Born on this day – Alan Rachins:

Alan Rachins

Actor

Writer

Director

October 3, 1942 – November 2, 2024

Credits:

20 Years of Must See TV (2002); 3 Musketeers (2011); 30 Nights (2018); 70th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (2001); A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story (2000); Always (1985); American Dad! (2012); An Evening at the Improv (1988); Angels on Tap (2018); Answers to Nothing (2011); Any Day Now (2012); Barnaby Jones (1979); Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1994); Brothers (1984); Circus of the Stars #14 (1989); Close to Home (2006); Commencement (2012); Courthouse (1995); CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2005); D.C. Follies (1988); Dallas (1979); Dharma & Greg (1997–2002); Diagnosis Murder (1996); Donahue (1989); Eli Stone (2008); Enough About Me (2005); Entertainment Tonight Presents: L.A. Law - Secrets of the Firm (2000); Fear on Trial (1975); Ferris Bueller (1990); General Hospital (2016–2018); Good Luck Charlie (2011); Grey's Anatomy (2018); Happy Endings (2011); Hart to Hart (1982); Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart (1994); Heart Condition (1990); Hill Street Blues (1981); Hollywood Squares (2001); Hour Magazine (1987); In-Laws (2002); J.J. Starbuck (1988); Jeopardy! (1992); Just Shoot Me! (2003); Justice League Unlimited (2005); L.A. Law (1986–1994); L.A. Law 100th Episode Celebration (1991); L.A. Law: The Movie (2002); Lady Boss (1992); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1994); Leave It to Beaver (1997); Live with Kelly and Mark (1989); Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1996); Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998); Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1989); Meet Wally Sparks (1997); Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988); Mistress (1987); Mom (2015); Momentum (2018); Monster Night (2006); NCIS (2023); North (1994); One on One with John Tesh (1991); Paris (1979 / 1980); Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990); Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996); Rizzoli & Isles (2011–2013); Rugrats (1996); Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace (2013); She Says She's Innocent (1991); Showgirls (1995); Single Women Married Men (1989); Spider-Man: Re-Animated (2009); Stargate SG-1 (1997); Stars in the House (2020); Super Bloopers and Practical Jokes (1992); Surviving Suburbia (2009); Taken (1997); Tales from the Crypt (1991); Terminal Voyage (1995); The 13th Annual People's Choice Awards (1987); The 14th Annual Genesis Awards (2000); The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards (1988); The 15th Annual Genesis Awards (2001); The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards (1989); The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards (1990); The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards (1991); The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards (1992); The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards (1993); The 24th Annual People's Choice Awards (1998); The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1988); The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1991); The 45th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1988); The Chuck Woolery Show (1991); The Crazy Ones (2013); The Fall Guy (1983); The Golden Girls (1991); The History of Hill Street (2011); The Hospital Window (2012); The LA Law Story (2014); The Lights Above (2023); The Middle (2017); The Needs of Kim Stanley (2024); The New Hollywood Squares (1987–1988); The Outer Limits (1996); The Paley Center Salutes NBC's 90th Anniversary (2017); The Pat Sajak Show (1989); The Retrievers (2001); The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008–2009); The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard (2008); The Stepsister (1997); The Talk (2018); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1991); The White Shadow (1978); This Is Your Life (1993); Thunder Run (1985); Time Walker (1982); To Tell the Truth (2000–2002); Unwed Father (1997); Vicki! (1993); Wheel of Fortune (1997); Young Sheldon (2021).