Alan Arkin

Alan Arkin

Known for
Acting
Born
March 26, 1934
Died
June 29, 2023 (aged 89)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA

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.

Known For

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Filmography

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Terms and Conditions Apply: The Cinema of Robert Ellis Miller poster

Terms and Conditions Apply: The Cinema of Robert Ellis Miller

Movie

2022
"Sr." poster

"Sr."

Movie · as Self

2022
Minions: The Rise of Gru poster

Minions: The Rise of Gru

Movie · as Wild Knuckles (voice)

2020
Spenser Confidential poster

Spenser Confidential

Movie · as Henry

2019
Dumbo poster

Dumbo

Movie · as J. Griffin Remington

2018
The Kominsky Method poster

The Kominsky Method

TV · as Norman Newlander · 16 eps

2017
Going in Style poster

Going in Style

Movie · as Albert Garner

2016
Naples '44 poster

Naples '44

Movie · as Self

2016
15 Septembers Later

15 Septembers Later

TV · as Narrator · 1 ep

2015
Love the Coopers poster

Love the Coopers

Movie · as Bucky Newport

2015
Alan Arkin: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival poster

Alan Arkin: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival

Movie

2014
Million Dollar Arm poster

Million Dollar Arm

Movie · as Ray

2014
In Security poster

In Security

Movie · as Officer Riggs

2014
BoJack Horseman poster

BoJack Horseman

TV · as J.D. Salinger (voice) · 4 eps

2013
Grudge Match poster

Grudge Match

Movie · as Louis 'Lightning' Conlon

2013
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone poster

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

Movie · as Rance Holloway

2012
Argo poster

Argo

Movie · as Lester Siegel

2012
Thin Ice poster

Thin Ice

Movie · as Gorvy Hauer

2012
Stand Up Guys poster

Stand Up Guys

Movie · as Richard Hirsch

2012
Starring Sigmund Freud

Starring Sigmund Freud

Movie

2012
Inside Comedy poster

Inside Comedy

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
The Change-Up poster

The Change-Up

Movie · as Mitch's Dad

2011
The Muppets poster

The Muppets

Movie · as Tour Guide

2009
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee poster

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

Movie · as Herb Lee

2009
Sunshine Cleaning poster

Sunshine Cleaning

Movie · as Joe Lorkowski

2009
City Island poster

City Island

Movie · as Michael Malakov

2008
Get Smart poster

Get Smart

Movie · as Chief

2008
Marley & Me poster

Marley & Me

Movie · as Arnie Klein

2008
Wisdom poster

Wisdom

Movie · as Self

2007
Rendition poster

Rendition

Movie · as Senator Hawkins

2006
Little Miss Sunshine poster

Little Miss Sunshine

Movie · as Edwin Hoover

2006
Firewall poster

Firewall

Movie · as Arlin Forester

2006
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause poster

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

Movie · as Bud Newman

2006
Raising Flagg poster

Raising Flagg

Movie · as Flagg Purdy

2006
Crossroads poster

Crossroads

Movie · as Father Behnke

2006
Second City: First Family of Comedy poster

Second City: First Family of Comedy

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2004
Eros poster

Eros

Movie · as Dr. Pearl / Hal

2004
Noel poster

Noel

Movie · as Artie

2003
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself poster

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

Movie · as Sam Drebben

2003
The Pentagon Papers poster

The Pentagon Papers

Movie · as Harry Rowen

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
America's Sweethearts poster

America's Sweethearts

Movie · as Wellness Guide

2001
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing poster

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

Movie · as Gene

2001
Varian's War poster

Varian's War

Movie · as Freier

2001
100 Centre Street poster

100 Centre Street

TV · as Joe Rifkind · 31 eps

2000
Magicians poster

Magicians

Movie · as Milo

2000
Blood Money poster

Blood Money

Movie · as Willy 'the Hammer' Canzaro

1999
Jakob the Liar poster

Jakob the Liar

Movie · as Max Frankfurter

1998
Slums of Beverly Hills poster

Slums of Beverly Hills

Movie · as Murray Samuel Abromowitz

1998
Will & Grace poster

Will & Grace

TV · as Martin Adler · 1 ep

1997
Gattaca poster

Gattaca

Movie · as Detective Hugo

1997
Four Days in September poster

Four Days in September

Movie · as Charles Burke Elbrick

1997
Grosse Pointe Blank poster

Grosse Pointe Blank

Movie · as Dr. Oatman

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Mother Night poster

Mother Night

Movie · as George Kraft

1996
Heck's Way Home poster

Heck's Way Home

Movie · as Dogcatcher

1995
Steal Big Steal Little poster

Steal Big Steal Little

Movie · as Lou Perilli

1995
The Jerky Boys poster

The Jerky Boys

Movie · as Ernie Lazarro

1995
Picture Windows poster

Picture Windows

TV · as Tully · 1 ep

1994
Doomsday Gun poster

Doomsday Gun

Movie · as Yossi

1994
North poster

North

Movie · as Judge Buckle

1994
Chicago Hope poster

Chicago Hope

TV · as Zoltan Karpathein · 1 ep

1993
So I Married an Axe Murderer poster

So I Married an Axe Murderer

Movie · as Tony's Boss (uncredited)

