Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 1, 1947
Place of Birth
Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As
- Alan Willis Jeffrey
Alan Thicke
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 - Movies
That's My Boy
as TV Version Donny's Dad
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
as Self - Host, Thicke of the Night (archive footage)
Alpha Dog
as Douglas Holden
Raising Helen
as Hockey Cantor
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
Carolina
as Chuck McBride - Perfect Date Host
Being Canadian
as Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
The Clapper
as Alan Thicke
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
Known For - TV Shows
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
American Dad!
as Alan Thicke (voice)
Arli$$
as Doctor
How I Met Your Mother
as Alan Thicke
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
This Is Us
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