Cast & creator
Alan Thicke
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, American Dad!, LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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.
Also known as: Alan Willis Jeffrey
73
film credits
59
television credits
126
1944–2026 · acting roles
6.4
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (132)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
American Dad!
Alan Thicke (voice)
2005
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
How I Met Your Mother
Alan Thicke
2005
Married... with Children
Henry
1987Married... with Children
Bruce
1987
This Is Us
Alan Thicke
2016
The Love Boat
Robert McBride
1977The Love Boat
Alan Price
1977
The Outer Limits
Donald Rivers
1995
Murder, She Wrote
Harrison M. Kane
1984
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Self
2007
Intimate Portrait
Self - Interviewee
1993Intimate Portrait
Self
1993The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
2004
Arli$$
Doctor
1996
Celebrity Family Feud
Self
2015
7th Heaven
Ed Palmer
1996
Fuller House
Mike
2016
Just Shoot Me!
Alan Thicke
1997
The Hitchhiker
Mickey Black
1983
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
2009
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Dr. Alan Thicke
2007
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Self (uncredited)
1992
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
Hal E. Burton
2004
The Eric Andre Show
Self
2012
Joey
Alan Thicke
2004
My Wife and Kids
2001
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
Miss Universe
Host
1955
Half & Half
Gavin Storm
2002
Miss USA
Self - Host
1963
Scream Queens
Tad Radwell
2015
'Til Death
Alan Thicke
2006
Growing Pains
Jason Seaver
1985
Son of the Beach
2000
Burke's Law
Bobby Gilmore
1994
Fear Factor
Self
2001
That's My Boy
TV Version Donny's Dad
2012
Hope and Gloria
Dennis Dupree
1995
America 2-Night
Doug
1978America 2-Night
Writer
1978
Masquerade
1983
jPod
Jim Jarlewski
2008
Minor Adjustments
Roger
1995
The Stanley Dynamic
2015
Fernwood 2 Night
Writer
1977
Alpha Dog
Douglas Holden
2006
Raising Helen
Hockey Cantor
2004
Casper Meets Wendy
Baseball Announcer
1998
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Scene of the Crime
Craig Spears
1985
Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom
Self - Actor / Attendee at Lamar & Khloe's Wedding (archive footage)
2026
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
Self - Host, Thicke of the Night (archive footage)
2026
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Stu Harding
2009
The Princes of Malibu
Self
2005Living in TV Land
2004
The Secret She Carried
Reed Epperson (uncredited)
1996
Hi-Jinks
2005
The Clapper
Alan Thicke
2018
Being Canadian
Self
2015
The Alan Thicke Show
1980
And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird!
Matthew Carson / Newman (voice)
1991
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990Celebrity Cooking Showdown
Host
2006The Bobby Vinton Show
Producer
1975
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Self - Host
1983
Ice Angel
Coach Parker
2000
14 Going on 30
Real Harold Forndexter
1988
Love's Last Resort
Henry / Paul Roberts
2017
Calendar Girl Murders
Alan Conti
1984Miracle Pets
Self - Host
2002
Anarchy TV
Reverend Wright
1998
A Cookie Cutter Christmas
Chef Krueger
2014
Still Not Quite Human
Jonas Carson / Bonus
1992
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
Steve Carr
1986
I Am Divine
Self (archive)
2014
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987
Betrayal of the Dove
Jack West
1993
Carolina
Chuck McBride - Perfect Date Host
2003
Hollywood North
Peter Casey
2004
Jury Duty: The Comedy
Phil Beckman
1990
Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers
Jason Seaver
2004
Game Changers
Self
2018
Notes from Dad
Pops
2013
Open Season
Xanex
1995
Let It Snow
Ted Beck
2013
Copper Mountain
Jackson Reach
1983
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
Self
2008
Dance 'Til Dawn
Jack Lefcourt
1988
The Richard Pryor Special?
Writer
1977
The Windsor Protocol
Hardy
1998
Teddy Bears' Picnic
Alan Thicke
2001
RoboDoc
Dr. Roskin
2009
Stop the Wedding
Sean Castleberry
2016
The Canadian Conspiracy
Self
1986
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
Alan
1996
SportsCentury Greatest Athletes: Wayne Gretzky
Self
2000
Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights
Writer
1980
Not Quite Human II
Jonas Carson
1989
Stepmonster
George Dougherty
1993
The Point
Narrator / Father (voice)
1971
Voices That Care
Self - Choir Member
1991
The Growing Pains Movie
Jason Seaver
2000
Demolition High
Slater
1996
Childstar
J.R.
2004
Two of Hearts
Hank Powers
1999
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Self - Host
1990
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Self - Host
1988
Wish Upon a Christmas
Mr. Pierce
2015
Hitting Home
Conrad Vaughan
1988
The Barry Manilow Special
Writer
1977
Any Place But Home
August Danforth
1997
Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah
Alan / Weapons Man
1995
Rubdown
Raymond Holliman
1993
The Surfer King
Pipeman
2007
Not Quite Human
Jonas Carson
1987
Shadow of the Bear
William Andrich
1997
Thicke of the Night
Host
1983
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
Self / Count Dracula
1994
It's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway
Patrick Spencer
2017When Mom and Dad Break Up
Himself
1987
The Trial of Red Riding Hood
The Wolf
1992
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Host
1987
The Opening of SkyDome: A Celebration
Self
1989Travelquest
Host
1992
Hemingway
Paul Hemingway
2012
Bank$tas
Peter Hoss
2013
Sperm Donor
Richard
2012Disorder in the Court: A 60th Anniversary Tribute to the Stooges
Self - Host
1990When Your Parent Drinks Too Much
Host
1987