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