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Alan Arkin
Known for: ActingAlan 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.
Filmography 72
Minions: The Rise of Gru
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as Wild Knuckles (voice) 
Edward Scissorhands
+1
as Bill 
100 Centre Street
as Joe Rifkind 
Little Miss Sunshine
+4
as Edwin Hoover 
Dumbo
+2
as J. Griffin Remington 
The Change-Up
+2
as Mitch's Dad 
Glengarry Glen Ross
+2
as George Aaronow 
Marley & Me
+2
as Arnie Klein 
Gattaca
+3
as Detective Hugo 
Argo
+4
as Lester Siegel 
Going in Style
+6
as Albert Garner 
Catch-22
+1
as Capt. John Yossarian 
The Muppets
as Tour Guide 
Get Smart
+4
as The Chief 
Rendition
as Senator Hawkins 
Stand Up Guys
as Richard Hirsch 
Grudge Match
+1
as Louis 'Lightning' Conlon 
Slums of Beverly Hills
as Murray Samuel Abromowitz 
Escape from Sobibor
+1
as Leon Feldhendler 
Eros
as Dr. Pearl / Hal 
The Last Unicorn
as Schmendrick (voice) 
Noel
as Artie 
Firewall
+3
as Arlin Forester 
The Rocketeer
+2
as A. 'Peevy' Peabody 
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
+3
as Bud Newman 
Spenser Confidential
as Henry 
Love the Coopers
+2
as Bucky Newport 
Grosse Pointe Blank
+2
as Dr. Oatman 
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
+2
as Rance Holloway 
America's Sweethearts
+3
as Wellness Guide 
Sunshine Cleaning
as Joe Lorkowski 
Inspector Clouseau
+2
as Insp. Jacques Clouseau 
"Sr."
as Self 
The In-Laws
+2
as Sheldon S. Kompett D.D.S. 
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
as Herb Lee 
Wait Until Dark
+2
as Roat / Roat Jr. / Roat Sr. 
Million Dollar Arm
+2
as Ray 
Jakob the Liar
+1
as Max Frankfurter 
North
as Judge Buckle 
Thin Ice
as Gorvy Hauer 
In Security
as Officer Riggs 
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
+1
as Lt. Rozanov 
Woman Times Seven
as Fred 
City Island
+2
as Michael Malakov 
Freebie and the Bean
+1
as Bean 
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
as Dr. Sigmund Freud 
Popi
as Abraham 
Indian Summer
+1
as Unca Lou Handler 
The Fourth Wise Man
as Orontes 
Havana
as Joe Volpi 
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
as Rafferty 
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
as Sam Drebben 
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
as John Singer 
Naples '44
+2
as Self 
Mother Night
as George Kraft 
Hearts of the West
as Bert Kessler 
Four Days in September
as Charles Burke Elbrick 
Full Moon High
as Dr. Brand 
The Return of Captain Invincible
as Captain Invincible 
Bad Medicine
+1
as Dr. Ramon Madera 
Last of the Red Hot Lovers
+1
as Barney Cashman 
Crossroads
as Father Behnke 
The Jerky Boys
+1
as Ernie Lazarro 
The Other Side of Hell
as Frank Dole 
A Matter of Principle
as Flagg Purdy 
Simon
as Simon Mendelssohn 
Necessary Parties
as Archie Corelli 
Big Trouble
+1
as Leonard Hoffman 
Heck's Way Home
as Dogcatcher 
The Monitors
as Man in Monitors Commercial 
Wisdom
as Self