Alan Thicke
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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
Credits
That's My Boy (2012)
as TV Version Donny's Dad
Alpha Dog (2006)
as Douglas Holden
Raising Helen (2004)
as Hockey Cantor
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel (2026)
as Self - Host, Thicke of the Night (archive footage)
Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom (2026)
as Self - Actor / Attendee at Lamar & Khloe's Wedding (archive footage)
Casper Meets Wendy (1998)
as Baseball Announcer
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009)
as Stu Harding
The Secret She Carried (1996)
as Reed Epperson (uncredited)
The Clapper (2018)
as Alan Thicke
Being Canadian (2015)
as Self
Love's Last Resort (2017)
as Henry / Paul Roberts
Ice Angel (2000)
as Coach Parker
Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
as Self
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget (2008)
as Self
14 Going on 30 (1988)
as Real Harold Forndexter
I Am Divine (2014)
as Self (archive)
Notes from Dad (2013)
as Pops
Jury Duty: The Comedy (1990)
as Phil Beckman
Calendar Girl Murders (1984)
as Alan Conti
Anarchy TV (1998)
as Reverend Wright
A Cookie Cutter Christmas (2014)
as Chef Krueger
And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird! (1991)
as Matthew Carson / Newman (voice)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
as Self
Dance 'Til Dawn (1988)
as Jack Lefcourt
Open Season (1995)
as Xanex
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star (1986)
as Steve Carr
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise (1996)
as Alan
Copper Mountain (1983)
as Jackson Reach
SportsCentury Greatest Athletes: Wayne Gretzky (2000)
as Self
The Canadian Conspiracy (1986)
as Self
Still Not Quite Human (1992)
as Jonas Carson / Bonus
RoboDoc (2009)
as Dr. Roskin
Carolina (2003)
as Chuck McBride - Perfect Date Host
Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers (2004)
as Jason Seaver
Demolition High (1996)
as Slater
Betrayal of the Dove (1993)
as Jack West
Voices That Care (1991)
as Self - Choir Member
Hollywood North (2004)
as Peter Casey
Let It Snow (2013)
as Ted Beck
Not Quite Human II (1989)
as Jonas Carson
Teddy Bears' Picnic (2001)
as Alan Thicke
Not Quite Human (1987)
as Jonas Carson
The Growing Pains Movie (2000)
as Jason Seaver
Stop the Wedding (2016)
as Sean Castleberry
Stepmonster (1993)
as George Dougherty
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade (1990)
as Self - Host
The Windsor Protocol (1998)
as Hardy
Two of Hearts (1999)
as Hank Powers
Any Place But Home (1997)
as August Danforth
Wish Upon a Christmas (2015)
as Mr. Pierce
Hitting Home (1988)
as Conrad Vaughan
The Point (1971)
as Narrator / Father (voice)
Childstar (2004)
as J.R.
Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah (1995)
as Alan / Weapons Man
The Surfer King (2007)
as Pipeman
Game Changers (2018)
as Self
Shadow of the Bear (1997)
as William Andrich
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade (1988)
as Self - Host
The Trial of Red Riding Hood (1992)
as The Wolf
It's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway (2017)
as Patrick Spencer
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade (1987)
as Host
Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio (1994)
as Self / Count Dracula
The Opening of SkyDome: A Celebration (1989)
as Self
Rubdown (1993)
as Raymond Holliman
Hemingway (2012)
as Paul Hemingway
Bank$tas (2013)
as Peter Hoss
Sperm Donor (2012)
as Richard
When Mom and Dad Break Up (1987)
as Himself
When Your Parent Drinks Too Much (1987)
as Host
Disorder in the Court: A 60th Anniversary Tribute to the Stooges (1990)
as Self - Host