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Dick Van Dyke: Life in pictures

Van Dyke married Margie Willett in 1948 on the radio show "Bride and Groom." The two divorced in 1984 after a separation. He lived with a longtime companion, Michelle Triola, for many years. She died in 2009 after battling cancer. In 2012, Van Dyke married makeup artist Arlene Silver, 40.

Van Dyke married Margie Willett in 1948 on the radio show “Bride and Groom.” The two divorced in 1984 after a separation. He lived with a longtime companion, Michelle Triola, for many years. She died in 2009 after battling cancer. In 2012, Van Dyke married makeup artist Arlene Silver, 40.   (John Malmin / Los Angeles Times)

Dick Van Dyke, 86, received the Screen Actors Guild’s Life Achievement Award during SAG’s annual awards ceremony Jan. 27. VIDEO: Dick Van Dyke reflects on his career

'Becker'

Van Dyke has made many guest appearances on assorted series over the years, including “Becker” with Ted Danson in 1998. In the episode Van Dyke portrays Becker’s estranged father, who pays a visit after many years and turns out to be the polar opposite of his curmudgeonly son.   (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

'Mary Poppins' reunion

Van Dyke and Julie Andrews share a moment during a 2004 party after a special-edition screening of “Mary Poppins,” celebrating the 40th anniversary of the film’s 1964 release.   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Holidays on skid row

Van Dyke, who has been working with the Midnight Mission for years, chats with Terri Hughes during a Thanksgiving Day meal service in downtown Los Angeles in 2007.  (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

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Van Dyke presented Mary Tyler Moore with her Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2012 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The two costarred in “The Dick Van Dyke Show” from 1961 to 1966.  ( Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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