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Alan Thicke

Date of birth: 1947-03-01

Place of birth: Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Alan Willis Jeffrey

Alan Thicke

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Not Quite Human
2.7

Not Quite Human

1987-06-19

Dr. Jonas Carson, a scientist, invents Chip, an android teenager. Dr. Carson sends Chip to school wi

RoboDoc
2

RoboDoc

2009-11-24

Plagued by uninsured patients, greedy insurance companies, heartless health care conglomerates, and

Sperm Donor
0

Sperm Donor

2012-12-12

A very rich and lonely dying man discovers the sperm he sold to help get through college has resulte

Childstar
2.5

Childstar

2004-09-10

An experimental filmmaker takes a job as a driver for a foul-mouthed child actor and his ambitious s

Not Quite Human II
2.9

Not Quite Human II

1989-09-23

Chip, the android boy is back. This time, he is off to college, suffering from a computer virus and

Voices That Care
4

Voices That Care

1991-02-28

Behind the scenes making of the charity single "Voices That Care".

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
2.7

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

2009-05-29

Don Ready is many things, but he is best-known as an extraordinary salesman. When a car dealership i

Shari's Passover Surprise
2.5

Shari's Passover Surprise

1996-04-14

Trouble brews as Charlie Horse's campaign for class president leads him to invite the whole class to

Still Not Quite Human
2.4

Still Not Quite Human

1992-01-01

In the final film of the series, Chip and his "father" attend a robotics convention. Here, Dr. Carso

Copper Mountain
1.4

Copper Mountain

1983-07-07

Two friends travel to a ski resort, with one looking to hit the slopes, while the other spends time

Hollywood North
2.5

Hollywood North

2004-01-12

The making of a serious, Canadian arthouse film descends into Hollywood farce when its producer is f

The Surfer King
1.9

The Surfer King

2007-08-21

New kid is town Robbie Zirpollo gets a job at a local water park and meets a motley crew of co-worke

Anarchy TV
2.5

Anarchy TV

1998-01-31

A group of anarchists use their public-access TV show to satirize the government until a right-wing

Demolition High
1.9

Demolition High

1996-04-12

When a group of terrorists (led by Luther) take over a high school making the students in it their h

Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers
2.9

Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers

2004-10-16

The Seaver parents try to sell their house to retire but Mike and his sister Carol try to block the

The Growing Pains Movie
3.5

The Growing Pains Movie

2000-11-05

When the Seaver family reunites in Washington, D.C. to celebrate Jason and Maggie's 30th wedding ann

Hemingway
0.5

Hemingway

2012-12-04

When a wealthy publisher dies, leaving behind the family fortune, his son and heir apparent is shock

Teddy Bears' Picnic
1.1

Teddy Bears' Picnic

2001-04-30

In Harry Shearer's tongue-in-cheek comedy, a waiter at Zanbesu Glen (a chi-chi Northern California r

That's My Boy
2.9

That's My Boy

2012-06-14

While in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent up until Todd's 18

Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
3.5

Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star

1986-11-08

An actor rigs a fake shooting on TV with the connivance of his friend, the show's host, but the prac

Ice Angel
2.6

Ice Angel

2000-03-05

The film tells the story of Matt, a male hockey player who dies in a game and comes back to life as

Bank$tas
2.3

Bank$tas

2013-09-16

Life could not be better for best friends Neal and Isaac. They just graduated college and landed the

Any Place But Home
0

Any Place But Home

1997-01-01

A businessman's son is kidnappped, but the kidnapper's sister-in-law and her husband are opposed to

And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird!
2.6

And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird!

1991-11-15

Two boys follow in their late fathers foot steps by inventing weird and wonderful gadgets. Trouble l

Two of Hearts
0

Two of Hearts

1999-02-14

A veterinarian (Gail O'Grady) and a sportscaster (Rob Stewart) meet at the wedding of their former s

Stepmonster
2.3

Stepmonster

1993-02-24

Todd Dougherty has an imagination driven by comic books. So when he accuses his soon-to-be stepmothe

Let It Snow
3.3

Let It Snow

2013-11-30

A resort executive is sent to a newly purchased lodge in Maine with instructions to turn it in to an

A Cookie Cutter Christmas
3

A Cookie Cutter Christmas

2014-11-09

Two longtime rivals and elementary school teachers duke it out during the holidays in a Christmas co

Betrayal of the Dove
2.5

Betrayal of the Dove

1993-06-02

A divorced mother fears for her life after a friend gets her a blind date with a doctor.

Night of 100 Stars III
2

Night of 100 Stars III

1990-05-21

A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.

