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Alan Arkin
Alan Wolf Arkin 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.
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Born 26 March 1934 · Died 29 June 2023 · Q108283
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2023· 5 entries
The Guardian: Alan Arkin was an actor of humour and candour who became a fierce screen presence | Peter Bradshaw
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The Guardian: Alan Arkin: a life in pictures
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The Guardian: Alan Arkin, Oscar winning actor in Little Miss Sunshine, dies aged 89
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Died 2023-06-29.
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2020· 1 entry
The Guardian: Alan Arkin on Hollywood success: 'I was miserable pretty much all of the time'
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2019· 3 entries
Awarded star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (2019).
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Arkin recorded his vocal performance as Wild Knuckles in Minions: The Rise of Gru in a recording studio in Point Aconi, near his home
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“felt an energy in Cape Breton that [he] never felt anywhere in the world.”
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2018· 1 entry
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for The Kominsky Method (2018).
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2014· 1 entry
Arkin received the Gregory Peck Award for Cinematic Excellence to honor his life's work at the San Diego Film Festival
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2013· 1 entry
Awarded Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Argo (2013).
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2012· 1 entry
Appeared in a supporting role as Hollywood producer Lester Siegel in Ben Affleck's drama Argo with Affleck, John Goodman, and Bryan Cranston
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2008· 1 entry
Appeared in the comedy films Sunshine Cleaning with Emily Blunt and Amy Adams, Get Smart with Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, and Dwayne Johnson, and Marley & Me starring Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston
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2007· 4 entries
Awarded Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Little Miss Sunshine (2007).
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Awarded Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Little Miss Sunshine (2007).
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Awarded BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Little Miss Sunshine (2007).
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Awarded Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for Little Miss Sunshine (2007).
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2006· 1 entry
Arkin appeared in a supporting role in the ensemble comedy-drama Little Miss Sunshine with Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, and Abigail Breslin
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2005· 1 entry
Appeared as Marty Adler in the NBC sitcom Will & Grace in the episode "It's a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World"
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2003· 1 entry
Starred in the television film The Pentagon Papers starring James Spader and Paul Giamatti for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie nomina
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2001· 1 entry
Appeared in the comedy America's Sweethearts starring John Cusack, Julia Roberts, Billy Crystal, and Catherine Zeta-Jones
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1998· 1 entry
Starred in the lead role of Tamara Jenkins' comedy Slums of Beverly Hills with Natasha Lyonne
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1996· 2 entries
Arkin appeared in the film adaptation of the Kurt Vonnegut novel Mother Night starring Nick Nolte, Sheryl Lee, John Goodman, and Kirsten Dunst
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Two years after his divorce from Dana, Arkin married psychotherapist Dr
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1993· 1 entry
Appeared in the comedies Indian Summer and So I Married an Axe Murderer
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1990· 1 entry
Arkin appeared in a supporting role in Tim Burton's fantasy romance Edward Scissorhands starring Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder
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1987· 1 entry
Arkin appeared in the sitcom Harry, which was canceled after four low-rated episodes
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1986· 1 entry
Awarded Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor for Joshua Then and Now (1986).
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1985· 2 entries
Arkin starred in the television film The Fourth Wise Man starring Martin Sheen and Eileen Brennan
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Sang two selections by Jones and Schmidt on Ben Bagley's album Contemporary Broadway Revisited
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1982· 1 entry
Awarded Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor for Improper Channels (1982).
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1980· 1 entry
Arkin starred in the Marshall Brickman comedy Simon which gained mixed reviews but earned him a Saturn Award nomination
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1979· 1 entry
Starred in and co-produced the buddy comedy film The In-Laws
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1973· 1 entry
Arkin directed the Broadway production of Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys
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1970· 1 entry
Awarded Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director (1970).
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1969· 3 entries
Awarded Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director (1969).
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Starred in Arthur Hiller's comedy Popi opposite Rita Moreno
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Arkin's directorial debut was the Oscar-nominated 12-minute children's film titled People Soup, starring his sons Adam Arkin and Matthew Arkin
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1968· 1 entry
Starred as Inspector Jacques Clouseau in the third installment of The Pink Panther franchise, titled Inspector Clouseau, after Peter Sellers dissociated himself from the role
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1966· 2 entries
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966).
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Starred in Norman Jewison's comedy film The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming opposite Carl Reiner and Eva Marie Saint
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1963· 4 entries
Awarded Theatre World Award (1963).
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Awarded Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (1963).
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For which he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
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On Broadway as David Kolowitz in Joseph Stein's comedic play Enter Laughing
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1958· 1 entry
People Soup is a fantasy about two boys who experiment with various kitchen ingredients until they concoct a magical soup which transforms them into different animals and objects
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1957· 1 entry
Made his feature film acting debut in a small role in the musical Calypso Heat Wave
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1955· 1 entry
Studied at Bennington College (1955).
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1934· 2 entries
Born 1934-03-26.
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The son of teacher, painter, writer and lyricist David I
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