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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 27, 1931
Died
January 5, 2018
Place of Birth
Danville, Illinois, USA
Jerry Van Dyke
1.7 Popularity
Biography
He has that same genuine likability factor, owns that same trademark lantern jaw and is just as appealing and gifted as his older brother, Dick Van Dyke, but, for decades, Jerry Van Dyke had to bear the brunt of his brother's overwhelming shadow. The comic actor was born six years younger than Dick on July 27, 1931, in Danville, Illinois. Raised there, the crew cut blond showed an aptitude for clowning in high school. His stand-up comedy venues first took the form of dives and strip clubs throughout the Deep South in which his banjo-playing became an intricate part of the routine. At one point, Jerry was a regular on the Playboy club circuit. He then set his sights on the top showrooms in Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe and Atlantic City and became a dependable opening act. Jerry's early career should have been rightfully interrupted when he joined the Air Force in 1952. He, instead, kept the troops laughing by performing in Special Services shows. Winning a military talent contest actually earned him a couple of appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) (aka "The Ed Sullivan Show") and resulting TV exposure. Following his tour of duty, he nabbed variety appearances and a regular comic relief role on The Judy Garland Show (1963). He found comic acting parts as well on TV. Like brother Dick, who was a huge TV star by this time, Jerry also did a stint emceeing a game show. In Jerry's case, it was Picture This (1963).
Known For
7.4
Self (archive footage)
Sid & Judy
2019
5.9
Bud
The Millers
2013
7.4
Mel
Raising Hope
2010
7.6
Tag Spence
The Middle
2009
7.7
Jerry
My Name Is Earl
2005
8.7
Self
Unscripted
2005
4.3
Walter
Committed
2005
10.0
Stacey Petrie
The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited
2004
7.2
Himself
Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History
2001
6.8
Judge Beers
The District
2000
Credits
Sid & Judy
as Self (archive footage)
2019
7.4
The Millers
as Bud
2013
5.9
Raising Hope
as Mel
2010
7.4
The Middle
as Tag Spence
2009
7.6
My Name Is Earl
as Jerry
2005
7.7
Unscripted
as Self
2005
8.7
Committed
as Walter
2005
4.3
The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited
as Stacey Petrie
2004
10.0
Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History
as Himself
2001
7.2
The District
as Judge Beers
2000
6.8
Yes, Dear
as Big Jimmy Hughes
2000
6.7
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
as Uncle Billy
1997
5.0
Annabelle's Wish
as Grandpa Baker (voice)
1997
6.5
Teen Angel
as Jerry Beauchamp
1997
5.0
You Wish
as Grandpa Max
1997
4.0
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
8.1
The Drew Carey Show
as Luther Van Damme
1995
6.5
Diagnosis: Murder
as Stacy sloan
1993
7.1
Grace Under Fire
as Luther Van Dam
1993
5.6
To Grandmother's House We Go
as Harvey
1992
6.5
Coach
as Luther Van Dam
1989
6.7
Run If You Can
as Brian
1988
3.0
W.A.R.: Women Against Rape
as Bernard Blackwell
1987
2.9
Fresno
as Tucker Agajanian
1986
6.4
Charles in Charge
as Mr. Merken
1984
6.1
Newhart
1982
7.1
13 Queens Blvd.
as Steven Winters
1979
0.0
Fantasy Island
as Mr. Brennan
1978
6.4
The Love Boat
as Norman Quigley
1977
6.3
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
as Wes Callison
1970
7.6
The Headmaster
1970
0.0
Love, American Style
as John Pettidrew
1969
6.1
Love, American Style
as Dwayne
1969
6.1
Love, American Style
as Gordon
1969
6.1
Angel in My Pocket
as Emery
1969
5.8
Accidental Family
as Jerry Webster
1967
5.0
Good Morning World
as Jerry Carroll
1967
5.3
That Girl
1966
6.1
My Mother the Car
as Dave Crabtree
1965
4.3
Love and Kisses
as Freddy
1965
0.0
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
7.0
The Cara Williams Show
1964
5.0
The Judy Garland Show
as Self
1963
8.0
McLintock!
as Matt Douglas Jr.
1963
6.6
Palm Springs Weekend
as Biff Roberts
1963
4.8
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
as Norman Jones
1963
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
6.2
General Electric True
1962
0.0
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Stacey Petrie
1961
7.5
The Andy Griffith Show
as Jerry
1960
7.6
Kraft Music Hall
as Self
1958
4.7
Perry Mason
as James Douglas
1957
7.7
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8