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" Alan Dale has joined the cast of ABC&amp;#039;s new fantasy drama Once Upon a Time. The ABC drama stars Jennifer Morrison as Emma, a young woman with a troubled past who moves to a small town where the magic of fairytales appears to be real. Lost star Dale will play the father of Prince Charming (Josh Dallas), according to TV Line. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s a really pivotal role, and a pivotal part of the Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Prince Charming story that we don&amp;#039;t think has been told yet,&amp;quot; said producer Adam Horowitz. Dale is initially booked for just one episode, though Horowitz hinted that he could reappear later in the first season. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re leaving the door open for a larger tale to potentially tell with him,&amp;quot; he explained. The actor has previously appeared in episodes of 24, Ugly Betty, The OC and Torchwood. Other stars confirmed to appear in the show include Buffy actor Harry Groener, Breaking Bad&amp;#039;s Giancarlo Esposito and Falling Skies star Jessy Schram. Once Upon a Time premieres on Sunday, Oct. 23 at 8/7c. &amp;amp;gt; Once Upon a Time to &amp;#039;explore fairy-tale mysteries&amp;#039; Watch Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas discuss Once Upon a Time with Digital Spy below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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