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.
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).
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q927631
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Filmography (Movies)
Sid & Judy
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:26/06/2019
The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited
Character:Stacey Petrie
Release Date:11/05/2004
Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History
Character:Himself
Release Date:14/10/2001
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
Character:Uncle Billy
Release Date:25/12/1997
Annabelle's Wish
Character:Grandpa Baker (voice)
Release Date:21/10/1997
To Grandmother's House We Go
Character:Harvey
Release Date:06/12/1992
Run If You Can
Character:Brian
Release Date:22/08/1988
W.A.R.: Women Against Rape
Character:Bernard Blackwell
Release Date:01/01/1987
Angel in My Pocket
Character:Emery
Release Date:02/04/1969
Love and Kisses
Character:Freddy
Release Date:05/08/1965
McLintock!
Character:Matt Douglas Jr.
Release Date:12/11/1963
Palm Springs Weekend
Character:Biff Roberts
Release Date:05/11/1963
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Character:Norman Jones
Release Date:27/03/1963
Television Appearances
The Millers
Character:Bud
Raising Hope
Character:Mel
The Middle
Character:Tag Spence
My Name Is Earl
Character:Jerry
Unscripted
Character:Self
Committed
Character:Walter
The District
Character:Judge Beers
Yes, Dear
Character:Big Jimmy Hughes
You Wish
Character:Grandpa Max
Teen Angel
Character:Jerry Beauchamp
E! True Hollywood Story
Character:
The Drew Carey Show
Character:Luther Van Damme
Diagnosis: Murder
Character:Stacy sloan
Grace Under Fire
Character:Luther Van Dam
Coach
Character:Luther Van Dam
Fresno
Character:Tucker Agajanian
Charles in Charge
Character:Mr. Merken
Newhart
Character:
13 Queens Blvd.
Character:Steven Winters
Fantasy Island
Character:Mr. Brennan
The Love Boat
Character:Norman Quigley
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Character:Wes Callison
The Headmaster
Character:
Love, American Style
Character:John Pettidrew
Love, American Style
Character:Dwayne
Love, American Style
Character:Gordon
Accidental Family
Character:Jerry Webster
Good Morning World
Character:Jerry Carroll
That Girl
Character:
My Mother the Car
Character:Dave Crabtree
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Character:
The Cara Williams Show
Character:
The Judy Garland Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
General Electric True
Character:
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Character:Stacey Petrie
The Andy Griffith Show
Character:Jerry
Kraft Music Hall
Character:Self
Perry Mason
Character:James Douglas
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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