Alan Thicke
Known for Acting · 122 credits
- Born
- 1947-03-01
- Died
- 2016-12-13
- Place of birth
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (53)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
American Dad!
2005
as Alan Thicke (voice)
How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Alan Thicke
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Harrison M. Kane
Married... with Children
1987
as Henry / Bruce
The Love Boat
1977
as Robert McBride / Alan Price
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
This Is Us
2016
as Alan Thicke
Arli$$
1996
as Doctor
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
2007
as Self
Just Shoot Me!
1997
as Alan Thicke
The Outer Limits
1995
as Donald Rivers
7th Heaven
1996
as Ed Palmer
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self - Interviewee
Miss USA
1963
as Self - Host
Fuller House
2016
as Mike
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
as Self
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
Joey
2004
as Alan Thicke
My Wife and Kids
2001
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Mickey Black
Growing Pains
1985
as Jason Seaver
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992
as Self (uncredited)
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
2004
as Hal E. Burton
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007
as Dr. Alan Thicke
Half & Half
2002
as Gavin Storm
Scream Queens
2015
as Tad Radwell
'Til Death
2006
as Alan Thicke
The Eric Andre Show
2012
as Self
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
Burke's Law
1994
as Bobby Gilmore
Miss Universe
1955
as Host
Son of the Beach
2000
America 2-Night
1978
as Doug
Fear Factor
2001
as Self
Hope and Gloria
1995
as Dennis Dupree
Masquerade
1983
The Stanley Dynamic
2015
jPod
2008
as Jim Jarlewski
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Minor Adjustments
1995
as Roger
Scene of the Crime
1985
as Craig Spears
Living in TV Land
2004
Hi-Jinks
2005
The Princes of Malibu
2005
as Self
Celebrity Cooking Showdown
2006
as Host
Miracle Pets
2002
as Self - Host
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1983
as Self - Host
The Alan Thicke Show
1980
Thicke of the Night
1983
as Host
Travelquest
1992
as Host
Movies (69)
That's My Boy
2012
as TV Version Donny's Dad
Alpha Dog
2006
as Douglas Holden
Raising Helen
2004
as Hockey Cantor
Carolina
2003
as Chuck McBride - Perfect Date Host
Casper Meets Wendy
1998
as Baseball Announcer
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
2026
as Self - Host, Thicke of the Night (archive footage)
Copper Mountain
1983
as Jackson Reach
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009
as Stu Harding
Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom
2026
as Self - Actor / Attendee at Lamar & Khloe's Wedding (archive footage)
The Point
1971
as Narrator / Father (third telecast)
The Clapper
2018
as Alan Thicke
Anarchy TV
1998
as Reverend Wright
RoboDoc
2009
as Dr. Roskin
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
Love's Last Resort
2017
as Henry / Paul Roberts
Childstar
2004
as J.R.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
1986
as Steve Carr
Being Canadian
2015
as Self
Ice Angel
2000
as Coach Parke
Demolition High
1996
as Slater
The Secret She Carried
1996
as Reed Epperson (uncredited)
I Am Divine
2014
as Self (archive)
Game Changers
2018
as Self
Jury Duty: The Comedy
1990
as Phil Beckman
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
2008
as Self
Voices That Care
1991
as Self - Choir Member
Betrayal of the Dove
1993
as Jack West
Stop the Wedding
2016
as Sean Castleberry
Still Not Quite Human
1992
as Jonas Carson / Bonus
Dance 'Til Dawn
1988
as Jack Lefcourt
Let It Snow
2013
as Ted Beck
Notes from Dad
2013
as Pops
And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird!
1991
as Matthew Carson / Newman (voice)
Teddy Bears' Picnic
2001
as Alan Thicke
Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers
2004
as Jason Seaver
14 Going on 30
1988
as Real Harold Forndexter
Open Season
1995
as Xanex
Hitting Home
1988
as Conrad Vaughan
Not Quite Human
1987
as Jonas Carson
Stepmonster
1993
as George Dougherty
Calendar Girl Murders
1984
as Alan Conti
The Canadian Conspiracy
1986
as Self
Hollywood North
2004
as Peter Casey
Wish Upon a Christmas
2015
as Mr. Pierce
The Windsor Protocol
1998
as Hardy
Bank$tas
2013
as Peter Hoss
Not Quite Human II
1989
as Jonas Carson
Rubdown
1993
as Raymond Holliman
The Growing Pains Movie
2000
as Jason Seaver
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
1996
as Alan
SportsCentury Greatest Athletes: Wayne Gretzky
2000
as Self
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
1994
as Self / Count Dracula
A Cookie Cutter Christmas
2014
as Chef Krueger
Two of Hearts
1999
as Hank Powers
Sperm Donor
2012
as Richard
Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah
1995
as Alan / Weapons Man
Any Place But Home
1997
as August Danforth
Hemingway
2012
as Paul Hemingway
The Surfer King
2007
as Pipeman
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1987
as Host
The Opening of SkyDome: A Celebration
1989
as Self
It's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway
2017
as Patrick Spencer
When Your Parent Drinks Too Much
1987
as Host
Shadow of the Bear
1997
as William Andrich
Disorder in the Court: A 60th Anniversary Tribute to the Stooges
1990
as Self - Host
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1990
as Self - Host
The Trial of Red Riding Hood
1992
as The Wolf
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1988
as Self - Host
About Alan Thicke
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 th… With 122 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Alan Thicke has appeared in 69 films and 53 TV shows.
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- That's My Boy (2012) — as TV Version Donny's Dad
- Alpha Dog (2006) — as Douglas Holden
- Raising Helen (2004) — as Hockey Cantor
- Carolina (2003) — as Chuck McBride - Perfect Date Host
- Casper Meets Wendy (1998) — as Baseball Announcer
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