Movies Gallery Alan Thicke's Life In Photos See photos of the late star through the years By Madeline Boardman Published on December 14, 2016 Trending Videos Close this video player 01 of 22 Alan Thicke Through the Years Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Alan Thicke died in December 2016 at the age of 69. The late actor, who was born in Ontario on March 1, 1947, kicked off his acting career in his 20s, landing early roles in TV movies and one-off episodes. He rose to fame years later, joining Growing Pains as Dr. Jason Seaver in 1985. He held the role of the family man for seven years, going on to appear in Hope & Gloria, Carolina, Raising Helen, The Bold and the Beautiful, and How I Met Your Mother. Thicke earned Emmy nominations for his writing work on The Barry Manilow Special and America 2-Night in the '70s, and landed a Golden Globe nomination for Growing Pains in the '80s. See photos of the late star through the years, ahead. 02 of 22 Alan Thicke With Valerie Harper at Kenny Rogers' The Gambler Tour on September 14, 1979 Ron Galella/WireImage 03 of 22 Alan Thicke With Gloria Loring at the Share Boomtown Party on May 7, 1983 Ron Galella/WireImage 04 of 22 Alan Thicke at the Third Annual Make A Wish Celebrity Sports Festival on May 9, 1987 Ron Galella/WireImage 05 of 22 Alan Thicke at the Hollywood All-Stars Softball Game on June 13, 1987 Ron Galella/WireImage 06 of 22 Alan Thicke With Brennan Thicke and Robin Thicke at the Benefit Softball Game for Team House on June 14, 1987 Ron Galella/WireImage 07 of 22 Alan Thicke at the Benefit Softball Game for Team House on June 14, 1987 Ron Galella/WireImage 08 of 22 Alan Thicke With Arsenio Hall at the Comic Relief '87 Benefit on November 14, 1987 Ron Galella/WireImage 09 of 22 Alan Thicke on Growing Pains on September 20, 1989 ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images 10 of 22 Alan Thicke With Kristy Swanson at the Premiere of Dances With Wolves on November 4, 1990 Ron Galella/WireImage 11 of 22 Alan Thicke With Robin Thicke at the Mission Hills Celebrity Sports Invitational on November 29, 1991 Ron Galella/WireImage 12 of 22 Alan Thicke at the Second Annual Rock N The Puck Celebrity Hockey Game on August 18, 1993 Ron Galella/WireImage 13 of 22 Alan Thicke With Carter Thicke at the World Premiere of Emperor's New Groove on December 10, 2000 Ron Galella/WireImage 14 of 22 Alan Thicke With Robin Thicke at the Opening Night of the 40/40 Club in Las Vegas on December 30, 2007 Johnny Nunez/WireImage 15 of 22 Alan Thicke With Robin Thicke, Paula Patton, and Tanya Callau at the Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol U.S. Premiere Afterparty on December 19, 2011 Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage 16 of 22 Alan Thicke With Robin Thicke at The Grammy Nominations Concert Live! Countdown to Music's Biggest Night on December 6, 2013 Charley Gallay/WireImage 17 of 22 Alan Thicke With Tanya Thicke and Carter Thicke at the 2015 Canadian Screen Awards on March 1, 2015 George Pimentel/WireImage 18 of 22 Alan Thicke With Tanya Callau at the New York Premiere of The D Train on May 6, 2015 Brent N. Clarke/WireImage 19 of 22 Alan Thicke With Tanya Callau at the Premiere of Vacation on July 27, 2015 Jason Kempin/Getty Images 20 of 22 Alan Thicke With John Stamos on Grandfathered Jordin Althaus/ABC Studios via Getty Images 21 of 22 Alan Thicke on Season 2 of Fuller House Michael Yarish/Netflix 22 of 22 Alan Thicke at the Premiere of Bad Moms in Westwood on July 26, 2016 Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic