Acting · Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada · Born March 1, 1947
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.
MovieUntold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom
2026
as Self - Actor / Attendee at Lamar & Khloe's Wedding (archive footage)
MovieThe Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
2026
as Self - Host, Thicke of the Night (archive footage)
MovieGame Changers
2018
as Self
MovieThe Clapper
2018
as Alan Thicke
MovieLove's Last Resort
2017
as Henry / Paul Roberts
MovieIt's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway
2017
as Patrick Spencer
TVThis Is Us
2016
as Alan Thicke
MovieStop the Wedding
2016
as Sean Castleberry
TVFuller House
2016
as Mike
MovieWish Upon a Christmas
2015
as Mr. Pierce
TVScream Queens
2015
as Tad Radwell
MovieBeing Canadian
2015
as Self
TVCelebrity Family Feud
2015
as Self
TVThe Stanley Dynamic
2015
MovieA Cookie Cutter Christmas
2014
as Chef Krueger
MovieI Am Divine
2014
as Self (archive)
MovieLet It Snow
2013
as Ted Beck
MovieBank$tas
2013
as Peter Hoss
MovieNotes from Dad
2013
as Pops
MovieSperm Donor
2012
as Richard
MovieHemingway
2012
as Paul Hemingway
MovieThat's My Boy
2012
as TV Version Donny's Dad
TVThe Eric Andre Show
2012
as Self
MovieRoboDoc
2009
as Dr. Roskin
TVCelebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2009
as Stu Harding
MovieComedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
2008
as Self
TVjPod
2008
as Jim Jarlewski
TVKeeping Up with the Kardashians
2007
as Self
MovieThe Surfer King
2007
as Pipeman
TVTim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007
as Dr. Alan Thicke
TV'Til Death
2006
as Alan Thicke
Celebrity Cooking Showdown
2006
as Host
MovieAlpha Dog
2006
as Douglas Holden
TVHow I Met Your Mother
2005
as Alan Thicke
TVHi-Jinks
2005
TVThe Princes of Malibu
2005
as Self
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
as Alan Thicke (voice)
MovieGrowing Pains: Return of the Seavers
2004
as Jason Seaver
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
TVNed's Declassified School Survival Guide
2004
as Hal E. Burton
MovieChildstar
2004
as J.R.
TVJoey
2004
as Alan Thicke
Living in TV Land
2004
MovieRaising Helen
2004
as Hockey Cantor
MovieHollywood North
2004
as Peter Casey
MovieCarolina
2003
as Chuck McBride - Perfect Date Host
TVHalf & Half
2002
as Gavin Storm
Miracle Pets
2002
as Self - Host
TVFear Factor
2001
as Self
MovieTeddy Bears' Picnic
2001
as Alan Thicke
TVMy Wife and Kids
2001
MovieSportsCentury Greatest Athletes: Wayne Gretzky
2000
as Self
MovieThe Growing Pains Movie
2000
as Jason Seaver
TVSon of the Beach
2000
MovieIce Angel
2000
as Coach Parke
MovieTwo of Hearts
1999
as Hank Powers
MovieThe Windsor Protocol
1998
as Hardy
MovieCasper Meets Wendy
1998
as Baseball Announcer
MovieAnarchy TV
1998
as Reverend Wright
MovieShadow of the Bear
1997
as William Andrich
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1997
TVJust Shoot Me!
1997
as Alan Thicke
MovieAny Place But Home
1997
as August Danforth
MovieThe Secret She Carried
1996
as Reed Epperson (uncredited)
TV7th Heaven
1996
as Ed Palmer
TVE! True Hollywood Story
1996
TVArli$$
1996
as Doctor
MovieLamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise
1996
as Alan
MovieDemolition High
1996
as Slater
MovieLamb Chop's Special Chanukah
1995
as Alan / Weapons Man
TVMinor Adjustments
1995
as Roger
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Donald Rivers
TVHope and Gloria
1995
as Dennis Dupree
MovieOpen Season
1995
as Xanex
MovieLamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
1994
as Self / Count Dracula
TVBurke's Law
1994
as Bobby Gilmore
TVIntimate Portrait
1993
as Self - Interviewee
MovieRubdown
1993
as Raymond Holliman
MovieBetrayal of the Dove
1993
as Jack West
MovieStepmonster
1993
as George Dougherty
MovieThe Trial of Red Riding Hood
1992
as The Wolf
TVHangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992
as Self (uncredited)
Travelquest
1992
as Host
MovieStill Not Quite Human
1992
as Jonas Carson / Bonus
MovieAnd You Thought Your Parents Were Weird!
1991
as Matthew Carson / Newman (voice)
MovieVoices That Care
1991
as Self - Choir Member
MovieWalt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1990
as Self - Host
Disorder in the Court: A 60th Anniversary Tribute to the Stooges
1990
as Self - Host
MovieNight of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
MovieJury Duty: The Comedy
1990
as Phil Beckman
MovieNot Quite Human II
1989
as Jonas Carson
MovieThe Opening of SkyDome: A Celebration
1989
as Self
MovieWalt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1988
as Self - Host
MovieDance 'Til Dawn
1988
as Jack Lefcourt
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
MovieHitting Home
1988
as Conrad Vaughan
Movie14 Going on 30
1988
as Real Harold Forndexter
MovieWalt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1987
as Host
MovieNot Quite Human
1987
as Jonas Carson
MovieHappy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
TVMarried... with Children
1987
as Henry
When Your Parent Drinks Too Much
1987
as Host
When Mom and Dad Break Up
1987
as Himself
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
1986
as Steve Carr
MovieThe Canadian Conspiracy
1986
as Self
TVGrowing Pains
1985
as Jason Seaver
TVScene of the Crime
1985
as Craig Spears
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Harrison M. Kane
MovieCalendar Girl Murders
1984
as Alan Conti
TVWalt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1983
as Self - Host
TVMasquerade
1983
TVThe Hitchhiker
1983
as Mickey Black
TVThicke of the Night
1983
as Host
MovieCopper Mountain
1983
as Jackson Reach
TVThe Alan Thicke Show
1980
TVAmerica 2-Night
1978
as Doug
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Robert McBride
MovieThe Point
1971
as Narrator / Father (third telecast)
TVMiss USA
1963
as Self - Host
TVMiss Universe
1955
as Host
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
