nothing wrong with dick van dyke as an actor, seen him in many films but his english accent in films ruins them for me...as for the yorkshire accent being kind of cute i dont think many yorkshire people would appreciate it being described as such.
Dick Van Dyke was dreadful, but I think the reasons for most American actors being brought in to play British parts was the fault of the producers who were scared that films would not sell in America as the public did not know the names of many Brits. I think things are different now, as this forum tells us.
As I am from Across the Pond, does everyone agree that other than the accent, did Dick Van Dyke do (or not) do a good job?
I like Dick Van Dyke a lot and yes he was fine in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, but he would have done better to have used his own'voice'.
Dick Van Dyke was dreadful, but I think the reasons for most American actors being brought in to play British parts was the fault of the producers who were scared that films would not sell in America as the public did not know the names of many Brits. I think things are different now, as this forum tells us.
I remember that film Unc but the title escapes me at the moment,his accent was rubbish! It wasn't Bruce Willis remake of The Day of the Jackal was it??