Definition of dick van dyke in English English dictionary
v. orig. Richard Wayne Van Dyke born Dec. 13, 1925, West Plains, Mo., U.S. U.S. actor and comedian. In 1947-53 he played in nightclubs with his pantomime act, "The Merry Mutes," before making his Broadway debut in 1959. He starred in the musical Bye Bye Birdie (1960-61, Tony Award; film, 1963), and then in the successful television comedy series The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-66) winning several Emmy Awards The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971-74), and the drama series Diagnosis Murder (1993-2001). He has starred in such movies as Mary Poppins (1964) and Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang (1968)