Editing Alan Dale

{{short description|New Zealand actor (born 1947)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name         = Alan Dale
| image        = Alan Dale 2009 (cropped-J1).jpg
| caption      = Dale in 2009
| birth_name   = Alan Hugh Dale
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1947|5|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place  = [[Dunedin]], New Zealand
| death_date   = 
| death_place  = 
| years_active = 1978–present
| spouse       = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Claire Dale|1968|1979|reason=div}}
* {{marriage|Tracey Pearson|1990}}
}}
| children     = 4
| occupation   = Actor
}}

'''Alan Hugh Dale''' (born 6 May 1947) is a New Zealand actor. As a child, Dale enjoyed theatre and [[Rugby union|rugby]]. After retiring from the sport, he took on a number of occupations, before deciding to become a professional actor at age 27. Dale subsequently moved to Australia, where he played Dr. John Forrest in ''[[The Young Doctors]]'' from 1979 to 1982. He later appeared as [[Jim Robinson (Neighbours)|Jim Robinson]] in ''[[Neighbours]]'', a part he played from 1985 until 1993. He left the series when he fell out with the producers over the pay he and the rest of the cast received.

After leaving ''Neighbours'', Dale found he had become [[typecasting|typecast]] as Jim Robinson in Australia and struggled to find work. His career was revitalised after he relocated to the United States in 2000. Since then, he has had roles in many American series including prominent parts in ''[[The O.C.]]'' (as [[Caleb Nichol]]) and ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' (as [[Bradford Meade]]), as well as recurring and guest roles in ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'', ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'', ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'', ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'', ''[[The West Wing]]'', ''[[The X-Files]]'', ''[[Entourage (American TV series)|Entourage]]'' and ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]''. From 2017 to 2021, Dale starred in the soap opera ''[[Dynasty (2017 TV series)|Dynasty]]'' as [[Joseph Anders]]. Dale has also appeared in minor roles in films such as ''[[Star Trek: Nemesis]]'', ''[[Hollywood Homicide]]'', ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'', ''[[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film)|The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]]'' and ''[[Captain America: The Winter Soldier]]'', as well as the London [[West End theatre|West End]] production of ''[[Spamalot]]''. Dale has been married to former [[Miss Australia]] Tracey Pearson since 1990 and has four children.

==Early life and work==
{{quote box|width=25em|align=left|"When I was 27, I started to get really jumpy and thought, what could I do that would give me the same buzz rugby did? Acting was what came to mind. I told my first wife, 'Look, I really can't stand it any more. I'm going to have to go and be an actor'."|source=— Dale on why he turned to acting professionally.<ref name=sydney/>}}
Dale was born on 6 May 1947 in [[Dunedin]], New Zealand.<ref name=twenty>{{Cite news|url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=207&story=E8821205155127 |title= 20 Questions With ... Alan Dale |access-date=24 April 2008 |date=10 March 2008 |work=What's on Stage |first= Roger |last= Foss |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110517105003/http://www.whatsonstage.com/index.php?pg=207&story=E8821205155127 |archive-date=17 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Celebrity birthdays |date=6 May 2008 |work=[[The Hamilton Spectator]] |page=G02}}</ref> One of four children, Dale enjoyed his childhood, but his family was relatively poor.<ref name=sydney/> Growing up in New Zealand without television, Dale loved rugby union, the theatre and [[Amateur theatre|amateur dramatics]].<ref name="times" /> His first performance was for a school concert, at the age of 13, doing an impression of comedian [[Shelley Berman]]. After moving northwards, his parents became founding members of an amateur theatre in [[Auckland]] called 'The Little Dolphin Theatre'. Dale often operated the stage equipment used to produce weather effects,<ref name="sydney" /><ref name="twenty" />

Dale was a skilled [[Rugby union|rugby]] player, but opted to move into drama instead because "the acting fraternity didn't like footballers and the footballers didn't like actors. [...] Acting gave me the same buzz and there was the chance of a longer career."<ref name="times" /> He gave up rugby at the age of 21 because it was not considered a workable career at the time, and he had to support his family.<ref name="sydney" /> Acting roles were limited in New Zealand so Dale worked in multiple jobs, including as a [[Model (person)|male model]],<ref name="nz" /> a [[Automobile salesperson|car salesman]] and a [[Real estate agent|realtor]].<ref name="times" /> While working as a [[Milk delivery|milkman]] he heard the disc jockey at his local radio station resign during a broadcast. Dale went over to the station and told the managers he could do a better job. They gave him a trial and then signed him up for the afternoon show.<ref name="times" /> At the age of 27, he decided to become a professional actor.<ref name="sydney" />

==Acting career==

===Early roles and ''Neighbours''===
Dale's first professional acting job was playing an Indian in a production of ''[[The Royal Hunt of the Sun]]'' at the Grafton Theatre in Auckland.<ref name=twenty/> His first on-screen role came as radio station manager Jack Delamore in the New Zealand television drama ''Radio Waves'' in 1978.<ref name=spinoff/><ref name=spinoff2/> The show was not successful, running for a single season,<ref name=spinoff2/> but Dale described it as "nine months of solid work and great fun."<ref name=twenty/> In the late 1970s, Dale moved to Australia at the age of 32,<ref name=sydney/><ref name=times/> due to the limited acting work in New Zealand. He applied to the [[National Institute of Dramatic Art]] in Sydney, but was rejected because he "was a lot older than anybody else on the course."<ref name=twenty/> He was soon cast as Dr. John Forrest in the Australian soap opera ''[[The Young Doctors]]'', where he remained for three-and-a-half years until 1982.<ref name=twenty/>

In January 1985, Dale was cast in the continuing role of [[Jim Robinson (Neighbours)|Jim Robinson]] in the Australian soap opera ''[[Neighbours]]'', one of the twelve original characters conceived by the show's creator [[Reg Watson]].<ref name="Lewis">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47424005/solo-parent-role-is-close-to-home-for/|title=Solo parent role is close to home for soapy star Alan|last=Lewis|first=Jacqueline Lee|date=20 January 1985|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|page=53|access-date=27 March 2020|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|archive-date=27 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327030959/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47424005/solo-parent-role-is-close-to-home-for/|url-status=live}}{{free access}}</ref><ref name="Super">[[#refmercado|Mercado 2004]], p.202.</ref> He was appearing in a small role in the series ''[[Possession (TV series)|Possession]]'' when he was offered the part of Jim by producer John Holmes.<ref name="Lewis"/><ref>[[#refhaywood|Haywood 1991]], p.159.</ref> He replaced actor Robin Harrison, who had originally been cast in the role and had already filmed some scenes before his contract negotiations broke down. The scenes featuring Harrison's performance were re-shot with Dale.<ref name="Scenes">[[#reforam|Oram 1988]], p.108.</ref> The character had intrigued Dale, who thought that parts of Jim's life echoed his own life at the time.<ref name="Scenes"/> He said "It's like it was written for me. It's a great role and naturally it's one I can really relate to. You have to be fairly similar to a character you play, otherwise you'd go insane."<ref name="Scenes"/> Dale chose to relocate from Sydney to Melbourne, where ''Neighbours'' was filmed, but commuted between the two cities for some time while he was still appearing on ''Possession''.<ref name="Lewis"/>

