Alan Thicke

Alan Thicke
Birth name	Alan Willis Jeffrey
Born	March 1, 1947 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada
Died	December 13, 2016 in Burbank, California, USA from a heart attack
Notable Roles	Dr. Jason Seaver in Growing Pains
Notable Episodes
Awards

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Growing Pains	Jason Seaver	1985–1992	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Hope & Gloria	Dennis Dupree	1995–1996	1	2
jPod	Jim Jarlewski	2008	1

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
America 2-Night	Doug	I Am Democracy	1978
The Love Boat		7x14 - How Do I Love Thee? / No More Alimony / Authoress! Authoress!	January 7, 1984
Masquerade		1x10 - Sleeper	April 13, 1984
Scene of the Crime	Craig Spears	1x06 - A Vote for Murder	May 26, 1985
The Love Boat		9x11 - Dare Devil / Picture Me a Spy / Sleeper	January 18, 1986
The Hitchhiker		6x02 - Tough Guys Don't Whine	September 28, 1990
Murder, She Wrote	Harrison M. Kane	10x04 - The Phantom Killer	October 24, 1993
Burke's Law		1x04 - Who Killed the Beauty Queen?	January 28, 1994
Minor Adjustments	Roger	1x06 - The Ex-Files	November 12, 1995
Married... with Children	Henry	10x23 - Enemies	April 14, 1996
Married... with Children	Bruce	11x15 - Breaking Up Is Easy to Do (2)	February 24, 1997
Married... with Children	Bruce	11x16 - Breaking Up Is Easy to Do (3)	March 3, 1997
The Outer Limits	Donald Rivers	3x18 - A Special Edition	July 25, 1997
Arli$$	Doctor	4x12 - Rules of the Game	August 22, 1999
7th Heaven	Ed Palmer	5x16 - Parents	February 26, 2001
Son of the Beach	Captain Buck Enteneille	1x10 - Day of the Jackass	August 22, 2000
Son of the Beach	Captain Buck Enteneille	2x15 - Area 69	July 10, 2001
Just Shoot Me!	Himself	6x22 - The Boys in the Band	May 2, 2002
Son of the Beach	Captain Buck Enteneille	3x06 - The Gay Team	June 23, 2002
My Wife and Kids	Magician	5x02 - Fantasy Camp (2)	September 21, 2004
Yes, Dear	Joel	5x07 - The New Neighbors	April 6, 2005
Half & Half	Gavin Storm	3x20 - The Big Mothers for Others Episode	May 9, 2005
Joey	Himself	2x07 - Joey and the Poker	November 3, 2005
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide	Hal E. Burton	3x18A - Guide to: Spring Fever	May 5, 2007
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide	Hal E. Burton	3x18B - Guide to: School Newspaper	May 5, 2007
About a Girl	Dude's Dad	1x13 - About a Homecoming	March 1, 2008
How I Met Your Mother	Mr. Sherbatsky	3x16 - Sandcastles in the Sand	April 21, 2008
How I Met Your Mother	Himself	5x07 - The Rough Patch	November 9, 2009
How I Met Your Mother	Himself	6x09 - Glitter	November 15, 2010
How I Met Your Mother	Himself	8x15 - P.S. I Love You	February 4, 2013
How I Met Your Mother	Himself	9x12 - The Rehearsal Dinner	December 2, 2013

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
The Growing Pains Movie	Jason Seaver	November 5, 2000	Growing Pains
Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers	Jason Seaver	October 16, 2004	Growing Pains

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour		January 30-February 3, 1984
Maury		December 11, 1991

Producer

Series	Year(s)	Credit	Season(s)
Fernwood Tonight	1977	Producer
America 2-Night	1978	Producer

Composer

• Diff'rent Strokes (co-writer)
• The Facts of Life (co-writer)

Awards and Accolades

Golden Globe Awards

• Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (1988)

Growing Pains

Trivia

• was married to Gloria Loring from 1970 to 1983; sons Brennan Thicke and Robin Thicke