ACTOR

Alan Rachins

1942 - 2024

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Alan L. Rachins (; October 3, 1942 – November 2, 2024) was an American actor, known for his role as Douglas Brackman in L.A. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Rachins has received more than 600,099 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Alan Rachins is the 7,427th most popular actor (down from 5,695th in 2019), the 10,954th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,472nd in 2019) and the 3,435th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 600k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Alan Rachins ranks 7,427 out of 13,578. Before him are Nicholas Galitzine, Marguerite MacIntyre, Steven R. McQueen, Faith Evans, Bob Clark, and Rory Cochrane. After him are Gerrit Graham, Chester Morris, Léa Drucker, P. Bhanumathi, James Badge Dale, and Marjorie Rambeau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Alan Rachins ranks 646. Before him are Mirja Lehtonen, Dennis Hastert, Dave Cutler, Harry Chapin, Richard D. Wolff, and Karen Hantze Susman. After him are Bobbie Gentry, Andrew Vachss, Howard Jacobson, Adrien Houngbédji, Donald E. Williams, and Richard Myers. Among people deceased in 2024, Alan Rachins ranks 390. Before him are Mahammed Dionne, Achim Müller, N. Scott Momaday, Jim Inhofe, Maxine Singer, and Raema Lisa Rumbewas. After him are Jack Jones, Bob Schul, Benji Gregory, Tūheitia Paki, Adan Canto, and Kelvin Kiptum.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alan Rachins ranks 10,954 out of 20,380. Before him are Ted Sorensen (1928), Daniel Kleppner (1932), Bob Clark (1939), Rory Cochrane (1972), Henry Proctor (1929), and Amos Eaton (1776). After him are Worthington Whittredge (1820), Gerrit Graham (1948), Christopher Ferguson (1961), Chester Morris (1901), Macklemore (1983), and J. Donald Cameron (1833).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Alan Rachins ranks 3,435. Before him are Cameron Monaghan (1993), Marguerite MacIntyre (1965), Steven R. McQueen (1988), Faith Evans (1973), Bob Clark (1939), and Rory Cochrane (1972). After him are Gerrit Graham (1948), Chester Morris (1901), James Badge Dale (1978), Marjorie Rambeau (1889), Kristy McNichol (1962), and Joy Page (1924).

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Television and Movie Roles

Showgirls
Tony Moss
Fresh to Las Vegas with no connections, Nomi Malone takes a job as an exotic dancer. Her talents are quickly noticed by Cristal, a headlining dancer who senses an opportunity to bolster her own act. But Nomi won’t play second fiddle and soon begins her venomous path to the top, ruthlessly backstabbing anyone who gets in her way.
Sep 22nd 19955.6 / 10
Dharma & Greg
Larry Finkelstein
Dharma & Greg is an American television sitcom that aired from September 24, 1997, to April 30, 2002. It stars Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson as Dharma and Greg Montgomery, a couple who got married on their first date despite being complete opposites. The series is co-produced by Chuck Lorre Productions, More-Medavoy Productions and 4 to 6 Foot Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. The show's theme song was written and performed by composer Dennis C. Brown. Created by executive producers Dottie Dartland and Chuck Lorre, the comedy took much of its inspiration from so-called culture-clash "fish out of water" situations. The show earned eight Golden Globe nominations, six Emmy Award nominations, and six Satellite Awards nominations. Elfman earned a Golden Globe in 1999 for Best Actress.
6.416 / 10
L.A. Law
Douglas Brackman
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff. The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.
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