Alan North
Acting
Born December 23, 1920, The Bronx, New York, USA
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
- 1999I'll Take You There — Max
- 1997Cafe Society — Frank Hogan
- 1996I'm Not Rappaport — Grocery Customer
- 1996The Long Kiss Goodnight — Earl
- 1995The Jerky Boys — Micky Crump
- Family Album — Dr. Sid Lerner
- 1993Twenty Bucks — Bruce Adams
- 1992Lincoln and the War Within
- 1991Darrow — Harrison Gray Otis
- 1991Eyes of a Witness
- 1990Crazy People — Judge
- 1990Kojak: It's Always Something — Harvey Schoenbrun
- Law & Order — Defense Attorney Reilly, Jimmy Scanlon, Terry Barrick
- 1989Glory — Gov. John Albion Andrew
- 1989Lean On Me — Mayor Don Bottman
- 1989Penn & Teller Get Killed — Old Cop
- 1989Rachel River — Beske
- 1989See No Evil, Hear No Evil — Braddock
- 1988Clinton and Nadine — Detective Rayburn
- Everything's Relative — Uncle Jack
- 1987The Fourth Protocol — Govershin
- 1986Act of Vengeance — Albert Pass
- 1986Billy Galvin
- 1986Highlander — Lieutenant Frank Moran
- 1986Liberty — Ulysses S. Grant
- 1986The Christmas Star — Captain Whittaker
- Tough Cookies
- Spenser: For Hire
- 1985The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn — Skeezer
- Kate & Allie
- The Cosby Show — Judge
- 1984Thief of Hearts — Sweeney
- 1983Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer — Lieutenant Walter Belden
- American Playhouse — George, Beske, Harrison Gray Otis
- 1982Muggable Mary: Street Cop — Mary's Father
- Newhart — Bill Rivers
- Police Squad! — Captain Ed Hocken
- The Powers of Matthew Star
- Hill Street Blues — Krebs, Barto
- Love, Sidney — Judge Mort Harris
- Texas — Fire Chief
- 1980The Formula — Nolan
- 1979...And Justice for All — Deputy Sheriff
- 1977The Deadliest Season — Detective Forscher
- 1973Serpico — Brown
- 1972Bordellet — Mormonpræsten
- 1971Plaza Suite — Mr. Eisler
- 1966Unholy Matrimony — Mr. M - First Swinging Husband
- The Lawbreakers — Nils Tvedt
- Hallmark Hall of Fame