Murder 101
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Murder 101 is the name of a series of two-hour TV movies appearing regularly on the Hallmark Channel
since 2006. In it, Dick Van Dyke
stars as professor Dr. Jonathan Maxwell, an absent-minded and brilliant criminologist. His son Barry Van Dyke
co-stars as a former cop who is working as a private investigator. Both had previously starred together as father-and-son crime solvers in the TV series Diagnosis: Murder
. Along with the movie series McBride
, Jane Doe
, and Mystery Woman
, it is broadcast in rotation under the umbrella title
Hallmark Channel Mystery Wheel.
) - A criminology professor who helps solve crimes, usually because they happen directly in front of him. He takes care of the more analytical part of the crime-solving.
Mike Bryant (Barry Van Dyke
) - A former cop who has become a Private Detective after being blackballed from the precinct. His father was close friends with Maxwell, and Bryant sees him as a father-figure. He participates in more of the action and chase scenes of the mystery solving. (Barry is the real-life son of Dick Van Dyke
.)
) - First appearing in the movie College Can Be Murder (2007) and subsequently in Locked Room Mystery (2008), Ben is Mike Bryant's nephew who was studying to be a lawyer at the same college as Maxwell. However after seeing his uncle at work is looking to become a private investigator. He brings more technological aspects to the sleuthing. (Shane is the real-life grandson of Dick Van Dyke
and son of Barry Van Dyke
.)
Solar (Carey Van Dyke) - Appearing as a suspect in Locked Room Mystery. (Carey is the real-life grandson of Dick Van Dyke
and son of Barry Van Dyke
.)
Murder 101: College Can Be Murder (2007)
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses (2007)
Murder 101: Locked Room Mystery / New Age (2008)
Hallmark Channel
The Hallmark Channel is a cable television network that broadcasts across the United States. Their programming includes a mix of television movies/miniseries, syndicated series, and lifestyle shows that are appropriate for the whole family...
since 2006. In it, Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke
Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer with a career spanning six decades. He is the older brother of Jerry Van Dyke, and father of Barry Van Dyke...
stars as professor Dr. Jonathan Maxwell, an absent-minded and brilliant criminologist. His son Barry Van Dyke
Barry Van Dyke
Barry Van Dyke is an American actor and the second son of actor and entertainer, Dick Van Dyke, and nephew of Jerry Van Dyke. He has one older brother, Christian, and two younger sisters, Stacy and Carrie Beth...
co-stars as a former cop who is working as a private investigator. Both had previously starred together as father-and-son crime solvers in the TV series Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder is a mystery/medical/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman...
. Along with the movie series McBride
McBride (TV series)
McBride is a series of two-hour movies for the Hallmark Channel that premiered on January 14, 2005, and stars John Larroquette as a lawyer. Along with the movie series Mystery Woman, Murder 101 and Jane Doe, it is broadcast in rotation under the umbrella title Hallmark Channel Mystery...
, Jane Doe
Jane Doe (television film series)
Jane Doe is the name of a series of two-hour TV movies appearing regularly on the Hallmark Channel. In it, Lea Thompson stars as Cathy Davis, a soccer mom, who is secretly Jane Doe, an agent for the Central Security Agency. Episodes focus on her efforts to keep her lives separate while solving...
, and Mystery Woman
Mystery Woman
Mystery Woman is the name of a series of two-hour TV movies appearing regularly on the Hallmark Channel since 2003, starring Emmy-nominated actress Kellie Martin as Samantha Kinsey, proprietor of a bookstore specializing in mystery books who gets involved in solving real-life mysteries...
, it is broadcast in rotation under the umbrella title
Umbrella title
An umbrella title is a formal or informal name connecting a number of individual items with a common theme. It is most often used in lieu of listing separately the separate components or providing a convenient "label" for a collection of disciplines.-Academia:...
Hallmark Channel Mystery Wheel.
Main characters
Dr. Jonathan Maxwell (Dick Van DykeDick Van Dyke
Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer with a career spanning six decades. He is the older brother of Jerry Van Dyke, and father of Barry Van Dyke...
) - A criminology professor who helps solve crimes, usually because they happen directly in front of him. He takes care of the more analytical part of the crime-solving.
Mike Bryant (Barry Van Dyke
Barry Van Dyke
Barry Van Dyke is an American actor and the second son of actor and entertainer, Dick Van Dyke, and nephew of Jerry Van Dyke. He has one older brother, Christian, and two younger sisters, Stacy and Carrie Beth...
) - A former cop who has become a Private Detective after being blackballed from the precinct. His father was close friends with Maxwell, and Bryant sees him as a father-figure. He participates in more of the action and chase scenes of the mystery solving. (Barry is the real-life son of Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke
Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer with a career spanning six decades. He is the older brother of Jerry Van Dyke, and father of Barry Van Dyke...
