The American actor died on Saturday November 2 in Los Angeles. He has participated in numerous series throughout his career.
American actor Alan Rachins, known for his role in the American series Los Angeles Lawdied Saturday, November 2 at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. He died of heart failure in his sleep, according to the Hollywood Reporter. He was 82 years old.
This program, broadcast between 1986 and 1994, followed the professional and personal lives of four partners in a law firm. Alan Rachins played the character of Douglas Brackman, which earned him Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.
His other most famous role is that of Dharma’s father in the sitcom Dharma & Gregbroadcast between 1997 and 2002.
Theater, television and cinema
Born October 3, 1942 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Alan Rachins grew up in Boston. He moved to New York after his studies to devote himself to comedy and took his first steps as an actor on the stage of Broadway.
In the 1970s, he joined the writing teams of several series: Captain Furillo, For the love of risk or even The Man Who Fallen. Before finally moving to the other side of the camera with Los Angeles Law.
Throughout his career, he has appeared in numerous series, such as NCIS, Grey’s Anatomy, Rizzoli & Isles or even The Experts. We have also seen him on the big screen, in the films One angel too many (1990) or Showgirlsby Paul Verhoeven, in 1995. He was married to actress Joanna Frank and had a son, Robert.
