Alan Thicke
Known for Acting · 123 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)
Married... with Children
1987
as Henry / Bruce
This Is Us
2016
as Alan Thicke
How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Alan Thicke
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Harrison M. Kane
The Love Boat
1977
as Robert McBride / Alan Price
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self - Interviewee
Arli$$
1996
as Doctor
The Outer Limits
1995
as Donald Rivers
Fuller House
2016
as Mike
Just Shoot Me!
1997
as Alan Thicke
Fear Factor
2001
as Self
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
as Self
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007
as Dr. Alan Thicke
7th Heaven
1996
as Ed Palmer
Miss USA
1963
as Self - Host
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
Joey
2004
as Alan Thicke
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992
as Self (uncredited)
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Mickey Black
Half & Half
2002
as Gavin Storm
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
2007
as Self
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
'Til Death
2006
as Alan Thicke
My Wife and Kids
2001
The Eric Andre Show
2012
as Self
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
2004
as Hal E. Burton
Growing Pains
1985
as Jason Seaver
Miss Universe
1955
as Host
Scream Queens
2015
as Tad Radwell
Burke's Law
1994
as Bobby Gilmore
Son of the Beach
2000
Hope and Gloria
1995
as Dennis Dupree
America 2-Night
1978
as Doug
The Stanley Dynamic
2015
Masquerade
1983
Minor Adjustments
1995
as Roger
jPod
2008
as Jim Jarlewski
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Hi-Jinks
2005
Scene of the Crime
1985
as Craig Spears
The Princes of Malibu
2005
as Self
Miracle Pets
2002
as Self - Host
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1983
as Self - Host
Living in TV Land
2004
The Alan Thicke Show
1980
Celebrity Cooking Showdown
2006
as Host
Travelquest
1992
as Host
Thicke of the Night
1983
as Host
Movies (70)
That's My Boy
2012
as TV Version Donny's Dad
Raising Helen
2004
as Hockey Cantor
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
2026
as Self - Host, Thicke of the Night (archive footage)
Alpha Dog
2006
as Douglas Holden
Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom
2026
as Self - Actor / Attendee at Lamar & Khloe's Wedding (archive footage)
Let It Snow
2013
as Ted Beck
Calendar Girl Murders
1984
as Alan Conti
The Clapper
2018
as Alan Thicke
Open Season
1995
as Xanex
I Am Divine
2014
as Self (archive)
Casper Meets Wendy
1998
as Baseball Announcer
Love's Last Resort
2017
as Henry / Paul Roberts
Notes from Dad
2013
as Pops
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009
as Stu Harding
Dance 'Til Dawn
1988
as Jack Lefcourt
Copper Mountain
1983
as Jackson Reach
Being Canadian
2015
as Self
Betrayal of the Dove
1993
as Jack West
Voices That Care
1991
as Self - Choir Member
Stop the Wedding
2016
as Sean Castleberry
Anarchy TV
1998
as Reverend Wright
The Canadian Conspiracy
1986
as Self
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
Still Not Quite Human
1992
as Jonas Carson / Bonus
RoboDoc
2009
as Dr. Roskin
The Windsor Protocol
1998
as Hardy
Ice Angel
2000
as Coach Parke
Jury Duty: The Comedy
1990
as Phil Beckman
The Secret She Carried
1996
as Reed Epperson (uncredited)
The Growing Pains Movie
2000
as Jason Seaver
Teddy Bears' Picnic
2001
as Alan Thicke
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers
2004
as Jason Seaver
Carolina
2003
as Chuck McBride - Perfect Date Host
14 Going on 30
1988
as Real Harold Forndexter
SportsCentury Greatest Athletes: Wayne Gretzky
2000
as Self
Stepmonster
1993
as George Dougherty
Any Place But Home
1997
as August Danforth
Game Changers
2018
as Self
Demolition High
1996
as Slater
Wish Upon a Christmas
2015
as Mr. Pierce
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
2008
as Self
The Point
1971
as Narrator / Father (third telecast)
Not Quite Human
1987
as Jonas Carson
A Cookie Cutter Christmas
2014
as Chef Krueger
Hollywood North
2004
as Peter Casey
Childstar
2004
as J.R.
It's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway
2017
as Patrick Spencer
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
1996
as Alan
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1990
as Self - Host
Two of Hearts
1999
as Hank Powers
When Mom and Dad Break Up
1987
as Himself
Hitting Home
1988
as Conrad Vaughan
The Surfer King
2007
as Pipeman
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
1986
as Steve Carr
Bank$tas
2013
as Peter Hoss
And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird!
1991
as Matthew Carson / Newman (voice)
Not Quite Human II
1989
as Jonas Carson
Rubdown
1993
as Raymond Holliman
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1988
as Self - Host
Sperm Donor
2012
as Richard
Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah
1995
as Alan / Weapons Man
The Trial of Red Riding Hood
1992
as The Wolf
Hemingway
2012
as Paul Hemingway
The Opening of SkyDome: A Celebration
1989
as Self
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1987
as Host
Shadow of the Bear
1997
as William Andrich
When Your Parent Drinks Too Much
1987
as Host
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
1994
as Self / Count Dracula
Disorder in the Court: A 60th Anniversary Tribute to the Stooges
1990
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 123 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Alan Thicke has appeared in 70 films and 53 TV shows.
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- That's My Boy (2012) — as TV Version Donny's Dad
- Raising Helen (2004) — as Hockey Cantor
- The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel (2026) — as Self - Host, Thicke of the Night (archive footage)
- Alpha Dog (2006) — as Douglas Holden
- Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom (2026) — as Self - Actor / Attendee at Lamar & Khloe's Wedding (archive footage)
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