---
name: "Alan North"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alan-north"
fi1m_id: "alan-north"
imdb_id: "nm0635978"
tmdb_id: 53584
wikidata_id: "Q1715146"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 December 1920"
died: "19 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-04T20:14:44.974155+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."
---

# Alan North

## Identity

Alan North

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/alan-north
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** alan-north
- **IMDb ID:** nm0635978
- **TMDB ID:** 53584
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1715146
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_North, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1715146, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0635978/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/53584

Actor. Born 23 December 1920 in The Bronx, New York, USA. Died 19 January 2000.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 December 1920, The Bronx, New York, USA
- **Died:** 19 January 2000
- **Active:** 1986–1989
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 2, Adventure 1, Drama 1, Fantasy 1, History 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $52m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_North, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1715146, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0635978/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/53584

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- **Peacock:** [*Highlander*](https://film.one/film/highlander.md) (75)

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## Biography

Alan North (1920–2000) was an American actor. Born in the Bronx, New York, he served in the United States Navy during the Second World War. After the war he worked as a stage manager in New York and made his Broadway debut in the musical *Plain and Fancy* (1955).

His film roles included Brown in *Serpico* (1973), Lieutenant Frank Moran in *Highlander* (1986), Governor John Albion Andrew in *Glory* (1989), Mayor Don Bottman in *Lean on Me* (1989), Braddock in *See No Evil, Hear No Evil* (1989) and Earl in *The Long Kiss Goodnight* (1996). On television he played Captain Ed Hocken in the series *Police Squad!* (1982) and appeared in a recurring role as Captain Sean Delaney on the soap opera *Another World* (1984–1988). His final stage performance was in *Lake Hollywood* (1999).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, web.archive.org.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Glory* (1989), Fi1m 82, as Gov. John Albion Andrew — [page](https://film.one/film/glory.md)
- *The Fourth Protocol* (1987), Fi1m 57, as Govershin — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fourth-protocol.md)
- *Highlander* (1986), Fi1m 75, as Lieutenant Frank Moran — [page](https://film.one/film/highlander.md)

## Complete filmography (50)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *I'll Take You There* (1999), as Max
- *Cafe Society* (1997), as Frank Hogan
- *I'm Not Rappaport* (1996), as Grocery Customer
- *The Long Kiss Goodnight* (1996), as Earl
- *The Jerky Boys* (1995), as Micky Crump
- *Twenty Bucks* (1993), as Bruce Adams
- *Family Album* (1993), series, as Dr. Sid Lerner
- *Lincoln and the War Within* (1992), Actor
- *Darrow* (1991), as Harrison Gray Otis
- *Eyes of a Witness* (1991), Actor
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Defense Attorney Reilly, Jimmy Scanlon, Terry Barrick — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *Crazy People* (1990), as Judge
- *Kojak: It's Always Something* (1990), as Harvey Schoenbrun
- *Glory* (1989), as Gov. John Albion Andrew — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/glory.md)
- *Penn & Teller Get Killed* (1989), as Old Cop
- *See No Evil, Hear No Evil* (1989), as Braddock
- *Lean On Me* (1989), as Mayor Don Bottman
- *Rachel River* (1989), as Beske
- *Clinton and Nadine* (1988), as Detective Rayburn
- *Everything's Relative* (1987), series, as Uncle Jack
- *The Fourth Protocol* (1987), as Govershin — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fourth-protocol.md)
- *The Christmas Star* (1986), as Captain Whittaker
- *Billy Galvin* (1986), Actor
- *Act of Vengeance* (1986), as Albert Pass
- *Liberty* (1986), as Ulysses S. Grant
- *Highlander* (1986), as Lieutenant Frank Moran — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/highlander.md)
- *Tough Cookies* (1986), series, Actor
- *Spenser: For Hire* (1985), series, Actor
- *The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn* (1985), as Skeezer
- *Thief of Hearts* (1984), as Sweeney
- *The Cosby Show* (1984), series, as Judge
- *Kate & Allie* (1984), series, Actor
- *Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer* (1983), as Lieutenant Walter Belden
- *Newhart* (1982), series, as Bill Rivers
- *The Powers of Matthew Star* (1982), series, Actor
- *Police Squad!* (1982), series, as Captain Ed Hocken
- *Muggable Mary: Street Cop* (1982), as Mary's Father
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as George, Beske, Harrison Gray Otis
- *Love, Sidney* (1981), series, as Judge Mort Harris
- *Hill Street Blues* (1981), series, as Krebs, Barto — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)
- *The Formula* (1980), as Nolan
- *Texas* (1980), series, as Fire Chief
- *...And Justice for All* (1979), as Deputy Sheriff
- *The Deadliest Season* (1977), as Detective Forscher
- *Serpico* (1973), as Brown
- *Bordellet* (1972), as Mormonpræsten
- *Plaza Suite* (1971), as Mr. Eisler
- *Unholy Matrimony* (1966), as Mr. M - First Swinging Husband
- *The Lawbreakers* (1963), series, as Nils Tvedt
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Alan North](https://film.one/media/person/118828/gallery-b493c3b4086d.jpg) Alan North — Image via TMDB
- ![Alan North](https://film.one/media/person/118828/gallery-79e6f385c3d7.jpg) Alan North — Image via TMDB

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