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Overview

Date of Birth:
1931 more
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Awards:
Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 9 nominations more
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Filmography

Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Kate & Allie" (1984)   (1 episode, 1988) 1988 - 7.0 (323)
1 TV episode:
- 2. Water (1985/I)   (screenplay) (story) 1985 - 5.7 (1,050)
AKAs:
  • Water: The Movie (UK: alternative title)
- 3. Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home! (1983) (TV) (writer) 1983 - 5.1 (51)
- 4. How to Pick Up Girls! (1978) (TV) (writer) 1978 - 5.7 (27)
- 5. How to Survive the 70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness (1978) (TV) (writer) 1978 - -
- 6. Final Warning (1977) (TV)   (writer) 1977 - -
AKAs:
  • Alan King's Final Warning (USA: complete title)
- 7. Roll, Freddy, Roll! (1974) (TV) (writer) 1974 - 5.4 (37)
- 8. The Boys (1974) (TV) (writer) 1974 - -
- 9. Bobby Parker and Company (1974) (TV) (writer) 1974 - -
- 10. "Lotsa Luck" (1973) (unknown episodes) 1973 - 6.2 (22)
- 11. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)   (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 8.6 (63)
AKAs:
  • Hallmark Television Playhouse
- 12. The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972) (TV) (adaptation) 1972 - 6.6 (24)
- 13. "That Girl" (1965)   (135 episodes, 1965-1971) 1971 - 7.7 (260)
- 14. Pure Goldie (1971) (TV) (writer) 1971 - -
- 15. Three for Tahiti (1970) (TV) (writer) 1970 - -
- 16. Dick Van Dyke and the Other Woman (1969) (TV) (writer) 1969 - 8.1 (15)
- 17. The Bill Cosby Special (1968) (TV) (writer) 1968 - -
- 18. "Good Morning, World" (1967)   (4 episodes, 1967-1968) 1968 - 8.5 (21)
- 19. "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961)   (29 episodes, 1963-1966) 1966 - 8.6 (993)
- 20. The Julie Andrews Show (1965) (TV) (writer) 1965 - 8.1 (28)
- 21. "McHale's Navy" (1962)   (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 7.6 (256)
- 22. "Your Show of Shows" (1950)   (1 episode, 1950) 1950 - 8.5 (60)
AKAs:
  • Sid Caesar's Show of Shows (UK: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Knight & Daye" (1989)   (1 episode, 1989) 1989 - 5.6 (10)
- 2. "Kate & Allie" (1984)   (100 episodes, 1984-1988) 1988 - 7.0 (323)
- 3. "Spencer" (1984)   (1 episode, 1984) 1984 - 7.9 (29)
AKAs:
  • Under One Roof (USA: second season title)
- 4. "Who's the Boss?" (1984)   (1 episode, 1984) 1984 - 6.3 (1,378)
- 5. Not in Front of the Kids (1984) (TV) 1984 - -
- 6. Found Money (1983) (TV)   1983 - 4.8 (28)
AKAs:
  • My Secret Angel
- 7. Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer (1983) (TV)   1983 - 4.9 (50)
AKAs:
  • Trackdown (USA: short title)
- 8. Wait Till Your Mother Gets Home! (1983) (TV) 1983 - 5.1 (51)
- 9. "Filthy Rich" (1982)   (1 episode, 1982) 1982 - 7.7 (18)
- 10. "Baker's Dozen" (1982)   (2 episodes, 1982) 1982 - -
- 11. Comedy of Terrors (1981) (TV) 1981 - -
- 12. "Rise and Shine" (1981) 1981 - -
- 13. Serial (1980) 1980 - 6.5 (441)
- 14. Almost Heaven (1978) (TV) 1978 - 4.1 (7)
- 15. How to Pick Up Girls! (1978) (TV) 1978 - 5.7 (27)
- 16. "The Waverly Wonders" (1978)   (1 episode, 1978) 1978 - -
- 17. "Husbands, Wives & Lovers" (1978) (unknown episodes) 1978 - -
- 18. How to Survive the 70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness (1978) (TV) 1978 - -
- 19. "Baby, I'm Back" (1978)   (1 episode, 1978) 1978 - 7.3 (12)
- 20. Big City Boys (1978) (TV) 1978 - -
- 21. "The Betty White Show" (1977)   (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - 5.3 (19)
- 22. Final Warning (1977) (TV)   1977 - -
AKAs:
