Alan North
Born: 1920-12-23 in The Bronx, New York, USA
Died: 2000-01-19
Known For: Acting
Biography
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. 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.
Filmography
1999
- I'll Take You There as Max
1997
- Cafe Society as Frank Hogan
1996
- The Long Kiss Goodnight as Earl
- I'm Not Rappaport as Grocery Customer
1995
- The Jerky Boys as Micky Crump
1993
- Twenty Bucks as Bruce Adams
- Family Album as Dr. Sid Lerner
1991
- Darrow as Harrison Gray Otis
- Eyes of a Witness
1990
- Law & Order as Defense Attorney Reilly
- Crazy People as Judge
- Kojak: It's Always Something as Harvey Schoenbrun
1989
- Lean On Me as Mayor Don Bottman
- Glory as Gov. John Albion Andrew
- Rachel River as Beske
- See No Evil, Hear No Evil as Braddock
- Penn & Teller Get Killed as Old Cop
1988
- Clinton and Nadine as Detective Rayburn
1987
- The Fourth Protocol as Govershin
- Everything's Relative as Uncle Jack
1986
- Highlander as Lieutenant Frank Moran
- Liberty as Ulysses S. Grant
- Billy Galvin
- The Christmas Star as Captain Whittaker
- Tough Cookies
- Act of Vengeance as Albert Pass
1985
1984
- The Cosby Show as Judge
- Kate & Allie
- Thief of Hearts as Sweeney
1983
- Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer as Lieutenant Walter Belden
1982
- Newhart as Bill Rivers
- Police Squad! as Captain Ed Hocken
- The Powers of Matthew Star
- Muggable Mary: Street Cop as Mary's Father
1981
- Hill Street Blues as Krebs
- Love, Sidney as Judge Mort Harris
1980
- Texas as Fire Chief
- The Formula as Nolan
1979
- ...And Justice for All as Deputy Sheriff
1977
- The Deadliest Season as Detective Forscher
1973
- Serpico as Brown
1972
- Bordellet as Mormonpræsten
1971
- Plaza Suite as Mr. Eisler
1966
- Unholy Matrimony as Mr. M - First Swinging Husband
1963
- The Lawbreakers as Nils Tvedt