Richard Wayne Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an American actor and comedian. His work spans screen and stage, and his awards include six Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award. He was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1993, and then the Television Hall of Fame in 1995. He was recognized as a Disney Legend in 1998. He has been honored with the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2013, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2020.
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Van Dyke often spoke of his admiration for silent film era comedians such as Buster Keaton and his hero Stan Laurel
Van Dyke had a chance to do his Stan Laurel impression on the Dick Van Dyke Show with Henry Calvin portraying Oliver Hardy.
With Nancy Kwan and Walt Disney
THE COMIC (1969) with Michele Lee and Mickey Rooney
A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM (2006) with Mickey Rooney and Bill Cobbs
FITZWILLY, WHAT A WAY TO GO!, THE ART OF LOVE, DIVORCE AMERICAN STYLE, MARY POPPINS, CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, NEVER A DULL MOMENT, BYE BYE, BIRDIE, LT. ROBIN CRUSOE U.S.N.
COLUMBO - With Peter Falk and JoAnna Cameron in "Negative Reaction".
Peter Falk as Lt. Columbo and Dick Van Dyke as Paul Galesko
With Peter Falk, years after starring together in the Columbo episode "Negative Reaction
Dick Van Dyke reached the ripe old age of 100 on December 13th, 2025!
