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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Alan Rafkin</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Alfred Irwin Rafkin</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1928-07-23</span>)</span>July 23, 1928<br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">August 6, 2001<span style="display:none">(2001-08-06)</span> (aged 73)<br /><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles, California</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Alma mater</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_University" title="Syracuse University">Syracuse University</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Actor, <a href="/wiki/Television_director" title="Television director">director</a>, <a href="/wiki/Television_producer" title="Television producer">producer</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Alan Rafkin</b> (born <b>Alfred Irwin Rafkin</b>; July 23, 1928 – August 6, 2001) was an American <a href="/wiki/Television_director" title="Television director">director</a>, <a href="/wiki/Television_producer" title="Television producer">producer</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Actor" title="Actor">actor</a> for <a href="/wiki/Television" title="Television">television</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alan_Rafkin&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rafkin was born in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> to Til and Victor Rafkin.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attended <a href="/wiki/Admiral_Farragut_Academy" title="Admiral Farragut Academy">Admiral Farragut Academy</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pine_Beach,_New_Jersey" title="Pine Beach, New Jersey">Pine Beach, New Jersey</a> and Syracuse University in New York. </p><p>Alan Rafkin was one of the most prolific sitcom directors of all time, helming such series as <i><a href="/wiki/The_Andy_Griffith_Show" title="The Andy Griffith Show">The Andy Griffith Show</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dick_Van_Dyke_Show" title="The Dick Van Dyke Show">The Dick Van Dyke Show</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Mary_Tyler_Moore_Show" title="The Mary Tyler Moore Show">The Mary Tyler Moore Show</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/What%27s_Happening!!" title="What's Happening!!">What's Happening!!</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/M*A*S*H_(TV_series)" title="M*A*S*H (TV series)">M*A*S*H</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_Garry_Shandling%27s_Show" title="It's Garry Shandling's Show">It's Garry Shandling's Show</a>,</i> <i><a href="/wiki/Murphy_Brown" title="Murphy Brown">Murphy Brown</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Get_Smart" title="Get Smart">Get Smart</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Coach_(TV_series)" title="Coach (TV series)">Coach</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Tim_Conway_Show_(1970_TV_series)" title="The Tim Conway Show (1970 TV series)">The Tim Conway Show</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Paul_Sand_in_Friends_and_Lovers" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers">Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Viva_Valdez" title="Viva Valdez">Viva Valdez</a></i>. </p><p>According to his autobiography <i>Cue the Bunny on the Rainbow</i> (its title is taken from a direction on <i><a href="/wiki/Captain_Kangaroo" title="Captain Kangaroo">Captain Kangaroo</a></i>), Rafkin directed episodes of over 80 different sitcom series. He won an <a href="/wiki/Emmy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Emmy Award">Emmy</a> for an episode of "One Day At A Time" and two <a href="/wiki/CableACE_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="CableACE Awards">CableACE Awards</a> for his work on "It's Garry Shandling's Show".<sup id="cite_ref-nytobit_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytobit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his career he worked with legendary producers such as <a href="/wiki/Sheldon_Leonard" title="Sheldon Leonard">Sheldon Leonard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Danny_Thomas" title="Danny Thomas">Danny Thomas</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Norman_Lear" title="Norman Lear">Norman Lear</a>. Rafkin had endearing relationships with many of his actors including <a href="/wiki/Andy_Griffith" title="Andy Griffith">Andy Griffith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dick_Van_Dyke" title="Dick Van Dyke">Dick Van Dyke</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Van_Dyke" title="Jerry Van Dyke">Jerry Van Dyke</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mary_Tyler_Moore" title="Mary Tyler Moore">Mary Tyler Moore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Newhart" title="Bob Newhart">Bob Newhart</a> and <a href="/wiki/Redd_Foxx" title="Redd Foxx">Redd Foxx</a>. (He was also close with <a href="/wiki/Don_Knotts" title="Don Knotts">Don Knotts</a>, directing him on the Griffith show and in three feature films.) At the same time, he had volatile relationships with several others, including <a href="/wiki/Demond_Wilson" title="Demond Wilson">Demond Wilson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Craig_T._Nelson" title="Craig T. Nelson">Craig T. Nelson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Observer_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Observer-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rafkin died of heart disease in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 73.