Larry Mathews (born Larry Mazzeo August 15, 1955) 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 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 Productions"Calv ...
''.
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 university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...
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"
''IMDb
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''. Accessed March 1, 2014.
References
External links
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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