
Alan Thicke
Acting
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.
Known for
2026The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
Self - Host, Thicke of the Night (archive footage)
2026Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom
Self - Actor / Attendee at Lamar & Khloe's Wedding (archive footage)
2018The Clapper
Alan Thicke
2018Game Changers
Self
2017It's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway
Patrick Spencer
2017Love's Last Resort
Henry / Paul Roberts
2016Stop the Wedding
Sean Castleberry
2015Being Canadian
Self
2015Wish Upon a Christmas
Mr. Pierce
2014A Cookie Cutter Christmas
Chef Krueger
2013Bank$tas
Peter Hoss
2013Let It Snow
Ted Beck
2013Notes from Dad
Pops
2012Sperm Donor
Richard
2012Hemingway
Paul Hemingway
2012That's My Boy
TV Version Donny's Dad
2009RoboDoc
Dr. Roskin
2009The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Stu Harding
2008Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
Self
2007The Surfer King
Pipeman
2006Alpha Dog
Douglas Holden
2004Childstar
J.R.
2004Hollywood North
Peter Casey
2004Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers
Jason Seaver


