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