Diagnosis Murder: Murder by the Book
3:00 pm - 3:10 pm, Friday, February 27 on Great! Mystery (50)
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Murder by the Book
Season 3, Episode 16
Three women tempt fate by publishing their kiss-and-tell memoirs and almost pay with their lives. Dick Van Dyke stars in an instalment featuring Jeri Ryan, and US radio DJ Rick Dees as himself
Movie/Drama
Mystery
Cast & Crew
Dick Van Dyke
(Actor)
.. Dr Mark Sloan
Victoria Rowell
(Actor)
.. Dr Amanda Bentley
Barry Van Dyke
(Actor)
.. Lt Steve Sloan
Charlie Schlatter
(Actor)
.. Dr Jesse Travis
Susan Powter
(Actor)
.. Janet Block
Rick Dees
(Actor)
.. Himself
Jeri Ryan
(Actor)
.. Melissa Farns
Cyndi Pass
(Actor)
.. Shauna Teague
More Information
Did You Know..
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
Susan Powter
(Actor)
.. Janet Block
Rick Dees
(Actor)
.. Himself
Jeri Ryan
(Actor)
.. Melissa Farns
Born:
February 22, 1968
in
Munich
Best Known For:
Playing a sexy cyborg in Star Trek: Voyager.
Early-life:
Born Jeri Lynn Zimmerman on February 22, 1968, in Munich to American parents. Her father was in the US airforce, her mother was a social worker. She and her older brother grew up on assorted military bases. At 11, Jeri and her family settled in Kentucky. She attended Northwestern University in Chicago, and while studying won a series of beauty contests.
Career:
She came fourth in Miss America in 1990 before moving to Los Angeles. Ryan was hired for a string of TV shows, including Who's The Boss?, The Flash, Top of the Heap, Just Deserts and Dark Skies. In 1997, she was cast as the alien Seven of Nine in cult show Star Trek: Voyager. When the series finished in 2001, Ryan appeared in assorted other projects, including films Dracula 2000 and Down With Love, and TV shows Boston Public, The OC, Boston Legal and Shark. Ryan currently stars in the drama series Body of Proof.
Quote:
'I have no specific ideas in mind of what I will or won't do, it's all about the roles.'
Trivia:
Ryan enjoys gourmet cooking.
Cyndi Pass
(Actor)
.. Shauna Teague
