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Alan Dale

Actor
Born May 6, 1947 (77 years)
Alan Hugh Dale is a New Zealand actor. As a child, Dale developed a love of theatre and also became a rugby player. After retiring from the sport he took on a number of professions to support his family, before deciding to become a professional actor at the age of 27. With work limited in New Zealand, Dale moved to Australia, where he played Dr. John Forrest in The Young Doctors from 1979 to 1982. He later appeared as Jim Robinson in Neighbours, a part he played for eight years. The character is the role Dale is most associated with in Australia and the United Kingdom. He left the series when he fell out with the producers over the pay he and the rest of the cast received.

After leaving Neighbours, Dale became typecast as Robinson in Australia and struggled to find work. His career was revitalised after he relocated to the United States in 2000. Since then he has had roles in many American series including prominent parts in The O.C. (as Caleb Nichol) and Ugly Betty (as Bradford Meade), as well as recurring and guest roles in Lost, 24, NCIS, ER, The West Wing, The X-Files and The Lone Gunmen. Dale has also appeared in minor roles in films such as Star Trek Nemesis, Hollywood Homicide and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull as well as the London West End production of Spamalot. Dale has been married to former Miss Australia Tracey Pearson since 1990 and has four children.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • A Little Bit of Heaven
  • Sea Patrol
  • Doomsday Prophecy
Known For
  • Lost
  • Priest
  • The O.C.
  • Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
  • Tangled Ever After
  • Dominion
  • Dynasty (2017)
  • Hot in Cleveland
  • Grace
  • Doomsday Prophecy
  • Alien Cargo
  • Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection
  • Houseboat Horror
  • First Daughter
  • Undercovers
  • Top Coppers
  • The Extreme Team
  • The Far Country
  • The Young Doctors

Filmography

2022
Wreck (TV Series)
2017
Dynasty (2017) (TV Series) · as Joseph Anders
2017
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (TV Series) · as Vicar
2017
Tangled: Before Ever After · as The Vicar (voice)
2016
Graves (TV Series)
2016
Secret City (TV Series) · as Martin Toohey
2015
Top Coppers (TV Series) · as Frank
2015
2015
Entourage · as John Ellis
2015
CSI: Cyber (TV Series) · as Richard Margolin
2014
Grace · as Father John
2014
Dominion (TV Series) · as General Rysen
2014
Captain America: The Winter Soldier · as Councilman Rockwell
2012
The Mindy Project (TV Series) · as Alfred
2012
Unsupervised (TV Series) · as Sid (voice)
2012
Tangled Ever After · as Priest (voice)
2012
House of Lies (TV Series) · as Jonathan Strauss
2012
Auckland Daze (TV Series) · as Alan
2012
2011
Happy New Year · as Bill
2011
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo · as Detective Isaksson
2011
Once Upon a Time (2011) (TV Series) · as King George / Albert Spencer
2011
Homeland (TV Series) · as President Morse
2011
Person of Interest (TV Series) · as Ulrich Kohl
2011
Doomsday Prophecy · as General Slate
2011
Priest · as Monsignor Chamberlain
2011
The Killing (US) (TV Series) · as Senator Eaton
2011
2011
Body of Proof (TV Series) · as Emmett Harrington
2010
2010
Undercovers (TV Series) · as James Kelvin
2010
Hot in Cleveland (TV Series) · as Emmet
2009
Lost: A Journey in Time · as Charles Widmore
2009
Lost: The Story of the Oceanic 6 · as Charles Widmore
2009
Important Things With Demetri Martin (TV Series) · as Mob Boss
2009
Lost: Destiny Calls · as Charles Widmore
2008
2008
Midnight Man (TV Series) · as Donald Hagan
2007
Californication (TV Series) · as Lloyd Alan Philips Jr.
2007
Sea Patrol (TV Series) · as Ray Walsman
2007
Burn Notice (TV Series) · as Ken Bocklage
2007
Flight of the Conchords (TV Series) · as Australian Ambassador
2007
2006
Torchwood (TV Series) · as Copley
2006
Ugly Betty (TV Series) · as Bradford Meade
2005
E-Ring (TV Series)
2004
After the Sunset · as Security Chief
2004
Lost (TV Series) · as Charles Widmore
2004
Entourage (TV Series) · as John Ellis
2003
Rent Control · as George
2003
NCIS (TV Series) · as Tom Morrow
2003
The O.C. (TV Series) · as Caleb Nichol
2003
Hollywood Homicide · as Commander Preston
2003
The Extreme Team · as Richard Knowles
2002
Star Trek: Nemesis · as Praetor Hiren
2002
American Dreams (TV Series) · as Captain Andrews
2002
CSI: Miami (TV Series) · as Dubay
2001
24 (TV Series) · as Vice President Jim Prescott
2001
Philly (TV Series) · as Bruce Frohman
2001
Crossing Jordan (TV Series) · as Carl Logan
2001
The Lone Gunmen (TV Series)
2000
Playing Mona Lisa · as Uncle Joe
1999
The West Wing (TV Series) · as Mitch Bryce
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Joshua Koehler
1999
First Daughter · as Daly
1999
The Lost World (TV Series) · as Phelan
1999
Alien Cargo · as Eichhorn, Explorer Dolphin
1997
State Coroner (TV Series) · as Atty. Gen. Dudley Mills
1997
The Practice (TV Series)
1996
1995
Flipper (1995) (TV Series) · as Eddie Walsh
1995
Space: Above and Beyond (TV Series) · as Colonial Governor Borman
1995
JAG (TV Series) · as Tom Morrow
1994
ER (TV Series) · as Al Patterson
1994
Janus (TV Series) · as Richard Issacs
1994
Frontline (1994) (TV Series) · as Dave
1994
Blue Heelers (TV Series)
1993
The X-Files (TV Series) · as Toothpick Man
1993
Time Trax (TV Series) · as Mr. Bergdorf
1989
Houseboat Horror · as Evans
1987
The Far Country (TV Series) · as Dave Marshall
1985
Neighbours (TV Series) · as Jim Robinson
1976
The Young Doctors (TV Series)

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