Alan Thicke
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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
Credits
That's My Boy (2012)
as TV Version Donny's Dad
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel (2026)
as Self - Host, Thicke of the Night (archive footage)
Raising Helen (2004)
as Hockey Cantor
Alpha Dog (2006)
as Douglas Holden
Being Canadian (2015)
as Self
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009)
as Stu Harding
Casper Meets Wendy (1998)
as Baseball Announcer
The Clapper (2018)
as Alan Thicke
Anarchy TV (1998)
as Reverend Wright
Love's Last Resort (2017)
as Henry / Paul Roberts
Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom (2026)
as Self - Actor / Attendee at Lamar & Khloe's Wedding (archive footage)
Ice Angel (2000)
as Coach Parke
Dance 'Til Dawn (1988)
as Jack Lefcourt
Carolina (2003)
as Chuck McBride - Perfect Date Host
The Point (1971)
as Narrator / Father (third telecast)
Stop the Wedding (2016)
as Sean Castleberry
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self
I Am Divine (2014)
as Self (archive)
Let It Snow (2013)
as Ted Beck
Voices That Care (1991)
as Self - Choir Member
14 Going on 30 (1988)
as Real Harold Forndexter
The Windsor Protocol (1998)
as Hardy
Notes from Dad (2013)
as Pops
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star (1986)
as Steve Carr
Calendar Girl Murders (1984)
as Alan Conti
Teddy Bears' Picnic (2001)
as Alan Thicke
Open Season (1995)
as Xanex
Game Changers (2018)
as Self
Wish Upon a Christmas (2015)
as Mr. Pierce
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
as Self
Betrayal of the Dove (1993)
as Jack West
Demolition High (1996)
as Slater
Jury Duty: The Comedy (1990)
as Phil Beckman
Copper Mountain (1983)
as Jackson Reach
Sperm Donor (2012)
as Richard
Childstar (2004)
as J.R.
Hitting Home (1988)
as Conrad Vaughan
Still Not Quite Human (1992)
as Jonas Carson / Bonus
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget (2008)
as Self
Bank$tas (2013)
as Peter Hoss
Any Place But Home (1997)
as August Danforth
And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird! (1991)
as Matthew Carson / Newman (voice)
The Growing Pains Movie (2000)
as Jason Seaver
A Cookie Cutter Christmas (2014)
as Chef Krueger
Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers (2004)
as Jason Seaver
Two of Hearts (1999)
as Hank Powers
Not Quite Human (1987)
as Jonas Carson
RoboDoc (2009)
as Dr. Roskin
Stepmonster (1993)
as George Dougherty
Not Quite Human II (1989)
as Jonas Carson
The Secret She Carried (1996)
as Reed Epperson (uncredited)
The Canadian Conspiracy (1986)
as Self
The Surfer King (2007)
as Pipeman
Hollywood North (2004)
as Peter Casey
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise (1996)
as Alan
It's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway (2017)
as Patrick Spencer
Hemingway (2012)
as Paul Hemingway
Rubdown (1993)
as Raymond Holliman
Shadow of the Bear (1997)
as William Andrich
Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah (1995)
as Alan / Weapons Man
The Opening of SkyDome: A Celebration (1989)
as Self
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio (1994)
as Self / Count Dracula
When Mom and Dad Break Up (1987)
as Himself
SportsCentury Greatest Athletes: Wayne Gretzky (2000)
as Self
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade (1990)
as Self - Host
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade (1987)
as Host
The Trial of Red Riding Hood (1992)
as The Wolf
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade (1988)
as Self - Host
When Your Parent Drinks Too Much (1987)
as Host
Disorder in the Court: A 60th Anniversary Tribute to the Stooges (1990)
as Self - Host