.)
Recurring & notable characters
Ben Manners (Shane Van DykeShane Van Dyke
Shane Van Dyke is an American television and film actor, best known for playing Dr. Alex Smith on the television series Diagnosis: Murder on CBS Television.-Background:...
) - First appearing in the movie College Can Be Murder (2007) and subsequently in Locked Room Mystery (2008), Ben is Mike Bryant's nephew who was studying to be a lawyer at the same college as Maxwell. However after seeing his uncle at work is looking to become a private investigator. He brings more technological aspects to the sleuthing. (Shane is the real-life grandson of Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke
Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer with a career spanning six decades. He is the older brother of Jerry Van Dyke, and father of Barry Van Dyke...
and son of Barry Van Dyke
Barry Van Dyke
Barry Van Dyke is an American actor and the second son of actor and entertainer, Dick Van Dyke, and nephew of Jerry Van Dyke. He has one older brother, Christian, and two younger sisters, Stacy and Carrie Beth...
.)
Solar (Carey Van Dyke) - Appearing as a suspect in Locked Room Mystery. (Carey is the real-life grandson of Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke
Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer with a career spanning six decades. He is the older brother of Jerry Van Dyke, and father of Barry Van Dyke...
and son of Barry Van Dyke
Barry Van Dyke
Barry Van Dyke is an American actor and the second son of actor and entertainer, Dick Van Dyke, and nephew of Jerry Van Dyke. He has one older brother, Christian, and two younger sisters, Stacy and Carrie Beth...
.)
Films in the series
Murder 101 (2006)- Other cast
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as Lt. Dietrich - Anthony John Denison as Nelson Raymond (as Tony Denison)
- Lisa Thornhill as Dr. Louise Raymond
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as Betty Larch - John RosenfeldJohn RosenfeldJohn Rosenfeld is an American actor and acting coach. His most prominent role, as of 2007 is as Koren in the short lived CBS drama series Citizen Baines from 2001....
as Charles Burke - Blake LindsleyBlake LindsleyBlake Lindsley is an American actress.-Career:Lindsley has appeared in over fifteen films and over eighteen television productions...
as St. John - Wes Van Dyke as Student Craig
- La Trice Harper as Student Henrietta (as LaTrice Harper)
- Herschel SparberHerschel SparberHerschel Sparber, is an actor, voice over artist and Broadway performer.A few of his standout roles include the role of Big Jule in Broadway's revival of Guys and Dolls with Nathan Lane and Faith Prince, playing the President of the United Federation of Planets, Jaresh-Inyo, in multiple episodes...
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as Enforcer #2
- Tracey Needham
Murder 101: College Can Be Murder (2007)
- Other cast
- Kimberly Quinn as Kelly Fogelle
- Stephanie Venditto as Camille Brewster
- Sarah Jones as Danya Rosovitch
- Alex Hyde-WhiteAlex Hyde-WhiteAlex Punch Hyde-White is an English born, US raised film and television actor. He is sometimes credited as Alex Hyde White. In 1978 he signed with Universal Pictures as one of the last "contract players" in Hollywood, in a group that included Lindsay Wagner, Andrew Stevens and Sharon...
as Archer Coe - Molly HaganMolly Hagan-Youth:Hagan was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Mary Elizabeth and John Robert Hagan. She was raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana.-Career:She featured in the series Herman's Head which ran on Fox from 1991 to 1994...
as Hilda Lake - Whip HubleyWhip HubleyWhip Hubley is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Mischa in the 1987 film Russkies, and Hollywood in the 1986 film Top Gun. He later played Brian Hawkins in the Showtime miniseries More Tales of the City and its follow-up Further Tales of the City...
as Stuart Evans - Dan Martin as Al Hinkley
- Jonathan BanksJonathan BanksJonathan Ray Banks is an American actor in film and television.Banks was born in Washington, D.C. in 1947. His mother worked for the CIA. Banks attended Indiana University Bloomington where he was a classmate of Kevin Kline...
as Detective Frank Chambers - Allan Kolman as Valentin Rosovitch
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as Herbie Saxe - Jamie RoseJamie RoseJamie Rose is an American actress possibly best known for playing Vickie Gioberti in the prime time 1980s soap opera Falcon Crest. Rose played the role from 1981 to 1983, leaving at the beginning at the show's third season...
as Muriel Coe - Bert Rosario as Octavio Martinez
- Wes Van Dyke as Student Zack
- Dick Van DykeDick Van DykeRichard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer with a career spanning six decades. He is the older brother of Jerry Van Dyke, and father of Barry Van Dyke...