He found working on ''Neighbours'' "exciting" and it enabled him to provide for his sons,<ref name=sydney/> but has spoken negatively about the show's producers, stating: "You were a totally replaceable commodity; [the production company] didn't put any value on any of the people appearing in the show."<ref name=sydney/> Dale appeared on the show from the first episode and stayed for eight years before his character was killed off in 1993,<ref name=times>{{Cite news |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article3483853.ece |title=Alan Dale: the journey from Neighbours to king of Spamalot |access-date=17 May 2008 |work=The Times |location=UK |date=8 March 2008 |first= Bruce |last= Dessau |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100530111240/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/theatre/article3483853.ece|archive-date=30 May 2010}}</ref> appearing in 1064 episodes.<ref name=spinoff2/> Dale quit the show due to feeling he and the rest of the cast were underpaid, and said he parted on "bad terms" with the production company [[Reg Grundy Organisation|Grundy Television]].<ref name=metro/> He expanded: "I didn't like it there, they were not nice people. When we decided that we hated each other, the company and me, one of the things the company did was to market everything they could out of us and pay us nothing."<ref name=nz/> In 2018, Dale returned to ''Neighbours'' to film scenes for two episodes, which aired in December 2018 and March 2019, in each of which he appeared as Jim in a dream to Jim's son [[Paul Robinson (Neighbours)|Paul]].<ref name="Lee">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/news/a865937/neighbours-alan-dale-rumours-jim-robinson-return-from-dead/|title=Former Neighbours star Alan Dale sparks rumours Jim Robinson is returning from the dead|last=Lee|first=Jess|date=11 September 2018|work=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=11 September 2018|archive-date=12 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912054617/http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/news/a865937/neighbours-alan-dale-rumours-jim-robinson-return-from-dead/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/news/a871692/neighbours-news-jim-robinson-return-alan-dale/|title=Neighbours star Alan Dale confirms a shock Christmas comeback for Jim Robinson|last=Houghton|first=Rianne|date=30 November 2018|work=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=30 November 2018|archive-date=30 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130202034/http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/news/a871692/neighbours-news-jim-robinson-return-alan-dale/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=leo>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/a26845139/neighbours-spoilers-leo-goes-public-with-his-new-romance/|title=Neighbours spoiler: Leo goes public with his new romance|last=Kilkelly|first=Daniel|date=30 November 2018|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=25 March 2019|archive-date=25 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325180608/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/a26845139/neighbours-spoilers-leo-goes-public-with-his-new-romance/|url-status=live}}</ref> Of his return, Dale stated that it had "laid a load of ghosts to rest for me", regarding his original exit.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/neighbours-jim-robinson-return-dead-13665297|title=Neighbours' Jim Robinson to return from the dead on Christmas Day after 25 years|last=Dyke|first=Peter|date=29 November 2018|work=[[Daily Mirror]]|access-date=30 November 2018|archive-date=30 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130122535/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/neighbours-jim-robinson-return-dead-13665297|url-status=live}}</ref>

After ''Neighbours'', Dale struggled to find work in Australia because he was [[typecasting|typecast]] as Jim Robinson.<ref name=sydney/> His only regular sources of income were [[voice-over]]s,<ref name=times/> and [[publishing]] magazines about his former show which he "made quite a lot of money out of". He lost most of his profits investing in a failed children's magazine.<ref name=nz/> Dale did have some minor acting roles during this time, including a single episode appearance in science-fiction show ''[[Time Trax]]'' (1994) and the pilot episode of ''[[Space: Above and Beyond]]'' (1995), the latter of which was an American series filmed in Australia.<ref name=institution/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/space-above-and-beyond-1200442699/|title=Space: Above and Beyond|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|author=Bierbaum, Tom|accessdate=2025-04-05|date=1995-09-25}}</ref> In 1999, he was cast in the American television film ''[[First Daughter (1999 film)|First Daughter]]'', which was also filmed in Australia. After discovering he could perform a convincing American accent, Dale attended the film's premiere, finally moving with his family to the United States permanently in January 2000.<ref name=times/> Dale, his second wife Tracey, and their then two-year-old son Nick moved into an "awful little flat" in Los Angeles and found an agent. Dale recalled telling his wife in Melbourne that "there's no way this is going to work. But if it does, it proves you can do anything."<ref name=sydney/>

===Wider success===
[[File:Alan Dale (aka Jim).jpg|right|thumb|Dale at the [[2008 BAFTA Television Awards]]]]
At the age of 52, he began to revive his career and started taking acting classes,<ref name=times/> something he had not thought about after being cast in ''Neighbours''.<ref name=twenty/> He described his age, unknown status and willingness to work for a relatively low fee as being his main assets for getting work in America. His drama teacher, whom he has remained with ever since,<ref name=twenty/> told him "that you might want to play great roles, but truth is you will get cast as a specific type. Just work out your type. The others in the class said I was a bit [[Anthony Hopkins]] and a bit [[Sean Connery]] and that went into my head. I thought if I go for roles those guys would go for I'm more likely to get them."<ref name=times/> The first role he was offered was a part in a series called ''Sign of Life'', a show about a rock band, which eventually fell through.<ref name=twenty/> Dale only received a couple of auditions during his first year in America, but his break came when he was cast as [[South Africa]]n patient Al Patterson in four episodes of the medical drama ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' between 2000 and 2001.<ref name=sydney/>

