Alan Dale

Career Milestones

• 2007

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

• 2006

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

• 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