<sup id="cite_ref-latobit_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latobit-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alan_Rafkin&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>As director:</b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Ski_Party" title="Ski Party">Ski Party</a></i> – 1965</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ghost_and_Mr._Chicken" title="The Ghost and Mr. Chicken">The Ghost and Mr. Chicken</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a 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href="https://books.google.com/books?id=7nRoT6vv294C&pg=PA3"><i>Cue the Bunny On the Rainbow</i></a>. <a href="/wiki/Syracuse_University_Press" title="Syracuse University Press">Syracuse University Press</a>. p. 3. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0815605423" title="Special:BookSources/978-0815605423"><bdi>978-0815605423</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Cue+the+Bunny+On+the+Rainbow&rft.pages=3&rft.pub=Syracuse+University+Press&rft.date=1998&rft.isbn=978-0815605423&rft.aulast=Rafin&rft.aufirst=Alan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D7nRoT6vv294C%26pg%3DPA3&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAlan+Rafkin" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-nytobit-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-nytobit_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link 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href="https://observer.com/1999/02/tv-curmudgeon-alan-rafkin-ahhh-garbo-woodyfrasier-reunion-a-hole-in-the-head/">"TV Curmudgeon Alan Rafkin … Ahhh, Garbo! … Woody-Frasier Reunion … A Hole in the Head?"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Observer" title="The New York Observer">The New York Observer</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Observer&rft.atitle=TV+Curmudgeon+Alan+Rafkin+%E2%80%A6+Ahhh%2C+Garbo%21+%E2%80%A6+Woody-Frasier+Reunion+%E2%80%A6+A+Hole+in+the+Head%3F&rft.date=1999-02-08&rft.aulast=Bogdanovich&rft.aufirst=Peter&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fobserver.com%2F1999%2F02%2Ftv-curmudgeon-alan-rafkin-ahhh-garbo-woodyfrasier-reunion-a-hole-in-the-head%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAlan+Rafkin" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-latobit-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-latobit_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link 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Yorkin">Bud Yorkin</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Jack_Benny_Program" title="The Jack Benny Program">The Jack Benny Show</a></i> (1960)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sheldon_Leonard" title="Sheldon Leonard">Sheldon Leonard</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Danny_Thomas_Show" title="The Danny Thomas Show">The Danny Thomas Show</a></i> (1961)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nat_Hiken" title="Nat Hiken">Nat Hiken</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/Car_54,_Where_Are_You%3F" title="Car 54, Where Are You?">Car 54, Where Are You?</a></i> (1962)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Rich_(director)" title="John Rich (director)">John Rich</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dick_Van_Dyke_Show" title="The Dick Van Dyke Show">The Dick Van Dyke Show</a></i> (1963)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Paris" title="Jerry Paris">Jerry Paris</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dick_Van_Dyke_Show" title="The Dick Van Dyke Show">The Dick Van Dyke Show</a></i> (1964)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">No Award (1965)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/William_Asher" title="William Asher">William Asher</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/Bewitched" title="Bewitched">Bewitched</a></i> (1966)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/James_Frawley" title="James Frawley">James Frawley</a> for "Royal Flush" (1967)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Bilson" title="Bruce Bilson">Bruce Bilson</a> for "Maxwell Smart, Private Eye" (1968)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Garrison_(television_producer)" title="Greg Garrison (television producer)">Greg Garrison</a> for "October 17, 1968" (1969)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">1970s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a 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(The Golden Girls)">Isn't It Romantic?