---
name: "Alan J. Higgins"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alan-j-higgins"
fi1m_id: "alan-j-higgins"
imdb_id: "nm0383322"
tmdb_id: 1215946
wikidata_id: "Q4706948"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "1 January 1901"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T23:02:33.782600+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Alan J. Higgins

## Identity

Alan J. Higgins

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/alan-j-higgins
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** alan-j-higgins
- **IMDb ID:** nm0383322
- **TMDB ID:** 1215946
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4706948
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_J._Higgins, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4706948, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0383322/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1215946

Writer. Born 1 January 1901 in Des Moines.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 January 1901, Des Moines
- **Active:** 2000–present
- **Also known as:** Al Higgins, Alan Higgins
- **Frequently works with:** [Bryan Cranston](https://film.one/person/bryan-cranston.md), [Christopher Masterson](https://film.one/person/christopher-masterson.md), [Gary Murphy](https://film.one/person/gary-murphy.md), [Jimmy Simons](https://film.one/person/jimmy-simons.md), [Justin Berfield](https://film.one/person/justin-berfield.md), [Ken Kwapis](https://film.one/person/ken-kwapis.md), [Linwood Boomer](https://film.one/person/linwood-boomer.md), [Matthew Carlson](https://film.one/person/matthew-carlson.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_J._Higgins, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4706948, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0383322/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1215946

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair*](https://film.one/tv/malcolm-in-the-middle-lifes-still-unfair.md) (71)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Alan J. Higgins (also credited as Al Higgins or Alan Higgins) is an American television writer and producer. He has worked on numerous sitcoms since the early 1990s, including as a writer and associate producer on the first three seasons of *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000–2006), later returning as a creative consultant. He also wrote for the 2026 revival series *Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair*.

His other credits include writing and producing roles on *NewsRadio* (1995–1999), *Doug* (1991–1996), *Mike & Molly* (2010–2016), *The Kominsky Method* (2018–2021) and *Bob Hearts Abishola* (2019–2024), which he co-created. He has received Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series for *Malcolm in the Middle* and *The Kominsky Method*.

Higgins is the brother of actor David Anthony Higgins and producer Steve Higgins.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair* (2026), Fi1m 71, Consulting Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/malcolm-in-the-middle-lifes-still-unfair.md)

## Complete filmography (9)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair* (2026), series, Writer, Consulting Producer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/malcolm-in-the-middle-lifes-still-unfair.md)
- *Bob Hearts Abishola* (2019), series, Executive Producer, Creator
- *The Kominsky Method* (2018), series, Executive Producer, Writer
- *Mike & Molly* (2010), series, Writer, Teleplay
- *In the Motherhood* (2009), series, Co-Executive Producer
- *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer, Teleplay
- *NewsRadio* (1995), series, Writer
- *Doug* (1991), series, as (voice) · Writer, Story
- *American Men*, series, Executive Producer, Creator

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