Disney fans are likely to remember Alan Thicke for his starring role in the late 80s/early 90s sci-fi telefilm series, Not Quite Human.
Alan Thicke launched his career as a game show host in the late 1970s before taking on his own Canadian talk show, The Alan Thicke Show.
Three films in the series (Not Quite Human, Not Quite Human II and Still Not Quite Human) explore the adventures of Chip, Carson and Carson’s flesh and blood daughter, Becky (Robyn Lively).
Alan Thicke is survived by a wife and three children, one of whom is Robin Thicke.