Cast Members

The Dick Van Dyke Show Cast

Dick Van Dyke as Rob Petrie

Dick was born on December 13, 1925 in West Plains, Missouri.

He was raised in Danville, Illinois.

He never went to college.

First TV appearance was in 1953 hosting his own daily kid's show in Atlanta.

His movies include: Mary Poppins, Bye Bye Birdie, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

He has four children: Christian, Barry, Stacy, and Carrie Beth.

Chris and Barry appeared in episode #22 "The Talented Neighborhood"

Barry and Dick starred in the CBS TV series Diagnosis Murder 1993-2001.

Jerry Van Dyke is his brother, and also played his brother "Stacey" on The Dick Van Dyke Show and Diagnosis Murder.

A member of The Television Academy Hall of Fame

Dick Van Dyke's favorite episodes:

"Where Did I Come From?" (#19)

"It May Look Like a Walnut!" (#51)

"That's My Boy???" (#64)

"I'd Rather be Bald Than Have No Head at All" (#93)

"Never Bathe on Saturday" (#121)  Mary Tyler Moore as Laura Petrie Mary was born on December 29, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York.  First TV appearance was in 1955 as "Happy Hotpoint" the Hotpoint Appliance elf in commercials aired during The Ozzie and Harriet Show.  In early 1959, she landed a role as Sam on the TV series, Richard Diamond, Private Detective. Only her legs were ever shown on camera. She was paid $80.00 a week In the summer of 1959, she auditioned and lost the role of Danny's daughter on The Danny Thomas Show because her nose was too small. Her TV series other than TDVDS include: The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Annie McGuire, and Mary.  She has made several movies, including Thoroughly Modern Millie, Change of Habit, and Ordinary People.  A member of The Television Academy Hall of Fame  Larry Mathews as Ritchie Petrie Larry was born on August 15, 1955 in Burbank, California. His real name is Larry Mazzeo TDVDS was his first professional acting job. He graduated from UCLA in 1976. Carl Reiner as Alan Brady Carl was born on March 20, 1922 in Bronx, New York His wife's name is Estelle Lebost. His son is an actor, director, writer, and producer. On TV in the 1950's he was a regular on Your Show of Shows, Sid Caesar Invites You, and Caesar's Hour. He is the creator of TDVDS and wrote over fifty episodes for the show. He has won 12 Emmy awards throughout his career and is a member of The Television Academy Hall of Fame. His movie credits include: The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. Morey Amsterdam as Buddy Sorrell Morey was born on December 14, 1908 in Chicago, Illinois. He was raised in San Francisco, California. He played the cello. He began his show business career in 1919 as a boy soprano on a California radio show. In the 1930's he was a "Joke Doctor" for Will Rogers, Fanny Brice, Jimmy Durante, Pearl Bailey, and hundreds of others. In the 1940s he co-wrote the Andrews Sisters' hit song "Rum & Coca-Cola." His first TV appearance was Stop Me If You've Heard This One in 1948. Also in 1948 he hosted The Morey Amsterdam Show on TV for CBS. On TV in the 1950's he billed himself as the "Human Joke Machine." Rose Marie as Sally Rogers *She was born in New York City on August 15, 1923 as Rose Marie Mazetta. *In 1926 she made her professional radio debut as Baby Rose Marie. *In the late 1950's she appeared in The Jackie Gleason Show, M Squad, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, and Gunsmoke. *In 1960 she had a recurring role on My Sister Eileen. *Her TV appearances after TDVDS include: Kojak, Love Boat, and Murphy Brown. *Rose Marie was the center square on Hollywood Squares from 1966 to 1982. Richard Deacon as Mel Cooley *Richard was born on May 14, 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. *A few of the films that he appeared in were The Blackboard Jungle, That Darn Cat!, The Birds, That Touch of Mink, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers. *He had a recurring role as Fred Rutherford on the TV series Leave It to Beaver. *Other TV appearances include The Twilight Zone, Here's Lucy, Mister Ed, The Untouchables, and B.J. and the Bear. *"Deac" wrote a book about microwave cooking entitled Richard Deacon's Micro Magic. Jerry Paris as Jerry Helper Jerry was born on July 25, 1925 in San Francisco, California. Movies that he acted in include: Marty, The Wild One, and The Caine Mutiny. His TV acting credits were Playhouse 90, Kraft Theatre, Studio One, The Lucy Show, and The Danny Thomas Show. He directed over seventy-five episodes of TDVDS. He also directed episodes of The Odd Couple. Jerry was a producer for Happy Days and was the shows house director for nearly ten years. He created the character "Mork" and the TV series Mork & Mindy. Ann Guilbert as Millie Helper *Ann was born on October 16, 1928 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. *She was in the cast of The Billy Barnes Revue, a 1950's Broadway musical-comedy. *Other TV roles include The New Andy Griffith Show, Newhart, The Fanelli Boys, and The Nanny. *Actress Hallie Todd is her daughter. She was born during the first season of TDVDS.