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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 television series ''Dharma & Greg''. ==Career== Rachins graduated from Brookline High School.〔Brozan, Nadine. ("Chronicle" ), ''The New York Times'', March 16, 1993; accessed April 21, 2008. "The year is being bracketed by two celebratory weekends -- one last June, one this June -- that include class reunions. Last year's event brought more than 2,000 graduates back to the school, including Mr. Wallace, Alan Rachins, a star of "L.A. Law," and former Gov. Michael S. Dukakis of Massachusetts and his wife, Kitty."〕 He enrolled the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, ultimately dropping out, but managed to graduate from Empire State College in 1974. He moved to New York to study acting. Over the next decade, he performed in a succession of plays, including the original Broadway productions of ''After the Rain'' and Hadrian 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 ''Fall Guy'', ''Hill Street Blues'', ''Knight Rider'', ''Quincy'', and ''Hart To Hart''. 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 widespread attention and ultimately led to his role on ''L.A. Law''. He continued to working in feature films and provided the voice for the Clock King in two episodes of ''Batman: the Animated Series'' and later one episode of ''Justice League Unlimited''. Recent theatre appearances include the world premiere of Arthur Laurents' ''Attacks Of The Heart'' at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, New Jersey. At the Cape Playhouse, he played the part of Matthew Harrison Brady in ''Inherit The Wind''. He tackled the role of "Albin" in ''La Cage Aux Folles'' at the Jupiter Theater, was seen in ''Love Letters'' with Swoosie Kurtz at Beverly Hills' Coronet Theatre, and starred in a revival of ''Promises, Promises'' with Jason Alexander, Jean Smart and Alan Thicke at L.A.'s Freud Theatre. Rachins appeared on the ABC-TV series ''Eli Stone'', playing an attorney in consultation with Eli Stone. The name "Brackman" can be seen in inverted letters on a translucent wall behind Rachins. For two seasons, he provided the voice of Norman Osborn on the cartoon series ''The Spectacular Spider-Man''. He also appeared on the TNT TV series ''Rizzoli & Isles'' as a recurring guest star, and guest starred as Frank (Bob's father, and Gabe, PJ and Teddy's granddad) in the ''Good Luck Charlie'' episode "It's a Charlie Duncan Thanksgiving". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alan Rachins」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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