Alan Dale
Alan Hugh Dale (born 6 May 1947) is a New Zealand-born actor. As a child, Dale enjoyed theatre and rugby. After retiring from the sport, he took on a number of occupations, before deciding to become a professional actor at age 27. With work limited in New Zealand, Dale moved to Australia, where he played Dr. John Forrest in The Young Doctors from 1979 to 1982. He later appeared as 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. In 2018 it was revealed that Dale would reprise his role as Jim for one episode on December 25, 25 years after his last appearance.
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| Full name at birth | Alan Dale
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| Claim to fame | Caleb Nichol on The O.C.
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| Date of birth | 6 May 1947
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| Place of birth | Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
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| Height | 6' 2" (188 cm)
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| Distinctive feature | Is frequently cast as directors, powerful executives or successful businessmen
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| Net worth | $8,000,000 USD
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- Former milkman.
- Has 2 young sons with 2nd wife, Tracy Dale - Nick and Dan.
- 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), Caleb Nichol in "The O.C." (2003) and Bradford Meade in "Ugly Betty" (2006)) were written out of their respective series through fatal heart attacks.
- 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.
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