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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

124

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-03-26

Deathday

2023-06-29 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Alan Wolf Arkin
艾伦·阿金
Алан Аркин
알란 아킨
אלן וולף ארקין
آلن آرکین

Alan Arkin

Biography

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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Acting

2022		"Sr." as Self
2022		Minions: The Rise of Gru as Wild Knuckles (voice)

2020

Spenser Confidential as Henry

2019

Dumbo as J. Griffin Remington

2018

The Kominsky Method as Norman Newlander

2017

Going in Style as Albert Garner

2016		Naples '44 as Self
2016		15 Septembers Later as Narrator

2015		Love the Coopers as Bucky Newport
2015		Alan Arkin: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival

2014		BoJack Horseman as J.D. Salinger (voice)
2014		Million Dollar Arm as Ray Arkin
2014		In Security as Officer Riggs

2013		Grudge Match as Louis 'Lightning' Conlon
2013		The Incredible Burt Wonderstone as Rance Holloway

2012		Stand Up Guys as Richard Hirsch
2012		Starring Sigmund Freud
2012		Argo as Lester Siegel
2012		Thin Ice as Gorvy Hauer
2012		Inside Comedy as Self

2011		The Muppets as Tour Guide
2011		The Change-Up as Mitch's Dad

2009		The Private Lives of Pippa Lee as Herb Lee
2009		City Island as Michael Malakov

2008		Marley & Me as Arnie Klein
2008		Wisdom
2008		Get Smart as The Chief
2008		Sunshine Cleaning as Joe Lorkowski

2007

Rendition as Senator Hawkins

2006		Raising Flagg as Flagg Purdy
2006		The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause as Bud Newman
2006		Crossroads as Father Behnke
2006		Second City: First Family of Comedy as Self
2006		Little Miss Sunshine as Edwin Hoover
2006		Firewall as Arlin Forester

2004		Eros as Dr. Pearl / Hal
2004		Noel as Artie
2004		Equilibrium as Dr. Pearl / Hal

2003		The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003		And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself as Sam Drebben
2003		The Pentagon Papers as Harry Rowen

2001		Thirteen Conversations About One Thing as Gene
2001		America's Sweethearts as Wellness Guide
2001		Varian's War as Freier
2001		100 Centre Street as Joe Rifkind

2000		Blood Money as Willy 'the Hammer' Canzaro
2000		Magicians as Milo

1999

Jakob the Liar as Max Frankfurter

1998		Will & Grace as Martin Adler
1998		Slums of Beverly Hills as Murray Samuel Abromowitz

1997		Four Days in September as Charles Burke Elbrick
1997		Gattaca as Detective Hugo
1997		The View
1997		Grosse Pointe Blank as Dr. Oatman

1996		Mother Night as George Kraft
1996		Heck's Way Home as Dogcatcher

1995		Picture Windows as Tully
1995		Steal Big Steal Little as Lou Perilli
1995		The Jerky Boys as Ernie Lazarro

1994		Chicago Hope
1994		Doomsday Gun as Yossi
1994		North as Judge Buckle

1993		So I Married an Axe Murderer as Tony's Boss (uncredited)
1993		Taking the Heat as Tommy Canard
1993		Indian Summer as Unca Lou Handler
1993		Cooperstown as Harry Willette

1992

Glengarry Glen Ross as George Aaronow

1991

The Rocketeer as A. 'Peevy' Peabody

1990		The Making of Edward Scissorhands as Self
1990		Havana as Joe Volpi
1990		Edward Scissorhands as Bill
1990		Coupe de Ville as Fred Libner

1988

Necessary Parties as Archie Corelli

1987		Escape from Sobibor as Leon Feldhendler
1987		Harry

1986		Big Trouble as Leonard Hoffman
1986		A Deadly Business as Harold Kaufman

1985		Bad Medicine as Dr. Ramon Madera
1985		The Emperor's New Clothes as Bo
1985		Joshua Then and Now as Reuben
1985		The Fourth Wise Man as Orontes

1984

A Matter of Principle as Flagg Purdy

1983

The Return of Captain Invincible as Captain Invincible

1982		The Last Unicorn as Schmendrick (voice)
1982		St. Elsewhere as Jerry Singleton
1982		Faerie Tale Theatre as Bo

1981		Chu Chu and the Philly Flash as Flash
1981		Full Moon High as Dr. Brand
1981		Improper Channels as Jeffery Martley

1980

Simon as Simon Mendelssohn

1979		The Magician of Lublin as Yasha Mazur
1979		The In-Laws as Sheldon S. Kompett D.D.S.

1978		The Defection of Simas Kudirka as Simas Kudirka
1978		The Other Side of Hell as Frank Dole

1977

Fire Sale as Ezra Fikus

1976		The Seven-Per-Cent Solution as Dr. Sigmund Freud
1976		The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star

1975		Hearts of the West as Bert Kessler
1975		Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins as Rafferty

1974		Freebie and the Bean as Bean
1974		It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy as (uncredited)
1974		Dinah! as Self

1972		The Trouble With People as Husband (Story 5)
1972		Last of the Red Hot Lovers as Barney Cashman
1972		Deadhead Miles as Cooper

1971

Little Murders as Lt. Practice

1970

Catch-22 as Capt. John Yossarian

1969		The Monitors as Man in Monitors Commercial
1969		Popi as Abraham

1968		The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter as John Singer
1968		Inspector Clouseau as Insp. Jacques Clouseau
1968		The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1968		The Love Song of Barney Kempinski as Barney Kempinski