Alan Dale

Biography: Although best known to his fellow countrymen Down Under for his eight-year stint on the wildly popular soap opera Neighbours, Dale found stateside fame playing a string of powerful but ruthless characters on American television. The New Zealand-born actor moved to Australia early on to further his career and became a national icon for his small-screen work on The Young Doctors and Neighbours. Even though the latter series turned him into a star, Dale disliked the way the producers treated the cast. Perhaps his unhappiness influenced his decision to try his luck in Hollywood in 2000. Despite being a fiftysomething character actor with little name recognition in the U.S., he soon became a ubiquitous presence on the tube, appearing on hit shows like ER, The X Files and 24. He was particularly memorable in a trio of similar roles: three villainous tycoons who also happened to be overprotective family men on The O.C., Lost and Ugly Betty. However, his recent success is no accident,Although best known to his fellow countrymen Down Under for his eight-year stint on the wildly popular soap opera Neighbours, Dale found stateside fame playing a string of powerful but ruthless characters on American television. The New Zealand-born actor moved to Australia early on to further his career and became a national icon for his small-screen work on The Young Doctors and Neighbours. Even though the latter series turned him into a star, Dale disliked the way the producers treated the cast. Perhaps his unhappiness influenced his decision to try his luck in Hollywood in 2000. Despite being a fiftysomething character actor with little name recognition in the U.S., he soon became a ubiquitous presence on the tube, appearing on hit shows like ER, The X Files and 24. He was particularly memorable in a trio of similar roles: three villainous tycoons who also happened to be overprotective family men on The O.C., Lost and Ugly Betty. However, his recent success is no accident, as Dale is known for his impressive work ethic: as a young man, he overheard a DJ quit his job while still on the radio, which inspired him to immediately drive over to the radio station and demand the job despite not having any experience (the producers gave it to him). No wonder then that his life's motto is the quote by Winston Churchill, "never, never, never give up." Expand

Alan Dale's Scores

Average career score: 67
Highest Metascore: 88 24: Season 1
Lowest Metascore: 39 E-Ring: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 18
  2. Negative: 1 out of 18
18 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
87 Lost: Season 4 Jan 31, 2008 Charles Widmore / Alan Dale 8.7
tbd Ugly Betty: Season 2 Sep 27, 2007 Bradford Meade / Bradford Meade 7.6
tbd NCIS: Season 5 Sep 25, 2007 Alan Dale 7.9
tbd Lost: Season 3 Oct 4, 2006 Charles Widmore / Alan Dale 8.9
75 Ugly Betty: Season 1 Sep 28, 2006 Bradford Meade / Bradford Meade 8.3
tbd Lost: Season 2 Sep 21, 2005 Charles Widmore / Alan Dale 9.1
39 E-Ring: Season 1 Sep 21, 2005 Metcalfe 8.2
tbd NCIS: Season 3 Sep 20, 2005 NCIS Director Tom Morrow 7.9
tbd The O.C.: Season 3 Sep 8, 2005 Alan Dale 6.0
tbd The O.C.: Season 2 Nov 4, 2004 Caleb Nichol (Season 2) / Caleb Nichol / Caleb / Caleb Nichol 5.9
tbd NCIS: Season 2 Sep 28, 2004 NCIS Director Tom Morrow / Alan Dale 8.0
86 Lost: Season 1 Sep 22, 2004 Charles Widmore 9.1
72 24: Season 3 Oct 28, 2003 Vice President Jim Prescott / Vice President Jim Prescott 8.7
51 NCIS: Season 1 Sep 23, 2003 Homeland Senior Division Chief Tom Morrow / NCIS Director Tom Morrow / Alan Dale 8.0
tbd CSI: Miami: Season 2 Sep 22, 2003 Gen. Dubay 4.8
67 The O.C.: Season 1 Aug 5, 2003 Caleb Nichol / Caleb / Caleb Nichol 6.8
83 24: Season 2 Oct 29, 2002 Vice President Jim Prescott / Vice President Jim Prescott 8.8
tbd The Practice: Season 7 Sep 29, 2002 Judge Brenford / Judge Robert Brenford tbd
tbd JAG: Season 8 Sep 24, 2002 Tom Morrow tbd
tbd The X-Files: Season 9 Nov 11, 2001 Toothpick Man 6.8
88 24: Season 1 Nov 6, 2001 Vice President Jim Prescott 8.8
tbd The Lone Gunmen: Season 1 Mar 4, 2001 Michael Wilhelm tbd
tbd ER: Season 7 Oct 12, 2000 Al Patterson / Patterson 7.8
tbd Neighbours: Season 9 Jan 11, 1993 Jim Robinson tbd
tbd Neighbours: Season 8 Jan 6, 1992 Jim Robinson tbd
tbd Neighbours: Season 7 Jan 21, 1991 Jim Robinson tbd
tbd Neighbours: Season 6 Jan 8, 1990 Jim Robinson tbd
tbd Neighbours: Season 5 Jan 17, 1989 Jim Robinson tbd
tbd Neighbours: Season 4 Jan 13, 1988 Jim Robinson tbd
tbd Neighbours: Season 3 Jan 12, 1987 Jim Robinson tbd