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Videos (see all 31)
"Rhoda" (1974): Season 1: Episode 3 -- Joe thinks he and Rhoda should date others.
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) -- Open-ended Trailer from Universal
"Charles in Charge" (1984): Season 1: Episode 13 -- Charles gets distracted while working on an important school project.
"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970): Season 1: Episode 4 -- To qualify for group rates for a trip to Paris, Mary and Rhoda join a club for divorced people.
"The Bob Newhart Show" (1972): Season 1: Episode 6 -- Carol seeks Bob's approval of her moving in with her boyfriend Roger, who's just left his wife. Bob refuses, advising her to make up her own mind. Emily invites Carol and Roger to dinner where Bob unwittingly talks Roger into going back to his wife.

Overview

Date of Birth:
23 July 1928, New York City, New York, USA more
Date of Death:
6 August 2001, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Trivia:
As an inside joke, the producers of "Too Close for Comfort" (1980) used the name Rafkin... more
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations more
Alternate Names:
Al Rafkin
US TV Schedule:
Fri. Dec. 185:30 PMTVLAND The Andy Griffith ShowThe Education of Ernest T. Bass#5.4more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Director, Producer, Actor, Self
Director:
  1. "Veronica's Closet" (9 episodes, 1997-2000)
        - Veronica's Tattooed Man (2000) TV episode
        - Veronica's Long Walk Home (1999) TV episode
        - Veronica's New Boss (1999) TV episode
        - Veronica's Wedding Bell Blues (1999) TV episode
        - Veronica's from Venus; Josh's Parents Are from Mars (1999) TV episode
          (4 more)

  2. "Suddenly Susan" (2 episodes, 1999)
        - First Date (1999) TV episode
        - The Gay Parade (1999) TV episode
  3. "Jesse" (1 episode, 1999)
        - L'Eggo My Diego (1999) TV episode
  4. "Chicago Sons" (1997) TV series (unknown episodes)
  5. "Coach" (87 episodes, 1989-1996)
        - Luther Get Your Gun (1996) TV episode
        - Fantasy Camp (1996) TV episode
        - Save the Wave (1996) TV episode
        - Bo Knows (1995) TV episode
        - The Kicker (1995) TV episode
          (82 more)
  6. "The Jeff Foxworthy Show" (1995) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Somewhere in America
  7. "Murphy Brown" (11 episodes, 1994-1995)
        - Make Room for Daddy (1995) TV episode
        - The Good Nephew (1995) TV episode
        - McGovern: Unclothed (1995) TV episode
        - It's Miller Time (1995) TV episode
        - A Rat's Tale (1995) TV episode
          (6 more)
  8. "Hope & Gloria" (1995) TV series (unknown episodes)
  9. "Good Advice" (1993) TV series (unknown episodes)
  10. "A Family for Joe" (1990) TV series
  11. The Ghost Writer (1990) (TV)

  12. "Chicken Soup" (1989) TV series (unknown episodes)
  13. "It's Garry Shandling's Show." (49 episodes, 1986-1989)
        - Going, Going, Gone (1989) TV episode
        - Grant Goes to the Dogs (1989) TV episode
        - Kramer vs. Grant (1989) TV episode
        - Garry Acts Like a Moron (1989) TV episode
        - Ruth's Place (1989) TV episode
          (44 more)
  14. "The Boys" (1989) TV series (unknown episodes)
  15. "First Impressions" (1 episode, 1988)
        - Frank's Date (1988) TV episode
  16. "She's the Sheriff" (6 episodes, 1987)
        - Call Me Madam (1987) TV episode
        - Monkey Business (1987) TV episode
        - Lover Boy (1987) TV episode
        - Unsafe at Any Speed (1987) TV episode
        - All in a Day's Work (1987) TV episode
          (1 more)
  17. "CBS Summer Playhouse" (1 episode, 1987)
        - Puppetman (1987) TV episode
  18. "Charlie & Co." (18 episodes, 1985-1986)
        - Rent and Rave (1986) TV episode
        - Don't Take My Son... Please (1986) TV episode
        - When You Least Expect It (1986) TV episode
        - Rachel and the Stranger (1986) TV episode
        - Here's Rachel (1986) TV episode
          (13 more)
  19. Sam (1985) (TV)
  20. "Charles in Charge" (19 episodes, 1984-1985)
        - Meet Grandpa (1985) TV episode
        - Mr. Brilliant (1985) TV episode
        - The Wrong Guy (1985) TV episode
        - Charles' Spring Break (1985) TV episode
        - Charles 'R' Us (1985) TV episode
          (14 more)
  21. "Glitter" (1 episode, 1984)
        - On Your Toes (1984) TV episode
  22. "We Got It Made" (16 episodes, 1983-1984)
        - The Other Tucker (1984) TV episode
        - Mickey's Poster (1984) TV episode
        - Mickey's Misconception (1984) TV episode
        - Sexiest Bachelor (1983) TV episode
        - Mickey's T-Shirt (1983) TV episode
          (11 more)
  23. "One Day at a Time" (123 episodes, 1978-1983)
        - Honeymoon II (1983) TV episode
        - Second Time Around (1983) TV episode
        - Sisters (1983) TV episode
        - Sonny Boy (1983) TV episode
        - Buyer's Remorse (1983) TV episode
          (118 more)