Following this, Dale saw a substantial increase in work, being described by ''The Times'' in 2008 as "busier than ever".<ref name=times/> Over the next two decades, Dale made appearances in numerous American and British television series. These included guest roles on ''[[The Lone Gunmen]]'' in 2001,<ref name=institution/> ''[[The Practice]]'' in 2002,<ref name=twenty/> ''[[The West Wing]]'' in two episodes between 2002 and 2003 as Commerce Secretary Mitch Bryce,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/2007/4/2/20010314/scott-d-pierce-is-24-out-of-ideas/|title=Scott D. Pierce: Is '24' out of ideas?|publisher=[[The Deseret News]]|author=Pierce, Scott D.|accessdate=2025-04-06|date=2007-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-chronicle-9c96/20181222/282462825035175/textview|title=Haven't we seen you somewhere else?|publisher=[[Evening Chronicle|The Chronicle]]|accessdate=2025-04-06|date=2018-12-22}}</ref> as well as appearing in three episodes, including the [[series finale]], of ''[[The X-Files]]'', playing the "[[List of The X-Files characters#Toothpick Man|Toothpick Man]]" in 2002.<ref name=twenty/><ref name=institution/> He played the recurring role of [[Vice President of the United States]] James Prescott for seven episodes of the second season of ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'' in 2003, reprising the part in one episode of season three the following year.<ref name=institution/> The character was originally supposed to appear in just a single scene, with a member of the casting team later telling Dale that they likely would have cast an actor more well known that he was at the time, had they realised how big the role would end up being.<ref name="cruisy"/><ref name=sydney/> He also voiced the character in the video adaptation ''[[24: The Game]]'' in 2006.<ref name=institution/> Dale played NCIS Director Tom Morrow in [[NCIS backdoor pilot|two episodes]] of ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]'' in 2003, which served as a backdoor pilot for crime series ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/gallery/jag-streaming-how-to-watch-ncis-guest-stars/#2|title='JAG' Now Streaming: Which Episodes to Watch for 'NCIS' Cast & More Guest Stars|publisher=TVLine|date=2024-07-01|accessdate=2025-04-06|author=Clarendon, Dan}}</ref> on which he reprised the role on recurring basis until its third season. He returned for several appearances between the show's tenth and thirteenth seasons.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/ncis-season-11-premiere-questions-ziva-1071191/|title=NCIS: How Will Ziva Say Goodbye? And 7 Other Burning Questions for Season 11|publisher=TV Guide|accessdate=2025-04-06|author=Raftery, Liz|date=2013-09-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/gallery/ncis-saddest-character-deaths/#7|title=21 Saddest Character Deaths on 'NCIS,' Ranked|author=Ford, Dylan|publisher=TVLine|accessdate=2025-04-06|date=2024-06-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://onechicagocenter.com/posts/ncis-deaths-order-every-major-character-who-died-so-far|title=NCIS deaths in order: Every major character who's died on NCIS (so far)|author=Weyer, Michael|date=2024-06-29|accessdate=2025-04-06|publisher=[[Fansided]]|work=One Chicago Center}}</ref>

He starred in the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] TV series, ''[[The O.C.]]'' from 2003–2005, playing [[Caleb Nichol]], a wealthy tycoon. The producers saw that the character had further potential and made his initially recurring role part of the main cast in the series.<ref name=nz/> After 35 appearances,<ref name=tattoo/> Caleb was killed off in the second-season episode "The O.Sea". Dale was disappointed that Caleb was written out and described it as a mistake by the production staff.<ref name=ign/> In 2006, Dale was cast in the starring role of [[Bradford Meade]], the owner of Meade Publications in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] show ''[[Ugly Betty]]''.<ref name=ign/> Although he impressed the producers in his audition, he initially lost the role to a "bigger star". After said star began "causing trouble" and was fired, Dale was given the part.<ref name=nz/> Bradford was killed off during the show's second season.<ref>{{Cite magazine| url= https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20160549,00.html |title=''Ugly Betty'': Dead Meade |access-date=21 June 2008 |date=13 November 2007 |first= Tanner |last= Stransky |magazine= Entertainment Weekly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529202926/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20160549%2C00.html |archive-date=29 May 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As part of the cast, Dale was nominated for the [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] for [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series]] in 2007 and 2008.<ref name=award/> Dale appeared in the second-season finale of ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'', "[[Live Together, Die Alone]]", as [[Charles Widmore]], a businessman and leader of the [[Others (Lost)|Others]].<ref name=hro/><ref name=ign/> Dale's publicist was initially worried that Widmore (who was an integral part of the show's mystery) would become a starring role, meaning it would be hard for Dale to appear in both ''Lost'' and ''Ugly Betty'' at the same time.<ref name=ign>{{Cite news |url= http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/727/727513p2.html |title=IGN Interview: Alan Dale |access-date=20 May 2008 |first=Eric |last=Goldman |work=[[IGN]]|date=23 August 2006}}</ref> The part remained a recurring role, with Dale appearing numerous times throughout the remainder of the show's run, between [[Lost (season 2)|seasons two]] (2006) and [[Lost (season 6)|six]] (2010).<ref name=spinoff/> He enjoyed the role but often found it difficult due to his character's unclear motivation.<ref name=media>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mediablvd.com/magazine/alan-dale-on-lost_201005033016.html |title=Alan Dale on 'Lost' |work=MediaBlvd Magazine |access-date=6 January 2011 |last= Ruby| first= Jamie |date=5 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110930094413/http://www.mediablvd.com/magazine/alan-dale-on-lost_201005033016.html |archive-date=30 September 2011}}</ref> Dale was nominated for the [[Saturn Award]] for [[Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television|Best Guest Starring Role on Television]] for his performance in 2008.<ref name=award>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/alan-dale/bio/3030389558/|title=Alan Dale Biography|publisher=[[TV Guide]]|accessdate=2025-04-07}}</ref>

