United Kingdom, Jan. 23 -- Dick Van Dyke's wife had never seen any of his films before they met.

The 99-year-old actor first met Arlene Silver, 53, backstage at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards in 2006 and while she dismissed his claim she "didn't know" who he was, she admitted she hadn't actually seen any of his classic movies such as 'Mary Poppins' or 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'.

Appearing on 'Where Everybody Knows Your Name', Dick told podcast host Ted Danson: "She didn't know who I was."

Arlene disagreed: "No, that's not true. Of course I know who he is. He's Dick Van Dyke!"

But she admitted one of the first things she told Dick was she "had never seen anything he was in."

The actor added of his 1963 classic musical: "She'd nev...