Alan Thicke
Actor
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.
Filmography
Alpha Dog
as Douglas Holden 2006
Raising Helen
as Hockey Cantor 2004
Casper Meets Wendy
as Baseball Announcer 1998
The Clapper
as Alan Thicke 2018
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
as Stu Harding 2009
Carolina
as Chuck McBride - Perfect Date Host 2003
A Cookie Cutter Christmas
as Chef Krueger 2014
Let It Snow
as Ted Beck 2013
The Point
as Narrator / Father (third telecast) 1971
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
as Self 2008
Love's Last Resort
as Henry / Paul Roberts 2017
Stop the Wedding
as Sean Castleberry 2016
Copper Mountain
as Jackson Reach 1983
Not Quite Human
as Jonas Carson 1987
Being Canadian
as Self 2015
Not Quite Human II
as Jonas Carson 1989