Alan Arkin
Born in New York City, New York, USA — Mar 26 1934• Died Jun 29 2023
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Alan Wolf Arkin (March 26, 1934 – June 29, 2023) was an American actor, director, musician and singer. He was known for starring in such films as Wait Until Dark, The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, Minions: The Rise of Gru, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, Catch-22, The In-Laws, Edward Scissorhands, Glengarry Glen Ross, Marley & Me, Argo and Little Miss Sunshine, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2006. He was the father of actors Adam Arkin, Anthony Arkin, and Matthew Arkin.
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Will & Grace
Martin Adler
Chicago Hope
Zoltan Karpathein
St. Elsewhere
Jerry Singleton
BoJack Horseman
J.D. Salinger (voice)
Dinah!
Self
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
The Oscars
Self
Faerie Tale Theatre
Bo
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Wild Knuckles (voice)
Edward Scissorhands
Bill
100 Centre Street
Joe Rifkind
ABC Stage 67
Barney Kempinski
Argo
Lester Siegel
The Kominsky Method
Norman Newlander
Gattaca
Detective Hugo
Dumbo
J. Griffin Remington
Little Miss Sunshine
Edwin Hoover
Marley & Me
Arnie Klein
Get Smart
The Chief
The Change-Up
Mitch's Dad
The Muppets
Tour Guide
Picture Windows
Tully
The Rocketeer
A. 'Peevy' Peabody
Love the Coopers
Bucky Newport
North
Judge Buckle
Grosse Pointe Blank
Dr. Oatman
Going in Style
Albert Garner
Glengarry Glen Ross
George Aaronow
Catch-22
Capt. John Yossarian
Grudge Match
Louis 'Lightning' Conlon
The Last Unicorn
Schmendrick (voice)
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Rance Holloway
Noel
Artie
Spenser Confidential
Henry
Trying Times
Directing
Woman Times Seven
Fred
Jakob the Liar
Max Frankfurter
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
Bud Newman
Stand Up Guys
Richard Hirsch
Firewall
Arlin Forester
Havana
Joe Volpi
Sunshine Cleaning
Joe Lorkowski
The Return of Captain Invincible
Captain Invincible
So I Married an Axe Murderer
Tony's Boss (uncredited)
America's Sweethearts
Wellness Guide
In Security
Officer Riggs
City Island
Michael Malakov
"Sr."
Self
Thin Ice
Gorvy Hauer
Four Days in September
Charles Burke Elbrick
Eros
Dr. Pearl / Hal
Simon
Simon Mendelssohn
Doomsday Gun
Yossi
Million Dollar Arm
Ray Arkin
Rendition
Senator Hawkins
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Herb Lee
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
Dr. Sigmund Freud
Coupe de Ville
Fred Libner
The In-Laws
Sheldon S. Kompett D.D.S.
Mother Night
George Kraft
Escape from Sobibor
Leon Feldhendler
Wait Until Dark
Roat / Roat Jr. / Roat Sr.
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Self
Freebie and the Bean
Bean
Inspector Clouseau
Insp. Jacques Clouseau
Big Trouble
Leonard Hoffman
The Jerky Boys
Ernie Lazarro
Harry
Hearts of the West
Bert Kessler
Full Moon High
Dr. Brand
The Fourth Wise Man
Orontes
Bad Medicine
Dr. Ramon Madera
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
Lt. Rozanov
Joshua Then and Now
Reuben
Slums of Beverly Hills
Murray Samuel Abromowitz
Last of the Red Hot Lovers
Barney Cashman
Fire Sale
Ezra Fikus
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
John Singer
The Monitors
Man in Monitors Commercial
Wisdom
Little Murders
Lt. Practice
Steal Big Steal Little
Lou Perilli
Twigs
Directing
Cooperstown
Harry Willette
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Gene
Taking the Heat
Tommy Canard
Varian's War
Freier
Indian Summer
Unca Lou Handler
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
Flash
Deadhead Miles
Cooper
Crossroads
Father Behnke
The Pentagon Papers
Harry Rowen
Necessary Parties
Archie Corelli
Popi
Abraham
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
Rafferty
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
Sam Drebben
Raising Flagg
Flagg Purdy
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
Simas Kudirka
A Deadly Business
Harold Kaufman
Starring Sigmund Freud
Blood Money
Willy 'the Hammer' Canzaro
The Making of Edward Scissorhands
Self
The Magician of Lublin
Yasha Mazur
The Other Side of Hell
Frank Dole
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
(uncredited)
Improper Channels
Jeffery Martley
Magicians
Milo
The Trouble With People
Husband (Story 5)
The Emperor's New Clothes
Bo
Naples '44
Self
15 Septembers Later
Narrator
A Matter of Principle
Flagg Purdy
People Soup
Directing
Heck's Way Home
Dogcatcher
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
Barney Kempinski
That's Me
The Last Mohican
Mr. Ableman
Arigo
Directing
T.G.I.F.
Directing
Alan Arkin: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
Samuel Beckett is Coming Soon
Directing