1993
Indian Summer poster

Indian Summer

Movie · as Unca Lou Handler

1993
Cooperstown poster

Cooperstown

Movie · as Harry Willette

1993
Taking the Heat poster

Taking the Heat

Movie · as Tommy Canard

1992
Glengarry Glen Ross poster

Glengarry Glen Ross

Movie · as George Aaronow

1991
The Rocketeer poster

The Rocketeer

Movie · as A. 'Peevy' Peabody

1990
Edward Scissorhands poster

Edward Scissorhands

Movie · as Bill

1990
Havana poster

Havana

Movie · as Joe Volpi

1990
Coupe de Ville poster

Coupe de Ville

Movie · as Fred Libner

1990
The Making of Edward Scissorhands poster

The Making of Edward Scissorhands

Movie · as Self

1988
Necessary Parties poster

Necessary Parties

Movie · as Archie Corelli

1987
Escape from Sobibor poster

Escape from Sobibor

Movie · as Leon Feldhendler

1987
Harry

Harry

TV · 7 eps

1986
Big Trouble poster

Big Trouble

Movie · as Leonard Hoffman

1986
A Deadly Business poster

A Deadly Business

Movie · as Harold Kaufman

1985
The Fourth Wise Man poster

The Fourth Wise Man

Movie · as Orontes

1985
Bad Medicine poster

Bad Medicine

Movie · as Dr. Ramon Madera

1985
Joshua Then and Now poster

Joshua Then and Now

Movie · as Reuben

1985
The Emperor's New Clothes poster

The Emperor's New Clothes

Movie · as Bo

1984
A Matter of Principle poster

A Matter of Principle

Movie · as Flagg Purdy

1983
The Return of Captain Invincible poster

The Return of Captain Invincible

Movie · as Captain Invincible

1982
The Last Unicorn poster

The Last Unicorn

Movie · as Schmendrick (voice)

1982
St. Elsewhere poster

St. Elsewhere

TV · as Jerry Singleton · 3 eps

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre poster

Faerie Tale Theatre

TV · as Bo · 1 ep

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Flagg Purdy · 1 ep

1981
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash poster

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

Movie · as Flash

1981
Full Moon High poster

Full Moon High

Movie · as Dr. Brand

1981
Improper Channels poster

Improper Channels

Movie · as Jeffery Martley

1980
Simon poster

Simon

Movie · as Simon Mendelssohn

1979
The In-Laws poster

The In-Laws

Movie · as Sheldon S. Kompett D.D.S.

1979
The Magician of Lublin poster

The Magician of Lublin

Movie · as Yasha Mazur

1978
The Defection of Simas Kudirka poster

The Defection of Simas Kudirka

Movie · as Simas Kudirka

1978
The Other Side of Hell poster

The Other Side of Hell

Movie · as Frank Dole

1977
Fire Sale poster

Fire Sale

Movie · as Ezra Fikus

1976
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution poster

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

Movie · as Dr. Sigmund Freud

1976
The Muppet Show poster

The Muppet Show

TV · as Self - Special Guest Star · 1 ep

1975
Hearts of the West poster

Hearts of the West

Movie · as Bert Kessler

1975
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins poster

Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins

Movie · as Rafferty

1974
Freebie and the Bean poster

Freebie and the Bean

Movie · as Bean

1974
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy poster

It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy

Movie · as (uncredited)

1974
Dinah! poster

Dinah!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1972
Last of the Red Hot Lovers poster

Last of the Red Hot Lovers

Movie · as Barney Cashman

1972
Deadhead Miles poster

Deadhead Miles

Movie · as Cooper

1972
The Trouble With People

The Trouble With People

Movie · as Husband (Story 5)

1971
Little Murders poster

Little Murders

Movie · as Lt. Practice

1970
Catch-22 poster

Catch-22

Movie · as Capt. John Yossarian

1969
The Monitors poster

The Monitors

Movie · as Man in Monitors Commercial

1969
Popi poster

Popi

Movie · as Abraham

1968
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter poster

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

Movie · as John Singer

1968
Inspector Clouseau poster

Inspector Clouseau

Movie · as Insp. Jacques Clouseau

1968
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski poster

The Love Song of Barney Kempinski

Movie · as Barney Kempinski

1968
The Dick Cavett Show poster

The Dick Cavett Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1967
Wait Until Dark poster

Wait Until Dark

Movie · as Roat / Roat Jr. / Roat Sr.

1967
Woman Times Seven poster

Woman Times Seven

Movie · as Fred

1966
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! poster

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

Movie · as Lt. Rozanov

1966
The Last Mohican

The Last Mohican

Movie · as Mr. Ableman

1966
ABC Stage 67 poster

ABC Stage 67

TV · as Barney Kempinski · 1 ep

1963
That's Me poster

That's Me

Movie

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self · 5 eps

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter · 1 ep

1953
The Oscars poster

The Oscars

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1950
What's My Line? poster

What's My Line?

TV · as Self - Mystery Guest · 1 ep

1944
Golden Globe Awards poster

Golden Globe Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep