As of July 2026, Dick Van Dyke is best known for Diagnosis: Murder and Matlock. Find every show and movie Dick Van Dyke has starred in — and where to watch them — below.
Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke

Actor Born 1925 West Plains, Missouri, USA 5 TV Shows 8 Movies

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).

Alongside acting, Dick Van Dyke is also known as a comedian.

Dick Van Dyke's most notable role to date came in Night at the Museum (2006), where he played Cecil. He also appeared in Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) as Cecil. Most recently appeared in Mary Poppins (1964) as Bert / Mr. Dawes Sr..

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📺 Dick Van Dyke's TV Shows

Diagnosis: Murder
Mark Sloan
1993
Matlock
Carter Addison
1986
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Rob Petrie
1961
The Carol Burnett Show
Various Characters
1967
Days of Our Lives
Timothy Robicheaux
1965

🎬 Dick Van Dyke's Movies

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Cecil
2014
Night at the Museum
Cecil
2006
Mary Poppins
Bert / Mr. Dawes Sr.
1964
Dick Tracy
D.A. Fletcher
1990
Mary Poppins Returns
Mr. Dawes Jr.
2018
Buttons
The Angel
2018
Curious George
Mr. Bloomsberry (voice)
2006
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Caractacus Potts
1968

📝 Created / Written by Dick Van Dyke

Cold Turkey
Executive Producer
1971

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