  • Alan King's Final Warning (USA: complete title)
- 23. "Busting Loose" (1977)   (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - 5.2 (6)
- 24. "Alice" (1976)   (2 episodes, 1976) 1976 - 6.7 (389)
- 25. "Welcome Back, Kotter" (1975)   (1 episode, 1976) 1976 - 7.3 (568)
- 26. "The Practice" (1976) (unknown episodes) 1976 - -
- 27. Roll, Freddy, Roll! (1974) (TV) 1974 - 5.4 (37)
- 28. The Boys (1974) (TV) 1974 - -
- 29. Bobby Parker and Company (1974) (TV) 1974 - -
- 30. "The New Dick Van Dyke Show" (1971)   (3 episodes, 1972-1973) 1973 - 6.5 (46)
- 31. "Here We Go Again" (1973) (unknown episodes) 1973 - 7.1 (6)
- 32. "That Girl" (1965)   (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 7.7 (260)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Kate & Allie" (1984)   producer (37 episodes, 1984-1988) 1988 - 7.0 (323)
- 2. How to Survive the 70s and Maybe Even Bump Into Happiness (1978) (TV) (executive producer) (producer) 1978 - -
- 3. "Big Eddie" (1975) executive producer (unknown episodes) 1975 - -
- 4. "The Montefuscos" (1975) producer (unknown episodes) 1975 - -
- 5. Roll, Freddy, Roll! (1974) (TV) (producer) 1974 - 5.4 (37)
- 6. The Boys (1974) (TV) (producer) 1974 - -
- 7. Bobby Parker and Company (1974) (TV) (producer) 1974 - -
- 8. "Lotsa Luck" (1973) co-producer (unknown episodes) 1973 - 6.2 (22)
- 9. The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972) (TV) (producer) 1972 - 6.6 (24)
- 10. "The Funny Side" (1971) (producer) 1971 - 5.5 (7)
- 11. "That Girl" (1965)   producer (24 episodes, 1965-1971) executive producer (14 episodes, 1966-1970) 1971 - 7.7 (260)
- 12. Pure Goldie (1971) (TV) (producer) 1971 - -
- 13. Three for Tahiti (1970) (TV) (producer) 1970 - -
- 14. The Bill Cosby Special (1968) (TV) (producer) 1968 - -
- 15. "Good Morning, World" (1967)   producer (26 episodes, 1967-1968) 1968 - 8.5 (21)
- 16. "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961)   producer (2 episodes, 1965-1966) 1966 - 8.6 (993)
AKAs:
  • The Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show (USA: rerun title)
Miscellaneous Crew
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Kate & Allie" (1984)   story supervisor (19 episodes, 1984-1988) 1988 - 7.0 (323)
19 TV episodes: 14 episodes not shown.
- 2. "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961)   story consultant (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 8.6 (993)
AKAs:
  • The Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Orbiting Pluto (2002) (V) Jonah "Papa Joe" Pluto 2002 - -
- 2. Water (1985/I)   TV Director 1985 - 5.7 (1,050)
AKAs:
  • Water: The Movie (UK: alternative title)
- 3. "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961)   Cowboy (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 8.6 (993)
AKAs:
  • The Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Water (1985/I)   (lyrics: "Cascaran National Anthem", "Listen to My Song", "Black Gold", "Protest") 1985 - 5.7 (1,050)
AKAs:
  • Water: The Movie (UK: alternative title)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Perfect Pitch (2002) (TV)   Himself 2002 - 5.8 (17)
AKAs:
  • Brilliant But Cancelled: The Perfect Pitch (USA: series title)
- 2. Brilliant But Cancelled (2002) (TV) Himself 2002 - 7.8 (46)
- 3. TVography: That Girl (2001) (TV) Himself 2001 - -
- 4. Inside TV Land: The Dick Van Dyke Show (2000) (TV) Himself 2000 - 7.8 (21)

Additional Details

Other Works:
In 1974, he produced an unsold sitcom pilot for NBC called "My Wife Next Door". The plot concerned a divorced couple, played by James Farentino and Julie Sommers, who accidentally rent adjacent apartments in a beach-front community. more

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