Alan Rafkin
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Born | Alfred Irwin Rafkin (1928-07-23)July 23, 1928 New York City, U.S. |
Died | August 6, 2001(2001-08-06) (aged 73) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | Syracuse University |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director, producer |
Children | 2 |
Alan Rafkin (born Alfred Irwin Rafkin; July 23, 1928 – August 6, 2001) was an American director, producer, and actor for television.
Biography
Rafkin was born in New York City to Til and Victor Rafkin.[1] 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.[3]
Rafkin died of heart disease in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 73.[4]
Filmography
As director:
- Ski Party – 1965
- The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
- The Ride to Hangman's Tree (1967)
- The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)
- Angel in My Pocket (1969)
- The Good Guys (1969)
- "Winer, Diner and Mover"
- "The Chimp"
- The Tim Conway Show (1970)
- "Mail Contract"
- How to Frame a Figg (1971)
- The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
- various episodes
- Sanford and Son
- various episodes
- Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers (1974)
- "Fiddler in the House"
- "Dreyfuss and Dreyfuss, Associates"
- "All's Well That Ends"
- "The Groupie"
- Viva Valdez (1976)
- all 12 episodes
- One Day at a Time
- various episodes
- It's Garry Shandling's Show
- Laverne & Shirley (1977)
- various episodes
- The Love Boat (1977)
- Alice (1977)
- "A Night to Remember"
- I Dream of Jeannie
- G.I Jeannie S1,Ep 5
- Bewitched
- A vision of Sugar Plums S2,Ep 15
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References
- ^ Rafin, Alan (1998). Cue the Bunny On the Rainbow. Syracuse University Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0815605423.
- ^ "Alan Rafkin, 73, a Top Director Of Popular Television Comedies". The New York Times. Associated Press. August 12, 2001.
- ^ Bogdanovich, Peter (February 8, 1999). "TV Curmudgeon Alan Rafkin … Ahhh, Garbo! … Woody-Frasier Reunion … A Hole in the Head?". The New York Observer.
- ^ Oliver, Myrna (August 10, 2001). "Alan Rafkin; Emmy Winner Directed Numerous Sitcoms". Los Angeles Times.
External links
- Alan Rafkin at IMDb
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- Peter Tewksbury for "Medal for Margaret" (1959)
- Ralph Levy & Bud Yorkin for The Jack Benny Show (1960)
- Sheldon Leonard for The Danny Thomas Show (1961)
- Nat Hiken for Car 54, Where Are You? (1962)
- John Rich for The Dick Van Dyke Show (1963)
- Jerry Paris for The Dick Van Dyke Show (1964)
- No Award (1965)
- William Asher for Bewitched (1966)
- James Frawley for "Royal Flush" (1967)
- Bruce Bilson for "Maxwell Smart, Private Eye" (1968)
- Greg Garrison for "October 17, 1968" (1969)
- Dwight Hemion for "The Sound of Burt Bacharach" (1970)
- Jay Sandrich for "Toulouse-Lautrec is One of My Favorite Artists" (1971)
- John Rich for "Sammy's Visit" (1972)
- Jay Sandrich for "It's Whether You Win or Lose" (1973)
- Jackie Cooper for "Carry On, Hawkeye" (1974)
- Gene Reynolds for "O.R." (1975)
- Gene Reynolds for "Welcome to Korea" (1976)
- Alan Alda for "Dear Sigmund" (1977)
- Paul Bogart for "Edith's 50th Birthday" (1978)
- Noam Pitlik for "The Harris Incident" (1979)
- James Burrows for "Louie and the Nice Girl" (1980)
- James Burrows for "Elaine's Strange Triangle" (1981)
- Alan Rafkin for "Barbara's Crisis" (1982)
- James Burrows for "Showdown: Part 2" (1983)
- Bill Persky for "A Very Loud Family" (1984)
- Jay Sandrich for "The Younger Woman" (1985)
- Jay Sandrich for "Denise's Friend" (1986)
- Terry Hughes for "Isn't It Romantic?" (1987)
- Gregory Hoblit for "Pilot (Hooperman)" (1988)
- Peter Baldwin for "Our Miss White" (1989)
- Michael Dinner for "Good-bye" (1990)
- James Burrows for "Woody Interruptus" (1991)
- Barnet Kellman for "Birth 101" (1992)
- Betty Thomas for "For Peter's Sake" (1993)
- James Burrows for "The Good Son" (1994)
- David Lee for "The Matchmaker" (1995)
- Michael Lembeck for "The One After the Superbowl" (1996)
- David Lee for "To Kill a Talking Bird" (1997)
- Todd Holland for "Flip" (1998)
- Thomas Schlamme for "Pilot" (Sports Night) (1999)
- Todd Holland for "Pilot" (Malcolm in the Middle) (2000)
- Todd Holland for "Bowling" (2001)
- Michael Patrick King for "The Real Me" (2002)
- Robert B. Weide for "Krazee-Eyez Killa" (2003)
- Anthony and Joe Russo for "Pilot" (Arrested Development) (2004)
- Charles McDougall for "Pilot" (Desperate Housewives) (2005)
- Marc Buckland for "Pilot" (My Name Is Earl) (2006)
- Richard Shepard for "Pilot" (Ugly Betty) (2007)
- Barry Sonnenfeld for "Pie-lette" (2008)
- Jeffrey Blitz for "Stress Relief" (2009)
- Ryan Murphy for "Pilot" (Glee) (2010)
- Michael Spiller for "Halloween" (2011)
- Steven Levitan for "Baby on Board" (2012)
- Gail Mancuso for "Arrested" (2013)
- Gail Mancuso for "Las Vegas" (2014)
- Joey Soloway for "Best New Girl" (2015)
- Joey Soloway for "Man on the Land" (2016)
- Donald Glover for "B.A.N." (2017)
- Amy Sherman-Palladino for "Pilot" (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) (2018)
- Harry Bradbeer for "Episode 1" (2019)
- Andrew Cividino and Dan Levy for "Happy Ending" (2020)
- Lucia Aniello for "There Is No Line" (2021)
- MJ Delaney for "No Weddings and a Funeral" (2022)
- Christopher Storer for "Review" (2023)