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name: "Alan Dale"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 May 1947"
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average_fi1m_score: 72
updated: "2026-09-17T01:21:03.822228+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Alan Dale

Actor. Born 6 May 1947 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 May 1947, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
- **Active:** 2002–2007
- **Also known as:** Alan Hugh Dale

## Biography

Alan Hugh Dale is a New Zealand actor. Born in Dunedin on 6 May 1947, he began his professional acting career in his late twenties after working in radio and other jobs. He moved to Australia, where he appeared as Dr John Forrest in the soap *The Young Doctors* (1979–1982) and then as Jim Robinson in *Neighbours* from 1985 to 1993.

After leaving *Neighbours*, Dale struggled to find work in Australia but revived his career following a move to the United States in 2000. He has since taken recurring and guest roles in American series including *The O.C.* (as Caleb Nichol), *Ugly Betty* (as Bradford Meade), *Lost* (as Charles Widmore) and *NCIS* (as Tom Morrow). His film credits include *Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull* (2008) and *Captain America: The Winter Soldier* (2014). He appeared as the Australian Ambassador in the series *Flight of the Conchords* (2007).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nzonscreen.com, tvinsider.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Flight of the Conchords* (2007), Fi1m 84, as Australian Ambassador — [page](https://film.one/tv/flight-of-the-conchords.md)
- *Torchwood* (2006), Fi1m 73, as Copley — [page](https://film.one/tv/torchwood.md)
- *Lost* (2004), Fi1m 81, as Charles Widmore — [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)
- *Star Trek: Nemesis* (2002), Fi1m 50, as Praetor Hiren — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-nemesis.md)

## Also known for

- *Captain America: The Winter Soldier* (2014), Councilman Rockwell
- *Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull* (2008), General Bob Ross
- *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo* (2011), Detective Isaksson
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Joshua Koehler
- *Homeland* (2011), President Morse
- *Priest* (2011), Monsignor Chamberlain
- *NCIS* (2003), Tom Morrow
- *Once Upon a Time* (2011), King George / Albert Spencer

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