What Happened to the Cast of ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’? Inside the Lives of the Sitcom’s Stars

​​Dick Van Dyke

Dick, who played Robert “Rob” Simpson Petrie, continued his tremendous acting career after the syndicated program. In the years that followed the series finale of The Dick Van Dyke Show, Dick appeared in the films Divorce American Style, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Some Kind of Nut.

In 1971, the performer starred in The New Dick Van Dyke Show as Dick Preston, marking his return to series television. The show lasted until 1974. Three years later, Dick joined the cast of The Carol Burnett Show, once again proving that he knew how to bring the funny to a ratings hit.

The Mary Poppins actor starred alongside son Barry Van Dyke in the sitcom The Van Dyke Show in 1988. Dick is also a dad to kids Christian, Stacy and Carrie Beth Van Dyke, whom he welcomed during his marriage to his first wife, Margie Willett, which lasted from 1948 to 1984.

Dick married his second wife, Arlene Silver, in 2012. She was by his side to celebrate his 98th birthday in December 2023 during the two-hour television tribute Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic on CBS.

“I realize I don’t have a future, which makes me much more eager to live in the present,” Dick told Closer ahead of his milestone birthday.

Mary Tyler Moore

Mary Tyler Moore earned two Emmys and a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Laura Petrie in The Dick Van Dyke Show. As her popularity on television grew, she landed the sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show, which ran from 1970 to 1977.

From 1985 to 1986, the Academy Award winner starred in the sitcom Mary. Later on in her career, Mary made appearances in Annie McGuire, The Naked Truth and That ‘70s Show. The TV icon’s final acting role came in a 2013 episode of Hot in Cleveland.

Mary died on January 25, 2017, from cardiopulmonary arrest due to complications from pneumonia at age 80. She is survived by her husband, Robert Levine. Her only child, Richie Meeker, whom she shared with ex-husband Richard Meeker, died from an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head on October 14, 1980.

“It has been a wonderful life. There are very few things I would go back and do differently,” Mary once reflected. “You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you.”

Rose Marie

Vaudeville’s Rose Marie played Sally Rogers on The Dick Van Dyke Show. She went on to star in The Doris Day Show shortly after. The comedian was one of the most popular panelists on The Hollywood Squares for more than a decade.

Rose was married to her husband, Bobby Guy, from 1946 until his death in 1964 following a blood infection. They welcomed one child together during their marriage, daughter Georgiana Rodrigues.

The Murphy Brown alum died on December 28, 2017, at age 94.

​“I was asked what I wanted my legacy to be,” Rose wrote on Twitter before her death. “My answer, ‘That I was good at my job & loved every minute of it.’ I wish that for everyone.”

Morey Amsterdam

Like Rose, Morey Amsterdam appeared as a panelist on The Hollywood Squares after The Dick Van Dyke Show. He also made appearances in The Partridge Family, Alice, Fame and The Young and the Restless. His final acting appearance came in a 1996 episode of Caroline in the City before his death later that year at age 87 from a heart attack.

Larry Mathews

Larry Mathews played Ritchie Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show. Once the series ended, he decided to take a step back from acting to focus on pursuing higher education. The former child star graduated from UCLA and took on a more behind-the-scenes role in Hollywood as a producer, editor and supervisor. He has been married to his wife, Jennifer, since 1987.