</a>" (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gregory_Hoblit" title="Gregory Hoblit">Gregory Hoblit</a> for "Pilot (<i>Hooperman</i>)" (1988)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Baldwin_(director)" title="Peter Baldwin (director)">Peter Baldwin</a> for "Our Miss White" (1989)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Dinner" title="Michael Dinner">Michael Dinner</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Good-bye_(The_Wonder_Years)" title="Good-bye (The Wonder Years)">Good-bye</a>" (1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/James_Burrows" title="James Burrows">James Burrows</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Woody_Interruptus" title="Woody Interruptus">Woody Interruptus</a>" (1991)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barnet_Kellman" title="Barnet Kellman">Barnet Kellman</a> for "Birth 101" (1992)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Betty_Thomas" title="Betty Thomas">Betty Thomas</a> for "For Peter's Sake" (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/James_Burrows" title="James Burrows">James Burrows</a> for "<a href="/wiki/The_Good_Son_(Frasier)" title="The Good Son (Frasier)">The Good Son</a>" (1994)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/David_Lee_(screenwriter)" title="David Lee (screenwriter)">David Lee</a> for "<a href="/wiki/The_Matchmaker_(Frasier)" title="The Matchmaker (Frasier)">The Matchmaker</a>" (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Lembeck" title="Michael Lembeck">Michael Lembeck</a> for "<a href="/wiki/The_One_After_the_Superbowl" title="The One After the Superbowl">The One After the Superbowl</a>" (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/David_Lee_(screenwriter)" title="David Lee (screenwriter)">David Lee</a> for "To Kill a Talking Bird" (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Todd_Holland" title="Todd Holland">Todd Holland</a> for "Flip" (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Schlamme" title="Thomas Schlamme">Thomas Schlamme</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pilot_(Sports_Night)" title="Pilot (Sports Night)">"Pilot" (<i>Sports Night</i>)</a> (1999)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Todd_Holland" title="Todd Holland">Todd Holland</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pilot_(Malcolm_in_the_Middle)" title="Pilot (Malcolm in the Middle)">"Pilot" (<i>Malcolm in the Middle</i>)</a> (2000)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Todd_Holland" title="Todd Holland">Todd Holland</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Bowling_(Malcolm_in_the_Middle)" title="Bowling (Malcolm in the Middle)">Bowling</a>" (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Patrick_King" title="Michael Patrick King">Michael Patrick King</a> for "The Real Me" (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Robert_B._Weide" title="Robert B. Weide">Robert B. Weide</a> for "Krazee-Eyez Killa" (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Russo_brothers" title="Russo brothers">Anthony and Joe Russo</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pilot_(Arrested_Development)" title="Pilot (Arrested Development)">"Pilot" (<i>Arrested Development</i>)</a> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Charles_McDougall" title="Charles McDougall">Charles McDougall</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pilot_(Desperate_Housewives)" title="Pilot (Desperate Housewives)">"Pilot" (<i>Desperate Housewives</i>)</a> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Marc_Buckland" title="Marc Buckland">Marc Buckland</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pilot_(My_Name_Is_Earl)" title="Pilot (My Name Is Earl)">"Pilot" (<i>My Name Is Earl</i>)</a> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Shepard" title="Richard Shepard">Richard Shepard</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pilot_(Ugly_Betty)" title="Pilot (Ugly Betty)">"Pilot" (<i>Ugly Betty</i>)</a> (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barry_Sonnenfeld" title="Barry Sonnenfeld">Barry Sonnenfeld</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Pie-lette" title="Pie-lette">Pie-lette</a>" (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Blitz" title="Jeffrey Blitz">Jeffrey Blitz</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Stress_Relief_(The_Office)" title="Stress Relief (The Office)">Stress Relief</a>" (2009)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #F9EFAA;;width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Murphy_(producer)" title="Ryan Murphy (producer)">Ryan Murphy</a> for <a href="/wiki/Pilot_(Glee)" title="Pilot (Glee)">"Pilot" (<i>Glee</i>)</a> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Spiller" title="Michael Spiller">Michael Spiller</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Halloween_(Modern_Family)" title="Halloween (Modern Family)">Halloween</a>" (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Steven_Levitan" title="Steven Levitan">Steven Levitan</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Baby_on_Board_(Modern_Family)" title="Baby on Board (Modern Family)">Baby on Board</a>" (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gail_Mancuso" title="Gail Mancuso">Gail Mancuso</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Arrested_(Modern_Family)" title="Arrested (Modern Family)">Arrested</a>" (2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gail_Mancuso" title="Gail Mancuso">Gail Mancuso</a> for "<a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_(Modern_Family)" title="Las Vegas (Modern Family)">Las Vegas</a>" (2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joey_Soloway" title="Joey Soloway">Joey Soloway</a> for "Best New Girl" (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joey_Soloway" title="Joey Soloway">Joey Soloway</a> for "Man on the Land" (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Donald_Glover" title="Donald Glover">Donald Glover</a> for "<a href="/wiki/B.A.N._(Atlanta)" title="B.A.N. 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