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Birthdate:
December 13th, 1925 |
Born:
Great Plains, Missouri |
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Children:
Christian, Barry, Stacy and Carrie Beth
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Although
he'd had small roles beforehand, Dick Van Dyke was launched
to stardom in the 1960 musical "Bye-Bye Birdie"
(for which he won a Tony Award), and then later in the
movie based on that play. He has starred in a number
of films throughout the years (including "Mary
Poppins", "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang",
and "Fitzwilly"), as well as a number of successful
television series' (which won him no less than four
Emmys), and three made-for-CBS movies. After separating
from his wife Margie Willett in the 1970's, who he wed
in 1948, Dick later became involved with Michelle Triola
Marvin. Margie and Dick had four children born during
the first ten years of their marriage -- Barry, Carrie,
Chris, and Stacy -- all of whom are now in their forties
and married themselves. He has seven grandchildren,
including Shane, Carey, Wes, and Taryn Van Dyke (Barry's
children), and family members often appear with him
on "Diagnosis Murder".
Dick
Van Dyke had played a significant part to both film
and television, bringing laughter to both the younger
and older age groups. The characters he has played in
every film and television series have been so strong
that no one else could be seen to play his characters.
You can't imagine anyone else playing Dr. Mark Sloan,
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Dr.
Mark Sloan:
Mark is a surgeon at Community General Hospital. He's been
in medicine over 40 years and now is the Chief of Internal
Medicine. Not only that, but he is a teaching doctor and
teaches the interns - which at one time included Dr. Jack
Stewart and now includes Dr. Jesse Travis. He is also a
consultant for the Police Department and helps investigates
murder cases.
Mark's father was a cop or as Mark once said he comes from
"A long line of cops". That he is the black sheep
of the family, but his son, Steve is carrying on the family
tradition by becoming a Homicide Detective. He also has
a daughter, Carol, whom he hasn't seen in over 6 years,
but has recently been reunited with again. She is a nurse.
He has an older sister, Dora, who owns a travel agency.
He has a younger brother, Stacey, who owns a malt shop in
Arkansas and has a tendency to sleepwalk. He is also a widow.
His wife's name is Katherine and she died a little over
10 yrs ago from cancer. He has never remarried.
Mark likes Jazz and Glenn Miller. He can play many instruments,
and likes to dance and sing - both the soft shoe and tap!
He rollerskates and scooters around the hospital and crime
is his hobby! He also is into magic and slight of hand,
the best way he sees into entertaining children in the hospital!
He's the silent partner of BBQ Bob's. |
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filmography |
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Intimate Portrait: Mary Tyler Moore (1997) (TV) - Himself
• Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
(1993) (V) - Bert
• "Diagnosis Murder" (1993) TV Series - Dr.
Mark Sloan
• Twist of the Knife, A (1993) (TV) - Doctor
Mark Sloan
• House on Sycamore Street, The (1992) (TV) - Doctor
Mark Sloan
• Diagnosis of Murder (1992) (TV) - Dr.
Mark Sloan
• Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love (1991)
(TV)
• Daughters of Privilege (1991) (TV) - Buddy
Keys
• Dick Tracy (1990) - D.A. Fletcher
• "Van Dyke Show, The" (1988) TV Series -
Dick Burgess
• Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town (1988)
(TV) - Himself
• Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(1987) (TV) - Himself
• Ghost of a Chance (1987) (TV) - Bill
Nolan
• Strong Medicine (1986) (TV) - Sam
Hawthorne
• Breakfast with Les and Bess (1985) (TV) - Les
Dischinger
• Donald Duck's 50th Birthday (1984) (TV) - Host
• Wrong Way Kid (1983) (TV)
• Found Money (1983) (TV) - Max
Sheppard
• Country Girl, The (1982) (TV) - Frank
Elgin
• Drop-Out Father (1982) (TV) - Ed
McCall
• Florida's Disney Decade (1981) (TV) - Host
• How to Eat Like a Child (1980) (TV)
• Runner Stumbles, The (1979) - Father
Rivard
• "Carol Burnett Show, The" (1967) TV Series
- Skit characters (1977)
• CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976) (TV)
- Himself
• Tubby the Tuba (1976) (voice) - Tubby
the Tuba
• "Van Dyke and Company" (1976) TV Series
- Host
• Columbo: Negative Reaction (1974) (TV) - Paul
Galesko
• Morning After, The (1974) (TV) - Charlie
Lester
• Cold Turkey (1971) - Rev. Clayton
Brooks
• "New Dick Van Dyke Show, The" (1971) TV
Series - Dick Preston
• Comic, The (1969) - Billy Bright
• Some Kind of a Nut (1969) - Fred
Amidon
• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) - Caractacus
Potts
• Never a Dull Moment (1968) - Jack
Albany
• Fitzwilly (1967) - Claude Fitzwilliam
• Divorce American Style (1967) -
Richard Harmon
• Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. (1966) - Lt.
Robin Crusoe
• Art of Love, The (1965) - Paul
• Mary Poppins (1964) - Bert/Mr.
Dawes Sr., Chairman of Bank
• What a Way to Go! (1964) - Edgar
Hopper
• Bye Bye Birdie (1963) - Albert
Peterson
• "Dick Van Dyke Show, The" (1961) TV Series
- Robert 'Rob' Petrie
• "Laugh Line" (1959) TV Series - Host
(1959)
• "Mother's Day" (1958) TV Series - Host
• "Chevy Showroom Starring Andy Williams, The"
(1958) TV Series - Himself
• "CBS Cartoon Theater" (1956) TV Series
- Host
• "Morning Show, The" (1954) TV Series -
Host (1955-56)
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