{{short description|American actor (born 1955)}} {{about|the American actor|the Irish musician|Larry Mathews (musician)|the Canadian volleyballer|Larry Matthews}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = Larry Mathews | honorific_suffix = | image = Larry Matthews (cropped).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Matthews in 2025 | birth_name = Larry Mazzeo | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|08|15}} | birth_place = Burbank, California, U.S. | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) --> | death_place = | death_cause = | body_discovered = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} --> | monuments = | other_names = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = University of California, Los Angeles | occupation = Actor | years_active = | employer = | organization = | agent = | known_for = | notable_works = | style = | television = | spouse = | partner = <!-- unmarried life partner; use ''Name (1950–present)'' --> | children = | parents = | relatives = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = | website = <!-- {{URL|Example.com}} --> | footnotes = }}

'''Larry Mathews''' (born '''Larry Mazzeo''' August 15, 1955)<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 15, 2011 |title=This day in history |url=http://archive.boston.com/lifestyle/articles/2011/03/16/this_day_in_history/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403015324/http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/articles/2011/08/15/this_day_in_history/ |archive-date=April 3, 2015 |work=The Boston Globe}}</ref> is an American actor known for his role as Ritchie Petrie on ''The Dick Van Dyke Show''.<ref name="Waldron2001">{{cite book| last=Waldron| first=Vince| title=The official Dick Van Dyke show book: the definitive history and ultimate viewer's guide to television's most enduring comedy| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BCTj8iffkKAC&pg=PA65| accessdate=29 August 2010| year=2001| publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation| isbn=978-1-55783-453-9| page=65}}</ref>

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 in 1976. He has worked as an account executive and appeared on numerous television programs to discuss his role on ''The Dick Van Dyke Show''.

Mathews reprised the role of Ritchie on ''The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited'' (2004).<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0558667/ "Larry Mathews"]. ''IMDb''. Accessed March 1, 2014.</ref>

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