- Barry Van DykeBarry Van DykeBarry Van Dyke is an American actor and the second son of actor and entertainer, Dick Van Dyke, and nephew of Jerry Van Dyke. He has one older brother, Christian, and two younger sisters, Stacy and Carrie Beth...
- Jaunty Dick as a criminology professor
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses (2007)
- Other cast
- Shane Van DykeShane Van DykeShane Van Dyke is an American television and film actor, best known for playing Dr. Alex Smith on the television series Diagnosis: Murder on CBS Television.-Background:...
as Ben Manners - Stacy EdwardsStacy EdwardsStacy Edwards is an American actress.Edwards was born in Glasgow, Montana, the daughter of Patty and Preston Edwards, who was an Air Force officer. She grew up all over the world, from Guam to Alabama. At 18, she received a scholarship to the Lou Conte Dance Studio in Chicago and began her...
as Diana Brawley - Ray AbruzzoRay AbruzzoRay Abruzzo is an Italian-American actor, noted for his appearances on television.He made regular appearances in the following series: Dynasty , The Practice and The Sopranos .Other TV credits include: Falcon Crest, Murder She Wrote, L.A...
as Bernard Alger - Brad BeyerBrad BeyerBradford G. Beyer, Jr. is an American actor.A native of Waukesha, Wisconsin and a graduate of Catholic Memorial High School, Beyer briefly attended the University of Minnesota before moving to New York to pursue an acting career, on the advice of a professor.Beyer's roles include guest appearances...
as Jake Brawley - Ralph WaiteRalph WaiteRalph Waite is an American actor, whose most notable role was playing John Walton Sr. on the 1970s CBS TV series The Waltons, which he also occasionally directed...
as Jacob Brawley - Erica GimpelErica GimpelErica Fawn Gimpel , American television actress. She is best known for her roles on television shows Fame as Coco Hernandez and on Profiler as Angel Brown. She is also known for her major recurring roles on the television shows ER as Adele Newman and on Veronica Mars as Alicia Fennel...
as Police Sgt. Joanne Matterson - Tomas AranaTomas Arana-Life and career:Arana was born in Auburn, California. He grew up in San Francisco and studied classical theatre at the prestigious American Conservatory Theater and at the City College of San Francisco. Afterwards he relocated to New York and acted in off-Broadway productions...
as Rene De Leon - Keith Harvey as Pops Alfaro
- Marina Black as Tiffany Brawley
- Michael Rose as Man #1 (as Michael Edward Rose)
- Navid NegahbanNavid NegahbanNavid Negahban , is an Iranian American actor. He often plays terrorists in movies and television series, but sometimes plays evil magicians in some TV movies. He plays both Arabs and Iranians...
as Sheik Ahmad - Eric PierpointEric PierpointEric Pierpoint is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as George Francisco on Fox Network's Alien Nation. He has appeared on all of the Star Trek spin-offs. He played five characters in the four series from 1993 to 2005.He is the son of retired CBS news correspondent Robert...
as Captain Raymond Cain - Caroline LagerfeltCaroline LagerfeltCaroline Eugenie "Carolyn" Lagerfelt is a French-born stage, film, and television actress of Swedish descent, long-based in the United States.-Early life and education:...
as Mary Bergin
- Shane Van Dyke
Murder 101: Locked Room Mystery / New Age (2008)
- Other cast
- Anthony M. Bertram as Corrupt Businessman
- Oscar Best as Detective
- Charity Beyer as Spiritual Person
- Susan BlakelySusan BlakelySusan Blakely is an American film actress who has mainly played supporting roles.-Early life:Blakely was born in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1948. She is the daughter of Weezie, a former art teacher, and Colonel Lawrence Blakely, a career Army officer. Her first career break came while she was living...
as Camilla Meera - Kacey Camp as Woman
- Erin ChambersErin ChambersErin Chambers is an American actress commonly known for her roles in LDS films and as the Irish girl Siobhan McKenna on General Hospital. She has made guest appearances in a number of television shows...
as Madison - Mia Cottet as Arielle
- Pancho DemmingsPancho DemmingsPancho Demmings is an American film and television actor.-Education:Demmings attended Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota.-Career:...
as Dr. Connell - Wendy GlennWendy GlennWendy Glenn is an English actress in film and television. Her sister, Sammy Glenn, is also an actress.Started as a child model and attended Sylvia Young Theatre School in London which led to several national commercials and a guest star role on London's Burning...
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as Panacho - Brent Moon as Brendan
- Anjul NigamAnjul NigamAnjul Nigam is an established character actor.Nigam was born in Kanpur, India. He is a graduate of Cheshire High School and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, and is known for his recurring role as "Dr. Raj, the Psych Doc" on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy...
as Devi Kanesh - Sadie as Pound Dog Turned Attack Dog
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as Donald Merit