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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJerry Van Dyke has passed
Jerry Van Dyke -- the famed younger brother of Dick Van Dyke -- has died ... TMZ has learned.
Jerry's wife, Shirley, tells us ... he died Friday afternoon at their Arkansas ranch with her by his side. She says they were involved in a car accident over 2 years ago ... and Jerry's health had deteriorated since.
We're told Dick visited them at the ranch over the Christmas holiday.
A beloved comedian just like his brother, Jerry pursued stand-up as a young man and performed at military bases around the world. He made his acting debut on "The Dick Van Dyke" show and followed that up with appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show" before becoming a regular on "The Judy Garland Show."
gademocrat7
(10,682 posts)Siwsan
(26,320 posts)Sneederbunk
(14,319 posts)TDale313
(7,820 posts)spanone
(135,924 posts)hlthe2b
(102,509 posts)I hope we get to keep Dick around for quite some time to come.
bluestarone
(17,105 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,381 posts)That was some funny stuff!
Good on him and his career!
BHDem53
(1,061 posts)Don Knotts successor than Jack Burns.
CatWoman
(79,302 posts)a kennedy
(29,771 posts)So sad.... RIP.
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,700 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)JDC
(10,145 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,493 posts)Zoonart
(11,897 posts)Loved Jerry in Coach. R.I.P. funny man.
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)Enjoyed him on "The Middle" too. R.I.P.
LudwigPastorius
(9,257 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,651 posts)My Mother The Car, Courtship of Eddie's Father, and many others. I loved the Dick Van Dyke episodes when he was a somnambulist and played the banjo. He did great physical comedy like his brother.
SamKnause
(13,114 posts)Glorfindel
(9,745 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,578 posts)Go deep, friend.
Kablooie
(18,646 posts)R.I.P. Jer.
Liberalagogo
(1,770 posts)I picked up the entire 5 seasons of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" on DVD this past December, and have been watching favorite episodes, and then BANG! Rose Marie and now Jerry Van Dyke.
47of74
(18,470 posts)TeamPooka
(24,292 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,951 posts)Never heard much about him lately (although Dick was always bubbling up somewhere for some occasion). I do remember when he was on "Coach".
Condolences to the family and what a loss.