Alan Dale

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Job Title

Actor, Sound

Born

Marcus Alan Dale on May 6, 1947 in New Zealand

Career Milestones

At the age of 12, started appearing in his parents' amateur theater group

1979

Played the bad tempered and enigmatic Dr. John Forrest in Australian soap opera "The Young Doctors"

1985

Played the role of Jim Robinson in Australian soap opera "Neighbours"

1989

Acted in the horror movie "Houseboat Horror"

1999

Played Agent Daley in the TNT movie, "First Daughter"

2002

Appeared as Romulan Praetor Hiren in "Star Trek: Nemesis"

2002

Played Secretary of Commerce Mitch Bryce on the NBC political drama, "The West Wing"

2002

Played the 'Toothpick Man' in three episodes of "The X-Files" (Fox) including the series finale

2003

Guest-starred on the Fox drama, "The O.C.," as Caleb Nichol, a wealthy tycoon; was made into a recurring, and then regular character

2003

Had a recurring role on "Navy NCIS" as Director Tom Morrow

2003

Joined the cast of Fox's "24" in its second season, playing Vice President of the United States Jim Prescott

2006

Appeared in the second season finale of "Lost," as the wealthy father of Penny, Desmond's ex-fiance

2007

Cast as Bradford Meade, the owner of Meade Publications, which publishes the fashion magazine MODE on the ABC hit series "Ugly Betty"

Awards

2007

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Ugly Betty

2008

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Ugly Betty