Dr. Rowan Chase (Patrick Bauchau) is Dr. Robert Chase 's estranged Czech - Australian father and an acclaimed rheumatologist. He left his alcoholic wife and teenage son, and some unspecified time later, remarried. He is seen in one episode, 1.13 ("Cursed ''). In episode 2.08 ("The Mistake ''), the character was revealed to have died of lung cancer, without ever saying goodbye to his son, and in 2.22 ("Forever ''), House concludes from the fact that Robert Chase worked at the neonatal department during his vacation to earn some extra money that he was left out of his father 's will. Chase confirms this in later episodes.
who played dr chase's father on house
Patrick Bauchau