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Actor

Alan Thicke

Acting

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Acting credits

113

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.2

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Movies: 68Series: 49Crew credits: 5

TMDB ID: 85199

IMDb ID: nm0005484

Known for: Acting

Born: March 1, 1947

Died: December 13, 2016

Age: 69

Place of birth: Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1944 - 2025

Years active: 82

Average TMDB rating: 6.36

Wikidata: Q277895

Also known as

Alan Willis Jeffrey

Other jobs

Writer (5)

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.

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