Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke (1925 - )
==Film Deaths==
*Mary Poppins (1964) [Mr. Dawes Sr.]: Playing a dual role, "Mr. Dawes Sr." dies (off-screen) of a heart attack during a laughing fit that causes him to float off the ground. The scene ends with him rising into the air as he laughs; his death is confirmed when his son (Arthur Malet) informs David Tomlinson. "Bert" survives the movie.
*What a Way to Go! (1964) [Edgar Hopper]: Dies of a heart attack while talking on the phone to Shirley MacLaine, after declaring that "A little hard work never killed anybody." (Played for comic effect.)
*The Comic (Billy Bright) (1969) [Billy Bright]: Dies (off-screen) of unspecified natural causes; his body is shown at his funeral at the beginning of the movie, as he narrates his life story (in flashback) from beyond the grave.
*Cold Turkey (1971) [Reverend Clayton Brooks]: Accidentally shot by Judith Lowry, who was aiming for Bob Newhart. (He's last seen alive but wounded; it's unconfirmed whether the shot was fatal.) (Played for comic effect.)
*Dick Tracy (1990) [D.A. Fletcher]: Shot to death by Madonna, in a set-up to frame Warren Beatty.
==Television Deaths==
*The Dick Van Dyke Show: The Great Petrie Treasure (1965) [Rob Petrie/Hezekiah Petrie]: Playing a dual role in this episode, "Hezekiah" dies (off-screen) of old age/natural causes, shortly before the episode begins; he only appears in film footage that his great-nephew "Rob" watches at the reading of the will. (His regular character "Rob" survives the episode.)
*Highway to Heaven: To be added
*Strong Medicine (1985) [Sam Hawthorne]: Commits suicide by driving his car off a cliff out of guilt after overseeing a controversial drug experiment and the scandal that resulted from it.
*Diagnosis: Murder: Inheritance of Death (1993) [Johnathan Nash] Smothered to death with a pillow offscreen by his son, who is also played by Van Dyke. His body is being shown being sent down a flight of stairs via remote control of his wheelchair by Dr. Mark Sloan, who is also played by Van Dyke.
*Diagnosis: Murder: Gangland (1999) [Mr. G]:
*Scrubs: My Brother, My Keeper (2003) [Dr. Doug Townshend]: Stabbed in the back by Zach Braff in a daydream sequence, when Zack imagines a literal interpretation of his betrayal of Dick by reporting Dick's ordering of an outdated procedure. Dick survives the episode in reality. (Played for comic effect.)
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==Notable Connections==
*Brother of Jerry Van Dyke
*Father of Barry Van Dyke.
*Grandfather of Carey, Shane, Wes, and Taryn Van Dyke .
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