Dale had recurring roles in the British serial ''[[Midnight Man (TV serial)|Midnight Man]]'' and the Australian series ''[[Sea Patrol (TV series)|Sea Patrol]]'' in 2008,<ref name=twenty/> as well as on ''[[Undercovers (TV series)|Undercovers]]'' and the British series ''[[Moving Wallpaper]]'' as a fictional version of himself.<ref name=hro>{{cite news |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/losts-alan-dale-lands-abcs-227936|title='Lost's' Alan Dale Lands on ABC's 'Once Upon A Time'|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]| access-date=2011-08-26|date=25 August 2011| last= Nededog| first= Jethro}}</ref><ref name=undercovers/><ref name=renaissance/> He played John Ellis, the fictional owner of [[Warner Bros.]], on several episodes of ''[[Entourage (American TV series)|Entourage]]'' between 2008 and 2011,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/10/20/entourage-gotta-look-up-to-get-down-review|title=Entourage: "Gotta Look Up to Get Down" Review|publisher=[[IGN]]|accessdate=2025-05-04|date=2008-10-20|author=Haque, Ashan}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/entourage-finale-whats-next-hbo-234141/|title=‘Entourage’ Finale: What’s Next for the HBO Series and its Cast?|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|accessdate=2025-05-04|date=2011-09-11|author=Schillaci, Sophie}}</ref> and also reprised the role in the [[Entourage (film)|film adaptation]] in 2015.<ref name=spinoff>{{cite news|url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/17-03-2016/throwback-thursday-the-untold-story-of-small-screen-legend-alan-dale#|title=Throwback Thursday: The untold story of New Zealand's small screen legend Alan Dale|author=Parker, Katie|date=2016-03-17|accessdate=2025-04-06|publisher=[[The Spinoff]]}}</ref> Dale also had a recurring role as King George in the series ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'',<ref name=hro/><ref name=once>{{cite news|url=http://www.tvline.com/2011/08/once-upon-a-time-alan-dale-lost/|title=Exclusive: ABC's Once Upon a Time Gets Lost, Taps Alan Dale For Royal Role|work=[[TVLine]]|access-date=2011-08-26|date=25 August 2011|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|archive-date=19 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119095240/http://www.tvline.com/2011/08/once-upon-a-time-alan-dale-lost/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Emmett in ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.tvguide.com/News/Kecks-Exclusives-Cleveland-1051926.aspx| title=Keck's Exclusives: Lost Alum Heads to Cleveland| last= Keck| first= William| access-date=2012-08-14| date= 13 August 2012|work=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref> Dale's other guest roles include: ''[[Torchwood]]'' in 2008,<ref name=institution/> ''[[Californication (TV series)|Californication]]'' in 2011,<ref name=hro/> ''[[The Mindy Project]]'' in 2013,<ref name=mindy/> and ''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]'' in 2017.<ref name=homeland/> He was part of the main cast of ''[[Dominion (TV series)|Dominion]]'', which ran for single season in 2014, playing General Edward Riesen.<ref>{{cite magazine |url= http://community.ew.com/2014/06/19/dominion-premiere-recap/ |title= 'Dominion' premiere recap: Call us 'Legion,' for we're based on that movie |magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date= 2014-07-19 |date= 2014-06-19 |last= Harvey |first= J. |archive-date= 26 July 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140726235335/http://community.ew.com/2014/06/19/dominion-premiere-recap/ |url-status= dead }}</ref>

In 2017, Dale was cast in [[The CW]] drama ''[[Dynasty (2017 TV series)|Dynasty]]'', a remake of the [[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|1980s soap opera of the same name]]. He played [[Joseph Anders]] the majordomo of the Carrington family, remaining part of the main cast until the show's fourth season in 2021, when Anders was killed off.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/dynasty-original-cast-member-exits-the-cw-series-1234810987/|title='Dynasty' Original Cast Member Exits The CW Series|publisher=Deadline|author=Grobar, Matt|date=2021-08-07|accessdate=2025-04-05}}</ref> Dale received praise for his performance,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/arts/television/dynasty-remake-review.html|title=Review: Money Can't Buy the New ''Dynasty'' Excitement|first=James|last=Poniewozik|date=October 10, 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=November 6, 2017|archive-date=November 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108100107/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/arts/television/dynasty-remake-review.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv/tv-guy/os-et-dynasty-update-gets-franker-more-diverse-20171003-story.html|title=''Dynasty'' update gets franker, more diverse|first=Hal|last=Boedeker|work=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|date=October 6, 2017|access-date=November 7, 2017|archive-date=November 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108095615/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv/tv-guy/os-et-dynasty-update-gets-franker-more-diverse-20171003-story.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Maureen Ryan of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' called him "the best aspect of the new version of ''Dynasty''", noting that "Dale improves every scene he's in."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/reviews/dynasty-review-cw-reboot-1202584620/|title=TV Review: ''Dynasty'' Reboot on The CW|first=Maureen|last=Ryan|work=Variety|date=October 9, 2017|access-date=October 31, 2017|archive-date=November 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102100444/https://variety.com/2017/tv/reviews/dynasty-review-cw-reboot-1202584620/|url-status=live}}</ref> Patrick said, "Alan Dale is amazing as Anders. From the beginning, everybody wanted to be in a storyline with him."<ref name="TVL Ep 7">{{cite web |url=http://tvline.com/2017/11/29/dynasty-recap-claudia-killed-matthew-interview-spoilers/ |title=''Dynasty'' Boss Breaks Down Claudia's Reveal, the Show's New Direction: 'We're Cranking Up the Crazy' |website=[[TVLine]] |first=Andy |last=Swift |date=November 29, 2017 |access-date=December 2, 2017 |archive-date=November 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130045529/http://tvline.com/2017/11/29/dynasty-recap-claudia-killed-matthew-interview-spoilers/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Three years after leaving ''Dynasty'', Dale appeared in the second season of the BBC comedy horror series ''[[Wreck (TV series)|Wreck]]'' in 2024, playing Owen Deveraux.<ref name=filmog/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2024/wreck-series-two|title=BBC Three releases first look at the second series of critically acclaimed comedy horror Wreck|publisher=BBC|date=2004-02-12|accessdate=2025-04-06}}</ref> That year he was also announced as part of the cast of the upcoming [[Amazon Prime Video]] series ''[[The Assassin (TV series)|The Assassin]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/keeley-hawes-freddie-highmore-the-assassin-amazon-prime-harry-jack-williams-1236047500/|title='Bodyguard' Star Keeley Hawes And 'The Good Doctor' Actor Freddie Highmore To Lead Prime Video Thriller 'The Assassin'|publisher=Deadline|author=Ntim, Zac|accessdate=2025-04-06|date=2024-08-22}}</ref>  

Dale has also made several film appearances. He appeared as the [[Romulan]] Praetor Hiren in ''[[Star Trek: Nemesis]]'' in 2002, a part he got after the actor originally cast fell ill,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Long trek from Ramsay Street |work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] |date=6 February 2003 |first= Michael |last= Bodey |page= T06}}</ref> and had small parts in films such as ''[[Hollywood Homicide]]'', ''[[After the Sunset]]'',<ref name=nz/> and the part of General Ross in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'' in 2008. Dale said his script for ''Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' was printed on [[tin foil]] so it was impossible to replicate, in order to keep the film's plot a secret.<ref name=times/> He appeared in four films released in 2011: ''[[A Little Bit of Heaven (2011 film)|A Little Bit of Heaven]]'', ''[[Priest (2011 film)|Priest]]'', ''[[Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2011 film)|Don't Be Afraid of the Dark]]'',<ref name=media/> and ''[[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film)|The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]]'', having joined late in the film's production.<ref name=tattoo>{{cite news |url= https://variety.com/2011/film/news/dragon-tattoo-inks-a-latecomer-1118042017/|title='Dragon Tattoo' inks a latecomer|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=30 August 2011|access-date=2011-08-31| last= Kroll| first =Justin}}</ref> He played World Security Council member Councilman Rockwell in the 2014 [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] film ''[[Captain America: The Winter Soldier]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://twitchfilm.com/2013/05/meet-robert-redfords-shield-team-from-captain-america-the-winter-soldier.html|title=Meet Robert Redford's S.H.I.E.L.D. Team From CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER|access-date=2013-05-31 |last= Brown| first =Todd |work= twitchfilm.com | publisher= |date=2013-05-31}}</ref>

On stage, in March 2008, Dale replaced [[Peter Davison]] in the lead role of [[King Arthur]] in the London West End production of [[Monty Python]]'s ''[[Spamalot]]'' at the Palace Theatre.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.broadway.com/Ugly-Betty-Star-Alan-Dale-Headed-for-London-Spamalot/broadway_news/559698 |title=Ugly Betty Star Alan Dale Headed for London Spamalot |date=28 January 2008 |access-date=27 June 2008 |work=Broadway.com}}</ref> He accepted the role because he was a huge fan of ''Monty Python'' and considered that "life's too short" for him to have turned down a West End part.<ref name=times/> Although he has seen all of the ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' sketches and ''[[Monty Python's Life of Brian|Life of Brian]]'', Dale had never seen ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'' (from which ''Spamalot'' is "lovingly ripped off") and had to buy a copy to prepare for the role.<ref name=twenty/> It was not his first experience in musical theatre because he appeared in a 1984 Australian production of ''[[Applause (musical)|Applause]]'', but Dale found the comic timing of the part to be the hardest task. "On stage, the battle is to find all of the humorous moments and not skip over them. [...] There's an art to Python humour and I'm aiming to try and get every single joke just right."<ref name=twenty/> He was succeeded in the role by [[Sanjeev Bhaskar]] on 23 June 2008.<ref>{{Cite news |url= http://www.playbill.com/news/article/118275.html |title=London Spamalot Will Welcome New King in June and Close in January 2009 |access-date=12 June 2008 |date=2 June 2008 |work=[[Playbill]] |first=Mark |last=Shenton |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605030339/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/118275.html |archive-date=5 June 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Popularity and acting style==
Despite his mainstream success upon his move to America, Dale remained primarily known for his role as Jim Robinson in ''Neighbours'' in the United Kingdom and Australia for several years.<ref name=times/><ref name=ident>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/may/30/channel4.broadcasting |title=Channel 4 to air 'Jim Robinson' idents |access-date=21 June 2008 |date=30 May 2007 |first=Mark |last=Sweney |work=[[Media Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Ugly hedging your Bettys|date=18 June 2008 |work=Herald Sun |location=Australia |first=Kit |last=Galer}}</ref><ref name=sfx/> This was spoofed in a promotional [[Station identification|ident]] for the UK's [[Channel 4]] in 2007 which sees Dale taking part in a mock interview about the sudden upturn in his career, before being accosted by an Australian fan, who recognises him as Jim Robinson.<ref name=ident/> Discussing this association after ''Ugly Betty''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s 2007 [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] win, Dale noted: "Every article I read I'm always, 'Ex-soap star Jim Robinson'. Maybe now people will just get to know me as actor Alan Dale."<ref>{{Cite news |title=Dale hits big time at age 60 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] |date=4 February 2007 |first=Richard |last=Clune |page=028}}</ref> In 2007, [[Amazon.co.uk]] reported that they had sold more DVDs of films and television shows featuring Dale than any featuring other ex-''Neighbours'' cast members.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Amazon.co.uk: Dale's sales thrash ex-''Neighbours'' stars |date=24 September 2007 |work=M2 Presswire}}</ref>

Dale's characters on most of the American television shows he has appeared on have shared similar character traits, which Dale describes as the "go-to powerful guy".<ref name=nz/> "I either play rulers of the world or the guy who kills the ruler of the world", he said, recalling that his age benefited him after moving to the US, because "A lot of the American middle-aged faces were too familiar, I came along and people were saying 'Who is this great new guy?' And I was cheap".<ref name=times/> Following his appearance as Senator Eaton in ''[[The Killing (American TV series)|The Killing]]'' in 2011,<ref name=hro/> reviewers commented on his tendency to play powerful, wealthy and mysterious characters in many shows.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2011/04/the-killing-recap-in-which-everybody-has-a-dark-past.html|title='The Killing' recap: In which everybody has a dark past|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=18 April 2011|access-date=18 April 2011 |last= VanDerWerff| first= Todd}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.craveonline.com/tv/reviews/165787-the-killing-104-a-soundless-echo|title=The Killing 1.04 'A Soundless Echo' |work= CraveOnline|access-date=18 April 2011|date=18 April 2011 |last= Rothing| first= Hilary|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110420144039/http://www.craveonline.com/tv/reviews/165787-the-killing-104-a-soundless-echo|archive-date=20 April 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Maureen Ryan of ''[[TV Squad]]'' wrote that it was "lovely to see Alan Dale playing a typically Alan Dale-ian character. He's always so great at playing That Sketchy Wealthy Guy With a Hidden Agenda, which he has now played on, I believe, 87 different shows. And he always does it well."<ref>{{cite news |last= Ryan| first= Maureen |work=[[TV Squad]] |access-date=18 April 2011|date=17 April 2011|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2011/04/17/the-killing-season-1-episode-4-recap/|title='The Killing' Season 1, Episode 4 Recap}}</ref> Coincidentally, Dale's characters in ''Neighbours'', ''The O.C.'' and ''Ugly Betty'' have all been killed off by a fatal heart attack.<ref name=metro>{{Cite news |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/interviews/article.html?in_article_id=111418&in_page_id=11 |title=Neighbours star slams US sausage |access-date=27 June 2008 |date=5 March 2008 |work=Metro |first=Andrew |last=Williams|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201908/http://metro.co.uk/2008/03/05/neighbours-star-slams-us-sausage-26459/|archivedate=2016-03-03}}</ref> Christopher Rosen of ''[[The New York Observer]]'' wrote in 2008 that "with his square jaw and seemingly no nonsense attitude, Mr. Dale is the go-to actor when casting directors need a conservative-looking authoritarian. When he comes onto the screen, audiences immediately take him seriously, since he radiates rich, smug and serious. He demands your respect." Rosen says that Dale is "not even...a particularly good actor" but is "fine enough" and "bring[s] a no frills, no gimmicks style to his roles," and "manages to give a consistent performance in every show he appears on."<ref name=yes>{{cite news|url=http://www.observer.com/2008/politics/dont-know-alan-dale-yes-you-do|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023162537/http://www.observer.com/2008/politics/dont-know-alan-dale-yes-you-do|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 October 2008|title=Don't Know Alan Dale? Yes You Do!|work=[[The New York Observer]]|access-date=2011-08-26|date=20 October 2008 |last= Rosen| first= Christopher}}</ref>

Jayne Nelson, writing in magazine ''[[SFX (magazine)|SFX]]'', named Dale the second most "serial" science-fiction guest star after [[Mark Sheppard]]. She wrote: "The thing is, soap-opera origins aside, Dale is always good. Which is why he keeps getting so much work....Dale never lets you down, always (well, usually) summoning up a pitch-perfect accent, too. There's something comforting about his presence on a show, as though the fact he's in it has lent it some weight."<ref name=sfx>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfx.co.uk/2011/06/02/sf%E2%80%99s-greatest-guest-stars/10/|title=SF's Serial Guest Stars|work=[[SFX (magazine)|SFX]]|access-date=2011-08-31|date=2 June 2011 |last= Nelson| first= Jayne}}</ref> In a profile of his work on "cult shows", Ben Rawson-Jones of [[Digital Spy]] called Dale an "institution".<ref name=institution>{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s10/lost/news/a148222/all-hail-the-mighty-alan-dale.html|title=All hail the mighty Alan Dale! |last= Rawson-Jones| first= Ben |date= 8 March 2009 |access-date=2011-09-05 |work= [[Digital Spy]]}}</ref> Writing for ''[[The Spinoff]]'' in 2016, Katie French called Dale "New Zealand's greatest living television actor" and "to the small screen what [[Sam Neill]] is to the big. A pioneer in the first wave of high concept American television, he is one of our most precious, prolific and lucrative exports."<ref name=spinoff/>

==Personal life==
{{quote box|width=25em|align=right|quote="I like both places [Australia and New Zealand] but I get a lot more respect and recognition from Australia than I do in New Zealand. New Zealanders don't want to know me at all, really. I've been Australian for 20-odd years. Everywhere I went I was the guy from ''Neighbours'' so I was Australian. Then when I came here [Hollywood], because I have a New Zealand passport I became a New Zealander again. It's odd."|source=— Dale on his nationality.<ref name=nz>{{Cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10424025 |title=Alan Dale shares his Hollywood highs and heartbreak |access-date=21 June 2008 |date=15 February 2007 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|first=Rebecca |last=Barry}}</ref>}}
In 1968, Dale married his girlfriend, Claire. The couple had two children, Simon and Matthew,<ref name=tvguide>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/alan-dale/bio/138509 |title=Alan Dale: Biography |access-date=12 June 2008 |work=[[TV Guide]]| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080726153425/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/alan-dale/bio/138509| archive-date= 26 July 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> The marriage ended in divorce in 1979.<ref name=hollywood>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/Alan_Dale/1239558 |title=Alan Dale |access-date=12 June 2008 |work=Hollywood.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229221311/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/alan-dale-57406145/|archive-date=2016-02-29}}</ref> At the time, Dale lived in [[Auckland]] but after the divorce he moved to Sydney with his sons.<ref name=sydney/> Simon would become a radio disc jockey with [[Kiss 100]].<ref name=twenty/>

In April 1990, he married Tracey Pearson, the 1986 [[Miss Australia]], whom he met at the [[1986 Australian Grand Prix]], when she was 21 and he was 39.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/celebrity/celeb-news/why-kiwi-star-alan-dale-cant-return-home-3091/|title=Why Kiwi star Alan Dale can’t return home|accessdate=2025-05-06|publisher=Woman's Day|date=2015-04-27}}</ref><ref name=hollywood/> Dale described it as "the most appropriate relationship I've ever had."<ref name=sydney/> Dale also has two children from this marriage, Daniel and Nick.<ref name="sydney">{{Cite news |title=In My Own Words |date=1 June 2008 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Sunday Telegraph Magazine]] |page=013 |first=Alan| last=Dale}}</ref>

He and his family live in [[Manhattan Beach, California]]<ref name="cruisy">{{Cite news |url=http://womansday.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=568259 |title=Alan Dale's life is cruisy |access-date=28 June 2008 |date=26 May 2008 |work=Woman's Day |first=Josephine |last=Agostino |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529230559/http://womansday.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=568259 |archive-date=29 May 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and also owns property in Australia.<ref name="twenty" /> Dale sold his holiday home in New Zealand in 2011 for [[New Zealand dollar|$]]1.25m.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/4587795/Actor-sells-1-25m-Waiwera-home|title=Actor sells $1.25m Waiwera home|date=27 January 2011|work=Stuff.co.nz|access-date=27 January 2011}}</ref> Both of Dale's parents died in 2007.<ref name="twenty" /><ref name="metro" /> Dale describes his life philosophy as being [[Winston Churchill]]'s quote "Never, never, never give up",<ref name="sydney" /> and counts [[Gene Hackman]] as his "big acting hero".<ref name="twenty" />

