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Barry Van Dyke is an American actor and the second son of legendary actor and entertainer, Dick Van Dyke. He played the role of Dillon in Galactica 1980.

Barry Van Dyke was born in Atlanta, Georgia on July 31, 1951. Barry got into show business early, with his first television role at age nine, where he played a violin-toting nine year old in "The Talented Neighborhood" episode of his father's classic series The Dick Van Dyke Show. He worked behind the scenes on subsequent ventures of his father's, and has co-starred with him in two series, The Van Dyke Show, and Diagnosis Murder. He also wrote and directed several episodes of Diagnosis Murder.

Barry's other television work includes his starring role as St. John Hawke in the fourth season of Airwolf. He appeared in Gun Shy, Mr. Mom, The Redd Foxx Show. His films include Foxfire Light, It Happened at Lakewood Manor, and Casino.

Barry is an avid motorcyclist with special enthusiasm for dirt bikes, which came in handy during the filming of Galactica 1980.

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+Barry Van Dyke is an American actor and the second son of legendary actor and entertainer, Dick Van Dyke. He played the role of [[Dillon]] in [[Galactica 1980]].
+Barry Van Dyke was born in Atlanta, Georgia on July 31, 1951.   Barry got into show business early, with his first television role at age nine, where he played a violin-toting nine year old in "The Talented Neighborhood" episode of his father's classic series The Dick Van Dyke Show. He worked behind the scenes on subsequent ventures of his father's, and has co-starred with him in two series, The Van Dyke Show, and Diagnosis Murder. He also wrote and directed several episodes of Diagnosis Murder.
-Barry Van Dyke played the role of [[Dillon]] in [[Galactica 1980]].
+Barry's other television work includes his starring role as St. John Hawke in the fourth season of Airwolf.  He appeared in Gun Shy, Mr. Mom, The Redd Foxx Show.  His films include Foxfire Light, It Happened at Lakewood Manor, and Casino.
-Barry is the second son of the famed entertainer, Dick Van Dyke.
+Barry is an avid motorcyclist with special enthusiasm for dirt bikes, which came in handy during the filming of Galactica 1980.
-Barry's TV debut was as Florian, a violin playing nine year old in "The Talented Neighborhood" episode of the classic Dick Van Dyke show. He worked behind the scenes on subsequent ventures of his father's, and has co-starred with him in two series: The Van Dyke Show, and Diagnosis Murder.
+==External Websites==
-Diagnosis Murder completed an eight year run in May of 2001. Two TV movies were aired in the spring of 2002.
+[http://members.tripod.com/~VanDykeFan/celebrity/BarryVanDyke.html Unofficial Fan Site]
-Barry's other television work includes Galactica 1980, Airwolf (4th season), Gun Shy, Mr. Mom, and The Redd Foxx Show, as well as numerous guest appearances. His films include Foxfire Light, It Happened at Lakewood Manor and Casino.
+[http://us.imdb.com/M/person-exact?+Barry+Van+Dyke IMDB Entry IMDB entry]
-Of note to Galactica 1980 enthusiasts is the fact that Barry is an avid motorcyclist with special enthusiasm for dirt bikes.
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