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Known for his roles in such films as ''Theatre/WaitUntilDark'', ''Film/TheRussiansAreComingTheRussiansAreComing'', ''The Heart is a Lonely Hunter'', ''Film/CatchTwentyTwo'', ''Film/TheInLaws'', ''Film/EdwardScissorhands'', ''Theatre/GlengarryGlenRoss'', ''Thirteen Conversations About One Thing'', ''Film/LittleMissSunshine'', and ''Film/{{Argo}}'', Arkin has received four UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations (winning Best Supporting Actor for ''Little Miss Sunshine''), as well as eight UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobeAward nominations (winning for ''The Russians Are Coming'') and six Primetime UsefulNotes/EmmyAward nominations.

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Known for his roles in such films as ''Theatre/WaitUntilDark'', ''Film/TheRussiansAreComingTheRussiansAreComing'', ''The Heart is a Lonely Hunter'', ''Film/CatchTwentyTwo'', ''Film/TheInLaws'', ''Film/EdwardScissorhands'', ''Theatre/GlengarryGlenRoss'', ''Thirteen Conversations About One Thing'', ''Film/LittleMissSunshine'', and ''Film/{{Argo}}'', Arkin has received four UsefulNotes/AcademyAward MediaNotes/AcademyAward nominations (winning Best Supporting Actor for ''Little Miss Sunshine''), as well as eight UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobeAward MediaNotes/GoldenGlobeAward nominations (winning for ''The Russians Are Coming'') and six Primetime UsefulNotes/EmmyAward MediaNotes/EmmyAward nominations.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was originally slated to play Saul Bloom in Creator/StevenSoderbergh's remake of ''Film/OceansEleven'' in 2001. After dropping out of the production, he was replaced by Creator/CarlReiner. Arkin won a 1963 [[UsefulNotes/TonyAwardWinners Tony Award]] as Best Featured Actor in a Play as well as a Theatre World Award for playing a character based on Carl Reiner in the Broadway production of Reiner's autobiographical novel ''Enter Laughing'' in 1967.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was originally slated to play Saul Bloom in Creator/StevenSoderbergh's remake of ''Film/OceansEleven'' in 2001. After dropping out of the production, he was replaced by Creator/CarlReiner. Arkin won a 1963 [[UsefulNotes/TonyAwardWinners [[MediaNotes/TonyAwardWinners Tony Award]] as Best Featured Actor in a Play as well as a Theatre World Award for playing a character based on Carl Reiner in the Broadway production of Reiner's autobiographical novel ''Enter Laughing'' in 1967.
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* HeAlsoDid: Was a member of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tarriers The Tarriers]], a FolkMusic group that had a couple hits in TheFifties, and directed several Broadway plays, most notably the original production of ''Theatre/TheSunshineBoys''.

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* FakeNationality: Arkin, a Brooklyn native of Ashkenazic Jewish descent, specialized in this, especially early in his career, including playing a Russian (''Film/TheRussiansAreComingTheRussiansAreComing''), a Cuban (''Popi''), a Mexican-American (''Film/FreebieAndTheBean''), the Austrian UsefulNotes/SigmundFreud (''Literature/TheSevenPerCentSolution''), a Lithuanian (the MadeForTVMovie ''The Defection of Simas Kudirka'') and a Central American local (''Bad Medicine'').
* HeAlsoDid: Was a member of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tarriers The Tarriers]], a FolkMusic group that had a couple hits in TheFifties, and directed several Broadway plays, most notably the original production of ''Theatre/TheSunshineBoys''. His father David Arkin was a case as well, having written the lyrics to "Black and White" in 1954, 18 years before it became a #1 hit for Three Dog Night.
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Alan Wolf Arkin (March 26, 1934 - June 29, 2023) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, musician, and singer.

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Alan Wolf Arkin (March 26, 1934 - June 29, 2023) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, musician, and singer.



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Alan Wolf Arkin (born March 26, 1934 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, musician and singer.

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Alan Wolf Arkin (born March (March 26, 1934 in Brooklyn, New York) is - June 29, 2023) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, musician musician, and singer.



He is the father of actors Creator/AdamArkin, Creator/AnthonyArkin, and Creator/MatthewArkin. He's not related to Turkish actor Creator/CuneytArkin or American actor David Arkin, however.

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He is was the father of actors Creator/AdamArkin, Creator/AnthonyArkin, and Creator/MatthewArkin. He's not related to Turkish actor Creator/CuneytArkin or American actor David Arkin, however.



* CoolOldGuy: He commonly plays chummy old guys in his elder years.

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* CoolOldGuy: He commonly plays played chummy old guys in his elder years.



** Disowned his involvement in the film ''Freebie and the Bean'' in 1974, saying he had only accepted the role because, [[MoneyDearBoy "he needed the bread.".]]
** Attempt to bring up the film where he played ''Inspector Clouseau'', and he'll express deep embarrassment. He said once he was becoming a rather egotistical actor during that time period, and foolishly thought he'd become the next Clouseau. His absolute failure in the role (and the entire film in general), made him more humble.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was originally slated to play Saul Bloom in Creator/StevenSoderbergh's remake of ''Film/OceansEleven'' in 2001. After dropping out of the production, he was replaced by Creator/CarlReiner. Arkin won a 1963 [[UsefulNotes/TonyAwardWinners Tony Award]] as Best Featured Actor in a Play as well as a Theatre World Award playing a character based on Carl Reiner in the Broadway production of Reiner's autobiographical novel ''Enter Laughing'' in 1967.

