Larry Mathews (born Larry Mazzeo August 15, 1955, in
Burbank, California
Burbank is a city in the southeastern end of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located northwest of downtown Los Angeles, Burbank has a population of 107,337. The city was named after David Burbank, w ...
) is an American actor known for his role as Ritchie Petrie on ''
The Dick Van Dyke Show
''The Dick Van Dyke Show'' is an American television sitcom created by Carl Reiner that initially aired on CBS from October 3, 1961 to June 1, 1966, with a total of 158 half-hour episodes spanning five seasons. It was produced by Calvada Product ...
''.
After the series ended in 1966, Larry Mathews left acting to pursue a more conventional childhood and graduated from the
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...
in 1976. He has worked as an
account executive
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and appeared on numerous
television program
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s to discuss his role on ''The Dick Van Dyke Show''.
Mathews reprised the role of Ritchie on ''
The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited'' (2004).
Larry Mathews
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References
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1955 births
Living people
American male child actors
American male television actors
Male actors from Burbank, California
University of California, Los Angeles alumni
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