  24. "Hanging In" (3 episodes, 1979)
        - Lou's Little Problem (1979) TV episode
        - Old Girlfriend (1979) TV episode
        - New Man on Campus (1979) TV episode
  25. "Hello, Larry" (1 episode, 1979)
        - How to Not To (1979) TV episode
  26. "Laverne & Shirley" (22 episodes, 1977-1978)
    ... aka Laverne & Shirley & Company (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Laverne & Shirley & Friends (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Laverne DeFazio & Shirley Feeney (USA: first season title)
        - Breaking Up and Making Up: Edna & Frank (1978) TV episode
        - The Debutante Ball (1978) TV episode
        - The Obstacle Course (1978) TV episode
        - The Driving Test (1978) TV episode
        - Bus Stop (1978) TV episode
          (17 more)
  27. "The Love Boat" (4 episodes, 1977)
        - The Joker Is Mild/Take My Granddaughter, Please/First Time Out (1977) TV episode (segment "First Time Out")
        - Ex Plus Y/Golden Agers/Graham and Kelly (1977) TV episode (segment "Ex Plus Y") (segment "Graham and Kelly")
        - A Tasteful Affair/Oh, Dale!/The Main Event (1977) TV episode (segment "Oh, Dale!")
        - The Captain and the Lady/One If by Land/Centerfold (1977) TV episode (segment "One If by Land")
  28. "A Year at the Top" (1977) TV series (unknown episodes)
  29. "Alice" (5 episodes, 1977)
        - A Night to Remember (1977) TV episode
        - The Pain of No Return (1977) TV episode
        - The Hex (1977) TV episode
        - The Accident (1977) TV episode
        - Mel's in Love (1977) TV episode
  30. "M*A*S*H" (2 episodes, 1976-1977)
        - The General's Practitioner (1977) TV episode
        - Lt. Radar O'Reilly (1976) TV episode
  31. "Sanford and Son" (17 episodes, 1974-1976)
        - Aunt Esther Has a Baby (1976) TV episode
        - Carol (1976) TV episode
        - Fred's Extra Job (1976) TV episode
        - The Winning Ticket (1976) TV episode
        - I Dream of Choo Choo Rabinowitz (1976) TV episode
          (12 more)
  32. "What's Happening!!" (1 episode, 1976)
        - My Three Tons (1976) TV episode
  33. "Viva Valdez" (4 episodes, 1976)
        - Pilot (1976) TV episode
        - Father and Son Day (????) TV episode
        - My Fair Jerry (????) TV episode
        - Papa's Legacy (????) TV episode
  34. "The Bob Newhart Show" (23 episodes, 1972-1975)
        - The Ceiling Hits Bob (1975) TV episode
        - My Business Is Shrinking (1975) TV episode
        - A Pound of Flesh (1975) TV episode
        - Home Is Where the Hurt Is (1974) TV episode
        - Serve for Daylight (1974) TV episode
          (18 more)
  35. "That's My Mama" (1 episode, 1975)
        - Clifton and the Kid (1975) TV episode
  36. Let's Switch! (1975) (TV)
  37. "Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers" (4 episodes, 1974)
    ... aka Friends and Lovers (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Paul Sand Show (USA: alternative title)
        - The Groupie (1974) TV episode
        - All's Well That Ends (1974) TV episode
        - Dreyfuss and Dreyfuss, Associates (1974) TV episode
        - Fiddler in the House (1974) TV episode
  38. "Mary Tyler Moore" (4 episodes, 1970-1974)
