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Alan Rafkin

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Overview

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
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations more
Alternate Names:
Al Rafkin

Filmography

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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" (86 episodes, 1990-1996)
        - 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
          (81 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. "Chicken Soup" (1989) TV series (unknown episodes)
  12. "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)
  13. "The Boys" (1989) TV series (unknown episodes)
  14. "CBS Summer Playhouse" (1 episode, 1987)
        - Puppetman (1987) TV episode
  15. "She's the Sheriff" (2 episodes, 1987)
        - Unsafe at Any Speed (1987) TV episode
        - Pilot (????) TV episode
  16. "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)
  17. Glitter (1984) (TV)
  18. "We Got It Made" (1983) TV series (unknown episodes)
  19. "One Day at a Time" (6 episodes, 1978-1981)
        - Julie Shows Up: Part 2 (1981) TV episode
        - The Broken Nose (1979) TV episode
        - The Piano Teacher (1979) TV episode
        - The Broken Nose (1979) TV episode
        - Going Nowhere (1979) TV episode
          (1 more)

  20. "Hanging In" (1979) TV series (unknown episodes)
  21. "Hello, Larry" (1 episode, 1979)
        - How to Not To (1979) TV episode
  22. "Laverne & Shirley" (10 episodes, 1978)
    ... aka Laverne & Shirley & Company (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Laverne & Shirley & Friends (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Laverne DeFazio & Shirley Feeney (USA: first season title)
        - Debutante Ball (1978) TV episode
        - Breaking Up and Making Up: Edna & Frank (1978) TV episode
        - Obstacle Course (1978) TV episode
        - The Driving Test (1978) TV episode
        - Bus Stop (1978) TV episode
          (5 more)
  23. "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 "Golden Agers")
        - 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")
  24. "A Year at the Top" (1977) TV series (unknown episodes)
  25. "Blansky's Beauties" (1 episode, 1977)
        - To Nancy with Love (1977) TV episode
  26. "M*A*S*H" (2 episodes, 1976-1977)
        - The General's Practitioner (1977) TV episode
        - Lt. Radar O'Reilly (1976) TV episode
  27. "Sanford and Son" (3 episodes, 1975-1976)
        - Fred's Extra Cash (1976) TV episode
        - The Camping Trip (1976) TV episode
        - The Stung (1975) TV episode
  28. "Alice" (1976) TV series (unknown episodes)
  29. "What's Happening!!" (1 episode, 1976)
        - My Three Tons (1976) TV episode
  30. "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
  31. "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)
  32. "That's My Mama" (1 episode, 1975)
        - Clifton and the Kid (1975) TV episode
  33. Let's Switch! (1975) (TV)
  34. "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
  35. "Rhoda" (2 episodes, 1974)
        - The Honeymoon (1974) TV episode
        - I'll Be Loving You, Sometimes (1974) TV episode
  36. Another April (1974) (TV)
  37. "Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers" (1974) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Friends and Lovers (USA)
    ... aka The Paul Sand Show (USA)
  38. "The New Dick Van Dyke Show" (1 episode, 1973)
        - Turning Pro (1973) TV episode
  39. "The Girl with Something Extra" (1973) TV series (unknown episodes)
  40. "Lotsa Luck" (1973) TV series (unknown episodes)
  41. Daddy's Girl (1973) (TV)
  42. "Love, American Style" (6 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 Athlete/Love and the Dummies/Love and Mother/Love and the Shower (1969) TV episode (segment "Love and the Athlete")
          (1 more)
  43. "Here We Go Again" (1973) TV series (unknown episodes)
  44. "Temperatures Rising" (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka The New Temperatures Rising Show (USA: new title)
        - The Accident Con (1972) TV episode
  45. "Bridget Loves Bernie" (1972) TV series (unknown episodes)
  46. "The Super" (1 episode, 1972)
        - The Super's Apprentice (1972) TV episode
  47. "Me and the Chimp" (1972) TV series
    ... aka The Chimp & I
  48. God Bless Mr. Ferguson (1971) (TV)
  49. "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
  50. How to Frame a Figg (1971)
  51. "The Partridge Family" (2 episodes, 1971)
        - Road Song (1971) TV episode
        - Why Did the Music Stop? (1971) TV episode
  52. "Arnie" (1970) TV series (unknown episodes)
  53. "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)
  54. "The Governor & J.J." (1 episode, 1970)
        - Once Upon a War (1970) TV episode

  55. "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" (1 episode, 1969)
        - Mrs. Livingston, I Presume (1969) TV episode
  56. "Room 222" (1969) TV series (unknown episodes)
  57. "My World and Welcome to It" (1969) TV series (unknown episodes)
  58. The Flim-Flam Man (1969) (TV)
  59. Angel in My Pocket (1969)
  60. "The Good Guys" (1968) TV series (unknown episodes)
  61. The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)
  62. Nobody's Perfect (1968)
  63. "The Andy Griffith Show" (26 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
          (21 more)
  64. "Mr. Terrific" (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Sultan Has Five Wives (1967) TV episode
  65. Ride to Hangman's Tree (1967)
  66. "Laredo" (1 episode, 1967)
        - Split the Difference (1967) TV episode
  67. "Pistols 'n' Petticoats" (1 episode, 1966)
        - Touch and Ross (1966) TV episode
  68. "Run Buddy Run" (1966) TV series (unknown episodes)
  69. "That Girl" (1966) TV series (unknown episodes)
  70. The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
  71. "Bewitched" (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
        - A Vision of Sugar Plums (1965) TV episode
        - A Vision of Sugar Plums (1964) TV episode
  72. "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
  73. Ski Party (1965)
  74. "The Farmer's Daughter" (1 episode, 1965)
        - A Plague on Both Their Houses (1965) TV episode
  75. "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
  76. "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." (1964) TV series (unknown episodes)
  77. "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
  78. "The Patty Duke Show" (1963) TV series (unknown episodes)
  79. "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
    ... aka The Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show (USA: rerun title)
        - My Husband Is a Check-Grabber (1963) TV episode
        - My Husband Is Not a Drunk (1962) TV episode (as Al Rafkin)
  80. "77 Sunset Strip" (1 episode, 1962)
        - Violence for Your Furs (1962) TV episode

  81. "The Donna Reed Show" (1958) TV series (unknown episodes)
Producer:
  1. "One Day at a Time" (executive producer) (1 episode, 1979)
        - The Broken Nose (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) (7 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 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 College Professor/Love and the Eyewitness/Love and the Lady Barber/Love and the Plumber (1971) TV episode (producer)
        - Love and the Awakening/Love and the Bashful Groom/Love and the Four-Sided Triangle/Love and the Naked Stranger (1971) TV episode (producer)
          (2 more)
  6. "Me and the Chimp" (1972) TV series (producer)
    ... 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
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 | Sport | Family | Romance more
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