Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- Comic actor Dick Van Dyke and his wife escaped unhurt when their car caught fire on a Los Angeles-area highway , California state police said Monday . Good Samaritans helped the 87-year-old Van Dyke and his wife , Arlene , from his Jaguar after he pulled the car over to the side of the Ventura Freeway in Calabasas , California Highway Patrol spokesman Saul Gomez said . The fire occurred about 2 p.m. Monday , Gomez said . Arlene Van Dyke posted video online of the burned-out car and the actor talking with police . Publicist Bob Palmer said Van Dyke was `` fine '' but `` slightly embarrassed '' and was `` appreciative of the instant help he got on the road . '' Fast Facts : Dick Van Dyke . Van Dyke won three Emmy Awards for his self-titled comedy show in the 1960s , won a Tony for his role in the musical `` Bye Bye Birdie '' and shared a Grammy with Julie Andrews for the soundtrack to the children 's classic movie `` Mary Poppins . '' He won another Emmy for a 1976 variety special and starred in the long-running mystery series `` Diagnosis : Murder '' in the 1990s . CNN 's Tory Dunnan and Denise Quan contributed to this report .
Van Dyke 's wife posted video of the burned-out Jaguar . The car was parked in a lot next to where the teen was shot and killed by police on Saturday night. Good Samaritans helped the 87-year-old actor and his wife get out . He 's `` fine '' but `` slightly embarrassed , '' his publicist says .