Alan North

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Actor

Birth Date: December 23, 1920

Death Date: January 19, 2000 — 79 years old

Birth Place: Bronx, New York

Alan North became involved in theater as a stage manager, and eventually debuted on Broadway in 1955. Though North did have two prior television appearances, his first real exposure came in the 1970s.

In the early part of the decade he appeared alongside Al Pacino in the gritty undercover cop drama "Serpico" and worked with the actor once again in 1979's " And Justice for All," as a deputy sheriff.

North picked up considerably more parts in the 1980s, beginning with appearances on the satiric "Police Squad!" television show. He continued to appear primarily on television, with parts on the police procedural "Hill Street Blues" and the soap opera "Guiding Light."

But he also landed a number of film roles during the decade, including parts in the teacher drama "Lean on Me" (as a New Jersey mayor) and the action fantasy "Highlander" (as a police lieutenant).

North continued to be a presence on television in the 1990s, with continued roles on procedural dramas, including the mothership of the genre, "Law & Order."

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I'll Take You There

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Max
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1999

Abilene

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Jarvisn Brown
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1999

The Long Kiss GoodnightStream

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Earl
Movie
1996
67%

The Jerky BoysStream

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Micky Crump
Movie
1995
17%

Law & OrderStream

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1990

Crazy People

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Judge
Movie
1990

Kojak: It's Always Something

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Harvey Schoenbrun
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1990

See No Evil, Hear No EvilStream

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Braddock
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1989
27%

Penn & Teller Get Killed

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Old Cop
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1989

GloryStream

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Gov. John Albion Andrew
Movie
1989
95%

Clinton and Nadine

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Detective Rayburn
Movie
1988

Everything's Relative

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1987

The Christmas Star

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Captain Whittaker
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1986

Billy Galvin

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George
Movie
1986

HighlanderStream

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Lt. Frank Moran
Movie
1986
69%

Spenser For HireStream

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1985

Kate & AllieStream

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1984

Thief of Hearts

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Sweeney
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1984

Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer

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Lieutenant Walter Belden
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1983

Newhart

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1982

Police Squad!

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Capt. Ed Hocken
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1982
90%

Love, Sidney

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1981

Hill Street BluesStream

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Barto
Series
1981
97%

The Formula

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John Nolan
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1980

...And Justice for AllStream

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Deputy Sheriff
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1979
78%

The Deadliest Season

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Detective Forscher
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1977