By Beverly Washburn
You may not recognize him in the photo and perhaps not even remember his name—Larry Mathews.
You will, however, know him from TV. For those who remember “The Dick Van Dyke Show” (which aired from 1961 until 1966) Mathews was little Richie Petrie—Dick Van Dyke’s and Mary Tyler Moore’s son. The show won 27 awards - including 15 Emmys.
He was 5 years old when he was cast as Ritchie. Larry was in 158 episodes.
After the TV show e…
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