Alan Dale

Age: 62
Height: 6' 2"

Birth Place: Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
Born: May. 6th, 1947

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Alan Dale's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Lost	Charles Wid…
Ugly Betty	Bradford Me…
The O.C.	Caleb Nichol
Sea Patrol (AU)	Ray Walsman
State Coroner (AU)	Atty. Gen. …
Pure 24 (UK)	Alan Dale

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Alan Dale, best known for his 8 year role as Jim Robinson in the long running Australian TV show "Neighbours", played Caleb in the hit FOX series "The OC" (2003), featured on "Lost" (2004) and has a long list of recurring roles. These include "24" (2001), "Navy:NCIS" (2003), "West Wing, The" (1999), "ER" (1994) and "The X Files". His film credits include After The Sunset (2004), Hollywood Homicide (2003) and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002). Alan has extensive theatre credits, has hosted his own radio shows and is a successful voice-over artist in both Australia, the UK and the U.S.

TRIVIA:

He is the only actor to have appeared in the fictional TV Cabinets of both President Jed Bartlet (The West Wing, played by Martin Sheen) and President David Palmer (24, played by Dennis Haysbert). On The West Wing, he plays Mitch Bryce, the Secretary of Commerce. On 24, he played Jim Prescott, the Vice President, who voted to remove the President from office temporarily using the 25th Amendment, on the West Wing he agreed to the President's temporary resignation.
Children - Matthew Dale is an actor, musician & writer, dividing his time between Los Angeles and Melbourne, Australia where he is currently working in the theatre. Simon Dale is a radio announcer in the UK.
All three of his best known characters (Jim Robinson of _"Neighbours" (1985)_ (qv), Caleb Nichol in _"The O.C." (2003)_ (qv) and Bradford Meade in _"Ugly Betty" (2006)_ (qv)) were written out of their respective series through fatal heart attacks.
Has 2 young sons with 2nd wife, Tracy Dale - Nick and Dan.
Along with 'Simon Pegg' (qv), 'Daphne Ashbrook' (qv), 'Guy Siner' (qv), 'Maurice Ro�ves' (qv), 'Olaf Pooley' (qv), 'Barrie Ingham' (qv), 'John Franklyn-Robbins' (qv), 'Christopher Neame (III)' (qv) and 'Deep Roy' (qv), he is one of only ten actors to have speaking roles in both the "Star Trek" and "Doctor Who" franchises. He played Praetor Hiren in _Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)_ (qv) and Dr. Aaron Copley in _"Torchwood" (2006) {Reset (#2.6)}_ (qv).
Son Simon Dale is a radio presenter for one of London's most popular stations "Kiss 100" (3-6pm).
Former milkman.