Alan Rafkin
Directing
Born 1928-07-23
Died 2001-08-06
New York City, New York, USA
73 credits
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Alan Rafkin (July 23, 1928 – August 6, 2001) was an American director, producer, and actor for television.
Rafkin was born in New York City to Til and Victor Rafkin. He attended Admiral Farragut Academy in Pine Beach, New Jersey and Syracuse University in New York.
Alan Rafkin was one of the most prolific sitcom directors of all time, helming such series as The Andy Griffith Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, What's Happening!!, M*A*S*H, It's Garry Shandling's Show, Murphy Brown, Get Smart, Coach, The Tim Conway Show, Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers, and Viva Valdez.
According to his autobiography Cue the Bunny on the Rainbow (its title is taken from a direction on Captain Kangaroo), Rafkin directed episodes of over 80 different sitcom series. He won an Emmy for an episode of "One Day At A Time" and two CableACE Awards for his work on "It's Garry Shandling's Show".[2] During his career he worked with legendary producers such as Sheldon Leonard, Danny Thomas, and Norman Lear. Rafkin had endearing relationships with many of his actors including Andy Griffith, Dick Van Dyke, Jerry Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart and Redd Foxx. (He was also close with Don Knotts, directing him on the Griffith show and in three feature films.) At the same time, he had volatile relationships with several others, including Demond Wilson and Craig T. Nelson.
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Filmography
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Directing
60 credits
The Love Boat
The Andy Griffith Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Coach
M*A*S*H
Bewitched
The Donna Reed Show
Alice
Love, American Style
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Get Smart
Murphy Brown
I Dream of Jeannie
One Day at a Time
The Bob Newhart Show
Charles in Charge
Laverne & Shirley
Room 222
The Odd Couple
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
That Girl
77 Sunset Strip
Rhoda
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Sanford and Son
My Favorite Martian
The Patty Duke Show
It's Garry Shandling's Show
Laredo
The Doris Day Show
What's Happening!!
Jesse
Suddenly Susan
Hope and Gloria
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
She's the Sheriff
Temperatures Rising
The Jeff Foxworthy Show
The Farmer's Daughter
Good Advice
CBS Summer Playhouse
Hello, Larry
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
That's My Mama
My World and Welcome to It
Valentine's Day
Chicago Sons
Glitter
The Girl with Something Extra
Lotsa Luck
Arnie
The Good Guys
Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers
We Got It Made
The Super
Charlie & Co.
The Closer
A Family for Joe
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Producing
2 credits
Acting
1 credit
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