Dick Van Dyke
Television, film, stage, comedy and dance elder whose seven-decade career links classic broadcast comedy to family musical cinema.
Life, work & what’s documented
Dick Van Dyke was born 1925-12-13 and is a Actor and comedian. Television, film, stage, comedy and dance elder whose seven-decade career links classic broadcast comedy to family musical cinema. Established actor and comedian included in the existing 80+ research roster.
Why They're Awesome
Dick Van Dyke brought unusual physical grace, warmth, and musical timing to television, film, and the stage. His work in The Dick Van Dyke Show, Mary Poppins, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang remains an enduring introduction to screen comedy for new generations.
Essential works: The Dick Van Dyke Show · Mary Poppins · Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Positive impact
A practical Good Deed Watch item is his long volunteer relationship with Los Angeles homeless-services nonprofit The Midnight Mission.
Context is not destiny
Age 100 at 2026-08-26 snapshot. Age alone is not a health claim.
Documented health context: No current health claim approved in this pass.
Historical illness and age are context, not proof of a current crisis or a factual mortality forecast.
The cosmic file
The cosmic file
Sun
Sagittarius 21.0°
Moon
Scorpio 20.4°
Mercury
Venus
Aquarius 7.2°
Mars
Jupiter
Capricorn 24.7°
Saturn
Uranus
Pisces 21.6°
Neptune
Leo 24.7°
Pluto
Cancer 14.1°Time-stable natal aspects
- Sun conjunction Mercury orb 5.5°
- Sun square Uranus orb 1.1°
- Sun trine Neptune orb 4.3°
- Moon conjunction Mars orb 7.0°
- Moon conjunction Saturn orb 7.4°
- Mercury square Uranus orb 5.6°
- Mars sextile Jupiter orb 4.9°
- Mars conjunction Saturn orb 1.1°
- Mars trine Uranus orb 1.9°
- Mars square Neptune orb 5.0°
- Mars trine Pluto orb 6.3°
- Jupiter sextile Saturn orb 3.9°
- Jupiter sextile Uranus orb 3.2°
- Saturn trine Uranus orb 0.8°
- Saturn square Neptune orb 3.9°
- Saturn trine Pluto orb 6.9°
These placements are deterministic astronomical calculations. Interpretive meaning is presented separately and uncertainty is retained.
Calculation confidence: date_based_reliable. Moon: date based reliable. Rising sign: birth time needed. Date-based geocentric placements use a noon UTC reference. Moon is evaluated across the full UTC day. No Ascendant or houses are inferred. Astrology is interpretation, not fact, medicine, or mortality prediction.
Sources & provenance
- Wikidata item Q310295Wikidata / 2026-08-26 / identity / confidence: mediumSource ID dick-van-dyke:discovery_index:1. Verification: identity_discovery_only. Claims: identity.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica candidateEncyclopaedia Britannica / 2026-08-26 / identity / confidence: highSource ID dick-van-dyke:reference_candidate:2. Verification: selected_for_editorial_use. Claims: identity, vital dates, career summary.
- SAG-AFTRA profile noting Midnight Mission serviceSAG-AFTRA / 2026-08-26 / biography / confidence: primarySource ID dick-van-dyke:good-deed:1. Verification: content_reviewed. Claims: good deed or positive legacy, legacy treatment.
- Astro-Databank: Dick Van DykeAstrodienst Astro-Databank / 2026-08-26 / birth_record / confidence: mediumSource ID dick-van-dyke:astrology:1. Verification: content_reviewed. Claims: birth time, birth place, Rodden rating, chart factors.
- Dick Van Dyke: 100th CelebrationPBS American Masters / 2025-12-12 / activity / confidence: primaryCurrent documentary and streaming availability reviewed for publication.
Batch adw-publication-batch-2026-08-26-01. Research package completeness 96/100. Claims are linked to the source IDs retained in source notes.
Research last updated 2026-08-26.
Portrait provenance
Dick Van Dyke photo by Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America; Dick Van Dyke; CC BY-SA 2.0.
Exact source file · CC BY-SA 2.0 2.0 · Retrieved 2026-08-27.
Editorial identification only. No endorsement is implied.
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