# Larry Mathews

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{{short description|American actor (born 1955)}}
{{about|the American actor|the Irish musician|Larry Mathews (musician)|the Canadian volleyballer|Larry Matthews}}
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'''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](/source/The_Boston_Globe)}}</ref> is an American actor known for his role as Ritchie Petrie on ''[The Dick Van Dyke Show](/source/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](/source/University_of_California%2C_Los_Angeles) in 1976. He has worked as an [account executive](/source/account_executive) and appeared on numerous [television program](/source/television_program)s to discuss his role on ''The Dick Van Dyke Show''.

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

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== External links ==
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Category:1955 births
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Category:American male child actors
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Category:Male actors from Burbank, California
Category:University of California, Los Angeles alumni

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