Dick Van Dyke Turns 100
- Joshua Shaffer
- Dec 13, 2025
- 1 min read

Happy 100th birthday to Dick Van Dyke, who was born on December 13, 1925.
Dick Van Dyke has been a long-time family favorite since he first appeared in Mary Poppins (1964). He did have his long-running series, The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966), before that, though. Since then, he has appeared in many movies and television series, including The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971-1974) and Diagnosis Murder (1993-2001). His Disney credits include:
•Bert and Mr. Dawes Sr. in Mary Poppins (1964).
•Robinson Crusoe in Lt. Robin Crusoe USN (1966).
•Jack Albany in Never a Dull Moment (1968).
•Himself as the host of Donald Duck’s 50th Birthday (1984), a television special.
•Himself as the host of the Golden Anniversary of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1987), a television special.
•D.A. Fletcher in Dick Tracy (1990), a Touchstone Pictures production.
•Goofy’s Grandfather/Captain Goofbeard in Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (2006-2016) (S4E13).
•Cecil in Night at the Museum (2006), a 20th Century Fox production.
•Cecil in Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014), a 20th Century Fox production.
•Himself in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014).
•Mr. Dawes Jr. in Mary Poppins Returns (2018).






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