The Secret She Carried
0

The Secret She Carried

1996-10-27

Ellen, a happily married young teacher is raped and beaten by a man who threatens her and her husban

Disorder in the Court: A 60th Anniversary Tribute to the Stooges
0

Disorder in the Court: A 60th Anniversary Tribute to the Stooges

1990-10-15

Alan Thicke hosts this syndicated special as a tribute to the legendary Three Stooges with help from

Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah
0

Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah

1995-12-17

Shari Lewis, Lamb Chop, and the gang discover the true meaning of Chanukah in this special holiday p

Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
3.5

Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget

2008-08-17

The aggravatingly amiable star of "Full House," "America's Funniest Home Videos"

Being Canadian
2.8

Being Canadian

2015-09-18

What does it actually mean to be Canadian? This humorous documentary, featuring interviews with a wh

Wish Upon a Christmas
2.5

Wish Upon a Christmas

2015-12-13

When business executive Amelia returns home to help a family-run ornament company, the employees see

Carolina
2.9

Carolina

2003-07-04

A young woman escapes her wildly eccentric family in search for a life of normalcy.

Alpha Dog
3.3

Alpha Dog

2006-01-27

Johnny Truelove likes to see himself as tough. He's the son of an underworld figure and a drug deale

Stop the Wedding
2.9

Stop the Wedding

2016-06-11

A meddling man and woman determined to stop a wedding for the good of the bride and groom instead wi

Casper Meets Wendy
3

Casper Meets Wendy

1998-09-10

When a warlock threatens Wendy the Good Little Witch, she and her aunts hide out at a resort where C

The Clapper
2.5

The Clapper

2018-01-26

Eddie Krumble works as a paid audience member for infomercials and experiences a whirlwind of overni

The Point
3.5

The Point

1971-02-02

Years ago, there was a place called The Land of Point, because everything in The Land of Point had o

SportsCentury Greatest Athletes: Wayne Gretzky
0

SportsCentury Greatest Athletes: Wayne Gretzky

2000-11-10

Calendar Girl Murders
2.3

Calendar Girl Murders

1984-04-08

During the launch party of a nude calendar, one of the models is thrown to her death by a black glov

It's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway
2.5

It's Not My Fault and I Don't Care Anyway

2017-03-14

A rich and famous self-help guru's controversial philosophy of extreme selfishness is put to the ult

The Canadian Conspiracy
3

The Canadian Conspiracy

1986-06-08

A mockumentary illustrating a supposed conspiracy to infiltrate American culture through employing C

Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio
0

Lamb Chop in the Haunted Studio

1994-10-21

Shari, Lamb Chop, and the gang visit a studio haunted by a mysterious phantom.

Love's Last Resort
2.9

Love's Last Resort

2017-06-17

After ten years of dating, Chloe’s boyfriend Eric still hasn’t matured. Hoping to give him the push

The Trial of Red Riding Hood
0

The Trial of Red Riding Hood

1992-12-20

Red Riding Hood is tried for the murder of The Wolf.

Hitting Home
2

Hitting Home

1988-08-24

Canadian businesswoman Dinah Middleton's is devastated when her teenage son, Alex, is killed by a hi

Jury Duty: The Comedy
0.5

Jury Duty: The Comedy

1990-01-14

Mild and meek accountant Sanford Lagelfost has been charged with embezzling $3 million dollars from

Game Changers
3.7

Game Changers

2018-06-29

Alex Trebek hosts a documentary about television game shows featuring interviews with a number of ga

14 Going on 30
2.7

14 Going on 30

1988-03-06

Danny is hopelessly in love with his teacher Peggy Noble. Of course she doesn't even notice him whil

Raising Helen
3.1

Raising Helen

2004-05-27

Helen Harris has a glamorous, big-city life working for one of New York's hottest modeling agencies.

Dance 'Til Dawn
2.9

Dance 'Til Dawn

1988-10-23

The seniors of Herbert Hoover High School hold a prom they will never forget. Popular girl Shelley d

Rubdown
1.3

Rubdown

1993-09-15

A rich man offers his masseur, a former baseball player with damaged knees, $50,000 to have an affai

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
3.5

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade

1987-12-25

The fifth annual Walt Disney World Christmas parade. Hosted by Joan Lunden and Alan Thicke, with Reg

Notes from Dad
2.9

Notes from Dad

2013-04-29

Trumpet player Roy Allen starts anew as a music teacher in a school full of kids with little exposur

Open Season
2.4

Open Season

1995-01-14

When the television ratings machines suddenly malfunction, public television suddenly, but mistakenl

The Opening of SkyDome: A Celebration
0

The Opening of SkyDome: A Celebration

1989-06-03

The Opening of SkyDome: A Celebration - Andrea Martin and Alan Thicke co-hosted the 90-minute event

Shadow of the Bear
2.5

Shadow of the Bear

1997-10-01

Three young teens are stranded in the wilderness without their parents.

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
2.9

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987-05-18

A TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film.

The Windsor Protocol
1.9

The Windsor Protocol

1998-11-10

Based on the novels by Jack Higgins, Sean Dillon is a maverick British agent who uncovers a plot to

When Your Parent Drinks Too Much
0

When Your Parent Drinks Too Much

1987-01-01

Featuring Alan Thicke, the film explores the struggles faced by children of alcoholic parents, highl