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