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Dick Van Dyke poses for a portrait in 1958.
Dick Van Dyke poses for a portrait in 1958.
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As Dick Van Dyke turns 100, we look back at his legendary career

Published 6:00 AM EST, Sat December 13, 2025
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Beloved actor Dick Van Dyke is celebrating his 100th birthday on Saturday.

Van Dyke starred in the eponymous "Dick Van Dyke Show" in the early 1960s, and he led the long-running program "Diagnosis: Murder" in the 1990s. In between, Van Dyke starred in many TV programs and movies, including the beloved musicals "Mary Poppins," "Bye Bye Birdie" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang."

During his career, Van Dyke won four Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award and a Grammy Award. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1995.

NEW YORK - JANUARY 1: Dick Van Dyke on "THE MORNING SHOW." Image dated 1955. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)
Van Dyke hosts "The Morning Show" on CBS in 1955. Before landing the national job, he was a television emcee in New Orleans and Atlanta.
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LAUGH LINE -- Episode 101 -- Pictured: Host Dick Van Dyke -- (Photo by: Paul W. Bailey/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
Van Dyke hosts the short-lived "Laugh Line" in 1959.
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LOS ANGELES - JULY 10: THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW with cast members Dick Van Dyke as Rob Petrie and Mary Tyler Moore as Laura Petrie on the set of episode "Washington vs. The Bunny". Image dated July 10, 1961. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)
Van Dyke appears with Mary Tyler Moore in a 1961 episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show." Van Dyke played Rob Petrie, a TV comedy writer balancing his career and family life in the suburbs. Moore played his wife, Laura.
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BYE BYE BIRDIE, Dick Van Dyke, Janet Leigh, 1963.
Van Dyke dances with Janet Leigh in the 1963 musical "Bye Bye Birdie."
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American actor and comedian Dick Van Dyke as Rob Petrie in the American sitcom 'The Dick Van Dyke Show', circa 1963. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
Van Dyke starred in the Broadway musical of "Bye Bye Birdie" before it was made into a movie. He won a Tony Award for it in 1961.
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LOS ANGELES - DECEMBER 2:  Actor Dick Van Dyke and actress Mary Tyler Moore in rehearsal for The Dick Van Dyke Show on December 2, 1963 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Earl Theisen/Getty Images)
Van Dyke and Moore rehearse for an episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" in 1963.
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Actress Julie Andrewsand Dick Van Dyke in a scene from the movie"Mary Poppins" (Photo by Donaldson Collection/Getty Images)
Van Dyke and Julie Andrews appear in a scene from the 1964 musical "Mary Poppins." They later shared a Grammy Award for best recording for children.
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American actor Dick Van Dyke laughs with his wife Margie Willett (1915 - 2008) upon their arrival in Southampton, UK, 15th April 1964. (Photo by Woods/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Van Dyke laughs with his first wife, Margie, after arriving in Southampton, England, in 1964.
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Some of the winners at the Emmy Awards holding their statuettes; (L-R ) unknown, Mary Tyler Moore, Dick Van Dyke, Carl Reiner and Richard Deacon, Los Angeles, CA, May 25th 1964. (Photo by Gene Lester/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
Van Dyke kisses Moore while holding their Emmy Awards in 1964.
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Dick Van Dyke sitting with stack of cash in a scene from the film 'What A Way to Go!', 1964. (Photo by 20th Century-Fox/Getty Images)
Van Dyke sits with a stack of cash in a scene from the 1964 film "What A Way to Go!"
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circa 1965:  Portrait of American actor and comedian Dick Van Dyke with his wife, Margie Willet, posing in front of a fire place with their four children: Barry, Carrie, Chris, and Stacey. Van Dyke and Willet are sitting on a coffee table while their children stand behind them.  (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Van Dyke and his first wife, Margie, pose with their four children circa 1965.
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Dick Van Dyke embracing James Garner in a scene from the film 'The Art of love', 1965. (Photo by Universal Pictures Company, Inc./Getty Images)
Van Dyke embraces James Garner in a scene from the film "The Art of Love" in 1965.
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American actor Dick Van Dyke clowns around as chimpanzee actor Dinky looks through a film camera, watched by producer Walt Disney (1901 - 1966) on the set of the film 'Lt Robin Crusoe, USN' (directed by Byron Paul) at Disney Studios, Burbank, California, January 1962. (Photo by Tom Nebbia/Corbis via Getty Images)
Van Dyke clowns around with the chimpanzee Dinky and producer Walt Disney on the set of the 1966 film "Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N."
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American actor Dick Van Dyke, 30th May 1967. (Photo by Larry Ellis/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Van Dyke is seen in 1967.
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(Original Caption) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II meets some of the current "royalty" of the movies in London. Exchanging greetings with the Queen are (left to right) Dick Van Dyke, Diane Cilento and Sean Connery. The Queen was quest of honor at the world premiere of the latest James Bond thriller, You Only Live Twice, which stars Connery.
