Cast & creator
Alan North
Best known for Law & Order, Law & Order, Law & Order
Alan North was an American actor. After serving in the Navy during World War II, North became a stage manager in New York. He first acted on Broadway in "Plain and Fancy" (1955), which led to further roles in diverse productions, ranging from musical comedy to straight dramatic parts. His film career included roles in Plaza Suite (1971), Serpico (1973), The Formula (1980), Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer (1983), Thief of Hearts (1984), Highlander (1986), Act of Vengeance (1986), Billy Galvin (1986), The Fourth Protocol (1987), Lean on Me (1989), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989), Glory (1989) and The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996). On television, he played Captain Ed Hocken in the 1982 television series Police Squad!. He also appeared on the soap opera Another World in the recurring role of Captain Sean Delaney from 1984 to 1988.
33
film credits
21
television credits
54
1951–1999 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (54)
Showing 54 of 54 credits
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Reilly
1990Law & Order
Jimmy Scanlon
1990Law & Order
Terry Barrick
1990
American Playhouse
George
1982American Playhouse
Beske
1982American Playhouse
Harrison Gray Otis
1982
Hill Street Blues
Krebs
1981Hill Street Blues
Barto
1981
The Cosby Show
Judge
1984
Newhart
Bill Rivers
1982
Kate & Allie
1984
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Texas
Fire Chief
1980
Highlander
Lieutenant Frank Moran
1986
Glory
Gov. John Albion Andrew
1989
Police Squad!
Captain Ed Hocken
1982
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Earl
1996
The Powers of Matthew Star
1982
Love, Sidney
Judge Mort Harris
1981
Serpico
Brown
1973
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Braddock
1989
...And Justice for All
Deputy Sheriff
1979
Everything's Relative
Uncle Jack
1987
Lean On Me
Mayor Don Bottman
1989
The Lawbreakers
Nils Tvedt
1963
The Fourth Protocol
Govershin
1987Family Album
Dr. Sid Lerner
1993
Twenty Bucks
Bruce Adams
1993
Act of Vengeance
Albert Pass
1986
Thief of Hearts
Sweeney
1984
Crazy People
Judge
1990Tough Cookies
1986
I'm Not Rappaport
Grocery Customer
1996
Muggable Mary: Street Cop
Mary's Father
1982
Penn & Teller Get Killed
Old Cop
1989
The Formula
Nolan
1980
Clinton and Nadine
Detective Rayburn
1988
I'll Take You There
Max
1999
Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer
Lieutenant Walter Belden
1983
Lincoln and the War Within
1992
Kojak: It's Always Something
Harvey Schoenbrun
1990
The Christmas Star
Captain Whittaker
1986
Plaza Suite
Mr. Eisler
1971
The Deadliest Season
Detective Forscher
1977
The Jerky Boys
Micky Crump
1995Eyes of a Witness
1991
The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn
Skeezer
1985
Cafe Society
Frank Hogan
1997
Liberty
Ulysses S. Grant
1986
Darrow
Harrison Gray Otis
1991
Unholy Matrimony
Mr. M - First Swinging Husband
1966
Rachel River
Beske
1989