Alan Dale is a New Zealand actor known for his roles in such projects as Young Doctors (1976 - 1983), Neighbors (1985 - …), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), "Lost" (2004 - 2010), etc. Once, for the sake of a dubious acting career at that time, he sacrificed his success in rugby. And now his filmography includes more than 70 films and series.
Biography
Alan Dale (photo below) was born in 1947 in the city of Dunedin, located on the South Island of New Zealand. In Alan's homeland, television did not appear immediately, so his dreams were about a theatrical career. And his first performance took place at the age of thirteen during a school concert. Then the talented boy was noticed by actor Leonard Berman, and after that his parents founded an amateur theater in Auckland.
By studying the biography of Alan Dale, you can learn a lot about his personal life. The marriage of Alan and his girlfriend Claire took place in 1968. Subsequently, they had two children, Matthew and Simon, but afterEleven years later, the couple decided to divorce. The second time the actor married in 1990, when he moved with his sons to Sydney. This time, Miss Australia 1986 became his chosen one, with whom he had two more children: Daniel and Nick.
Dreams come true
Since films were rarely made in New Zealand at that time, Alan had to earn extra money as a re altor, radio host, model and even a car salesman. But the desire to become an actor did not let him give up. And he eventually landed his first role in Graham Farmer's drama Radio Waves (1978). Then, from 1979 to 1983, he starred in the Australian soap opera The Young Doctors (1976-1983) by Alan Coleman. And a few years later he got the lead role in the horror film Water House Horror (1989) by Kendal Flanagan and Ollie Martin.
From 1985 to 1993, the actor played Jim Robinson, one of the main characters in another Australian soap opera by Reg Watson, Neighbours. He also landed a supporting role in Marc Aber's science fiction film Alien Ship (1999). And then in Armand Mastroianni's thriller "First Daughter" (1999), which begins with an unsuccessful assassination attempt on the President of the United States.
The path of series
For a certain period, starting in 2000, Alan Dale appeared more often in TV shows. For example, he starred in three episodes of Michael Crichton's popular American drama ER (1994-2009). He can be seen as Toothpick Man in several episodes of Chris Carter's sci-fi drama The X-Files (1993 - …). He playedJudge Robert Branford on ABC's right-wing drama The Practice (1997-2004). And Secretary of Commerce Mitch Bryce in Aaron Sorkin's political drama The West Wing (1999-2006).
From 2003 to 2004, the actor played Vice President Jim Prescott in the FOX crime thriller 24 Hours (2001-2010). CFO of a real estate company, Caleb Nicola, in Josh Schwartz's teen drama The Lonely Hearts (2003-2007). He played the role of Raymond Metcalfe in three episodes of the NBC military drama The Last Frontier (2005-2006). And Mode magazine owner Bradford Mead in the comedy-drama Ugly Girl (2006-2010) starring America Farrera.
After a small role as General Ross in Steven Spielberg's action adventure Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), Alan Dale appeared in six episodes of the Australian drama Sea Patrol (2007 - 2011). And from 2006 to 2010, he played the role of Charles Widmore in the fantasy series Lost (2004-2010).
Several "full meters"
In 2011, the actor got a small role in Scott Charles Stewart's fantasy thriller The Shepherd. Then he played one of the main characters in Jason Burke's science fiction film Doomsday Prophecy. He starred in David Fincher's thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011). And in the fantasy drama Beauty and the Beast by Yves Simono (2012).
In AMC's crime serial drama "Murder" (2011 - 2014), the actor playedSenator Ethan. He played the role of Emett Lawson in several episodes of the American sitcom Pretty Women in Cleveland (2010-2015). He also played Alan in Keel McNaughton's comedy series Oakland Daze (2012 - …).
Joseph from Dynasty
In 2015, Alan Dale appeared as General Edward Reisen in Vaughn Wilmott's fantasy drama Dominion (2014-2015). He played Prime Minister Martin Tuhy in Emma Freeman's Australian drama series Secret City. And President Morse in one episode of the spy thriller "Motherland" (2011 - …). Also, for several years now, the actor has been acting in the fantasy American drama of the ABC channel Once Upon a Time (2011 - …), where he represents two characters at once: King George and Albert Spencer.
It's easy to see that Alan Dale's feature films are rare. So the future project, which will appear on TV screens at the end of 2017, will be the soap opera "Dynasty", where the actor will play one of the main characters, Joseph Anders.
