- Born
- Died
- Birth nameAlan Lewis Rachins
- Height1.83 m
- Alan Rachins was born on October 3, 1942 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Showgirls (1995), La loi de Los Angeles (1986) and Dharma & Greg (1997). He was married to Joanna Frank. He died on November 2, 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseJoanna Frank(March 11, 1978 - November 2, 2024) (his death, 1 child)
- ChildrenRobert Edward Rachins
- Resembles John Saxon
- In the late 70s/early 80s during a career lull, he left acting for a time to focus on writing for such TV shows as K 2000 (1982), Capitaine Furillo (1981), Pour l'amour du risque (1979) and Quincy (1976).
- One of the original performers of the half play, half musical, fully nude off- Broadway hit "Oh! Calcutta" back in 1969.
- The balding actor once hosted an episode of PBS' Aux origines de l'humanité (1974), that was entitled "Sex, Lies and Toupee Tape", which was an informative and humorous look at pattern baldness and its effect on both men and women.
- Alan and his wife Joanna Frank have a son.
- Balding American character actor known for his unsympathetic work on TV as vain, callous attorney/partner "Douglas Brackman" in La loi de Los Angeles (1986) (1986-1994) and as Dharma's radical father in Dharma & Greg (1997) (1997-2002).
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