Barry Van Dyke

Barry Van Dyke is an American actor who began on television as a child and became best known for playing Lieutenant Detective Steve Sloan on Diagnosis: Murder. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, he is the son of actor Dick Van Dyke, with whom he often worked. His television debut was as Florian in an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show. He later worked as a gofer on The New Dick Van Dyke Show and secured an extra part. He had major roles in The Van Dyke Show in 1988 and then in Diagnosis: Murder, which aired from 1993 to 2001; he also wrote and directed several episodes. After that series, he appeared in the Murder 101 television films. His other credits include Galactica 1980 as Lieutenant Dillon, plus appearances on Remington Steele, The Love Boat, Magnum, P.I., The Dukes of Hazzard, Airwolf, The A-Team, and Murder, She Wrote.