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