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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
Edward Scissorhands
+7
as Bill 
Minions: The Rise of Gru
+5
as Wild Knuckles (voice) 
Get Smart
+5
as The Chief 
100 Centre Street
as Joe Rifkind 
Little Miss Sunshine
+2
as Edwin Hoover 
The Change-Up
+3
as Mitch's Dad 
The Muppets
+3
as Tour Guide 
Marley & Me
+2
as Arnie Klein 
Argo
+8
as Lester Siegel 
Gattaca
+4
as Detective Hugo 
Going in Style
+3
as Albert Garner 
Dumbo
+3
as J. Griffin Remington 
Stand Up Guys
+12
as Richard Hirsch 
Grudge Match
+7
as Louis 'Lightning' Conlon 
The Last Unicorn
+15
as Schmendrick (voice) 
The Rocketeer
+3
as A. 'Peevy' Peabody 
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
+4
as Bud Newman 
Spenser Confidential
as Henry 
Glengarry Glen Ross
+13
as George Aaronow 
Love the Coopers
+3
as Bucky Newport 
Grosse Pointe Blank
+5
as Dr. Oatman 
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
+2
as Rance Holloway 
America's Sweethearts
+4
as Wellness Guide 
Catch-22
+7
as Capt. John Yossarian 
Wait Until Dark
+2
as Roat / Roat Jr. / Roat Sr. 
Rendition
+2
as Senator Hawkins 
Inspector Clouseau
+9
as Insp. Jacques Clouseau 
Firewall
+3
as Arlin Forester 
The In-Laws
+5
as Sheldon S. Kompett D.D.S. 
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
+4
as Herb Lee 
Million Dollar Arm
+2
as Ray 
Jakob the Liar
+6
as Max Frankfurter 
Sunshine Cleaning
+3
as Joe Lorkowski 
Eros
+2
as Dr. Pearl / Hal 
Escape from Sobibor
+14
as Leon Feldhendler 
Noel
+13
as Artie 
North
+4
as Judge Buckle 
Slums of Beverly Hills
+2
as Murray Samuel Abromowitz 
Thin Ice
+6
as Gorvy Hauer 
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
+12
as Lt. Rozanov 
Woman Times Seven
as Fred 
City Island
+14
as Michael Malakov 
"Sr."
as Self 
Freebie and the Bean
+3
as Bean 
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
+2
as Dr. Sigmund Freud 
Indian Summer
+3
as Unca Lou Handler 
The Fourth Wise Man
+2
as Orontes 
Havana
+2
as Joe Volpi 
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
+4
as Sam Drebben 
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
+2
as John Singer 
Mother Night
+2
as George Kraft 
Hearts of the West
+3
as Bert Kessler 
Four Days in September
as Charles Burke Elbrick 
In Security
+8
as Officer Riggs 
Full Moon High
+6
as Dr. Brand 
The Return of Captain Invincible
+9
as Captain Invincible 
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
+2
as Rafferty 
Bad Medicine
+2
as Dr. Ramon Madera 
Last of the Red Hot Lovers
+3
as Barney Cashman 
The Jerky Boys
+2
as Ernie Lazarro 
The Other Side of Hell
+10
as Frank Dole 
A Matter of Principle
as Flagg Purdy 
Naples '44
as Self 
Necessary Parties
+6
as Archie Corelli 
Big Trouble
+2
as Leonard Hoffman 
Heck's Way Home
as Dogcatcher 
Popi
+8
as Abraham 
Simon
+2
as Simon Mendelssohn 
Wisdom
as Self 
Crossroads
+4
as Father Behnke 
The Monitors
as Man in Monitors Commercial