Actor barry van dyke bio

He might have a very famous father in Dick Van Dyke, but Barry Van Dyke has forged a Hollywood career all his own.

The son of the Dick Van Dyke show star has appeared on iconic shows like Wonder Woman, The A-Team, Mork & Mindy and Galactica 1980, and costarred with his dad on Diagnosis Murder for eight seasons.

Dick, star of films like Mary Poppinsand Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, was loomed large in the lives of generations of kids. The unique energy and animated performances he brought to his roles, Barry has said, were similar to how the actor was at home.

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"He was a terrific father," Barry said in an appearance on Born Famous in 1987. "He was very much a child in a man's body and was attuned to us all the time. ... He gave me great things: How to make the right choices, how to be your own person. Those things meant enough to me that I am gladly and proudly passing them on to my children." Barry Van Dyke Bio, Married, Wife, Dick Van Dyke, Net Worth, Age GECUK