    ... aka The Mary Tyler Moore Show (USA: promotional title)
        - What Are Friends For? (1974) TV episode
        - Support Your Local Mother (1970) TV episode
        - Keep Your Guard Up (1970) TV episode
        - Divorce Isn't Everything (1970) TV episode
  39. "Rhoda" (2 episodes, 1974)
        - The Honeymoon (1974) TV episode
        - I'll Be Loving You, Sometimes (1974) TV episode
  40. Another April (1974) (TV)
  41. "The Girl with Something Extra" (1 episode, 1974)
        - A Zircon in the Rough (1974) TV episode
  42. "The New Dick Van Dyke Show" (4 episodes, 1973-1974)
        - House Guests (1974) TV episode
        - He Who Steals My Friends (1973) TV episode
        - Turning Pro (1973) TV episode
        - Those Who Care (1973) TV episode
  43. "Lotsa Luck" (1973) TV series (unknown episodes)
  44. Daddy's Girl (1973) (TV)
  45. "Love, American Style" (8 episodes, 1969-1973)
        - Love and the Anniversary/Love and the Playwright/Love and the Trampled Passion (1973) TV episode (segment "Love and the Anniversary")
        - Love and the Singing Suitor/Love and the Unmarriage/Love and the Wee He (1973) TV episode (segment "Love and the Unmarriage") (segment "Love and the Wee He")
        - Love and the Duel/Love and the Note/Love and the Young Unmarrieds (1971) TV episode (segment "Love and the Duel")
        - Love and Las Vegas/Love and the Good Samaritan/Love and the Marriage Counselor (1970) TV episode (segment "Love and the Good Samaritan")
        - Love and the Comedy Team/Love and the Divorce Sale/Love and the Mountain Cabin (1969) TV episode (segment "Love and Comedy Team")
          (3 more)
  46. "Here We Go Again" (1973) TV series (unknown episodes)
  47. "Temperatures Rising" (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka The New Temperatures Rising Show (USA: new title)
        - The Accident Con (1972) TV episode
  48. "The Super" (1 episode, 1972)
        - The Super's Apprentice (1972) TV episode
  49. "Me and the Chimp" (1972) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka The Chimp & I
  50. God Bless Mr. Ferguson (1971) (TV)
  51. "The Odd Couple" (3 episodes, 1971)
        - Oscar's New Life (1971) TV episode
        - A Taste of Money (1971) TV episode
        - Engrave Trouble (1971) TV episode
  52. How to Frame a Figg (1971)
  53. "The Partridge Family" (2 episodes, 1971)
        - Road Song (1971) TV episode
        - Why Did the Music Stop? (1971) TV episode
  54. "That Girl" (1 episode, 1971)
        - Those Friars (1971) TV episode
  55. "Arnie" (1 episode, 1971)
        - Second Honeymoon (1971) TV episode
  56. "The Governor & J.J." (17 episodes, 1969-1970)
        - Twice in a Lifetime (1970) TV episode
        - A Day in the Life (1970) TV episode
        - Check the Check (1970) TV episode
        - Fawcett Is Running (1970) TV episode
        - Run Ballerina, Run (1970) TV episode
          (12 more)
  57. "Get Smart" (6 episodes, 1969-1970)
        - Do I Hear a Vaults? (1970) TV episode
        - Hello, Columbus - Goodbye, America (1970) TV episode
        - Witness for the Execution (1970) TV episode
        - Moonlighting Becomes You (1970) TV episode
        - Physician Impossible (1969) TV episode
          (1 more)

