Jerry Van Dyke

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: Acting

Born: Danville, Illinois, USA, 1931-07-27

Died: 2018-01-05

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1963	The Courtship of Eddie's Father	Norman Jones	60
2	1963	Palm Springs Weekend	Biff Roberts	50
3	1963	McLintock!	Matt Douglas Jr.	66
4	1965	Love and Kisses	Freddy	0
5	1969	Angel in My Pocket	Emery	58
6	1987	W.A.R.: Women Against Rape	Bernard Blackwell	31
7	1988	Run If You Can	Brian	35
8	1992	To Grandmother's House We Go	Harvey	65
9	1997	Annabelle's Wish	Grandpa Baker (voice)	65
10	1997	Merry Christmas, George Bailey!	Uncle Billy	50
11	2001	Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History	Himself	72
12	2004	The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited	Stacey Petrie	100
13	2019	Sid & Judy	Self (archive footage)	74

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1948	The Ed Sullivan Show	Self	68
2	1957	Perry Mason	James Douglas	77
3	1958	Kraft Music Hall	Self	47
4	1960	The Andy Griffith Show	Jerry	76
5	1961	The Dick Van Dyke Show	Stacey Petrie	75
6	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self	54
7	1962	General Electric True		0
8	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	75
9	1962	The Merv Griffin Show	Self	58
10	1963	The Judy Garland Show	Self	80
11	1964	The Cara Williams Show		50
12	1964	Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.		71
13	1965	My Mother the Car	Dave Crabtree	43
14	1966	That Girl		63
15	1967	Good Morning World	Jerry Carroll	53
16	1967	Accidental Family	Jerry Webster	50
17	1969	Love, American Style	John Pettidrew	61
18	1969	Love, American Style	Dwayne	61
19	1969	Love, American Style	Gordon	61
20	1970	The Headmaster		0
21	1970	The Mary Tyler Moore Show	Wes Callison	75
22	1977	The Love Boat	Norman Quigley	63
23	1978	Fantasy Island	Mr. Brennan	64
24	1979	13 Queens Blvd.	Steven Winters	0
25	1982	Newhart		71
26	1984	Charles in Charge	Mr. Merken	61
27	1986	Fresno	Tucker Agajanian	64
28	1989	Coach	Luther Van Dam	68
29	1993	Grace Under Fire	Luther Van Dam	57
30	1993	Diagnosis: Murder	Stacy sloan	71
31	1995	The Drew Carey Show	Luther Van Damme	66
32	1996	E! True Hollywood Story		81
33	1997	You Wish	Grandpa Max	40
34	1997	Teen Angel	Jerry Beauchamp	50
35	2000	Yes, Dear	Big Jimmy Hughes	67
36	2000	The District	Judge Beers	68
37	2005	Committed	Walter	50
38	2005	Unscripted	Self	87
39	2005	My Name Is Earl	Jerry	77
40	2009	The Middle	Tag Spence	76
41	2010	Raising Hope	Mel	74
42	2013	The Millers	Bud	59

Jerry Van Dyke

Film

Television