Alan Sacks was an Emmy-winning writer and producer who worked on television productions and films. He wrote episodes of Welcome Back, Kotter and Riders in the Sky. Sacks wrote television movies including "Pixel Perfect" and "Gutsy Frog," and films like "Thrashin'" and "Du-beat-e-o."

Sacks served as a producer on series including Chico and the Man, Welcome Back, Kotter, Riders in the Sky, ABC Weekend Specials, ABC Afterschool Specials and KSM: Read Between the Lines. He also produced television movies including "The Family Kovack," "Women at West Point," "A Cry for Love," "Leave 'em Laughing," "Smart House," "Camp Rock" and the Emmy-winning, "The Color of Friendship."