  58. "My World and Welcome to It" (1 episode, 1969)
        - The War Between Men and Women (1969) TV episode
  59. "The Doris Day Show" (1 episode, 1969)
        - Togetherness (1969) TV episode
  60. "The Good Guys" (1 episode, 1969)
        - A Chimp Named Sam (1969) TV episode
  61. "Room 222" (1 episode, 1969)
        - Naked Came We Into the World (1969) TV episode
  62. "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1 episode, 1969)
        - Mrs. Livingston, I Presume (1969) TV episode
  63. The Flim-Flam Man (1969) (TV)
  64. Angel in My Pocket (1969)
  65. The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)
  66. Nobody's Perfect (1968)
  67. "The Andy Griffith Show" (27 episodes, 1964-1967)
    ... aka Andy of Mayberry (USA: rerun title)
        - Andy's Investment (1967) TV episode
        - A Singer in Town (1966) TV episode
        - The Battle of Mayberry (1966) TV episode
        - Goober's Replacement (1966) TV episode
        - The Foster Lady (1966) TV episode
          (22 more)
  68. "Mr. Terrific" (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Sultan Has Five Wives (1967) TV episode
  69. Ride to Hangman's Tree (1967)
  70. "Laredo" (1 episode, 1967)
        - Split the Difference (1967) TV episode
  71. "Pistols 'n' Petticoats" (1 episode, 1966)
        - Touch and Ross (1966) TV episode
  72. The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
  73. "Bewitched" (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
        - A Vision of Sugar Plums (1965) TV episode
        - A Vision of Sugar Plums (1964) TV episode
  74. "The Donna Reed Show" (3 episodes, 1965)
        - The Gladiators (1965) TV episode
        - Home Wreckonomics (1965) TV episode
        - Joe College (1965) TV episode
  75. "I Dream of Jeannie" (3 episodes, 1965)
        - G.I. Jeannie (1965) TV episode
        - Jeannie and the Marriage Caper (1965) TV episode
        - Guess What Happened on the Way to the Moon? (1965) TV episode
  76. Ski Party (1965)
  77. "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." (6 episodes, 1965)
    ... aka Gomer Pyle (Australia)
        - Gomer Dates a Movie Star (1965) TV episode
        - Sergeant of the Guard (1965) TV episode
        - The Jet Set (1965) TV episode
        - Double Date with the Sarge (1965) TV episode
        - My Buddy, the War Hero (1965) TV episode
          (1 more)
  78. "The Farmer's Daughter" (1 episode, 1965)
        - A Plague on Both Their Houses (1965) TV episode
  79. "Valentine's Day" (3 episodes, 1964-1965)
        - Follow the Broken Pretzel (1965) TV episode
        - Cherry Blossoms in New York (1964) TV episode
        - Triple Trouble (1964) TV episode
  80. "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (4 episodes, 1962-1964)
    ... aka The Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show (USA: rerun title)
        - The Death of the Party (1964) TV episode
        - Pink Pills and Purple Parents (1964) TV episode
        - My Husband Is a Check-Grabber (1963) TV episode
        - My Husband Is Not a Drunk (1962) TV episode (as Al Rafkin)
  81. "My Favorite Martian" (4 episodes, 1963-1964)
    ... aka My Favourite Martian (Australia)
        - A Nose for News (1964) TV episode
        - A Loaf of Bread, a Jug of Wine, and Peaches (1963) TV episode
        - Man or Amoeba (1963) TV episode
        - Russians R in Season (1963) TV episode
  82. "The Patty Duke Show" (2 episodes, 1964)
        - The Tycoons (1964) TV episode
        - Horoscope (1964) TV episode
  83. "77 Sunset Strip" (1 episode, 1962)
        - Violence for Your Furs (1962) TV episode
Producer:
  1. "One Day at a Time" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1979)
        - The Graduation (1979) TV episode (executive producer)
  2. "The Love Boat" (1977) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes, 1978)
  3. "Alice" (producer) (1 episode, 1977)
        - The Odd Couple (1977) TV episode (producer)
  4. "The Super" (producer) (2 episodes, 1972)
        - The Automated Super (1972) TV episode (producer)
        - The Super's Apprentice (1972) TV episode (producer)
  5. "Love, American Style" (producer) (9 episodes, 1971-1972)
        - Love and the Bachelor Party/Love and the Latin Lover/Love and the Old-Fashioned Father/Love and the Test of Manhood (1972) TV episode (producer)
        - Love and the Plane Truth/Love and the Scroungers/Love and the Small Wedding (1972) TV episode (producer)
        - Love and the Advice Column/Love and the Bathtub/Love and the Fullback/Love and the Guru/Love and the Physical (1972) TV episode (producer)
        - Love and the Contact Lens/Love and the Doctor's Honeymoon/Love and the Motel Mixup (1971) TV episode (producer)
        - Love and the Particular Girl/Love and the Fountain of Youth/Love and the House Bachelor/Love and the Waitress (1971) TV episode (producer)
          (4 more)
  6. "Me and the Chimp" (1972) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka The Chimp & I
Actor:
  1. "Coach" .... Ancient Man (1 episode, 1995)
        - The Kicker (1995) TV episode .... Ancient Man

  2. "The New Dick Van Dyke Show" .... Lt. Farraday (1 episode, 1973)
        - He Who Steals My Friends (1973) TV episode .... Lt. Farraday
  3. "Wait Till Your Father Gets Home" (1 episode, 1973)
        - The Patient (1973) TV episode (voice)
Self:
  1. "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Andy of Mayberry (2000) TV episode .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
"Cue the Bunny on the Rainbow: Tales from TV's Most Prolific Sitcom Director" (memoir, 1998) more
Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 1 Article more
Genres:
Comedy | Family | Sport | Romance more
Plot Keywords:
Sitcom | Character Name In Title | Beautiful Woman | Actor Shares First Name With Character more

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