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Alan Rachins is a Actor American born on 3 october 1942 at Cambridge (USA)

Alan Rachins

Alan Rachins
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Nationality USA
Birth 3 october 1942 (81 years) at Cambridge (USA)

Alan L. Rachins (born October 3, 1942) 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, and his portrayal of Larry (Dharma's hippie father) on the hit television series Dharma & Greg.

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Filmography of Alan Rachins (15 films)

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Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games, 22minutes
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Children's films
Actors Frank Welker, Matthew Lillard, Troy Baker, Mindy Cohn, Grey DeLisle, Kate Micucci
Roles Dr. Ned Staples
Rating68% 3.4031453.4031453.4031453.4031453.403145
The gang is hot on the trail of a mystery involving a giant robot dog.
Any Day Now, 1h37
Directed by Travis Fine
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about disabilities, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, Gregg Henry, Jamie Anne Allman, Chris Mulkey, Don Franklin
Roles Judge Resnick
Rating73% 3.6960853.6960853.6960853.6960853.696085
Rudy Donatello (Alan Cumming) is a struggling musician and drag performer in a gay nightclub in 1979 West Hollywood, where he meets Paul Fleiger (Garret Dillahunt) , a closeted district attorney. Returning home to his apartment, Rudy finds Marco (Isaac Leyva), a 14-year-old with Down syndrome, left alone after his mother, Marianna (Jamie Ann Allman), had been arrested. Rudy takes in the abandoned boy, but Family Services intervenes and takes Marco to foster care. Rudy enlists Paul to help him gain custody of Marco; and the two visit Marianna in prison to coax her into signing the temporary guardianship papers, which she does. All is well as Rudy and Paul become Marco's guardians; but, when Rudy and Paul's relationship is called into question by the court system, the two men find themselves spiraling into a legal battle to become the legal and permanent guardians of the fascinating boy who showed them both the real joy of what it means to be a parent. After having their home (Marco's living environment) evaluated, the men are put in front of a judge (Frances Fisher) who is to decide what's best for the child. The evaluation comes back positive, and it is decided that Rudy and Paul are great parents for Marco. However, just as the court is about to rule in favor of the men, Marco's mother is released from prison. She takes back custody of Marco, leaving Rudy and Paul without their son. Marco is heard saying as he is taken back to his mother's apartment, "this is not my home, this is not my home." As expected, Marianna returns to her old ways (using drugs, sleeping around, etc.) and fails to take care of Marco. One night as she is having sex, Marianna tells Marco to step outside of the apartment. Marco begins to wander the streets in search of Paul's house (his true home). However, Marco is unable to find the house and dies outside, alone. The movie ends with a letter/monologue from Paul. The letter, which contained Marco's obituary, was sent to all who doubted the couple as Marco's parents. The hope was for them to realize the mistake they made that ended in this boy's untimely death.
3 Musketeers, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure
Actors Heather Hemmens, Michele Boyd, Keith Allan, Kane Hodder, David Chokachi, Alan Rachins
Roles Treville the Cardinal
Rating25% 1.2616351.2616351.2616351.2616351.261635
Set in the near-future USA, when junior NSA officer Alexandra D'Artagnan uncovers a plot by a corrupt general to assassinate the President of the United States to instigate a coup to take over the government in order to install a militarist regime, she enlists the help of three infamous international spies to stop the threat.
Monster Night, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Adventure, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Jake Thomas, Vanessa Angel, Robert Carradine, Matthew Lawrence, Musetta Vander, Phill Lewis
Roles Professor Skuttlebutt
Rating33% 1.6911651.6911651.6911651.6911651.691165
On Halloween, a teenage boy who is grounded and forced to babysit his brother and sister, discovers, along with his siblings, that his house is haunted.
Meet Wally Sparks, 1h45
Directed by Peter Baldwin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Rodney Dangerfield, Debi Mazar, Michael Weatherly, Cindy Williams, Alan Rachins, Burt Reynolds
Roles Randel Williams
Rating51% 2.599672.599672.599672.599672.59967
Wally Sparks (Rodney Dangerfield) is the host of a sleazy tabloid-style TV talk show who makes Jerry Springer seem gentle by comparison. His show has become so foul that he's alienated his not-especially-discriminating viewers, and his ratings are taking a nosedive.
Leave It to Beaver, 1h24
Directed by Andy Cadiff
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure
Actors Christopher McDonald, Janine Turner, Cameron Finley, Erik von Detten, Erika Christensen, Adam Zolotin
Roles Fred Rutherford
Rating51% 2.5535352.5535352.5535352.5535352.553535
Beaver (Cameron Finley) gets his heart set on a bicycle in a store window, but does not think his parents will shell out that money for it. Eddie Haskell (Adam Zolotin) tells him that if he sucks up to his father (Christopher McDonald), by signing up for football, he will be sure to get it on his upcoming birthday. He enrolls on the football team and doggedly endures the practices, despite his disadvantage of being smaller than most his teammates. As Eddie predicted, Ward is glad Beaver signed up for football, as evidenced by a brief fantasy Ward has of Beaver making a touchdown while several professional football players all fail to tackle him. However, the first game of the season ends poorly when he passes the ball to a kid on the opposing team when he mistakingly remembered him as a friend from summer camp. On the first day of school five days later, Ward and June (Janine Turner) tell Wally to drop Beaver off and pick him up for a few days because he has never ridden his bike there before. At school he sits beside a very pretty girl named Susan Akatsu (Brenda Song) and has a kind teacher named Miss Landers (Grace Phillips). After school Eddie asks Wally to come to the soda shop to see him flirt with Karen (Erika Christensen). Eddie does not want Beaver to follow them, so Wally leaves him alone at the bike rack telling him he will be back in a second.
