Alan Dale
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 6, 1947 (age 79)
- Birthplace
- Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Killings at Parrish Station
TV · as Older Callum Parrish · 6 eps
The Assassin
TV · as Aaron Cross · 4 eps
Wreck
TV · as Owen Devereaux · 3 eps
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Movie · as Self (archive Footage)
Tangled: Before Ever After
Movie · as The Vicar (voice)
Dynasty
TV · as Joseph Anders · 86 eps
Graves
TV · as Trevor Lloyd · 1 ep
Secret City
TV · as Martin Toohey · 6 eps
Entourage
Movie · as John Ellis
CSI: Cyber
TV · as Richard Margolin · 1 ep
Top Coppers
TV · as Frank · 6 eps
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Movie · as Councilman Rockwell
Grace
Movie · as Father John
Dominion
TV · as General Rysen · 21 eps
Tangled Ever After
Movie · as Priest (voice)
The Mindy Project
TV · as Alfred · 1 ep
Unsupervised
TV · as Sid (voice) · 1 ep
House of Lies
TV · as Jonathan Strauss · 1 ep
A Little Bit of Heaven
Movie · as Dr. Sanders
Priest
Movie · as Monsignor Chamberlain
Happy New Year
Movie · as Bill
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Movie · as Detective Isaksson
Doomsday Prophecy
Movie · as General Slate
Person of Interest
TV · as Ulrich Kohl · 1 ep
Once Upon a Time
TV · as King George / Albert Spencer · 9 eps
Homeland
TV · as President Morse · 1 ep
Body of Proof
TV · as Emmett Harrington · 1 ep
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Movie · as Jacoby
Hot in Cleveland
TV · as Emmet · 8 eps
Renaissance
Movie · as John
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Movie · as General Bob Ross
Moving Wallpaper
TV · as Alan Dale · 6 eps
Flight of the Conchords
TV · as Australian Ambassador · 1 ep
Burn Notice
TV · as Ken Bocklage · 1 ep
Californication
TV · as Lloyd Alan Philips Jr. · 1 ep
Torchwood
TV · as Copley · 1 ep
Ugly Betty
TV · as Bradford Meade · 33 eps
E-Ring
TV · 3 eps
After the Sunset
Movie · as Security Chief
Straight Eye: The Movie
Movie · as Kelly's Dad
Entourage
TV · as John Ellis · 5 eps
Lost
TV · as Charles Widmore · 18 eps
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
TV · as Self - The O.C. · 1 ep
Hollywood Homicide
Movie · as Commander Preston
The Extreme Team
Movie · as Richard Knowles
Rent Control
Movie · as George
The O.C.
TV · as Caleb Nichol · 38 eps
NCIS
TV · as Tom Morrow · 14 eps
Star Trek: Nemesis
Movie · as Praetor Hiren
CSI: Miami
TV · as Dubay · 1 ep
American Dreams
TV · as Captain Andrews · 1 ep
Crossing Jordan
TV · as Carl Logan · 1 ep
24
TV · as Vice President Jim Prescott · 8 eps
The Lone Gunmen
TV · 1 ep
Playing Mona Lisa
Movie · as Uncle Joe
Alien Cargo
Movie · as Eichhorn, Explorer Dolphin
First Daughter
Movie · as Daly
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Joshua Koehler · 1 ep
The West Wing
TV · as Mitch Bryce · 2 eps
The Lost World
TV · as Phelan · 1 ep
The Practice
TV · as Judge Robert Brenford · 2 eps
Space: Above and Beyond
TV · as Colonial Governor Borman · 1 ep
JAG
TV · as Tom Morrow · 2 eps
ER
TV · as Al Patterson · 3 eps
Janus
TV · as Richard Issacs · 2 eps
Blue Heelers
TV · 1 ep
The X-Files
TV · as Toothpick Man · 3 eps
Houseboat Horror
Movie · as Evans
Neighbours
TV · as Jim Robinson · 1901 eps
The Applicant
Movie
The Young Doctors
TV · as John Forrest · 56 eps