Portrait of Barry Van Dyke

Acting

Barry Van Dyke

Career

Active from 1977 to 2019, with a break from 2009 to 2018, busiest in 1980 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
14
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Barry Van Dyke Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    2.8, average 4.7
  • Social Commentary
    3.1, average 4.9
  • Historical
    0.9, average 2.6
  • Pathos
    3.7, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • 1980s Television 3
  • Cozy Mystery 3
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Classic Sitcom 2
  • Amateur Sleuth 2
  • Light Suspense 2
  • Feel-Good 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Episodic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

40
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

4 titles ยท average score 45
The Untold Story
The Untold Story (2019)
GoodWatch score 40

as Edward

Heavenly Deposit
Heavenly Deposit (2019)
GoodWatch score 56

as Roland

Strawberry Summer
Strawberry Summer (2012)
GoodWatch score 49

as Jim Landon

6 Guns
6 Guns (2010)
GoodWatch score 38

as Frank Allison

2000s

7 titles ยท average score 67
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery (2008)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mike Bryant

Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses (2007)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mike Bryant

Murder 101: College Can be Murder
Murder 101: College Can be Murder (2007)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mike Bryant

Murder 101
Murder 101 (2006)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mike Bryant

Light Years Away
Light Years Away (2006)

as Colonel Burke

Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning
Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning (2002)
GoodWatch score 68

as Steve Sloan

Diagnosis Murder: Town Without Pity
Diagnosis Murder: Town Without Pity (2002)
GoodWatch score 74

as Steve Sloan

1990s

4 titles ยท average score 63
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Steve Sloan

Diagnosis Murder: A Twist of the Knife
Diagnosis Murder: A Twist of the Knife (1993)
GoodWatch score 66

as Det. Steve Sloan

Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder
Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder (1992)
GoodWatch score 75

as Steve Sloan

Diagnosis Murder: The House on Sycamore Street
Diagnosis Murder: The House on Sycamore Street (1992)
GoodWatch score 66

as Det. Steve Sloan

1980s

17 titles ยท average score 61
The Van Dyke Show
The Van Dyke Show (1988)

TV show ยท as Matt Burgess

Full House
Full House (1987)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Eric Trent

The Redd Foxx Show
The Redd Foxx Show (1986)

TV show

Airwolf
Airwolf (1984)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as St. John Hawke

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Buddy Black

The A-Team
The A-Team (1983)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Dr. Brian Lefcourt

Remington Steele
Remington Steele (1982)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Creighton Phillips

Foxfire Light
Foxfire Light (1982)
GoodWatch score 52

as Linc Wilder

Galactica 1980
Galactica 1980 (1980)
GoodWatch score 38

TV show ยท as Lt. Dillon

Conquest of the Earth
Conquest of the Earth (1980)
GoodWatch score 57

as Lt. Dillon

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Duke Davis

Casino
Casino (1980)

as Edge

1970s

7 titles ยท average score 63
Mork & Mindy
Mork & Mindy (1978)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Dan Phillips

The Harvey Korman Show
The Harvey Korman Show (1978)

TV show

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Joey Gardiner / Scott Hanson

It Happened at Lakewood Manor
It Happened at Lakewood Manor (1977)
GoodWatch score 48

as Richard Cyril

Stalk the Wild Child
Stalk the Wild Child (1976)

as Volleyball Player

Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman (1975)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Freddy

The New Dick Van Dyke Show
The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Announcer / Tash Howard

1960s

1 title ยท average score 84
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Florian