NPR Tweet this news
NPR---Dick Van Dyke's- TV shows and films are loved by so many, and watched and rewatched so many times, that they named the DVD after him. ... - Date : Sat, 23 Oct 2010 22:22:30 GMT+00:00
What Sitcoms Really Tell Us About Human Behavior - The Atlantic Tweet this news
The Atlantic--In other words, the sprawling cast of Desperate Housewives offers more opportunities for comedic situations than the static family unit of The -Dick Van Dyke- ... - Date : Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:29:19 GMT+00:00
Q&A for a chimney sweep - Providence Journal Tweet this news
Providence Journal--And when -Dick Van Dyke- played one in “Mary Poppins,” they became associated with dancing in the streets and the song “Chim Chim Cher-ee. ... - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:52:29 GMT+00:00
Bye Bye Birdie in Plainfield - myCentralJersy.com Tweet this news
myCentralJersy.com---...- announces their production of "Bye Bye Birdie" "the popular musical made popular by such stars as -Dick Van Dyke- and Ann Margaret, featuring songs such ... - Date : Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:54:46 GMT+00:00
Ask the Flying Monkey: How Soon Until the Arrival of 3D Gay Adult Movies? - AfterElton.com Tweet this news
AfterElton.com--Likewise, Mary's -Dick Van Dyke- Show co-star -Dick Van Dyke- was (briefly) a regular on The Carol Burnett Show. But I too couldn't find any evidence of the 70s ... - Date : Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:59:42 GMT+00:00
'More or Less' - Morning Star Tweet this news
Morning Star--Much of my childhood is a blur, but I know every episode of “The -Dick Van Dyke- Show” by heart. When I set out to pursue a life of my own, I flirted with a ... - Date : Mon, 18 Oct 2010 20:09:22 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
None		Actor to portray Caractacus Potts
1968		Succeeded by
Michael Ball

Filmography :
Year Film Role Notes
1963 Bye Bye Birdie Albert Peterson
1964 What a Way to Go Edgar Hopper
Mary Poppins Bert/Mr. Dawes, Senior
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 Rev. Clayton Brooks
1976 Tubby the Tuba Tubby the Tuba (voice)
1979 The Runner Stumbles Father Brian Rivard
1990 Dick Tracy D.A. Fletcher
2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember (cameo)
2005 Batman: New Times Commissioner Gordon (voice)
2006 Curious George Mr. Bloomsberry (voice)
Night at the Museum Cecil Fredricks
2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Cecil Fredricks Scenes deleted*
2010 Furry Vengeance Carl Sanders

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor � Comedy Series

Alan Young (1950) * Sid Caesar (1951) * Jimmy Durante (1952) * Donald O'Connor (1953) * Danny Thomas (1954) * Phil Silvers (1955) * Sid Caesar (1956) * Jack Benny (1957) * Jack Benny (1959) * Dick Van Dyke (1964) * Dick Van Dyke (1965) * Dick Van Dyke (1966) * Don Adams (1967) * Don Adams (1968) * Don Adams (1969) * William Windom (1970) * Jack Klugman (1971) * Carroll O'Connor (1972) * Jack Klugman (1973) * Alan Alda (1974) * Tony Randall (1975)

Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

David Wayne (1947) * Myron McCormick (1950) * Russell Nype (1951) * Yul Brynner (1952) * Hiram Sherman (1953) * Harry Belafonte (1954) * Cyril Ritchard (1955) * Russ Brown (1956) * Sydney Chaplin (1957) * David Burns (1958) * Russell Nype (1959) * Tom Bosley (1960) * Dick Van Dyke (1961) * Charles Nelson Reilly (1962) * David Burns (1963) * Jack Cassidy (1964) * Victor Spinetti (1965) * Frankie Michaels (1966) * Joel Grey (1967) * Hiram Sherman (1968) * Ron Holgate (1969) * René Auberjonois (1970) * Keene Curtis (1971) * Larry Blyden (1972) * George S. Irving (1973) * Tommy Tune (1974) * Ted Ross (1975)




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