==Filmography==

===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| 1989 || ''[[Houseboat Horror]]'' || Evans<ref name=filmog>{{Cite web|url=https://johnsonlaird.com/our-actors/Alan-Dale|title=Alan Dale Actor Profile|publisher=Johnson & Laird Management|accessdate=2025-04-06}}</ref> || [[Direct-to-video]] release
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| 2002 || ''Rent Control'' || George ||
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| 2002 || ''[[Star Trek: Nemesis]]'' || Praetor Hiren<ref name=institution/> ||
|-
| 2003 || ''The Extreme Team'' || Richard Knowles<ref name=filmog/> ||
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| 2003 || ''[[Hollywood Homicide]]'' || Commander Preston<ref name=filmog/> ||
|-
| 2004 || ''Straight Eye: The Movie'' || Kelly's Dad<ref name=filmog/> ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[After the Sunset]]'' || Security Chief<ref name=filmog/> ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'' || General Ross<ref name=filmog/> ||
|-
| 2011 || ''Happy New Year'' || Bill<ref name=filmog/> || 
|-
| 2011 || ''[[A Little Bit of Heaven (2011 film)|A Little Bit of Heaven]]'' || Dr. Sanders<ref name=filmog/> ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Priest (2011 film)|Priest]]'' || Monsignor Chamberlain<ref name=filmog/> ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2011 film)|Don't Be Afraid of the Dark]]'' || Jacoby<ref name=filmog/> ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film)|The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]]'' || Detective Isaksson<ref name=filmog/> ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Tangled Ever After]]'' || Priest || Short film; voice<ref name=filmog/>
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Captain America: The Winter Soldier]]'' || Councilman Rockwell<ref>{{cite news|url=http://twitchfilm.com/2013/05/meet-robert-redfords-shield-team-from-captain-america-the-winter-soldier.html|title=Meet Robert Redford's S.H.I.E.L.D. Team From CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER|access-date=2013-05-31 |last= Brown| first =Todd |work= twitchfilm.com | publisher= |date=2013-05-31}}</ref> ||
|-
| 2014 || ''Grace'' || Father John ||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/sony-acquires-alexia-fast-horror-pic-grace-1200564945/|title=Sony Acquires Alexia Fast Horror Pic 'Grace'|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=2013-07-19|date=2013-07-18 |last= McNary| first= Dave}}</ref>
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Entourage (film)|Entourage]]'' || John Ellis<ref name=filmog/> ||
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1978 || ''Radio Waves'' || Jack Delamore || Main cast, one season<ref name=spinoff/><ref name=spinoff2>{{Cite news|url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/pop-culture/26-03-2018/radio-waves-is-a-time-capsule-of-big-hair-loud-shirts-and-diplomatically-deployed-feminists?amp=|title=Radio Waves is a time capsule of big hair, loud shirts and questionable feminists|author=Brooks, Sam|publisher=[[The Spinoff]]|accessdate=2025-04-06|date=2018-03-26}}</ref>
|-
| 1979–1982 || ''[[The Young Doctors]]'' || Dr. John Forrest<ref name=filmog/> || Main cast member
|-
| 1985–1993, 2018–2019 || ''[[Neighbours]]'' || [[Jim Robinson (Neighbours)|Jim Robinson]]<ref name=filmog/> || Main cast member; 1066 episodes<ref name=spinoff2/><ref name="Lee"/><ref name=leo/>
|-
| 1986 || ''[[The Far Country (1952 novel)|The Far Country]]'' || Dave Marshall<ref name=filmog/> || Two-part television film
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Janus (TV series)|Janus]]'' || Richard Issacs<ref name=filmog/> || Recurring role
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Time Trax]]'' || Mr. Bergdorf || Episode 2.21: "The Crash"<ref name=institution/>
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Plainclothes (TV series)|Plainclothes]]'' || Senior Sergeant Mitch Mitchell<ref name=filmog/> ||
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Space: Above and Beyond]]'' || Colonial Governor Borman || Episode 1.1: "[[Pilot (Space: Above and Beyond episode)|Pilot]]"<ref name=institution/>
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Frontline (Australian TV series)|Frontline]]'' || Dave<ref name=filmog/> || Episode 3.1: "[[Frontline (season 3)|Dick on the Line]]"
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Blue Heelers]]'' || Rod Wright<ref name=filmog/> || Episode 4.31: "Off the Air"
|-
| 1997–1998 || ''[[State Coroner (TV series)|State Coroner]]'' || Dudley Mills<ref name=filmog/> || Eight episodes
|-
| 1999 || ''Alien Cargo'' || Eichhorn<ref name=filmog/> || Television film
|-
| 1999 || ''[[First Daughter (1999 film)|First Daughter]]'' || Daly<ref name=filmog/> || Television film
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World]]'' || Phelan<ref name=filmog/> || Episode 1.20: "The Chosen One"
|-
| 2000–2001 || ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' || Al Patterson || Four episodes
|-
| 2001 || ''Signs of Life'' || Clive || Episode 1.1: "Pilot"
|-
| 2001 || ''[[The Lone Gunmen (TV series)|The Lone Gunmen]]'' || Michael Wilhelm || Episode 1.3: "Eine Kleine Frohike"<ref name=institution/>
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Philly (TV series)|Philly]]'' || Bruce Frohman<ref name=filmog/> || Episode 1.9: "Loving Sons"
|-
| 2002 || ''[[The X-Files]]'' || [[List of The X-Files characters#Toothpick Man|Toothpick Man]] || Three episodes<ref name=institution/>
|-
| 2002 || ''[[American Dreams]]'' || Captain Andrews<ref name=filmog/> || Episode 1.6: "Soldier Boy"
|-
| 2002 || ''[[The Practice]]'' || Judge Robert Brenford<ref name=filmog/> || Episodes 7.9: "The Good Fight" and 7.10: "Silent Partners"
|-
| 2002–2003 || ''[[The West Wing]]'' || Secretary of Commerce Mitch Bryce<ref name=filmog/> || Episodes 4.1: "[[20 Hours in America, Part I]]" and 4.23: "[[Twenty Five (The West Wing)|Twenty Five]]"
|-
| 2003 || ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]'' || NCIS Director [[List of NCIS characters#Thomas Morrow|Tom Morrow]]<ref name=filmog/> || Episodes 8.20: "[[NCIS backdoor pilot|Ice Queen]]" and 8.21: "[[NCIS backdoor pilot|Meltdown]]"
|-
| 2003 || ''[[CSI: Miami]]'' || Canadian Consulate General Dubay<ref name=filmog/> || Episode 2.1: "Blood Brothers"
|-
| 2003–2004 || ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'' || Vice President Jim Prescott<ref name=filmog/> || Eight episodes (seasons 2–3)
|-
| 2003–2005 || ''[[The O.C.]]'' || [[List of The O.C. characters#Caleb Nichol|Caleb Nichol]]<ref name=filmog/> || Main cast member; appeared in 35 episodes (seasons 1–2)
|-
| 2003–2016 || ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'' || NCIS (later Homeland) Director Tom Morrow<ref name=filmog/> || Reprised character from ''JAG''; 14 episodes (seasons 1–3, 10–13)
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Crossing Jordan]]'' || Carl Logan<ref name=filmog/> || Episode 3.2: "Slam Dunk"
|-
| 2005 || ''[[E-Ring]]'' || Raymond Metcalf<ref name=filmog/> || Three episodes
|-
| 2005 || ''Bow'' || "[[Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow's]] gay English butler"<ref name=nz/> || Episode 1.1: "Pilot"; series not picked up
|-
| 2006–2010 || ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' || [[Charles Widmore]]<ref name=filmog/> || 17 episodes (seasons 2–6)
|-
| 2006–2007 || ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' || [[Bradford Meade]]<ref name=filmog/> || Main cast member; 35 episodes (seasons 1–2)
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Torchwood]]'' || Dr. Aaron Copley || Episode 2.6: "[[Reset (Torchwood)|Reset]]"<ref name=institution/>
