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Alan North
Alan North
Born	December 23, 1920; New York City, U.S.
Died	January 19, 2000 (aged 79); Port Jefferson, New York, U.S.
Years active	1953–2000
Spouse	June North
Children	2

Alan North (December 23, 1920 – January 19, 2000) was an American actor.

Early life

North was born in Bronx, New York, and joined the United States Navy during the Second World War.^[1]

Career

After the war, he became a stage manager and made his Broadway debut in 1955 in Plain and Fancy.^[1]

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).^[2] On television, he played Captain Ed Hocken in the 1982 television series Police Squad!.^[3] He also appeared on the soap opera Another World in the recurring role of Captain Sean Delaney from 1984 to 1988. His last stage performance was in 1999, in Lake Hollywood.^[1]

Personal life

North died of lung and kidney cancer in a hospital in Port Jefferson, New York on January 19, 2000, at the age of 79. He and his wife June North had two daughters, Alexandra Jackson and Victoria North.^[1]

Filmography

Film


Year	Title	Role	Notes
1966	Unholy Matrimony	Mr. M. - First Swinging Husband	Uncredited
1971	Plaza Suite	Mr. Eisler
1972	Bordellet	Julius' ældste søn
1973	Serpico	Brown
1979	...And Justice for All.	Deputy Sheriff
1980	The Formula	Nolan
1984	Thief of Hearts	Sweeney
1986	Highlander	Lt. Frank Moran
1986	Billy Galvin	George
1986	The Christmas Star	Captain Whittaker
1987	The Fourth Protocol	Govershin
1987	Rachel River	Beske
1989	Lean on Me	Mayor Don Bottman
1989	See No Evil, Hear No Evil	Braddock
1989	Penn & Teller Get Killed	Old Cop
1989	Glory	John Albion Andrew
1990	Crazy People	Judge
1993	Twenty Bucks	Bruce Adams
1995	The Jerky Boys: The Movie	Micky Crump
1995	Cafe Society	Frank Hogan
1996	The Long Kiss Goodnight	Earl
1996	I'm Not Rappaport	Grocery Customer
1999	Abilene	Jarvisn Brown
1999	I'll Take You There	Max

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1950	Rocky King Detective	Officer North	Episode: "The Trunk"
1953	The Doctor	Fred	Episode: "Treasure Island"
1956	The Big Story	FBI Agent	Episode: "Mass Murder: Flight 169"
1963	Lawbreakers	Nils Tvedt	Episode: "Westchester County, New York: October 4 - Police Officer Killed; Manhunt Under Way"
1968	NET Playhouse	Brent	Episode: "The 39th Witness"
1977	The Deadliest Season	Detective Forscher	Television film
1981–1982	Love, Sidney	Judge Mort Harris	18 episodes
1982	Muggable Mary, Street Cop	Mary's Father	Television film
1982	Police Squad!	Capt. Ed Hocken	6 episodes
1982	Texas	Fire Chief	Episode #1.555
1982	The Powers of Matthew Star	Mr. Kraft	Episode: "Genius"
1982, 1984	Hill Street Blues	Krebs / Barto	2 episodes
1983	All My Children	Mr. Porter	Episode dated 21 January 1983
1983	Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer	Lieutenant Walter Belden	Television film
1983	ABC Afterschool Special	Otto Rhinehart	Episode: "The Hand Me Down Kid"
1984	Newhart	Bill Rivers	Episode: "Leave It to the Beavers"
1984	American Playhouse	Karl Mundt	Episode: "Concealed Enemies, Part I: Suspicion"
1985	The Cosby Show	Judge	Episode: "Clair's Case"
1985	ABC Weekend Special	Skeezer	Episode: "The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn"
1985	Kate & Allie	Professor Sloan	4 episodes
1986	Act of Vengeance	Albert Pass	Television film
1986	Tough Cookies	Father McCaskey	6 episodes
1986	Liberty	Ulysses S. Grant	Television film
1986	Spenser: For Hire	Chief Hollis Cushing	Episode: "White Night"
1987	Another World	Captain Delaney	Episode #1.5762
1987	Bennett Brothers	Manny Bennett	Television film
1987	Everything's Relative	Uncle Jack	Episode: "Hit the Road, Jack"
1988	Clinton and Nadine	Detective Rayburn	Television film
1989	Guiding Light	Jack Bauer	Episode #1.10747
1990	Kojak: It's Always Something	Harvey Schoenbrun	Television film
1991	Eyes of a Witness	Doyle
1991	Darrow	Harrison Gray Otis
1991–1999	Law & Order	Terry Barrick / Jimmy Scanlon / Reilly	3 episodes
1993	Alex Haley's Queen	Bishop	Episode #1.3
1993	Family Album	Dr. Sid Lerner	6 episodes

Stage

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes	Ref.
1955	Plain and Fancy	understudy Isaac Miller	Broadway debut also assistant stage manager	^[4]^[5]
1959	Requiem for a Nun	understudy Governor, Pete, Mr. Tubbs	also stage manager	^[6]
1960	Fiorello!	Floyd: a cop	replacement	^[7]
1964	Dylan	A Bartender	replacement	^[8]
1964	Never Live Over a Pretzel Factory	The Inspector		^[9]
1965	Barefoot in the Park	Telephone Man, understudy Victor Velasco		^[10]
1966	The Odd Couple	Murray, understudy Oscar Madison		^[11]
1967	Spofford	George		^[12]
1968	Plaza Suite	standby Sam Nash, Jesse Kiplinger, Roy Hubley		^[13]
1970	Plaza Suite	standby Sam Nash, Jesse Kiplinger, Roy Hubley		^[14]
1971	Promises, Promises	Dr. Dreyfuss		^[15]
1973	The Prisoner of Second Avenue	Harry Edison, understudy Mel Edison		^[16]
1977	Scribes	Reg		^[17]
1978	Annie Get Your Gun	Chief Sitting Bull		^[18]
1979	The Music Man	Mayor Shinn		^[19]
1980	The American Clock	Durant, Sheriff, Piano Mover, Toland		^[20]
1983	Marilyn: An American Fable	Studio Head		^[21]
1992	Conversations With My Father	Nick	replacement	^[22]
1999	Lake Hollywood	Uncle Ambrose		^[23]