The name’s Van Dyke…Dick Van Dyke.

Dick Van Dyke has revealed that he “almost” played James Bond after Sean Connery retired from the role in 1971 – and he still regrets turning down the opportunity for one major reason.

“Is it true you could have almost become James Bond?” Al Roker asked the “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” star during a special interview with “Today” on Tuesday.

“I almost did,” Van Dyke, 99, responded. “[Producer] Albert Broccoli came to me and said, ‘Would you like to be Bond?’ And I said, ‘Have you heard my British accent?'”

Although the “Mary Poppins” star considered becoming the next 007, he decided against it because the role would have been too much of a change from the family-friendly roles he was known for, and fans might not have “accepted it” from him.

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