Alan Arkin
Acting
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.
Born: March 26, 1934
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Improper Channels
A father brings a young child to an emergency room to get treatment for a minor injury occurring in an innocent accident, but he gets accused of child abuse. Child welfare agencies commit grossly unfair over-reactions to remove the child forcibly from the Father, who must brave the arcane system to reclaim his daughter.
BoJack Horseman
Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the '90s , 20 years later. He's a curmudgeon with a heart of...not quite gold...but something like gold. Copper?
Faerie Tale Theatre
A live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales.
The Muppet Show
Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show.
The Making of Edward Scissorhands
Behind the scenes of Edward Scissorhands
Edward Scissorhands
A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.
Little Miss Sunshine
A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.
100 Centre Street
100 Centre Street is an American legal drama created by Sidney Lumet and starring Alan Arkin, Val Avery, Bobby Cannavale, Joel de la Fuente and Paula Devicq.
Gattaca
Vincent is an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. He is an "In-Valid" who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation.
Four Days in September
Fernando, a journalist, and his friend César join terrorist group MR8 in order to fight Brazilian dictatorial regime during the late sixties. César, however, is wounded and captured during a bank hold up. Fernando then decides to kidnap the American ambassador in Brazil and ask for the release of fifteen political prisoners in exchange for his life.
Filmography
as Self
as Wild Knuckles (voice)
as Henry
as J. Griffin Remington
as Norman Newlander
as Albert Garner
as Self
as Bucky Newport
as J.D. Salinger (voice)
as Ray Arkin
as Officer Riggs
as Louis 'Lightning' Conlon
as Rance Holloway
as Richard Hirsch
as Lester Siegel
as Gorvy Hauer
as Self
as Tour Guide
as Mitch's Dad
as Herb Lee
as Michael Malakov
as Arnie Klein
as The Chief
as Joe Lorkowski
as Senator Hawkins
as Flagg Purdy
as Bud Newman
as Father Behnke
as Edwin Hoover
as Arlin Forester
as Dr. Pearl / Hal
as Artie
as Self
as Sam Drebben
as Harry Rowen
as Wellness Guide
as Freier
as Joe Rifkind
as Willy 'the Hammer' Canzaro
as Milo
as Max Frankfurter
as Martin Adler
as Murray Samuel Abromowitz
as Charles Burke Elbrick
as Detective Hugo
as Self
as Dr. Oatman
as George Kraft
as Dogcatcher
as Tully
as Lou Perilli
as Ernie Lazarro
as Zoltan Karpathein
as Yossi
as Judge Buckle
as Tony's Boss (uncredited)
as Tommy Canard
as Unca Lou Handler
as Harry Willette
as George Aaronow
as A. 'Peevy' Peabody
as Joe Volpi
as Bill
as Fred Libner
as Archie Corelli
as Leon Feldhendler
as Leonard Hoffman
as Harold Kaufman
as Dr. Ramon Madera
as Reuben
as Orontes
as Flagg Purdy
as Captain Invincible
as Schmendrick (voice)
as Jerry Singleton
as Bo
as Flash
as Dr. Brand
as Jeffery Martley
as Simon Mendelssohn
as Yasha Mazur
as Sheldon S. Kompett D.D.S.
as Simas Kudirka
as Frank Dole
as Ezra Fikus
as Dr. Sigmund Freud
as Self - Special Guest Star
as Bert Kessler
as Rafferty
as Bean
as (uncredited)
as Self
as Barney Cashman
as Cooper
as Lt. Practice
as Capt. John Yossarian
as Man in Monitors Commercial
as Abraham
as John Singer
as Insp. Jacques Clouseau
as Self - Guest
as Barney Kempinski
as Roat / Roat Jr. / Roat Sr.
as Fred
as Barney Kempinski
as Lt. Rozanov
as Self
as Self - Nominee
as Self - Presenter
as Self
as Self - Mystery Guest
as Self - Nominee