10.0
10.0
Improper Channels
1981
as Jeffery Martley
Alan Arkin
Also known as: Alan Wolf Arkin
Acting
Nationality:United States
Education:Bennington College, Los Angeles City College, Franklin High School
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Alan Wolf Arkin (March 26, 1934 – June 29, 2023) was an American actor, filmmaker and musician. In a career spanning seven decades, he received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Tony Award as well as nominations for six Emmy Awards. Arkin performed in the sketch comedy group The Second City before acting on the Broadway stage, starring as David Kolowitz in the Joseph Stein play Enter Laughing in 1963, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He returned to Broadway acting in the comedic play Luv (1964), and directed Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys (1971), for which he received a Tony Award nomination. Arkin won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a foul-mouthed grandfather in Little Miss Sunshine (2006). He was Oscar-nominated for his roles in The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming (1966), The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1968), and Argo (2012). He also acted in Wait Until Dark (1967), Inspector Clouseau (1968), Popi (1969), Catch-22 (1970), The In-Laws (1979), Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Rocketeer (1991), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001), Get Smart (2008), Going in Style (2017), Dumbo (2019) and Spenser Confidential (2020). Arkin also directed three films, including the comedies Little Murders (1971) and Fire Sale (1977). His television roles included Leon Felhendler in Escape from Sobibor (1987), and as Harry Rowen in The Pentagon Papers (2003) for which he earned Emmy nominations, respectively, for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. Arkin voiced Schmendrick in The Last Unicorn (1982), J. D. Salinger in the animated series BoJack Horseman (2015–16), and Wild Knuckles in Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022).
Notable Works
Edward ScissorhandsLittle Miss SunshineArgoBoJack HorsemanDumbo
Filmography (102 movies)
7.9
7.9
The Making of Edward Scissorhands
1990
as Self
7.7
7.7
Edward Scissorhands
1990
as Bill
7.7
7.7
Little Miss Sunshine
2006
as Edwin Hoover
7.6
7.6
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
1968
as John Singer
7.6
7.6
Gattaca
1997
as Detective Hugo
7.5
7.5
The Other Side of Hell
1978
as Frank Dole
7.5
7.5
Four Days in September
1997
as Charles Burke Elbrick
7.3
7.3
Wait Until Dark
1967
as Roat / Roat Jr. / Roat Sr.
7.3
7.3
Glengarry Glen Ross
1992
as George Aaronow
7.3
7.3
Argo
2012
as Lester Siegel
7.3
7.3
Minions: The Rise of Gru
2022
as Wild Knuckles (voice)
7.2
7.2
Escape from Sobibor
1987
as Leon Feldhendler
7.2
7.2
The Last Unicorn
1982
as Schmendrick (voice)
7.2
7.2
Marley & Me
2008
as Arnie Klein
7.0
7.0
Necessary Parties
1988
as Archie Corelli
7.0
7.0
The Fourth Wise Man
1985
as Orontes
6.9
6.9
City Island
2009
as Michael Malakov
6.9
6.9
Grosse Pointe Blank
1997
as Dr. Oatman
6.9
6.9
"Sr."
