Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke is an American comedian, actor, writer and producer who has worked on stage, screen and television.
Born December 13, 1925, in West Plains, Missouri, he grew up in Danville, Illinois. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps during
World War II and was made a radio announcer; he continued working in radio after the war, as well as in nightclubs and on television. He made his Broadway debut in 1959, soon landing the role of Albert Peterson in
Bye Bye Birdie, for which he won a Tony. This role, in turn, landed him in Hollywood when a film adaptation of the play was made. The remainder of his career has been in movies and television.
Van Dyke is best known on television for
The Dick Van Dyke Show and
Diagnosis: Murder. In film, he is well known for his roles in
Mary Poppins and
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He also had a couple of roles for
Hanna-Barbera, in an episode of
The New Scooby-Doo Movies and the
Christmas Special The Town That Santa Forgot. He appeared in a series 4 episode of
Columbo where he murdered his wife.
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