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Alan Thicke was a Canadian actor, songwriter, game and talk show host. He is the father of singer Robin Thicke. In 2013, Thicke was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. Thicke was best known for playing Dr. Jason Seaver on the 1980s sitcom Growing Pains. Thicke died on December 13, 2016, in the Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, U.S.
Birth Name
Alan Willis Jeffrey
Born
Saturday, 01 March 1947
Died
Tuesday, 13 December 2016
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Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV | Self | 2024 |
| Game Changers | Self - Actor, Musician & Game Show Producer / Self | 2018 |
| The Clapper | Alan Thicke | 2018 |
| The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2017 |
| Love's Last Resort | Paul Roberts | 2017 |
| The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2017 |
| It's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway | Patrick Spencer | 2017 |
| This Is Us | Alan Thicke | 2016 |
| Stop the Wedding | Sean Castleberry | 2016 |
| Fuller House | Mike | 2016 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV | Self | 2024 |
| Game Changers | Self - Actor, Musician & Game Show Producer / Self | 2018 |
| The Clapper | Alan Thicke | 2018 |
| The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2017 |
| Love's Last Resort | Paul Roberts | 2017 |
| The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2017 |
| It's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway | Patrick Spencer | 2017 |
| This Is Us | Alan Thicke | 2016 |
| Stop the Wedding | Sean Castleberry | 2016 |
| Fuller House | Mike | 2016 |
| Hollywood Medium | Self | 2015 |
| Wish Upon a Christmas | Mr. Pierce | 2015 |
| Chopped Junior | Self - Judge | 2015 |
| Grandfathered | Alan Thicke | 2015 |
| Being Canadian | Self | 2015 |
| Scream Queens | Tad Radwell | 2015 |
| The Stanley Dynamic | Alan Thicke | 2015 |
| The Jack and Triumph Show | Self | 2015 |
| A Cookie Cutter Christmas | Chef Krueger | 2014 |
| Bank$tas | Peter Hoss | 2014 |
| Mike Tyson Mysteries | Walter Morgan | 2014 |
| Gone South: How Canada Invented Hollywood | Self | 2014 |
| Unusually Thicke | Himself / Self | 2014 |
| Unsung Hollywood | Self | 2014 |
| Actor? A Documentary | Self | 2014 |
| Autopsy: The Last Hours of | Self | 2014 |
| Let It Snow | Ted Beck | 2013 |
| Hot Package | Alan Thicke | 2013 |
| The Queen Latifah Show | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Fatherhood 101 | Self | 2013 |
| Notes from Dad | Pops | 2013 |
| Who Gets the Last Laugh? | Self | 2013 |
| I Am Divine | Self | 2013 |
| Hemingway | Paul Hemingway / Paul Hemmingway | 2012 |
| Tiny Plastic Men | Judge Andy Jury | 2012 |
| Home & Family | Self / Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Katie | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Fugget About It | Richard Wheaton | 2012 |
| That's My Boy | TV Version Donny's Dad | 2012 |
| The Eric Andre Show | Self | 2012 |
| The L.A. Complex | Donald Gallagher | 2012 |
| Good Mythical Morning | Dr. Jason Seaver | 2012 |
| Celebrity Wife Swap | Self | 2012 |
| First Dates with Toby Harris | Father (Jeff) | 2011 |
| Top Chef Canada | Self - Guest Judge | 2011 |
| La La Land | Self | 2010 |
| I'm in the Band | Simon Craig | 2009 |
| Robodoc | Dr. Roskin | 2009 |
| The Jay Leno Show | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | Stu Harding | 2009 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self | 2009 |
| Tosh.0 | Self | 2009 |
| The Real Cool Club | Self | 2009 |
| Star-ving | Alan Thicke | 2009 |
| Celebrity Ghost Stories | Himself | 2008 |
| The Doctors | Self (archive footage) | 2008 |
| Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget | Self | 2008 |
| Celebrity Family Feud | Self | 2008 |
| The Wendy Williams Show | Self - Guest | 2008 |
| World's Dumbest | Self | 2008 |
| JPod | Jim Jarlewski | 2008 |
| Keeping Up with the Kardashians | Self | 2007 |
| About a Girl | Dude's Dad | 2007 |
| The Surfer King | Pipeman | 2007 |
| Chopped | Himself - Contestant (archive footage) | 2007 |
| Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Dr. Alan Thicke | 2007 |
| 'Til Death | Alan Thicke | 2006 |
| Amazon Fishbowl with Bill Maher | Self | 2006 |
| Celebrity Cooking Showdown | Host | 2006 |
| Canada's Worst Handyman | Self | 2006 |
| Screenwipe | Self | 2006 |
| Alpha Dog | Douglas Holden | 2006 |
| A Little Light | Alan Thicke | 2006 |
| I Love the 80's 3-D | Self | 2005 |
| Sex, Love & Secrets | Sitcom Dad | 2005 |
| How I Met Your Mother | Alan Thicke / Mr. Scherbatsky | 2005 |
| TV Land Confidential | Self - Interviewee | 2005 |
| Hi-Jinks | Self | 2005 |
| American Dad! | Alan Thicke | 2005 |
| Childstar | J.R. | 2005 |
| The Hour | Self | 2005 |
| Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers | Dr. Jason Seaver / Jason Seaver | 2004 |
| The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | 2004 |
| The Insider | Himself (archive footage) | 2004 |
| Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | Hal E. Burton | 2004 |
| Joey | Alan Thicke | 2004 |
| Raising Helen | Hockey Cantor | 2004 |
| Living in TV Land | Self | 2004 |
| Hollywood North | Peter Casey | 2003 |
| Comedy Central Roasts | Self - Audience Member / Self - Audience / Self | 2003 |
| Carolina | Chuck McBride / Chuck McBride - Perfect Date Host | 2003 |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | Self - Guest | 2003 |
| Inside Edition | Self | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself - Guest | 2003 |
| Half & Half | Gavin Storm | 2002 |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Self - Guest Expert | 2002 |
| Teddy Bears' Picnic | Alan Thicke | 2002 |
| The 44th Annual Grammy Awards | Self | 2002 |
| Fear Factor | Self | 2001 |
| Miracle Pets | Self - Host | 2001 |
| Yes, Dear | Joel | 2000 |
| EGG, the Arts Show | Alan Scott | 2000 |
| Son of the Beach | Captain Buck Enteneille | 2000 |
| Ice Angel | Coach Parke / Coach Parker | 2000 |
| Bear with Me | Ken Robinson | 2000 |
| My Wife and Kids | Magician | 2000 |
| All New 3's a Crowd | Self - Host | 1999 |
| The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... | Self | 1999 |
| Two of Hearts | Hank Powers | 1999 |
| ESPN SportsCentury | Self | 1999 |
| Casper Meets Wendy | Baseball Announcer | 1998 |
| Jack Higgins's the Windsor Protocol | Senator Joplin Hardy | 1998 |
| Thunder Point | Joplin Hardy | 1998 |
| Anarchy TV | Reverend Wright | 1998 |
| Shadow of the Bear | William Andrich | 1997 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Jason Seaver | 1997 |
| Just Shoot Me! | Alan Thicke | 1997 |
| Any Place But Home | August Danforth | 1997 |
| Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
| 7th Heaven | Ed Palmer | 1996 |
| Arli$$ | Doctor | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Demolition High | Slater | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
| Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah | Alan / Weapons Man | 1995 |
| Minor Adjustments | Roger | 1995 |
| Lauren Hutton and... | Self - Guest | 1995 |
| The Outer Limits | Donald Rivers | 1995 |
| Hope & Gloria | Dennis Dupree | 1995 |
| Open Season | Xanex | 1995 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| Robin's Hoods | Jack King | 1994 |
| LIghts! Action! Hollywood! With Alan Thicke | Self - Host | 1994 |
| Burke's Law | Bobby Gilmore | 1994 |
| This Hour Has 22 Minutes | Self | 1993 |
| Betrayal of the Dove | Jack West | 1993 |
| Stepmonster | George Dougherty | 1993 |
| The Trial of Red Riding Hood | The Wolf | 1992 |
| Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Self | 1992 |
| Still Not Quite Human | Dr. Jonas Carson / Bonus / Jonas Carson | 1992 |
| And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird | Newman (voice) / Matthew Carson / Newman | 1991 |
| Voices That Care | Self - Choir Member | 1990 |
| Jury Duty; The Comedy | Phil Beckman | 1990 |
| Not Quite Human II | Dr. Jonas Carson / Jonas Carson | 1989 |
| Comic Relief III | Self | 1989 |
| Dance 'Til Dawn | Jack Lefcourt | 1988 |
| Hitting Home | Conrad Vaughan | 1988 |
| The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards | Self - Presenter | 1988 |
| 14 Going on 30 | Real Harold Forndexter | 1988 |
| The Wil Shriner Show | Self - Guest | 1987 |
| Animal Crack-Ups | Himself - Host | 1987 |
| Not Quite Human | Dr. Jonas Carson / Jonas Carson | 1987 |
| Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | Self | 1987 |
| Married... with Children | Bruce / Henry | 1987 |
| Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star | Steve Carr | 1986 |
| Growing Pains | Dr. Jason Seaver / Jason Seaver | 1985 |
| The Canadian Conspiracy | Self | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Harrison M. Kane | 1984 |
| Scene of the Crime | Craig Spears / Craig Spears ("A Vote for Murder" segment) | 1984 |
| Calendar Girl Murders | Alan Conti | 1984 |
| The Hitchhiker | Mickey Black | 1983 |
| Thicke of the Night | Host | 1983 |
| Not Necessarily the News | Himself | 1983 |
| Copper Mountain | Jackson Reach | 1983 |
| An Evening at the Improv | Self - Host | 1982 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
| 20/20 | Self | 1978 |
| America 2-Night | Doug | 1978 |
| The Love Boat | Alan Price / Robert McBride / Senator Bob Townsend | 1977 |
| The Point | Narrator / Father (third telecast) | 1971 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest / Himself | 1962 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Wonderful World of Disney | 1997 |
| Pictionary | 1989 |
| Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights | 1980 |
| America 2-Night | 1978 |
| Fernwood Tonight | 1977 |
| The Bobby Vinton Show | 1975 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1988 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series | Nominated |
| 1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series | Nominated |
| 1977 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special | Nominated |
