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Barry Van Dyke

Barry Van Dyke

Actor · Born July 31, 1951 (75) · Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Barry Van Dyke (born July 31, 1951) is an American actor and the second son of actor and entertainer Dick Van Dyke and Margie Willett, and nephew of Jerry Van Dyke.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 31, 1951 (75)
From
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
28 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 9% in 30 days

What are Barry Van Dyke's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Family2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Family movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
46%
Self
14%
Survival
11%
Society
9%
Bonds
7%
Power
7%
Ideas
6%
Justice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 11 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 11 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 13 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 6 of 9 analyzed roles.

Ally
6 of 9
Hero
2 of 9
Trickster
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
10
Tense
10
Hopeful
5
Melancholic
3
Contemplative
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Barry Van Dyke's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Barry Van Dyke's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

40 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Heavenly Deposit(2019)

    as Roland

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Untold Story(2019)

    as Edward

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Strawberry Summer(2012)

    as Jim Landon

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • 6 Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Frank Allison

  • Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery(2008)

    as Mike Bryant

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses(2007)

    as Mike Bryant

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Murder 101: College Can Be Murder(2007)

    as Mike Bryant

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Light Years Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Colonel Burke

  • Murder 101(2006)

    as Mike Bryant

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Steve Sloan

  • Diagnosis Murder: Town Without Pity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Steve Sloan

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 178 episodes · Director · Writer · as Steve Sloan

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • A Twist of the Knife(1993)

    as Det. Steve Sloan

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Diagnosis Murder: The House on Sycamore Street(1992)

    as Det. Steve Sloan

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder(1992)

    as Steve Sloan

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Van Dyke Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 10 episodes · as Matt Burgess

  • Full House(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Eric Trent

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Redd Foxx Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • The Canterville Ghost(1985)

    as John Otis

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Buddy Black

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Airwolf(1984)

    Show 24 episodes · as St. John Hawke

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Gun Shy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 6 episodes · as Russell Donovan

  • The A-Team(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Brian Lefcourt

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Remington Steele(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Creighton Phillips

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Powers of Matthew Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • T.J. Hooker(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as George Collins

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Foxfire Light(1983)

    as Linc Wilder

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Conquest of the Earth(1980)

    as Lt. Dillon

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Magnum, P.I.(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Duke Davis

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Casino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Edge

  • Ghost of a Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Wayne Clifford

  • Galactica 1980(1980)

    Show 10 episodes · as Lt. Dillon

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Mork & Mindy(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Dan Phillips

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • The Harvey Korman Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Ants!(1977)

    as Richard Cyril

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Joey Gardiner · as Scott Hanson

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Stalk the Wild Child(1976)

    as Volleyball Player

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wonder Woman(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Freddy

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • The New Dick Van Dyke Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Announcer · as Director's assistant · as Tash Douglas · as Tash Howard

  • The Dick Van Dyke Show(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Florian

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles from 1961 to 2019; peak year 1979.

Biggest box office

The Untold Story (2019)

$790 worldwide

Highest rated

Diagnosis Murder (1993)

Midcredits 48th

Film career

19612019

Peak 1979 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1977Screen debut· It Happened at Lakewood Manor

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting40 of 40: 39 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thDirecting1 of 40: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 40: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s7 · acting1980s17 · acting1990s4 · 4 acting · 1 crew2000s7 · acting2010s4 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Barry Van Dyke's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 28 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Heavenly Deposit (2019)

89th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder (1992)

Midcredits 85th · 70% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Barry Van Dyke work with?

People who share at least 2 of Barry Van Dyke's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dick Van Dyke shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers