Alan Thicke passes on

Alan Thicke, the “Growing Pains” star who played one of the quintessential television fathers of the 1980s, died Tuesday. He was 69. Thicke's manager confirmed the actor's death.

According to the website TMZ, Thicke, who was the father of singer Robin Thicke, suffered a heart attack while playing hockey with his son Carter. He was taken to Providence St. Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank, California, where he died.

Thicke remained a consistent presence on TV in recent years with guest appearances on NBC's “This Is Us” and Netflix's “Fuller House”. He also starred on the Pop reality series “Unusually Thicke”, which focused on his personal life.

As an actor, he was best known for “Growing Pains,” the multi-camera family comedy that aired on ABC from 1985 to 1992. Thicke played Jason Seaver, a psychiatrist and patriarch of a Long Island family.

He is survived by wife Tanya Callau, and his three children.