Van Dyke meets Britain's Queen Elizabeth II along with fellow actors Diane Cilento and Sean Connery.
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Kino. Die Lady Und Ihr Gauner, Fitzwilly, Die Lady Und Ihr Gauner, Fitzwilly, Edith Evans, Dick van Dyke, Barbara Feldon Lady Vicky Woodworth (Edith Evans,l) und ihre treuen Helfer Fitzwilly (Dick van Dyke) und Juliet Novell (Barbara Feldon)., 1967. (Photo by FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images)
Van Dyke appears in 1967's "Fitzwilly" with Edith Evans and Barbara Feldon.
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Kino. Der 25 Millionen Dollar Preis, Cold Turkey, Der 25 Millionen Dollar Preis, Cold Turkey, Pippa Scott, Dick Van Dyke Pastor Brooks (Dick Van Dyke) und seiner Frau Natalie (Pippa Scott) faellt es nicht immer leicht auf das Rauchen zu verzichten..., 1971. (Photo by FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images)
Van Dyke and Pippa Scott appear in the 1971 film "Cold Turkey."
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LOS ANGELES - OCTOBER 21: Dick Van Dyke dressed as Carol Burnett for question and answer and Carol Burnett on THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW.    Image dated October 21, 1977.  (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)
Van Dyke is dressed as Carol Burnett while appearing on her show in 1977.
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THE GOLDEN GIRLS, Bea Arthur, Dick Van Dyke, 'Love Under the Big Top' (Season 5, epis. #505, aired October 28, 1989) 1985-92, © Touchstone / Courtesy: Everett Collection
Van Dyke and Bea Arthur appear in a "Golden Girls" episode in 1989.
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Jerry Van Dyke, Dick Van Dyke and family during Dick Van Dyke Honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood, California, United States. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Van Dyke is joined by family members after being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1993.
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LOS ANGELES - NOVEMBER 30:  Actors Dick Van Dyke (L) and Julie Andrews pose at Disney's "Mary Poppins" 40th Anniversary Edition DVD release party at El Capitan Theater on Novenber 30, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Van Dyke and Andrews attend a DVD release party for the 40th anniversary of "Mary Poppins" in 2004.
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THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO -- Episode 4040 -- Pictured: Actor Dick Van Dyke in the car from the movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on May 11, 2011 -- Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank
Van Dyke appears with the car from "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" during a "Tonight Show" episode in 2011.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 27:  Actor Dick Van Dyke attends the19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Press Room at The Shrine Auditorium on January 27, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
The Screen Actors Guild honored Van Dyke with a lifetime achievement award in 2013.
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THE MIDDLE - "Two of a Kind" - Frankie and Mike find themselves caught in the middle of a long standing family feud when Frankie's Uncle Dutch (Dick Van Dyke) contacts her dad, Tag (Jerry Van Dyke), in an attempt to reunite and bury the hatchet with his estranged brother. Meanwhile, a fearful Sue receives her first detention ever for being caught going off campus for lunch and seeks advice from Axl on how to survive the ordeal unscathed, on "The Middle," WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 (8:00-8:30 p.m., ET) on the Walt Disney Television via Getty Images Television Network. (Photo by Michael Ansell/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images)
Van Dyke appears with his brother Jerry in an episode of "The Middle" in 2015.
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BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 06: In this handout photo provided by NBCUniversal, Presenters Emily Blunt and Dick Van Dyke  speak onstage during the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 06, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.  (Photo by Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)
Van Dyke and actress Emily Blunt present a Golden Globe Award in 2019.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 01: Actor Dick Van Dyke appears at a campaign rally for Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders at the Los Angeles Convention Center on March 1, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Sanders is campaigning ahead of the 2020 California Democratic primary on Super Tuesday, March 3.  (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
Van Dyke appears at a campaign rally for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in 2020.
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Van Dyke joins other Kennedy Center honorees — from left, actor Debbie Allen, musician Joan Baez, musician Garth Brooks and violinist Midori Goto — in 2021.
Van Dyke joins other Kennedy Center honorees — from left, actor Debbie Allen, musician Joan Baez, musician Garth Brooks and violinist Midori Goto — in 2021.
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Van Dyke and his wife, Arlene Silver, attend the Daytime Emmy Awards in 2024. Van Dyke won the Emmy for his guest role in "Days of Our Lives."
Van Dyke and his wife, Arlene Silver, attend the Daytime Emmy Awards in 2024. Van Dyke won the Emmy for his guest role in "Days of Our Lives."
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