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** Disowned his involvement in the film ''Freebie and the Bean'' in 1974, saying he had only accepted the role because, because [[MoneyDearBoy "he needed the bread.".]]
** Attempt to bring up the film where he played ''Inspector Clouseau'', and he'll he would express deep embarrassment. He said once he was becoming a rather egotistical actor during that time period, and foolishly thought he'd become the next Clouseau. His absolute failure in the role (and the entire film in general), general) made him more humble.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was originally slated to play Saul Bloom in Creator/StevenSoderbergh's remake of ''Film/OceansEleven'' in 2001. After dropping out of the production, he was replaced by Creator/CarlReiner. Arkin won a 1963 [[UsefulNotes/TonyAwardWinners Tony Award]] as Best Featured Actor in a Play as well as a Theatre World Award for playing a character based on Carl Reiner in the Broadway production of Reiner's autobiographical novel ''Enter Laughing'' in 1967.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was originally slated to play Saul Bloom in Creator/StevenSoderbergh's remake of ''Film/OceansEleven'' in 2001. After dropping out of the production, he was replaced by Creator/CarlReiner. Arkin won a 1963 UsefulNotes/TonyAward as Best Featured Actor in a Play as well as a Theatre World Award playing a character based on Carl Reiner in the Broadway production of Reiner's autobiographical novel ''Enter Laughing'' in 1967.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was originally slated to play Saul Bloom in Creator/StevenSoderbergh's remake of ''Film/OceansEleven'' in 2001. After dropping out of the production, he was replaced by Creator/CarlReiner. Arkin won a 1963 UsefulNotes/TonyAward [[UsefulNotes/TonyAwardWinners Tony Award]] as Best Featured Actor in a Play as well as a Theatre World Award playing a character based on Carl Reiner in the Broadway production of Reiner's autobiographical novel ''Enter Laughing'' in 1967.
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* ''Film/PeopleSoup'' (1969)(short film, director)
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* BaldOfAwesome: Tends to play a no-nonsense CoolOldGuy.
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Alan Wolf Arkin (born March 26, 1934 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor, director, musician and singer.

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* ''Theatre/EnterLaughing'' (1963)
* ''Theatre/{{Luv}}'' (1964)
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* HeAlsoDid: Was a member of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tarriers The Tarriers]], a FolkMusic group that had a couple hits in TheFifties.

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* HeAlsoDid: Was a member of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tarriers The Tarriers]], a FolkMusic group that had a couple hits in TheFifties.TheFifties, and directed several Broadway plays, most notably the original production of ''Theatre/TheSunshineBoys''.
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He is known for starring in such films as ''Theatre/WaitUntilDark'', ''Film/TheRussiansAreComingTheRussiansAreComing'', ''The Heart is a Lonely Hunter'', ''Film/CatchTwentyTwo'', ''Film/TheInLaws'', ''Film/EdwardScissorhands'', ''Theatre/GlengarryGlenRoss'', ''Thirteen Conversations About One Thing'', ''Film/LittleMissSunshine'' (for which he won a Best Supporting Actor [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]]), and ''Film/{{Argo}}'' (which earned him another Oscar nomination).

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He is known Known for starring his roles in such films as ''Theatre/WaitUntilDark'', ''Film/TheRussiansAreComingTheRussiansAreComing'', ''The Heart is a Lonely Hunter'', ''Film/CatchTwentyTwo'', ''Film/TheInLaws'', ''Film/EdwardScissorhands'', ''Theatre/GlengarryGlenRoss'', ''Thirteen Conversations About One Thing'', ''Film/LittleMissSunshine'' (for which he won a ''Film/LittleMissSunshine'', and ''Film/{{Argo}}'', Arkin has received four UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations (winning Best Supporting Actor [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]]), for ''Little Miss Sunshine''), as well as eight UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobeAward nominations (winning for ''The Russians Are Coming'') and ''Film/{{Argo}}'' (which earned him another Oscar nomination).
six Primetime UsefulNotes/EmmyAward nominations.

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Alan Wolf Arkin (born March 26, 1934 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor, director, musician and singer. He is known for starring in such films as ''Theatre/WaitUntilDark'', ''Film/TheRussiansAreComingTheRussiansAreComing'', ''The Heart is a Lonely Hunter'', ''Film/CatchTwentyTwo'', ''Film/TheInLaws'', ''Film/EdwardScissorhands'', ''Theatre/GlengarryGlenRoss'', ''Thirteen Conversations About One Thing'', ''Film/LittleMissSunshine'', and ''Film/{{Argo}}'', the last two of which he was nominated for the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Supporting Actor and the former of which he won. He is the father of actors Creator/AdamArkin, Creator/AnthonyArkin, and Creator/MatthewArkin.

No relation to the Turkish actor Creator/CuneytArkin.

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Alan Wolf Arkin (born March 26, 1934 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor, director, musician and singer.

He is known for starring in such films as ''Theatre/WaitUntilDark'', ''Film/TheRussiansAreComingTheRussiansAreComing'', ''The Heart is a Lonely Hunter'', ''Film/CatchTwentyTwo'', ''Film/TheInLaws'', ''Film/EdwardScissorhands'', ''Theatre/GlengarryGlenRoss'', ''Thirteen Conversations About One Thing'', ''Film/LittleMissSunshine'', and ''Film/{{Argo}}'', the last two of ''Film/LittleMissSunshine'' (for which he was nominated for the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for won a Best Supporting Actor [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]]), and the former of which he won. ''Film/{{Argo}}'' (which earned him another Oscar nomination).

He is the father of actors Creator/AdamArkin, Creator/AnthonyArkin, and Creator/MatthewArkin.

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Creator/MatthewArkin. He's not related to the Turkish actor Creator/CuneytArkin.Creator/CuneytArkin or American actor David Arkin, however.
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* ''Film/FreebieAndTheBean'' (1974)

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