Diagnosis Murder - Retribution - Part Two - 3:00 pm Monday, March 30 on Great! Mystery

Dick Van Dyke (Actor) .. Dr Mark Sloan

Born: December 13, 1925 in West Plains, Missouri

Best Known For: Mary Poppins.

Early-life: Richard Wayne Van Dyke was born on December 13, 1925, in West Plains, Missouri, but was raised in Danville, Illinois. He became interested in show business at an early age after watching Laurel and Hardy movies at his local cinema. Stan Laurel was his hero, and they later became friends. He acted in amateur productions in his teens but, after entering the US Air Force during the Second World War, he ditched plans to become a performer, toyed with the idea of being a minister, then set up an advertising agency.

Career: After his business failed, Van Dyke was a radio announcer for a local station and performed comedy routines. His popularity led to him being signed by CBS. After making his TV acting debut in The Phil Silvers Show, he hosted several long-forgotten game shows before hitting the big time with Broadway hits The Girls Against the Boys and Bye Bye Birdie. That led to The Dick Van Dyke Show, which was a smash hit and ran for five years. Among his other famous projects are Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Van Dyke and Company, and Diagnosis Murder. He continues to act.

Quote: 'I never wanted to be an actor and to this day I don't. I can't get a handle on it. An actor wants to become someone else. I am a song-and-dance man and I enjoy being myself, which is all I can do.'

Trivia: He overcame alcoholism in the 1970s and was a heavy smoker for 50 years.

Victoria Rowell (Actor) .. Dr Amanda Bentley

Barry Van Dyke (Actor) .. Lt Steve Sloan

Charlie Schlatter (Actor) .. Dr Jesse Travis

Fred Dryer (Actor) .. Police Chief Masters

Susan Gibney (Actor) .. Tanis Archer

James Stephens (Actor) .. Ian Trainor

Neal McDonough (Actor) .. Ross Canin

Born: February 13, 1966 in Dorchester, Massachusetts

Best Known For: Minority Report.

Early-life: Neal McDonough was born on February 13, 1966, in Dorchester, Massachusetts. One of six children of an Irish father, Neal has four brothers and one sister. After attending Barnstable High School, he completed a fine arts degree at Syracuse University in 1988, and then trained as an actor at the London Academy of Dramatic Arts and Sciences. After TV appearances on shows including NYPD Blue and Quantum Leap and fulfilling a boyhood dream by starring in the film Star Trek: First Contact, Neal decided to give up on acting until his agent got him an audition for Band of Brothers.

Career: After McDonough's role as 1st Lt Lynn 'Buck' Compton in the wartime drama, Steven Spielberg hired him for Minority Report. He has since cropped up in several films, including Walking Tall and Timeline, and played Dr Stephen Connor in popular US drama Medical Investigation. His recent films include Flags of Our Fathers, 88 Minutes, Traitor and Forever Strong. He will be back on the big screen in the summer of 2011 in Captain America: The First Avenger.

Quote: 'When Spielberg approached me about Minority Report at the Golden Globes I was trying to act really cool, meanwhile inside I was going crazy.'

Trivia: He has English and Irish ancestry.

Dennis Lipscomb (Actor) .. Malcolm Trainor

Michael Bailey Smith (Actor) .. Guard

Robb Skyler (Actor) .. Harvey Mittlebaum

Morgana Rae (Actor) .. Secretary

Diagnosis Murder: Retribution - Part Two

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Monday, March 30 on Great! Mystery (50)

About this Broadcast

Retribution - Part Two
Season 5, Episode 14

Cast & Crew

More Information

Did You Know..

Before / After