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Actor
Alan North
- Born December 23, 1920 in The Bronx, New York, USA
- Died January 19, 2000
Alan North was an American actor. After serving in the Navy during World War II, North became a stage manager in New York. He first acted on Broadway in "Plain and Fancy" (1955), which led to further roles in diverse productions, ranging from musical comedy to straight dramatic parts.
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His film career included roles in Plaza Suite (1971), Serpico (1973), The Formula (1980), Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer (1983), Thief of Hearts (1984), Highlander (1986), Act of Vengeance (1986), Billy Galvin (1986), The Fourth Protocol (1987), Lean on Me (1989), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989), Glory (1989) and The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996). On television, he played Captain Ed Hocken in the 1982 television series Police Squad!. He also appeared on the soap opera Another World in the recurring role of Captain Sean Delaney from 1984 to 1988.
Known for
Highlander1986
Serpico1973
Glory1989
The Long Kiss Goodnight1996
See No Evil, Hear No Evil1989
Law & Order1990
...And Justice for All1979
The Cosby Show1984
Filmography
- 1999I'll Take You ThereFilmMax
- 1997Cafe SocietyFilmFrank Hogan
- 1996The Long Kiss GoodnightFilmEarl
- 1996I'm Not RappaportFilmGrocery Customer
- 1995The Jerky BoysFilmMicky Crump
- 1993Twenty BucksFilmBruce Adams
- 1993Family AlbumSeriesDr. Sid Lerner
- 1992Lincoln and the War WithinFilm
- 1991DarrowFilmHarrison Gray Otis
- 1991Eyes of a WitnessFilm
- 1990Law & OrderSeriesDefense Attorney Reilly, Jimmy Scanlon, Terry Barrick
- 1990Crazy PeopleFilmJudge
- 1990Kojak: It's Always SomethingFilmHarvey Schoenbrun
- 1989GloryFilmGov. John Albion Andrew
- 1989See No Evil, Hear No EvilFilmBraddock
- 1989Lean On MeFilmMayor Don Bottman
- 1989Penn & Teller Get KilledFilmOld Cop
- 1989Rachel RiverFilmBeske
- 1988Clinton and NadineFilmDetective Rayburn
- 1987The Fourth ProtocolFilmGovershin
- 1987Everything's RelativeSeriesUncle Jack
- 1986HighlanderFilmLieutenant Frank Moran
- 1986The Christmas StarFilmCaptain Whittaker
- 1986Act of VengeanceFilmAlbert Pass
- 1986Billy GalvinFilm
- 1986LibertyFilmUlysses S. Grant
- 1986Tough CookiesSeries
- 1985Spenser: For HireSeries
- 1985The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary FinnFilmSkeezer
- 1984The Cosby ShowSeriesJudge
- 1984Thief of HeartsFilmSweeney
- 1984Kate & AllieSeries
- 1983Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar KillerFilmLieutenant Walter Belden
- 1982Police Squad!SeriesCaptain Ed Hocken
- 1982NewhartSeriesBill Rivers
- 1982The Powers of Matthew StarSeries
- 1982American PlayhouseSeriesGeorge, Beske, Harrison Gray Otis
- 1982Muggable Mary: Street CopFilmMary's Father
- 1981Hill Street BluesSeriesKrebs, Barto
- 1981Love, SidneySeriesJudge Mort Harris
- 1980The FormulaFilmNolan
- 1980TexasSeriesFire Chief
- 1979...And Justice for AllFilmDeputy Sheriff
- 1977The Deadliest SeasonFilmDetective Forscher
- 1973SerpicoFilmBrown
- 1972BordelletFilmMormonpræsten
- 1971Plaza SuiteFilmMr. Eisler
- 1966Unholy MatrimonyFilmMr. M - First Swinging Husband
- 1963The LawbreakersSeriesNils Tvedt
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries