Murder 101

Murder 101
Genre	Mystery/Thriller
Written by	Dean Hargrove
Directed by	Christian I. Nyby II
Starring	Dick Van Dyke Barry Van Dyke
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of episodes	5
Production
Producer(s)	Kyle A. Clark Larry Levinson Robert Halmi Jr.
Running time	120 min.
Production company(s)	RHI (Hallmark) Entertainment
External links
Website

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.

Characters

Main characters

Dr. Jonathan Maxwell (Dick 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) - 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.)

Recurring & notable characters

Ben Manners (Shane 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.)

Films in the series

Murder 101 (2006)

• Other cast
  • Tracey Needham as Cheryl Collins
  • William Allen Young as Lt. Dietrich
  • Anthony John Denison as Nelson Raymond (as Tony Denison)
  • Lisa Thornhill as Dr. Louise Raymond
  • Bradford English as Max Arnholdt
  • Carmen Argenziano as Karl Larch
  • Roxanne Hart as Betty Larch
  • John Rosenfeld as Charles Burke
  • Blake Lindsley as St. John
  • Wes Van Dyke as Student Craig
  • La Trice Harper as Student Henrietta (as LaTrice Harper)
  • Herschel Sparber as First Enforcer
  • Kirk Bovill as Enforcer #2

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-White as Archer Coe
  • Molly Hagan as Hilda Lake
  • Whip Hubley as Stuart Evans
  • Dan Martin as Al Hinkley
  • Jonathan Banks as Detective Frank Chambers
  • Allan Kolman as Valentin Rosovitch
  • Joey Diaz as Herbie Saxe
  • Jamie Rose as Muriel Coe
  • Bert Rosario as Octavio Martinez
  • Wes Van Dyke as Student Zack
  • Dick Van Dyke
  • Barry Van Dyke
  • Jaunty Dick as a criminology professor

Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses (2007)

• Other cast
  • Shane Van Dyke as Ben Manners
  • Stacy Edwards as Diana Brawley
  • Ray Abruzzo as Bernard Alger
  • Brad Beyer as Jake Brawley
  • Ralph Waite as Jacob Brawley
  • Erica Gimpel as Police Sgt. Joanne Matterson
  • Tomas Arana as Rene De Leon
  • Keith Harvey as Pops Alfaro
  • Marina Black as Tiffany Brawley
  • Michael Rose as Man #1 (as Michael Edward Rose)
  • Navid Negahban as Sheik Ahmad
  • Eric Pierpoint as Captain Raymond Cain
  • Caroline Lagerfelt as Mary Bergin

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 Blakely as Camilla Meera
  • Kacey Camp as Woman
  • Erin Chambers as Madison
  • Mia Cottet as Arielle
  • Pancho Demmings as Dr. Connell
  • Wendy Glenn as Jasmine Celestine
  • Scoot McNairy as Panacho
  • Brent Moon as Brendan
  • Anjul Nigam as Devi Kanesh
  • Sadie as Pound Dog Turned Attack Dog
  • Ned Schmidtke as Donald Merit

External links

• Murder 101 at AllRovi
• Murder 101 at the Internet Movie Database
• Murder 101: College Can Be Murder at the Internet Movie Database
• Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses at the Internet Movie Database
• Murder 101: New Age at the Internet Movie Database