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Alan Thicke

Acting · Born March 1, 1947 · Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada

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.

Movies with Alan Thicke

• That's My Boy (2012) — TV Version Donny's Dad
• Alpha Dog (2006) — Douglas Holden
• Raising Helen (2004) — Hockey Cantor
• The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel (2026) — Self - Host, Thicke of the Night (archive footage)
• Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom (2026) — Self - Actor / Attendee at Lamar & Khloe's Wedding (archive footage)
• Casper Meets Wendy (1998) — Baseball Announcer
• The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009) — Stu Harding
• The Secret She Carried (1996) — Reed Epperson (uncredited)
• The Clapper (2018) — Alan Thicke
• Being Canadian (2015) — Self
• Love's Last Resort (2017) — Henry / Paul Roberts
• Ice Angel (2000) — Coach Parker

TV shows with Alan Thicke

• How I Met Your Mother (2005) — Alan Thicke
• Growing Pains (1985) — Jason Seaver
• Hope and Gloria (1995) — Dennis Dupree
• jPod (2008) — Jim Jarlewski
• Minor Adjustments (1995) — Roger