Alan Thicke

Alan Thicke

Acting
March 1, 1947December 13, 2016 (age 69)
Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada

Also Known As

Alan Willis Jeffrey

Biography

Alan Willis Thicke (né Jeffrey; 1 March 1947 – 13 December 2016) was a Canadian-American actor, songwriter, and game/talk show host. He was the father of singer Robin Thicke. Thicke was best known for playing Dr. Jason Seaver on the 1980s sitcom Growing Pains on ABC. In 2013, he was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. Thicke was born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada, the son of Shirley "Joan" Isobel Marie (née Greer), a nurse, and William Jeffery, a stockbroker. They divorced in 1953. His mother remarried to Brian Thicke, a physician, and they moved to Elliot Lake. Thicke graduated from Elliot Lake Secondary School in 1965, and was elected homecoming king. He went on to attend the University of Western Ontario, where he joined the Delta Upsilon fraternity.

Movies

(66 total)
That's My Boy

That's My Boy

20125.8

as TV Version Donny's Dad

Alpha Dog

Alpha Dog

20066.6

as Douglas Holden

Raising Helen

Raising Helen

20046.1

as Hockey Cantor

Casper Meets Wendy

Casper Meets Wendy

19985.9

as Baseball Announcer

The Clapper

The Clapper

20184.9

as Alan Thicke

Carolina

Carolina

20035.8

as Chuck McBride - Perfect Date Host

The Point

The Point

19716.9

as Narrator / Father (third telecast)

Love's Last Resort

Love's Last Resort

20175.8

as Henry / Paul Roberts

Stop the Wedding

Stop the Wedding

20165.8

as Sean Castleberry

Copper Mountain

Copper Mountain

19832.9

as Jackson Reach

Not Quite Human

Not Quite Human

19875.4

as Jonas Carson

And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird!

And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird!

19915.3

as Matthew Carson / Newman (voice)

TV Shows

(55 total)