Diagnosis Murder: The ABCs of Murder
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The ABCs of Murder
Season 4, Episode 11
Dr Sloan and the District Attorney visit a school to investigate a drive-by shooting that is not all it seems. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke and Victoria Rowell
Movie/Drama
Mystery
Cast & Crew
Dick Van Dyke
(Actor)
.. Dr Mark Sloan
Victoria Rowell
(Actor)
.. Dr Amanda Livingston
Barry Van Dyke
(Actor)
.. Lt Steve Sloan
Michael Tucci
(Actor)
.. Norman Briggs
Charlie Schlatter
(Actor)
.. Dr Jesse Travis
Piper Laurie
(Actor)
.. Susan Turner
Ernie Lively
(Actor)
.. Mr Morrison
Vic Polizos
(Actor)
.. Mr Rose
John Marshall Jones
(Actor)
.. Don Ferebee
De'aundre Bonds
(Actor)
.. Darnell Sands
Steven Ho
(Actor)
.. Tommy Parks
Reggie Lee
(Actor)
.. Kim Ho
Christian I Nyby II
(Director)
Steve Hattman
(Writer)
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 Livingston
Barry Van Dyke
(Actor)
.. Lt Steve Sloan
Michael Tucci
(Actor)
.. Norman Briggs
Charlie Schlatter
(Actor)
.. Dr Jesse Travis
Piper Laurie
(Actor)
.. Susan Turner
Ernie Lively
(Actor)
.. Mr Morrison
Vic Polizos
(Actor)
.. Mr Rose
John Marshall Jones
(Actor)
.. Don Ferebee
De'aundre Bonds
(Actor)
.. Darnell Sands
Steven Ho
(Actor)
.. Tommy Parks
Reggie Lee
(Actor)
.. Kim Ho
Christian I Nyby II
(Director)
Steve Hattman
(Writer)
