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Also Known As Richard Wayne Van Dyke
Born December 13, 1925 (age 100) • West Plains
Awards And Honors Kennedy Center Honors (2021) • Grammy Award (1964) • Tony Awards (1961) • Emmy Award (1977): Outstanding Comedy - Variety or Music Series • Emmy Award (1966): Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series • Emmy Award (1965): Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Actors and Performers • Emmy Award (1964): Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead) • Grammy Award (1965): Best Recording for Children • Tony Award (1961): Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Married To Marjorie Willett (1948–1984) • Arlene Silver (2012–present)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) "Some Kind of a Nut" (1969) • "Look Up and Live" (1960) • "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1960) • "Supertrain" (1979) • "Kidding" (2020) • "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" (2014) • "What a Way to Go!" (1964) • "Dick Tracy" (1990) • "Matlock" (1986–1990) • "Night at the Museum" (2006) • "The Carol Burnett Show" (1977) • "Divorce American Style" (1967) • "The New Dick Van Dyke Show" (1971–1974) • "Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb" (2014) • "Cold Turkey" (1971) • "Bye Bye Birdie" (1963) • "New Comedy Showcase" (1960) • "The United States Steel Hour" (1959) • "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (1968) • "Fitzwilly" (1967) • "The Comic" (1969) • "Diagnosis Murder" (1993–2001) • "The New Scooby-Doo Movies" (1973) • "The Art of Love" (1965) • "Scrubs" (2003) • "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" (2000) • "Columbo" (1974) • "Mary Poppins Returns" (2018) • "Airwolf" (1987) • "True Story" (1958) • "The Wonderful World of Disney" (2001) • "Stars in Shorts: No Ordinary Love" (2016) • "American Playhouse" (1985) • "The Van Dyke Show" (1988) • "Mary Poppins" (1964) • "Buttons" (2018) • "Becker" (1999) • "Tubby the Tuba" (1975) • "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961–1966) • "Life Is Boring" (2016) • "CBS Library" (1983) • "Never a Dull Moment" (1968) • "The Bill Cosby Show" (1971) • "Curious George" (2006) • "Lt. Robin Crusoe, United StatesN." (1966) • "Highway to Heaven" (1987) • "The Golden Girls" (1989) • "The Phil Silvers Show" (1957–1958) • "The Middle" (2015) • "The Runner Stumbles" (1979) • "Jake and the Fatman" (1991)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator) "Van Dyke and Company" (1976) • "Diagnosis Murder" (1997)

Top Questions

When was Dick Van Dyke born?
Dick Van Dyke was born on December 13, 1925.
Is Dick Van Dyke married?
Marjorie Willett (1948–1984), Arlene Silver (2012–present)
Where was Dick Van Dyke born?
Dick Van Dyke was born in West Plains, Missouri, United States.

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Dick Van Dyke smiling, wearing glasses, a gray blazer, and a dark turtleneck, at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.
Dick Van Dyke smiling and leaning his arms on the back of a red chair, wearing a black sweater over a white collared shirt, against a yellow background.
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Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke stand together in a kitchen, with Moore looking skeptical and Van Dyke gesturing toward her hand, in a scene from The Dick Van Dyke Show.
Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins and Dick Van Dyke as Bert stand together in colorful costumes, surrounded by animated lambs in a live-action animation scene from Mary Poppins.
Mickey Rooney, Dick Van Dyke, and Bill Cobbs in matching janitor uniforms stand with mops in front of a large, jagged hole in a museum wall, with a painted seascape behind them.
Dick Van Dyke, Sally Anne Howes, Adrian Hall, and Heather Ripley wave from the winged car Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on a country road, in a scene from the 1968 film.
Kathy Griffin and Dick Van Dyke dance together on stage under bright lights at the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards in Beverly Hills.
Watch episode 31 of The Dick Van Dyke Show from 1962
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