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Midnight Man (TV serial)|Midnight Man]]'' || Donald Hagan || Episodes 1.1 and 1.3
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Sea Patrol (TV series)|Sea Patrol]]'' || Ray Walsman<ref name=filmog/> || Six episodes
|-
| 2008–2011 || ''[[Entourage (American TV series)|Entourage]]'' || John Ellis<ref name=filmog/> || Five episodes (seasons 5–8)
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Flight of the Conchords (TV series)|Flight of the Conchords]]'' || Australian Ambassador<ref name=filmog/> || Episode 2.3: "[[The Tough Brets]]"
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Moving Wallpaper]]'' || Himself/John Priest || Six episodes; Dale plays a fictionalised version of himself and stars in the [[show-within-a-show]] ''Renaissance''.<ref name=renaissance>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7568616.stm|title=Alan Dale joins Moving Wallpaper|access-date=18 August 2008|date=18 August 2008|work=BBC News| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090125160641/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7568616.stm| archive-date=25 January 2009| url-status= live}}</ref>
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' || Judge Joshua Koehler || Episode 10.21: "Liberties"
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Important Things with Demetri Martin]]'' || Mob Boss || Episode 2.1: "Attention"
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Burn Notice]]'' || Ken Bocklage<ref name=filmog/> || Episode 4.6: "Entry Point"
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Undercovers (TV series)|Undercovers]]'' || James Kelvin || Five episodes<ref name=undercovers>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Undercovers-Alan-Dale-1024911.aspx|title=Exclusive: Undercovers Recruits Alan Dale for Recurring Role|work= TV Guide| first= Kate |last= Stanhope|access-date=1 November 2010|date=29 October 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101101205636/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Undercovers-Alan-Dale-1024911.aspx| archive-date= 1 November 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Californication (TV series)|Californication]]'' || Lloyd Alan Phillips Jr. || Episode 4.07: "The Recused"
|-
| 2011 || ''Doomsday Prophecy'' || General Slade<ref name=filmog/> || Television film
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest]]'' || Kohl || Episode 1.8: "[[Foe (Person of Interest)|Foe]]"
|-
| 2011–2012 || ''[[The Killing (American TV series)|The Killing]]'' || Senator Eaton<ref name=filmog/> || Six episodes (seasons 1–2)
|-
| 2011–2013, 2017 || ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]''<ref name=filmog/> || King George/Albert Spencer || nine episodes (seasons 1–2,6)<br />Also narrated the clip show "The Price of Magic"
|-
| 2012 || ''[[House of Lies]]'' || Jonathan Strauss<ref name=filmog/> || Episode 1.3: "Microphallus"
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Unsupervised]]'' || Sid || Episode 1.9: "Jesse Judge Lawncare Incorporated"
|-
| 2012 || ''Beauty and the Beast'' || Emperor Dorian || Episode 1.1: "Pilot"; series not picked up<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2012/tv/news/lost-actor-alan-dale-joins-abc-s-beast-1118051300/|title='Lost' actor Alan Dale joins ABC's 'Beast'|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=2012-03-09 |last= Levine| first= Stuart|date=9 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&aid=73&rid=4285068&tpl=archnews&only=1|title=Ruth Bradley Signs US Deal with ABC Studios| work= IFTN.ie | publisher= |date=22 June 2012|access-date=2012-06-23 |last= Cummins| first= Steve}}</ref>
|-
| 2012–2013 || ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]''<ref name=filmog/> || Sir Emmett Lawson || Eight episodes
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Body of Proof]]'' || Emmett Harrington || Episode 3.12: "Breakout"<ref name=filmog/>
|-
| 2013 || ''[[The Mindy Project]]'' || Alfred || Episode 2.5: "Sk8er Man"<ref name=mindy>{{cite news|url=http://www.hypable.com/2013/10/01/mindy-project-season-2-episode-5-sk8er-man-synopsis-released/|title='The Mindy Project' season 2, episode 5 'Sk8er Man' synopsis released| website= hypable.com |access-date=2013-10-01|date=2013-10-01 |last= Faria| first= Sonya |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001142608/http://www.hypable.com/2013/10/01/mindy-project-season-2-episode-5-sk8er-man-synopsis-released/ |archive-date=1 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 2013 || ''Auckland Daze'' || Alan/Himself || Three episodes
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Dominion (TV series)|Dominion]]'' || General Edward Riesen || Main cast
|-
| 2015 || ''Top Coppers'' || Frank<ref name=filmog/> || Episode 1.1: "The Chill of the Cockney Freezer"
|-
| 2016 || ''[[CSI: Cyber]]'' || Richard Mangolin<ref name=filmog/> || Episode 2.14: "Fit-and-Run"
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Secret City (TV series)|Secret City]]'' || Prime Minister Martin Toohey<ref name=filmog/> || Main cast; six episodes
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Graves (TV series)|Graves]]'' || Trevor Lloyd<ref name=filmog/> || Episode 1.5: "Lions in Winter"
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Homeland (TV series)|Homeland]]'' || President Morse || Episode 6.6: "The Return"<ref name=homeland>{{cite news|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/house/article/homeland-recap-season-6-episode-6-the-return|title= Homeland Recap Season 6, Episode 6, "The Return"| work= [[Slant Magazine]] |date=2017-02-26 |last= Riccio| first= Aaron}}</ref>
|-
|2017–2021 || ''[[Dynasty (2017 TV series)|Dynasty]]'' || [[Joseph Anders]] || Main cast (seasons 1–4);<ref name=filmog/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39882304|title=Everything we know about the ''Dynasty'' remake| first= Emma |last= Saunders| publisher=[[BBC]]|date=11 May 2017|access-date=11 May 2017}}</ref> 73 episodes
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Tangled: The Series]]'' || Vicar<ref name=filmog/> || Episode 2.19: "Rapunzeltopia"
|-
|2024
|''[[Wreck (TV series)|Wreck]]''
|Owen Deveraux
|Season 2<ref>{{Cite web |last=James |first=Alastair |date=2024-02-12 |title=Wreck: Series two first-look images show more screams, new villains, and guest stars |url=https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/wreck-series-two-first-look-images-459182/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=Attitude |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role
|-
| 2002 || ''[[X-Men: Next Dimension]]''<ref name=filmog/> || Additional voices
|-
| 2004 || ''[[EverQuest II]]'' || Dawson Magnificent, Generic High Elf<ref name=filmog/>
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Yakuza (video game)|Yakuza]]''<ref name=filmog/> || Masa Sera
|-
| 2006 || ''[[24: The Game]]'' || Vice President Jim Prescott<ref name=institution/>
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Mass Effect 3]]'' || Henry Lawson<br />Captain Aaron Sommers
|-
| 2013 || ''[[The Bureau: XCOM Declassified]]'' || Dr. Alan Weir
|}

===Theatre===
* ''[[Spamalot]]'' (2008) – [[King Arthur]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Bibliography===
{{Refbegin}}
*{{cite book|title=The Who's Who of Soap Operas|last=Haywood|first=Anthony|year=1991|publisher=Guinness Publishing Ltd|isbn=978-0-85112-966-2|ref=refhaywood}}
*{{cite book|title=Super Aussie Soaps|last=Mercado|first=Andrew|year=2004|publisher=Pluto Press Australia|isbn=978-1-86403-191-1|ref=refmercado}}
*{{cite book|title=Neighbours: Behind the Scenes|last=Oram|first=James|year=1988|publisher=[[Angus & Robertson]]|isbn=978-0-207-16075-2|ref=reforam}}
{{Refend}}

==External links==
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