Alan Dale
Known for Acting · 70 credits
- Born
- 1947-05-06 (age 79)
- Place of birth
- Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
- Also known as
- Alan Hugh Dale
Biography
Alan Hugh Dale is a New Zealand actor. As a child, Dale developed a love of theatre and also became a rugby player. After retiring from the sport he took on a number of professions to support his family, before deciding to become a professional actor at the age of 27. With work limited in New Zealand, Dale moved to Australia, where he played Dr. John Forrest in The Young Doctors from 1979 to 1982. He later appeared as Jim Robinson in Neighbours, a part he played for eight years. The character is the role Dale is most associated with in Australia and the United Kingdom. He left the series when he fell out with the producers over the pay he and the rest of the cast received.
After leaving Neighbours, Dale became typecast as Robinson in Australia and struggled to find work. His career was revitalised after he relocated to the United States in 2000. Since then he has had roles in many American series including prominent parts in The O.C. (as Caleb Nichol) and Ugly Betty (as Bradford Meade), as well as recurring and guest roles in Lost, 24, NCIS, ER, The West Wing, The X-Files and The Lone Gunmen. Dale has also appeared in minor roles in films such as Star Trek Nemesis, Hollywood Homicide and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull as well as the London West End production of Spamalot. Dale has been married to former Miss Australia Tracey Pearson since 1990 and has four children.
Known For
TV Shows (45)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Joshua Koehler
NCIS
2003
as Tom Morrow
CSI: Miami
2002
as Dubay
Person of Interest
2011
as Ulrich Kohl
Lost
2004
as Charles Widmore
24
2001
as Vice President Jim Prescott
Homeland
2011
as President Morse
The X-Files
1993
as Toothpick Man
ER
1994
as Al Patterson
JAG
1995
as Tom Morrow
The West Wing
1999
as Mitch Bryce
Once Upon a Time
2011
as King George / Albert Spencer
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Carl Logan
The Practice
1997
as Judge Robert Brenford
Burn Notice
2007
as Ken Bocklage
Entourage
2004
as John Ellis
The O.C.
2003
as Caleb Nichol
Californication
2007
as Lloyd Alan Philips Jr.
Ugly Betty
2006
as Bradford Meade
Neighbours
1985
as Jim Robinson
The Mindy Project
2012
as Alfred
Blue Heelers
1993
Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Emmet
Dynasty
2017
as Joseph Anders
Torchwood
2006
as Copley
American Dreams
2002
as Captain Andrews
The Lost World
1999
as Phelan
Flight of the Conchords
2007
as Australian Ambassador
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self - The O.C.
CSI: Cyber
2015
as Richard Margolin
Space: Above and Beyond
1995
as Colonial Governor Borman
E-Ring
2005
Dominion
2014
as General Rysen
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
2009
as Self
Secret City
2016
as Martin Toohey
Graves
2016
as Trevor Lloyd
The Lone Gunmen
2001
The Young Doctors
1976
as John Forrest
Janus
1994
as Richard Issacs
The Assassin
2025
as Aaron Cross
Unsupervised
2012
as Sid (voice)
Wreck
2022
as Owen Devereaux
Moving Wallpaper
2008
as Alan Dale
Top Coppers
2015
as Frank
The Killings: Parrish Station
Movies (25)
Priest
2011
as Monsignor Chamberlain
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2008
as General Bob Ross
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011
as Detective Isaksson
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014
as Councilman Rockwell
Tangled Ever After
2012
as Priest (voice)
Star Trek: Nemesis
2002
as Praetor Hiren
Entourage
2015
as John Ellis
After the Sunset
2004
as Security Chief
Tangled: Before Ever After
2017
as The Vicar (voice)
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
2010
as Jacoby
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
2021
as Self (archive Footage)
Hollywood Homicide
2003
as Commander Preston
Grace
2014
as Father John
A Little Bit of Heaven
2011
as Dr. Sanders
Rent Control
2003
as George
Doomsday Prophecy
2011
as General Slate
First Daughter
1999
as Daly
Playing Mona Lisa
2000
as Uncle Joe
Alien Cargo
1999
as Eichhorn, Explorer Dolphin
Happy New Year
2011
as Bill
The Extreme Team
2003
as Richard Knowles
Houseboat Horror
1989
as Evans
Straight Eye: The Movie
2004
as Kelly's Dad
Renaissance
2009
as John
The Applicant
1982
About Alan Dale
Alan Hugh Dale is a New Zealand actor. As a child, Dale developed a love of theatre and also became a rugby player. After retiring from the sport he took on a number of professions to support his family, before deciding to become a professional actor at the age of 27. With work limited in New Zealand, Dale moved to Australia, where he played Dr. John Forrest in The Young Doctors from 1979 to 1982. He later appeared as Jim Robinson in Neighbours, a part he played for eight years. The character is the role Dale is most associated with in Austral… With 70 credits spanning from 1976 to 2025, Alan Dale has appeared in 25 films and 45 TV shows.
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Most Popular Alan Dale Movies
- Priest (2011) — as Monsignor Chamberlain
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) — as General Bob Ross
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) — as Detective Isaksson
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) — as Councilman Rockwell
- Tangled Ever After (2012) — as Priest (voice)
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