2022
as Self
6.7
6.7
Little Murders
1971
Director
6.7
6.7
Million Dollar Arm
2014
as Ray Arkin
6.7
6.7
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003
as Sam Drebben
6.7
6.7
Catch-22
1970
as Capt. John Yossarian
6.7
6.7
Jakob the Liar
1999
as Max Frankfurter
6.7
6.7
Going in Style
2017
as Albert Garner
6.7
6.7
The Muppets
2011
as Tour Guide
6.7
6.7
The In-Laws
1979
Executive Producer
6.6
6.6
Mother Night
1996
as George Kraft
6.6
6.6
Sunshine Cleaning
2008
as Joe Lorkowski
6.6
6.6
Dumbo
2019
as J. Griffin Remington
6.5
6.5
Thin Ice
2012
Executive Producer
6.5
6.5
Spenser Confidential
2020
as Henry
6.5
6.5
The Rocketeer
1991
as A. 'Peevy' Peabody
6.4
6.4
Rendition
2007
as Senator Hawkins
6.4
6.4
Coupe de Ville
1990
as Fred Libner
6.4
6.4
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
1966
as Lt. Rozanov
6.3
6.3
Indian Summer
1993
as Unca Lou Handler
6.3
6.3
Slums of Beverly Hills
1998
as Murray Samuel Abromowitz
6.2
6.2
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
2001
as Gene
6.2
6.2
Woman Times Seven
1967
as Fred
6.2
6.2
Get Smart
2008
as The Chief
6.2
6.2
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
1976
as Dr. Sigmund Freud
6.2
6.2
Simon
1980
as Simon Mendelssohn
6.2
6.2
The Change-Up
2011
as Mitch's Dad
6.2
6.2
Popi
1969
as Abraham
6.1
6.1
Grudge Match
2013
as Louis 'Lightning' Conlon
6.1
6.1
Freebie and the Bean
1974
as Bean
6.1
6.1
The Return of Captain Invincible
1983
as Captain Invincible
6.0
6.0
Stand Up Guys
2012
as Richard Hirsch
6.0
6.0
Wisdom
2008
6.0
6.0
Love the Coopers
2015
as Bucky Newport
6.0
6.0
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
1978
as Simas Kudirka
6.0
6.0
People Soup
1969
Director
5.9
5.9
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
1975
as Rafferty
5.9
5.9
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
2009
as Herb Lee
5.8
5.8
Firewall
2006
as Arlin Forester
5.8
5.8
The Pentagon Papers
2003
as Harry Rowen
5.8
5.8
Noel
2004
as Artie
5.8
5.8
Havana
1990
as Joe Volpi
5.7
5.7
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
2013
as Rance Holloway
5.7
5.7
Eros
2004
as Dr. Pearl / Hal
5.7
5.7
Naples '44
2016
as Self
5.7
5.7
America's Sweethearts
2001
as Wellness Guide
5.6
5.6
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
2006
as Bud Newman
5.6
5.6
Hearts of the West
1975
as Bert Kessler
5.5
5.5
Doomsday Gun
1994
as Yossi
5.5
5.5
Deadhead Miles
1972
as Cooper
5.5
5.5
Last of the Red Hot Lovers
1972
as Barney Cashman
5.4
5.4
Crossroads
2006
as Father Behnke
5.3
5.3
Big Trouble
1986
as Leonard Hoffman
5.3
5.3
Magicians
2000
as Milo
5.0
5.0
Bad Medicine
1985
as Dr. Ramon Madera
5.0
5.0
North
1994
as Judge Buckle
5.0
5.0
A Deadly Business
1986
as Harold Kaufman
5.0
5.0
Joshua Then and Now
1985
as Reuben
5.0
5.0
Inspector Clouseau
1968
as Insp. Jacques Clouseau
4.8
4.8
In Security
2014
as Officer Riggs
4.6
4.6
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
1981
as Flash
4.6
4.6
Fire Sale
1977
Director
4.3
4.3
Steal Big Steal Little
1995
as Lou Perilli
4.3
4.3
Full Moon High
1981
as Dr. Brand
4.2
4.2
Raising Flagg
2006
as Flagg Purdy
4.2
4.2
The Jerky Boys
1995
as Ernie Lazarro
4.0
4.0
Heck's Way Home
1996
as Dogcatcher
4.0
4.0
Taking the Heat
1993
as Tommy Canard
4.0
4.0
The Magician of Lublin
1979
as Yasha Mazur
3.8
3.8
The Monitors
1969
as Man in Monitors Commercial
3.3
3.3
The Emperor's New Clothes
1985
as Bo
2.7
2.7
Cooperstown
1993
as Harry Willette
The Trouble With People
1972
as Husband (Story 5)
That's Me
1963
Starring Sigmund Freud
2012
Alan Arkin: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
2015
Blood Money
2000
as Willy 'the Hammer' Canzaro
The Last Mohican
1966
as Mr. Ableman
A Matter of Principle
1984
as Flagg Purdy
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
1968
as Barney Kempinski
Samuel Beckett is Coming Soon
1993
Director
T.G.I.F.
1967
Director
Arigo
TBA
Writer
Twigs
1975
Director
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