Alan Rafkin

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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...

Known for

The Love BoatSeries • 1977M*A*S*HSeries • 1972The Andy Griffith ShowSeries • 1960BewitchedSeries • 1964Get SmartSeries • 1965Love, American StyleSeries • 1969I Dream of JeannieSeries • 1965CoachSeries • 1989The Dick Van Dyke ShowSeries • 1961The Mary Tyler Moore ShowSeries • 1970Murphy BrownSeries • 1988The Donna Reed ShowSeries • 1958AliceSeries • 1976One Day at a TimeSeries • 1975The Bob Newhart ShowSeries • 1972Laverne & ShirleySeries • 1976The Odd CoupleSeries • 1970Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Series • 1964The Doris Day ShowSeries • 1968RhodaSeries • 1974Charles in ChargeSeries • 1984That GirlSeries • 196677 Sunset StripSeries • 1958My Favorite MartianSeries • 1963