Rachins, Alan 1942-

PERSONAL

Born October 3, 1942, in Cambridge, MA; father, an owner of a food business; brother-in-law of Steven Bochco (a producer and writer); married Joanna Frank (an actress; original name, Joanna Bochco), March 11, 1978; children: Robby. Education: Attended University of Pennsylvania; trained for the stage with William Ball, Warren Robertson, Kim Stanley, and Harvey Lembeck in New York City; studied at American Film Institute, 1972.

Addresses:

Agent—TalentWorks, 3500 West Olive Ave., Suite 1400, Burbank, CA 91505.

Career:

Actor, voice performer, director, and writer. Worked as a studio script reader for two years. Operator of an ice cream topping and cake decorating business, Boston, MA.

Member:

Mensa.

Awards, Honors:

Golden Globe Award nomination and Emmy Award nomination, both best supporting actor in a television series, 1988, for L.A. Law.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Paris, CBS, 1979-80.

Douglas Brackman, Jr., L.A. Law, NBC, 1986-94.

Myron Lawrence "Larry" Finklestein, Dharma & Greg, ABC, 1997-2002.

Voice of Norman Osborn, The Spectacular Spider-Man (animated), CW Network, 2008.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Fear on Trial, CBS, 1975.

Ben Washburn, Mistress, CBS, 1987.

Dr. Jerry Zimmer, Single Women, Married Men (also known as Single Men and Married Lovers), CBS, 1989.

Dr. Posner, Heart Condition, Showtime, 1990.

Sean Lassiter, Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer, NBC, 1990.

Matthew Essex, She Says She's Innocent (also known as Reason to Believe and A Violation of Trust), NBC, 1991.

David Kramer, Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart (also known as Hart to Hart: Hart Throb), NBC, 1994.

Jammad, Terminal Voyage (also known as Star Quest), Sci-Fi Channel, 1996.

Dr. Derek Canfield, The Stepsister, USA Network, 1997.

Don Kempler, Unwed Father, ABC, 1997.

Spencer Eig, A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story, Fox Family Channel, 2000.

Ed, The Retrievers, Animal Planet, 2001.

Douglas Brackman, Jr., L.A. Law: The Movie, 2002.

Paul, Enough about Me, ABC, 2005.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Mickey Stoner (some sources cite Mickey Stolli), Lady Boss (also known as Jackie Collins's "Lady Boss"), NBC, 1992.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Douglas Brackman, Jr., L.A. Law, NBC, 1986.

Lawyer impersonator, Ferris Bueller, NBC, 1990.

Donny, Nowhere East, CBS, 1995.

Myron Lawrence "Larry" Finklestein, Dharma & Greg, ABC, 1997.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The 14th Annual Circus of the Stars, CBS, 1989.

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC, 1989.

The L.A. Law 100th Episode Special, NBC, 1991.

Super Bloopers and New Practical Jokes, NBC, 1992.

Voices of Lowell, Greek bully, and donut man, A Rugrats Chanukkah (animated), Nickelodeon, 1996.

Entertainment Tonight Presents: "L.A. Law"—Secrets of the Firm, 2000.

L.A. Law: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

Behind the Fame: L.A. Law/Hill Street Blues, The Learning Channel, 2002.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Television director, "The Offer," The White Shadow, CBS, 1978.

"John Ewing III: Part 2," Dallas, CBS, 1979.

Head waiter, "A Short Happy Life," Barnaby Jones, 1979.

Man, "Standards and Practices," Brothers, 1984.

The New Hollywood Squares, 1987, 1988.

"The Circle Unbroken," J. J. Starbuck, NBC, 1988.

D.C. Follies, syndicated, 1988.

Host, "Sex, Lies, and Toupee Tape," Nova, PBS, 1991.

Jason Stillman, "Even Grandmas Get the Blues," The Golden Girls, NBC, 1991.

Leon, "Spoiled," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), HBO, 1991.

Voice of Temple Fugate (the clock king), "The Clock King," Batman (animated; also known as The Adventures of Batman & Robin and Batman: The Animated Series), Fox, 1992.

Voice of Temple Fugate (the clock king), "Time Out Joint," Batman (animated; also known as The Adventures of Batman & Robin and Batman: The Animated Series), Fox, 1992.

Mr. Maculhaney, "Afterlife," The Outer Limits (also known as The New Outer Limits), Showtime and Sci-Fi Channel, 1995.

Dr. Frank Donati, "Murder Can Be Murder," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1996.

Professor Jefferson Cole, "Dead Lois Walking," Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois and Clark and The New Adventures of Superman), ABC, 1996.

Professor Jefferson Cole, "The People vs. Lois Lane," Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois and Clark and The New Adventures of Superman), ABC, 1996.

Colonel Kennedy, "The Enemy Within," Stargate SG-1 (also known as La porte des etoiles), Showtime and Sci-Fi Channel, 1997.

Barry, "All that Glitters," The Love Boat: The Next Wave, UPN, 1998.

Victor Arkady, "Brothers Keeper," Poltergeist: The Legacy, Showtime, Sci-Fi Channel, and syndicated, 1999.

To Tell the Truth, 2000.

Hollywood Squares (also known as H2 and H2: Hollywood Squares), multiple appearances, 2001.

Charles Sandowski, "Crown Vic," In-Laws, NBC, 2002.

Tate Gittling, "Rivals in Romance," Just Shoot Me!, NBC, 2003.

(Uncredited) Voice of the clock king, "Task Force X," Justice League (animated; also known as JL and Justice League Unlimited), Cartoon Network, 2005.

Grandpa Stein, "Bite Me," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as C.S.I., CSI: Las Vegas, and Les experts), CBS, 2005.

Judge Meyers, "Reasonable Doubts," Close to Home, CBS, 2006.

Familiar lawyer, "Something to Save," Eli Stone, ABC, 2008.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, 14th Annual Genesis Awards, Animal Planet, 2000.

Presenter, The 2001 Genesis Awards, Animal Planet, 2001.

Television Director; Episodic:

Paris, CBS, c. 1979.

Film Appearances:

Jeweler, Time Walker (also known as Being from Another Planet), 1982.

Eddie, Always (But Not Forever) (also known as Always), Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1985.

Carlos, Thunder Run, Cannon, 1986.

Defense attorney, North, Columbia, 1994.

Tony Moss, Showgirls, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1995.

Fred Rutherford, Leave It to Beaver, Universal, 1997.

Judge Randel Williams, Meet Wally Sparks, Trimark Pictures, 1997.

Himself, The Needs of Kim Stanley, Frozen Motion Films, 2005.

Stage Appearances:

Greek soldier, The Trojan Women, Circle in the Square Downtown, New York City, between 1963 and 1965.

Lecturer and understudy for Alan Armitage, After the Rain, John Golden Theatre, New York City, 1967.

Member of ensemble, Hadrian VII, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1969.

Member of ensemble, Oh! Calcutta! (musical revue), Eden Theatre, New York City, beginning 1969, then Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1971-72.

WRITINGS

Television Episodes:

"Fecund Hand Rose," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1981.

Also writer for episodes of The Fall Guy, ABC; Hart to Hart, ABC; Knight Rider, NBC; and Quincy, M.E. (also known as Quincy), NBC.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

People Weekly, November 28, 1988, pp. 111-12, 114.

TV Guide, July 23, 1988, p. 12.