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". Personal life Rachins was born in 1942 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to a Jewish family, the son of Edward and Ida Rachins. His father was in a family food manufacturing business called Snow Crest. Rachins and actress Joanna Frank have been married since 1978 and have a son. The couple has formed the production company Allofit Productions which has acquired books and original screenplays to develop for television and feature films. Rachins is a member of Mensa. Filmography Film Television References External links AlanRachins.com - Official website 1942 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors Empire State College alumni Jewish American male actors Male actors from Cambridge, Massachusetts Mensans Writers from Cambridge, Massachusetts Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni Brookline High School alumni 21st-century American Jews