See the son of Dick Van Dyke and "Diagnostic: Murder" Co-Star, Barry, now at 71 years old

The actor has collaborated several times with his legendary father over the years.


Barry Van Dyke, second son of the legend of the sitcomDick Van Dyke, made his acting debut when he was a child in the eponymous spectacle of his father in 1962. As an adult, he continued to play, first onThe new Dick Van show, then with roles on shows comprisingGalactic 1980,,Airwolf II, andThe team A Before returning to his father in 1988 in theVan Dyke Show. Today's public is likely to remember him about his oldest collaboration with his famous father, The Medical Mystery Show in the 1990sDiagnosis: murder.

In the successful derivative ofJake and the Fatman, Barry played Steve Sloan, a detective of homicide who resolved crimes with the frequent help of his father doctor, Dr. Mike Sloan (played by his real father). The series took place from 1993 to 2001, generated two TV movies from 2002 and continues to entertain the public in syndication. As for Barry, he continued to play and team up with his96 year old father, while remaining active in his personal life. Read more to find out where Barry Van Dyke is now at 71 years old.

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It still acts - despite what some false rumors say.

Barry Van Dyke in 1993
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Although the baseless rumors of Barry's death has circulated since 2017, he actually hides very well and has accumulated several new credits, including a role in the theme of the faithCelestial deposits And the head inUnpublished history, a story of a baccalaureate of sixty something that was published, which were both published in 2019. He also regularly publishes onHis Facebook account, sharing reflections on politics, presidentJoe Biden, and his love of the motorcycle.

He made a Hallmark series with his father.

Barry and Dick Van Dyke in 2006
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Follow the success ofDiagnosis: murder, The Father-et-Fils team returned to television for another mystery series, this time with the Hallmark channel: theMurder 101 TV and films. They focused on the private detective Mike Bryant (Barry) and the criminology professor, Dr. Jonathan Maxwell (Dick), who combine to resolve business. From 2006 to 2008, fourMurder 101 TV movies have been published and shot on the channel:Murder 101,,Murder 101: college can be murder,,Murder 101: if the wishes were horses, andMurder 101: the mystery of the locked room.

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He tried to produce an independent film.

Dick and Barry Van Dyke in 2015
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Inspired by the success of their short filmAwakening, twin directorsAdamandDonovan Montierth developed in a functionality length scenario,Capture the flag. When Barry Van Dyke saw the short film, he was so impressed that he presented the script for his father who said that he wanted to play the main role in the film described as "a poignant comedy that follows two veterinarians of The American Korean War who play a game of 'capture the flag' to determine who wins the privilege of raising old glory in his community retirement courtyard every morning ", according toA press release. Barry decided to produce the film withEric J. Adams, recruit a casting including names likeLouis GOSSETT JR. WhereasThe two Dykes of Van have spoken passionately of their work to start the project forAn Indiegogo campaign In 2017, the project did not address its financing objective and unfortunately remains listed as being in pre-production on IMDB, while its website, filmforvets.com, now redirects the writer / director site.

He is now a grandfather.

Barry Van Dyke with granddaughter in 2021
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Barry is married to his wifeMary Carey Since 1974, and the two have shared four children:Careful,,Shane,,We s, andTaryn. SinceDiagnosis: murder, Barry's family has grown up to include grandchildrenAva,,Grace,,Alex,,Mia, andJeanne De Carey and ex-musicAnne Coolbaugh;Kyla Mae andConor ofWe s and womanAisling; and grandsonKayden ofShane and womanJulie Schreiner. He also seems to be a step-far-in-law of Carey's current womanStephanie Rhodes Van Dyke's little girl,Kodi Brielle.

He saw his children succeed in life and in Hollywood.

Barry Van Dyke with father Dick, son Wes, and grandchildren Kyla and Conor
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Diagnosis: murder Fans have probably noticed a familiar surname circulating during credits over the years. In addition to the cameos of Dick's late brotherJerry and her daughterStacey, Barry's four children also appeared in the show, Shane playing the role of medical student Alex Smith in 14 episodes. Keeping him in the family, everyone also appeared in at least one of theMurder 101 Movies.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

While Taryn and Wes are now leading lives outside the entertainment industry (Taryn keeps a low profile, with only a few social messages Her marriage Online, while the elder van Dykes often turns out sustain Wes' work as an artist ), Shane and Carey pivoted to write more than a decade ago and have since collaborated on scenarios for Titanic II (2010), The Hulu Original In the dark: they come to strike (2019), and The silence (2019). They also wrote the Original specification script which was developed in the film 2022 Don't worry , produced by Olivia Wilde and with Harry styles and Florence Pugh .


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