The Stepsister, 1h31
Directed by Charles Correll
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Rena Sofer, Donnelly Rhodes, Don S. Davis, Alan Rachins, Linda Evans, Alexander Pollock
Roles Dr. Derek Canfield
Rating57% 2.8570752.8570752.8570752.8570752.857075
Showgirls
Showgirls (1995)
, 2h11
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Erotic
Themes Dance films, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Bisexuality-related films, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, LGBT-related films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films, Striptease
Actors Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, Glenn Plummer, Robert Davi, Bobbie Phillips
Roles Tony Moss
Rating51% 2.5531952.5531952.5531952.5531952.553195
Nomi Malone is a young drifter who hitchhikes to Las Vegas hoping to make it as a showgirl. After being cheated of her money by her driver, Nomi meets Molly Abrams, a seamstress and costume designer who takes her in as a roommate. Molly invites Nomi backstage at Goddess, the Stardust Casino show where she works, to meet Cristal Connors, the diva star of the topless dance revue. When Nomi tells Cristal she dances at Cheetah's Topless Club, Cristal derisively tells her that what she does is akin to prostitution. When Nomi is too upset to go to work that night, Molly takes her dancing at The Crave Club. After getting into a fight with James, a bouncer at the club, Nomi is arrested. James bails her out of jail, but she pays him little notice.
North
North (1994)
, 1h27
Directed by Rob Reiner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Transport films, Children's films
Actors Elijah Wood, Jon Lovitz, Jason Alexander, Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd, Kathy Bates
Roles Defense Attorney
Rating45% 2.2548152.2548152.2548152.2548152.254815
A boy named North is listening to his parents argue about their problems at the dinner table. North has a panic attack, and begins to lose consciousness. As he does, the narrator explains that North is having difficulties with his parents, putting a damper on what is otherwise a successful life; North is a child prodigy, skilled in academics, sports, and drama, and is admired by many for his good work and obedient attitude, but constantly ignored by his own parents.
Terminal Voyage
Directed by Rick Jacobson
Genres Science fiction
Actors Steven Bauer, Emma Samms, Brenda Bakke, Cliff De Young, Ming-Na Wen, Alan Rachins
Roles Jammad
Rating41% 2.0779152.0779152.0779152.0779152.077915
In 2035, the Earth population is on the verge of extinction because of global warming. The Earth Federation sends a space ship to the distant planet Trion which could be inhabitable for humans. The crew-members come from Russia, USA, China, the United Kingdom, France, and Saudi Arabia. The crew has spent 80 years in hibernation while their ship traveled at the speed of light. When they wake up, they find out that the Captain has been dead in his capsule for the last 75 years.
Heart Condition, 1h40
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Crime
Themes Ghost films, Buddy films
Actors Bob Hoskins, Denzel Washington, Chloe Webb, Lisa Stahl, Eva LaRue, Roger E. Mosley
Roles Dr. Posner
Rating55% 2.7513352.7513352.7513352.7513352.751335
Hoskins plays police sergeant Jack Moony, a racist cop and Washington plays Napoleon Stone, an adorable but sleazy ambulance chasing lawyer who Moony hates. Moony's years of bad habits, such as overeating, smoking, and drinking, finally catch up with him. At the same time, Stone is gunned down in a drive-by shooting. After suffering a heart attack, Moony wakes up to find out that his new heart was once Stone's, and the dead lawyer's ghost has become his constant companion. Now, Moony will have to solve Stone's murder.
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Actors Wayne Allwine, Carl Reiner, Meredith Baxter, Russi Taylor, Tony Anselmo, Charles Fleischer
Roles Douglas Brackman, Jr.
Rating69% 3.499873.499873.499873.499873.49987
Mickey Mouse's 60th Birthday special is being taped and as his appearance in the show draws to a close, Mickey finds himself trying to decide how he should present himself to his audience. Rummaging through an old trunk, he finds the magic hat from The Sorcerer's Apprentice segment of Fantasia and considers using it, but he is warned by the sorcerer who owns the hat (who was not Yen Sid) that he shouldn't be using other people's magic when he has his own, which Mickey initially doesn't understand. With that in mind, Mickey goes out on stage along with his birthday cake, provided by Roger Rabbit, who realizes that he placed a stick of dynamite on the cake instead of a candle. In his attempt to put the dynamite out, Roger ends up destroying the set, which prompts Mickey to use the magic from the hat to repair the damage. The audience screams for more and Mickey agrees to do so, but when he does, he suddenly vanishes.
Thunder Run, 1h24
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Forrest Tucker, John Ireland, Elizabeth Kaitan, Jill Whitlow, Wallace Langham, Alan Rachins
Roles Carlos
Rating50% 2.5186852.5186852.5186852.5186852.518685
A Korean War veteran/aging trucker spends his retirement mining an old cobalt mine with the assistance of his devoted grandson. A good friend lures the trucker out of retirement by offering him a quarter of a million dollars to drive some plutonium from Nevada to a high-security operation in Arizona. He begins his trek in a high-tech rig unaware that terrorists are waiting to ambush him and his deadly cargo.
Time Walker, 1h23
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Ben Murphy, Nina Axelrod, James Karen, Austin Stoker, Robert Random, Darwin Joston
Roles Jeweler
Rating37% 1.861991.861991.861991.861991.86199
While California University of the Sciences professor Douglas McCadden (Ben Murphy) explores the tomb of the ancient Egyptian king Tutankhamun, an earthquake causes a wall in the tomb to collapse, revealing a hidden chamber. Inside, McCadden finds a mummy in a sarcophagus. Unbeknownst to McCadden, the "mummy" is not the body of a dead Egyptian, but an extraterrestrial alien in suspended animation, being wrapped up and buried alive thousands of years before and covered with a dormant, green fungus.