Alan Rachins Biography

Alan Rachins (born October 3 1942 in Cambridge Massachusetts) is an American television actor best known for his role as Douglas Brackman in L.A. Law which earned him both Golden Globe and Emmy nominations as well as for his portrayal of Dharma's hippie father Larry on the hit television series Dharma & Greg.
Born in Boston Rachins attended the Wharton School of Finance. A passion for acting compelled him to move to New York to study with teachers William Ball Warren Robertson Kim Stanley and Harvey Lembeck among others. Over the next decade he performed in a succession of plays including the original Broadway productions of After the Rain and H'adrian the Seventh as well as the original off-Broadway productions of The Trojan Women and the controversial Oh! Calcutta.
In 1972 Rachins put his acting career on hold when he was accepted as a fellow in the writing and directing programs at the American Film Institute. He went on to sell scripts to a variety of shows including Hill Street Blues Fall Guy Hart to Hart and Knight Rider.
Despite these successes as a writer and director Rachins returned to his acting career with a leading role in Henry Jaglom’s independent film Always. This critically acclaimed film brought him wide-spread attention and ultimately led to his role on L.A. Law. Rachins continued to working in feature films such as Heart Condition co-starring with Denzel Washington and Bob Hoskins Paul Verhoven’s Showgirls and Rob Reiner’s North.

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