
Alan Thicke
Known For
Acting
Born
1947-03-01 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada
Died
2016-12-13
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.
Most Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest

American Dad!
as Alan Thicke (voice)

This Is Us
as Alan Thicke

How I Met Your Mother
as Alan Thicke

Married... with Children
as Henry

Married... with Children
as Bruce

Murder, She Wrote
as Harrison M. Kane

The Love Boat
as Robert McBride

Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

The Outer Limits
as Donald Rivers

Keeping Up with the Kardashians
as Self

7th Heaven
as Ed Palmer

Fuller House
as Mike

Intimate Portrait
as Self - Interviewee

Intimate Portrait
as Self

Just Shoot Me!
as Alan Thicke

Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
as Hal E. Burton

The Tony Danza Show
as Self - Guest

The Hitchhiker
as Mickey Black