Dick Van Dyke

Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke is an American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter, who is perhaps best known for playing Rob Petrie in the CBS sitcom and Dr. Mark Sloan in the CBS medical crime drama series . He also starred alongside Ben Stiller as Cecil Fredericks in the 2006 Fox film and its 2014 .
For Disney, he portrayed Bert and Mr. Dawes Sr. (in which he was briefly credited as "Navckid Keyd" as an anagram of his name, before the mixed letters arranged themselves into the proper name) in the 1964 musical film Mary Poppins. He also starred as Robinson Crusoe in Lt. Robin Crusoe USN, Jack Albany in Never a Dull Moment, and D.A. Fletcher in Dick Tracy. Additionally, he was the host of Donald Duck's 50th Birthday and Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. His role as Robinson Crusoe was later spoofed by Genie in the Aladdin TV series. He also appeared in "Mickey's Pirate Adventure" as the voice of Captain Goof-Beard (Goofy's grandfather). Additionally, he made an appearance as himself in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, albeit uncredited. He also played Mr. Dawes Jr. in Mary Poppins Returns (which echoes the "Navckid Keyd" anagram from the original film).
In 1986, Van Dyke inducted Walt Disney into the American .
In 1998, he was inducted as a Disney Legend.
Van Dyke celebrated his 90th birthday at Disneyland, where he was presented with a silhouette of Bert dancing.
==Roles==
Bert.jpg|Bert(Mary Poppins)
Mary-poppins-disneyscreencaps.com-15128.jpg|Mr. Dawes Sr.(Mary Poppins)
Never8.jpg|Jack Albany(Never a Dull Moment)
Dick Van Dyke from Lt Robin Crusoe USN.jpg|Robinson Crusoe(Lt. Robin Crusoe USN)
DOnald-Ducks-50th-Birthday-with-Dick-Van-Dyke-32.jpg|Himself (host)(Donald Duck's 50th Birthday)
87gldantvspl2a.jpg|Himself (host)(Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
Daf.png|D.A. Fletcher(Dick Tracy)
1020729-dick-van-dyke-guest-stars-mickey-mouse-clubhouse.jpg|Goofy's grandfather(Mickey Mouse Clubhouse)
AlexanderDick.jpg|Himself(Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day)
Mary Poppins Returns (61).png|Mr. Dawes Jr.(Mary Poppins Returns)
==Gallery==
Geniecrusoe.jpg|Genie as Robinson Crusoe.
Muppetsgohollywood.jpg|Dick Van Dyke with Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy.
Dick Van Dyke Mary Poppins Returns premiere.jpg|Dick Van Dyke at the premiere of Mary Poppins Returns in December 2018.
Saving Mr Banks promotional pic.png|Victoria Summer and Kristopher Kyer as Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in Saving Mr. Banks.
==Trivia==
*As of 2024, Van Dyke and Julie Andrews are two currently surviving Disney actors, as past actors Mickey Rooney, Phyllis Diller, , Christopher Plummer, and Andy Griffith passed away during their post career years respectively.
*Following the death of Glynis Johns in January 2024, Van Dyke is currently the oldest living Disney Legend.
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