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Dick Gaughan
Dick Gaughan (Richard Peter Gaughan, b. 1948), Scottish folk singer and guitarist from Leith; Boys of the Lough and Five Hand Reel member; 1981 album Handful of Earth; career ended by 2016 stroke; legacy box set R/evolution released 2025–26.
Dick Gautier
Dick Gautier (Richard Gautier, 1931-2017), American actor and comedian; original Broadway Conrad Birdie in Bye Bye Birdie (1961 Tony nominee), Hymie the Robot on Get Smart, Robin Hood in When Things Were Rotten, voice of Serpentor and Transformers characters, and caricaturist-author.
Dick Grayson
Dick Grayson (Richard Grayson) is DC Comics' original Robin, debuting in Detective Comics #38 (1940), later Nightwing (Tales of the Teen Titans #44, 1984) and briefly Batman, distinct from later Robins Jason Todd, Tim Drake, and Damian Wayne.
Dick Gregory
Dick Gregory (Richard Claxton Gregory, 1932–2017) was an American stand-up comedian, satirist, author, and civil rights activist who broke into national fame via the Chicago Playboy Club, marched with Martin Luther King Jr., ran for president in 1968, and wrote Nigger: An Autobiography.
Dick Haymes
Dick Haymes (1918-1980), Argentine-born American baritone crooner, Harry James/Benny Goodman/Tommy Dorsey band singer, Sinatra's chief 1940s rival, State Fair star, nine Gold Records.
Dick in a Box
"Dick in a Box" (also "A Special Christmas Box") is a 2006 SNL Digital Short by The Lonely Island with Justin Timberlake, an early-1990s R&B parody that went viral uncensored online and won a 2007 Emmy.
Dick Miller
Dick Miller (1928–2019), American character actor from the Bronx, a Roger Corman stock player (A Bucket of Blood, Little Shop of Horrors) later cast by Dante, Scorsese, and Cameron; subject of the 2014 documentary That Guy Dick Miller.
Dick Parry
Dick Parry (Richard Parry, 1942–2026) was an English saxophonist from Kentford, Suffolk, and lifelong friend of David Gilmour who played the solos on Pink Floyd's Money, Us and Them, Shine On You Crazy Diamond and Wearing the Inside Out.
Dick Powell
Dick Powell (Richard Ewing Powell, 1904–1963), American singer, actor, producer, and director; Warner Bros. musical star of 42nd Street, film noir lead in Murder, My Sweet, and president of Four Star Television.
Dick Sargent
Dick Sargent (Richard Stanford Cox, 1930–1994), American actor, second Darrin Stephens on ABC's Bewitched 1969–1972 after Dick York; films included Operation Petticoat; came out gay on National Coming Out Day 1991; died of prostate cancer.
Dick Shawn
Dick Shawn (Richard Schulefand, 1923–1987), American comedian and actor of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World and The Producers, pioneer of absurdist one-man shows who died on stage in San Diego.
Dick Smothers
Dick Smothers (Richard Remick Smothers, born November 20, 1938 or 1939) is the American comedian, bass player, and straight man of the Smothers Brothers, co-host of the censored, canceled CBS satire The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967-1969).
Dick Strawbridge
Dick Strawbridge (born 1959) is a British engineer, retired Royal Signals lieutenant colonel, MBE, TV presenter and author, known for Scrapheap Challenge, It's Not Easy Being Green, and Escape to the Chateau with wife Angel Adoree.
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy: American newspaper comic strip about a plainclothes police detective, created by Chester Gould, debuting October 4, 1931 in the Detroit Mirror; known for grotesque villains, forensic detective work, and adaptations in radio, film serials, and the 1990 Warren Beatty movie.
Dick Tracy (1990 film)
Dick Tracy (1990 film) is an American crime film based on a comic strip. Directed by Warren Beatty, it stars Al Pacino and Madonna and features a distinct seven-color palette.
Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke (born 1925, West Plains, Missouri) is an American actor and comedian of Rob Petrie in The Dick Van Dyke Show and Bert in Mary Poppins; Tony, Grammy, five Emmy winner, still active at 100.
Dick Van Patten
Dick Van Patten (Richard Vincent Van Patten, 1928-2015), American actor famous as dad Tom Bradford on ABC's Eight Is Enough (1977-1981); child Broadway performer, star of CBS's Mama, Mel Brooks film actor, Natural Balance pet food co-founder.
Dick Wolf
Dick Wolf (Richard Anthony Wolf, born 1946, New York City) is the American producer who created Law & Order and built Wolf Entertainment, behind Law & Order, One Chicago, and FBI, with two Emmys and a Grammy.
Dick York
Dick York (1928-1992), American actor, original Darrin Stephens on ABC's Bewitched 1964-1969 and Bertram Cates in Inherit the Wind; left the sitcom over a back injury and later ran Acting for Life for the homeless.
Dickensian (TV series)
Dickensian (BBC One, 2015–16) was a 20-part drama by Tony Jordan placing about 25 Dickens characters, including Fagin, Scrooge and Miss Havisham, in one Victorian street around a Marley murder mystery, axed after one series despite a £10m budget.
Dickey Betts
Dickey Betts (Forrest Richard Betts, 1943–2024) was a founding guitarist, singer, and songwriter of the Allman Brothers Band, wrote "Ramblin' Man" and "Jessica," co-created its twin-lead sound, and entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.
Dickie Goodman
Dickie Goodman (Richard Dorian Goodman, 1934-1989), American novelty record producer, invented the break-in record, an early sampling precursor; hits include The Flying Saucer (1956, No. 3) and Mr. Jaws (1975, No. 4).
Dickie Moore (actor)
Dickie Moore (John Richard Moore Jr., 1925–2015), American child actor of The Beloved Rogue, Blonde Venus, Oliver Twist, and Our Gang; gave Shirley Temple her first screen kiss, then ran Dick Moore and Associates PR firm.
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star is a 2003 Paramount comedy directed by Sam Weisman, starring David Spade as a washed-up 1970s child star who hires a family to relive his childhood, with real former child stars in cameos.
Dickinson (TV series)
Dickinson (2019–2021) is an Apple TV+ half-hour comedy-drama created by Alena Smith, starring Hailee Steinfeld as young Emily Dickinson; three seasons, 30 episodes, Peabody Award, intentional anachronism.
Dicks (band)
The Dicks were an American hardcore punk band formed in 1980 in Austin, Texas, fronted by openly gay, Marxist singer Gary Floyd. Known for "Dicks Hate the Police," the albums Kill from the Heart (SST, 1983) and These People (1985), and blues-inflected queer punk.
Dickster
Dickster (Dick Trevor) is the psytrance alias of British producer Richard Trevor, formerly of Green Nuns of the Revolution and active since the 1990s Goa trance scene.
Dicky Barrett
Dicky Barrett (Richard Michael Barrett, born 1964) is an American singer, frontman of Boston ska-core band the Mighty Mighty Bosstones ('The Impression That I Get'), later Jimmy Kimmel Live! announcer, and lead singer of the Defiant.
Dictator (2016 film)
Dictator is a 2016 Telugu action drama, Balakrishna's 99th film, directed by Sriwass with Anjali and Sonal Chauhan, music by S. Thaman, released 14 January 2016 by Eros International.
Dictator novel
The dictator novel, also called the dictatorship novel, is a subgenre of Latin American historical fiction portraying dictators or dictatorship, beginning with Amalia in 1851 and peaking in the 1970s.