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      Alan Rafkin

      Alan Rafkin

      Highest Rated: 67% The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)

      Lowest Rated: 67% The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)

      Birthday: Jul 23, 1928

      Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

      Alan Rafkin began his career as a standup comedian, going on to become one of the most prolific sitcom directors of his era, working on notable series across four decades. After graduating from Syracuse University, Rafkin returned to New York City, where he worked the nightclub circuit telling jokes while also landing the occasional TV role. He found his true calling, however, in 1962, when he directed an episode of "77 Sunset Strip." For the rest of the decade he directed sitcoms that are now recognized as classics of the genre, including the sci-fi-themed "My Favorite Martian," the military comedy "Gomer Pyle, United StatesM.C.," the spy spoof "Get Smart," and the laconic "The Andy Griffith Show"--to name just a few. Rafkin kept busy throughout the 1970s as well, helming episodes of the Neil Simon spin-off "The Odd Couple," the pioneering working-woman show "Mary Tyler Moore," and the long-running "M.A.S.H.." Showing no sign of slowing down into the '80s and '90s, Rafkin scored credits on "Charles in Charge" and "Murphy Brown."

      Filmography

      Movies

      Credit
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Let's Switch Director - 1975
      No Score Yet 72% How to Frame a Figg Director - 1971
      No Score Yet 87% Angel in My Pocket Director - 1969
      No Score Yet 70% The Shakiest Gun in the West Director - 1968
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Nobody's Perfect Director - 1968
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ride to Hangman's Tree Director - 1967
      67% 75% The Ghost and Mr. Chicken Director - 1966
      No Score Yet 39% Ski Party Director - 1965

      TV

      Credit
      50% 82% The Closer Director 1998
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Coach Director 1989-1996
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Charles in Charge Director 1984-1985
      No Score Yet No Score Yet One Day at a Time Director 1978-1983
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Laverne & Shirley Director 1977-1978
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Alice Director,
      Producer       		1977
      No Score Yet No Score Yet What's Happening!! Director 1976
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Bob Newhart Show Director 1972-1975
      No Score Yet No Score Yet That's My Mama! Director 1975
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Mary Tyler Moore Show Director 1970 1974
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Girl With Something Extra Director 1974
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The New Dick Van Dyke Show Unknown (Guest Star),
      Director       		1973-1974
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Love, American Style Producer 1971
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Odd Couple Director 1971
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Governor & J.J. Jeweler (Guest Star),
      Director       		1969-1970
      No Score Yet 79% Get Smart Director 1969-1970
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Doris Day Show Director 1969
      71% 88% The Good Guys Director 1969
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Room 222 Director 1969
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Courtship of Eddie's Father Director 1969
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Laredo Director 1967
      No Score Yet 100% The Andy Griffith Show Director 1964-1966
      No Score Yet 41% Bewitched Director 1964-1965
      No Score Yet 54% I Dream of Jeannie Director 1965
      No Score Yet No Score Yet Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Director 1965
      No Score Yet No Score Yet The Dick Van Dyke Show Director 1963-1964
      No Score Yet No Score Yet My Favorite Martian Director 1963-1964