Alan Thicke
Alan Thicke became the sitcom-dad ideal of Generation X while playing the father on the 1980s family sitcom "Growing Pains" (ABC 1985-1992), even as, with much less fanfare, he achieved unqualified Renaissance Man status in American and Canadian television. A household name in his native Canada, Thicke gained a foothold in the U.S. as a comedy writer, cutting his teeth in Hollywood writing for and producing such influential fare as "Fernwood 2-Night" (syndicated, 1977) and "The Richard Pryor Show" (NBC, 1977), as well as producing pop music TV specials. Alongside then-wife Gloria Loring, Thicke even composed a handful of memorable theme songs, notably for the NBC sitcoms "Diff'rent Strokes" (1978-1986) and "The Facts of Life" (1979-1988). He returned to Canada to helm a popular, eponymous daytime talk show, though his first U.S. shot at stardom in front of the camera, the syndicated late-night talker "Thicke of the Night" (1983-84), proved a notorious bomb. Yet it also provided a springboard to what would become his signature role in American pop culture as patriarch Jason Seaver on "Growing Pains," leading to a solid, low-key career as a supporting actor in both TV and film. Though most widely remembered for his best-known role, Thicke nevertheless could claim one of the most eclectic résumés in show business. Even his death--of a heart attack while playing hockey with his son Carter at the age of 69 on December 13, 2016--was simultaneously very fatherly and very Canadian, the two attributes Thicke best exemplified throughout his career.
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Alan Thicke
Filmography
Movies
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Love's Last Resort | Paul Roberts (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | It's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway | Patrick Spencer (Character) | - | 2017 |
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Stop the Wedding | Sean Castleberry (Character) | - | 2016 |
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Wish Upon a Christmas | Mr. Pierce (Character) | - | 2015 |
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A Cookie Cutter Christmas | Chef Krueger (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Let It Snow | Ted Beck (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cubicle Warriors | Peter Hoss (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Playing Father | Pops (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hemingway | Paul Hemmingway (Character) | - | 2012 |
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The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard. | Stu Harding (Character) | $15.1M | 2009 |
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National Lampoon Presents: RoboDoc | Unknown (Character) | - | 2008 |
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The Roast of Bob Saget | Self | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Little Light | Self | - | 2006 |
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The Surfer King | Pipeman (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers | Dr. Jason Seaver (Character) | - | 2004 |
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Childstar | J.R. (Character) | - | 2004 |
44% |
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Hollywood North | Peter Casey (Character) | - | 2003 |
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Teddy Bears' Picnic | Self | $28.0K | 2002 |
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Bear With Me | Ken Robinson (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Growing Pains Movie | Jason Seaver (Character) | - | 2000 |
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Ice Angel | Coach Parker (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shadow of the Bear | Unknown (Character) | - | 1998 |
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Anarchy TV | Reverend Wright (Character) | - | 1997 |
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Any Place but Home | August Danforth (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Windsor Protocol | Senator Joplin Hardy (Character) | - | 1996 |
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Demolition High | Slater (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rubdown | Raymond Holliman (Character) | - | 1993 |
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Stepmonster | George Dougherty (Character) | - | 1993 |
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Betrayal of the Dove | Jack West (Character) | - | 1992 |
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Still Not Quite Human |
Dr. Jonas Carson/ |
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And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird! |
Matthew Carson/ |
$402.5K | 1991 |
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Jury Duty; The Comedy | Phil Beckman (Character) | - | 1990 |
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Not Quite Human II | Dr. Jonas Carson (Character) | - | 1989 |
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Dance 'Til Dawn | Jack Lefcourt (Character) | - | 1988 |
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Not Quite Human | Dr. Jonas Carson (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star | Steve Carr (Character) | - | 1986 |
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The Calendar Girl Murders | Alan Conti (Character) | - | 1984 |
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Copper Mountain | Jackson Reach (Character) | - | 1983 |
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The Point |
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chopped Junior | Judge | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 91% | The Eric Andre Show | Music Performer | 2016 |
94% | 81% | This Is Us | Himself (Guest Star) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Family Feud | Guest | 2016 |
71% | 59% | Grandfathered | Himself (Guest Star) | 2016 |
77% | 76% | Scream Queens | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wendy Williams Show | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 90% | American Dad! | Alan Thicke (Guest Voice) | 2014 |
84% | 85% | How I Met Your Mother | Alan Thicke (Guest Star) | 2008-2010 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Wife Swap | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Chew | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Real Time With Bill Maher | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 27% | Keeping Up With the Kardashians | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I'm in the Band | Simon Craig (Guest Star) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bold And The Beautiful, The Beginning | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006-2007 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job! | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 75% | 'Til Death | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Comedy Central Roast | Unknown (Character) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Half & Half | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Yes, Dear | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | 72% | My Wife and Kids | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Son of the Beach | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000-2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Just Shoot Me | Himself (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 7th Heaven | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
62% | No Score Yet | Beggars and Choosers | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Outer Limits | Donald Rivers (Character) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 97% | Married ... With Children | Bruce (Guest Star) | 1996-1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hope & Gloria | Dennis Dupree (Character) | 1995-1996 |
20% | No Score Yet | Minor Adjustments | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
43% | No Score Yet | Burke's Law | Bobby Gilmore (Guest Star) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Murder, She Wrote | Harrison M. Kane (Guest Star) | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Growing Pains | Dr. Jason Seaver (Character) | 1985-1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Hitchhiker | Unknown (Character) | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Love Boat | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1986 |