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Dick Van Dyke Biography

orig. Richard Wayne Van Dyke

(1925– )

Related Works

Television
1961–6 The Dick Van Dyke Show
1982 Dropout Father

1983 Found Money
1986 Strong Medicine
Films
1963 Bye, Bye Birdie
1964 Mary Poppins
1967 Fitzwilly
1967 Never a Dull Moment
1968 Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang
1969 The Comic
1971 Cold Turkey
1974 The Morning After
1979 The Runner Stumbles
1990 Dick Tracy

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(born Dec. 13, 1925, West Plains, Mo., U.S.) U.S. actor and comedian. In 1947–53 he played in nightclubs with his pantomime act, “The Merry Mutes,” before making his Broadway debut in 1959. He starred in the musical Bye Bye Birdie (1960–61, Tony Award; film, 1963), and then in the successful television comedy series The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–66)—winning several Emmy Awards—The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971–74), and the drama series Diagnosis Murder (1993–2001). He has starred in such movies as Mary Poppins (1964) and Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang (1968).