Alvin Rakoff

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Alvin Rakoff
Rakoff in 2021
Born	Alvin Rakoff (1927-02-06) February 6, 1927 (age 97) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Director
Spouses	Jacqueline Hill ​ ​ (m. 1958; died 1993)​ Sally Hughes ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	2

Alvin Rakoff (born February 6, 1927)^[1] is a Canadian director of film, television and theatre productions. He has worked with actors including Laurence Olivier, Peter Sellers, Sean Connery, Judi Dench, Rex Harrison, Rod Steiger, Henry Fonda and Ava Gardner.^[2]

Rakoff awarded Sean Connery his first leading role, and gave Alan Rickman his first job when he was a drama student.^[3] Other actors he worked with early in their careers include Michael Crawford, Jeremy Irons, and Michael Caine.^[4]