
Alan North
Acting • Born 1920-12-23 – Died 2000-01-19
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
52 credits
The Formula
Movie • 1980
Nolan

I'm Not Rappaport
Movie • 1996
Grocery Customer

See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Movie • 1989
Braddock

Penn & Teller Get Killed
Movie • 1989
Old Cop

Highlander
Movie • 1986
Lieutenant Frank Moran

Muggable Mary: Street Cop
Movie • 1982
Mary's Father

I'll Take You There
Movie • 1999
Max

...And Justice for All
Movie • 1979
Deputy Sheriff

Thief of Hearts
Movie • 1984
Sweeney

Bordellet
Movie • 1972
Mormonpræsten

Lincoln and the War Within
Movie • 1992

Billy Galvin
Movie • 1986

The Long Kiss Goodnight
Movie • 1996
Earl

Glory
Movie • 1989
Gov. John Albion Andrew

Lean On Me
Movie • 1989
Mayor Don Bottman

Rachel River
Movie • 1989
Beske

Crazy People
Movie • 1990
Judge

Unholy Matrimony
Movie • 1966
Mr. M - First Swinging Husband

The Christmas Star
Movie • 1986
Captain Whittaker

Act of Vengeance
Movie • 1986
Albert Pass

The Jerky Boys
Movie • 1995
Micky Crump

Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer
Movie • 1983
Lieutenant Walter Belden

Serpico
Movie • 1973
Brown

The Fourth Protocol
Movie • 1987
Govershin

Plaza Suite
Movie • 1971
Mr. Eisler

Liberty
Movie • 1986
Ulysses S. Grant

Kojak: It's Always Something
Movie • 1990
Harvey Schoenbrun

Clinton and Nadine
Movie • 1988
Detective Rayburn

Twenty Bucks
Movie • 1993
Bruce Adams

The Deadliest Season
Movie • 1977
Detective Forscher

Darrow
Movie • 1991
Harrison Gray Otis

Cafe Society
Movie • 1997
Frank Hogan

Eyes of a Witness
Movie • 1991

The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn
Movie • 1985
Skeezer

Law & Order
TV • 1990
Defense Attorney Reilly

Kate & Allie
TV • 1984

Spenser: For Hire
TV • 1985

The Cosby Show
TV • 1984
Judge

Newhart
TV • 1982
Bill Rivers

Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951

Police Squad!
TV • 1982
Captain Ed Hocken

Love, Sidney
TV • 1981
Judge Mort Harris

The Powers of Matthew Star
TV • 1982

Family Album
TV • 1993
Dr. Sid Lerner

Everything's Relative
TV • 1987
Uncle Jack

Tough Cookies
TV • 1986

Law & Order
TV • 1990
Jimmy Scanlon

Law & Order
TV • 1990
Terry Barrick

Hill Street Blues
TV • 1981
Krebs

Hill Street Blues
TV • 1981
Barto

The Lawbreakers
TV • 1963
Nils Tvedt

Texas
TV • 1980
Fire Chief