Alan Rachins

ActorWriterDirector Oct 3 (died age 82) Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA 1944–2023 (79 year career)

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Biography

Alan Rachins (October 3, 1942 - November 2, 2024) was an American television actor, best known for his role on LA Law, which earned him Golden Globe and Emmy nominations, as well as Dharma & Greg and The Spectacular Spider-Man.

Known For

Film

Showgirls

Tony Moss

Film

Hill Street Blues

Writer

Film

Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace

Dr. Ned Staples (voice)

Film

Dharma & Greg

Larry Finkelstein

Film

Hart to Hart

Writer

Film

Any Day Now

Judge Resnick

Film

L.A. Law

Douglas Brackman

Film

North

Defense Attorney

Filmography

Acting (72)

Movies (34)

The Lights Above

2023

as Herb

Angels on Tap

as Gabriel

30 Nights

as Nicholas Sr.

Commencement

as Peter

Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace

2013

as Dr. Ned Staples (voice)

Any Day Now

as Judge Resnick

3 Musketeers

as Treville the Cardinal

4.4

Spider-Man: Re-Animated

2009

as Self

3.0

The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard

2008

as Norman Osborn (voice)

6.9

Monster Night

2006

as Professor Skuttlebutt

4.3

L.A. Law: The Movie

2002

as Douglas Brackman Jr.

7.2

The Retrievers

2001

as Ed

5.2

A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story

as Spencer Eig

Leave It to Beaver

as Fred Rutherford

Meet Wally Sparks

as Randel Williams

The Stepsister

as Dr. Derek Canfield

Unwed Father

as Don Kempler

A Rugrats Chanukah

as Lowell / Greek Bully / Donut Man (voice)

Showgirls

as Tony Moss

North

as Defense Attorney

Terminal Voyage

as Jammad

Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart

as David Kramer

Violation of Trust

as Matthew Essex

Heart Condition

as Dr. Posner

Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer

1990

as Sean Lassiter

7.5

Single Women, Married Men

1989

as Jerry Zimmer

Mickey's 60th Birthday

1988

as Douglas Brackman, Jr.

Mistress

as Ben Washburn

L.A. Law: Pilot

as Douglas Brackman, Jr.

Thunder Run

1985

as Carlos

4.4

Always … But Not Forever

as Eddie

Time Walker

as Jeweler

Fear on Trial

The Spectacular Spider-Man

as Norman osborn

Television (38)

Young Sheldon

as Vern

Mom

as Jed

The Crazy Ones

as Bud Lymsky

Happy Endings

as Howard Blum

Rizzoli & Isles

as Stanley

Good Luck Charlie

as Frank Duncan

The Middle

as Mort

The Spectacular Spider-Man

2008

as Norman Osborn (voice)

Eli Stone

as Familiar Lawyer

Grey's Anatomy

as Louie

American Dad!

as Judge (voice)

Close to Home

as Judge Meyers

Justice League Unlimited

2004

as Clock King (voice)

8.3

NCIS

2003

as Bud

7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Grandpa Stein

Stargate SG-1

as Young Doctor

Dharma & Greg

as Larry Finkelstein

Just Shoot Me!

as Tate Gittling

Poltergeist: The Legacy

1996

as Victor Arkadi

6.2

E! True Hollywood Story

The Outer Limits

as Maculhaney

Diagnosis: Murder

as Dr. Frank Donati

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993

as Professor Jefferson Cole

6.9

Batman: The Animated Series

1992

as Clock King (voice)

Vicki!

as Self

Lady Boss

as Mickey Stolli

Ferris Bueller

as Alan Rachins

Tales from the Crypt

as Leon

J.J. Starbuck

as Pasban Bapu

L.A. Law

as Douglas Brackman

The Golden Girls

as Jason

Jeopardy!

as Self

Brothers

Paris

as Davis

The White Shadow

as TV Director

Barnaby Jones

as Headwaiter

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Crew (3)

Television (3)

Hill Street Blues

Writer

Hart to Hart

Writer

Paris

Director