Jerry Van Dyke
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 27, 1931
- Died
- January 5, 2018 (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- Danville, Illinois, USA
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
Filmography
Sid & Judy
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Millers
TV · as Bud · 1 ep
Raising Hope
TV · as Mel · 1 ep
The Middle
TV · as Tag Spence · 8 eps
My Name Is Earl
TV · as Jerry · 1 ep
Committed
TV · as Walter · 1 ep
Unscripted
TV · as Jerry Van Dyke · 1 ep
The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited
Movie · as Stacey Petrie
Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History
Movie · as Himself
The District
TV · as Judge Beers · 1 ep
Yes, Dear
TV · as Big Jimmy Hughes · 1 ep
The New Addams Family
TV · as The Burglar · 1 ep
Annabelle's Wish
Movie · as Grandpa Baker (voice)
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
Movie · as Uncle Billy
Teen Angel
TV · as Jerry Beauchamp · 5 eps
You Wish
TV · as Max · 10 eps
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Movie · as Self - Host
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep
The Drew Carey Show
TV · as Luther Van Damme · 1 ep
Grace Under Fire
TV · as Luther Van Dam · 1 ep
Diagnosis: Murder
TV · as Stacy sloan · 1 ep
To Grandmother's House We Go
Movie · as Harvey
Coach
TV · as Luther Van Dam · 200 eps
Run If You Can
Movie · as Brian
W.A.R.: Women Against Rape
Movie · as Bernard Blackwell
Fresno
TV · as Tucker Agajanian · 5 eps
Charles in Charge
TV · as Mr. Merken · 1 ep
Newhart
TV · as Roy Herzog · 1 ep
13 Queens Blvd.
TV · as Steven Winters · 9 eps
Fantasy Island
TV · as Mr. Brennan · 1 ep
The Love Boat
TV · as Norman Quigley · 1 ep
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
TV · as Mickey Preston · 1 ep
The Headmaster
TV · 13 eps
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
TV · as Wes Callison · 2 eps
Angel in My Pocket
Movie · as Emery
Love, American Style
TV · as John Pettidrew, Dwayne, Gordon · 1 ep
Good Morning World
TV · as Jerry Carroll · 1 ep
Accidental Family
TV · as Jerry Webster · 16 eps
That Girl
TV · 1 ep
Love and Kisses
Movie · as Freddy
My Mother the Car
TV · as Dave Crabtree · 30 eps
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
TV · 1 ep
The Cara Williams Show
TV · 1 ep
Palm Springs Weekend
Movie · as Biff Roberts
McLintock!
Movie · as Matt Douglas Jr.
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Movie · as Norman Jones
The Judy Garland Show
TV · as Self · 26 eps
General Electric True
TV · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 7 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Dick Van Dyke Show
TV · as Stacey Petrie · 4 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Andy Griffith Show
TV · as Jerry · 1 ep
Kraft Music Hall
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Perry Mason
TV · as James Douglas · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep