Alan 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

• 2022Minions: The Rise of Gru — Wild Knuckles (voice)
• 2020Spenser Confidential — Henry
• 2019Dumbo — J. Griffin Remington
• The Kominsky Method — Norman Newlander
• 2017Going in Style — Albert Garner
• 15 Septembers Later — Narrator
• 2015Alan Arkin: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
• 2015Love the Coopers — Bucky Newport
• BoJack Horseman — J.D. Salinger (voice)
• 2014In Security — Officer Riggs
• 2014Million Dollar Arm — Ray
• 2013Grudge Match — Louis 'Lightning' Conlon
• 2013The Incredible Burt Wonderstone — Rance Holloway
• 2012Argo — Lester Siegel
• 2012Stand Up Guys — Richard Hirsch
• 2012Starring Sigmund Freud
• 2012Thin Ice — Gorvy Hauer, Executive Producer
• 2011The Change-Up — Mitch's Dad
• 2011The Muppets — Tour Guide
• 2009City Island — Michael Malakov
• 2009Sunshine Cleaning — Joe Lorkowski
• 2009The Private Lives of Pippa Lee — Herb Lee
• 2008Get Smart — The Chief
• 2008Marley & Me — Arnie Klein
• 2007Rendition — Senator Hawkins
• 2006Crossroads — Father Behnke
• 2006Firewall — Arlin Forester
• 2006Little Miss Sunshine — Edwin Hoover
• 2006Raising Flagg — Flagg Purdy
• 2006The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause — Bud Newman
• 2004Eros — Dr. Pearl / Hal
• 2004Noel — Artie
• 2003And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself — Sam Drebben
• 2003The Pentagon Papers — Harry Rowen
• 100 Centre Street — Joe Rifkind
• 2001America's Sweethearts — Wellness Guide
• 2001Thirteen Conversations About One Thing — Gene
• 2001Varian's War — Freier
• 2000Blood Money — Willy 'the Hammer' Canzaro
• 2000Magicians — Milo
• 1999Jakob the Liar — Max Frankfurter
• 1998Slums of Beverly Hills — Murray Samuel Abromowitz
• Will & Grace — Martin Adler
• 1997Four Days in September — Charles Burke Elbrick
• 1997Gattaca — Detective Hugo
• 1997Grosse Pointe Blank — Dr. Oatman
• 1996Heck's Way Home — Dogcatcher
• 1996Mother Night — George Kraft
• Picture Windows — Tully
• 1995Steal Big Steal Little — Lou Perilli
• 1995The Jerky Boys — Ernie Lazarro
• Chicago Hope — Zoltan Karpathein
• 1994Doomsday Gun — Yossi
• 1994North — Judge Buckle
• 1993Cooperstown — Harry Willette
• 1993Indian Summer — Unca Lou Handler
• 1993Samuel Beckett is Coming Soon — Director
• 1993So I Married an Axe Murderer — Tony's Boss (uncredited)
• 1993Taking the Heat — Tommy Canard
• 1992Glengarry Glen Ross — George Aaronow
• 1991The Rocketeer — A. 'Peevy' Peabody
• 1990Coupe de Ville — Fred Libner
• 1990Edward Scissorhands — Bill
• 1990Havana — Joe Volpi
• 1988Necessary Parties — Archie Corelli
• 1987Escape from Sobibor — Leon Feldhendler
• Harry — Producer
• Trying Times — Director
• 1986A Deadly Business — Harold Kaufman
• 1986Big Trouble — Leonard Hoffman
• 1985Bad Medicine — Dr. Ramon Madera
• 1985Joshua Then and Now — Reuben
• 1985The Emperor's New Clothes — Bo
• 1985The Fourth Wise Man — Orontes
• 1984A Matter of Principle — Flagg Purdy
• 1983The Return of Captain Invincible — Captain Invincible
• American Playhouse — Flagg Purdy
• Faerie Tale Theatre — Bo
• St. Elsewhere — Jerry Singleton
• 1982The Last Unicorn — Schmendrick (voice)
• 1981Chu Chu and the Philly Flash — Flash
• 1981Full Moon High — Dr. Brand
• 1981Improper Channels — Jeffery Martley
• 1980Simon — Simon Mendelssohn
• 1979The In-Laws — Sheldon S. Kompett D.D.S., Executive Producer
• 1979The Magician of Lublin — Yasha Mazur
• 1978The Defection of Simas Kudirka — Simas Kudirka
• 1978The Other Side of Hell — Frank Dole
• 1977Fire Sale — Ezra Fikus, Director
• 1976The Seven-Per-Cent Solution — Dr. Sigmund Freud
• 1975Hearts of the West — Bert Kessler
• 1975Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins — Rafferty
• 1975Twigs — Director
• 1974Freebie and the Bean — Bean
• 1974It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy — (uncredited)
• 1972Deadhead Miles — Cooper
• 1972Last of the Red Hot Lovers — Barney Cashman
• 1972The Trouble With People — Husband (Story 5)
• 1971Little Murders — Lt. Practice, Director
• 1970Catch-22 — Capt. John Yossarian
• 1969People Soup — Director
• 1969Popi — Abraham
• 1969The Monitors — Man in Monitors Commercial
• 1968Inspector Clouseau — Insp. Jacques Clouseau
• 1968The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter — John Singer
• 1968The Love Song of Barney Kempinski — Barney Kempinski
• 1967T.G.I.F. — Director
• 1967Wait Until Dark — Roat / Roat Jr. / Roat Sr.
• 1967Woman Times Seven — Fred
• ABC Stage 67 — Barney Kempinski
• 1966The Last Mohican — Mr. Ableman
• 1966The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! — Lt. Rozanov
• 1963That's Me — Music
• Arigo — Director, Writer

Appearances as themselves (16)

• 2022"Sr." — Self
• 2016Naples '44 — Self
• Inside Comedy — Self
• 2008Wisdom — Self
• Second City: First Family of Comedy — Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• The View — Self
• 1990The Making of Edward Scissorhands — Self
• The Muppet Show — Self - Special Guest Star
• Dinah! — Self
• The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self
• Tony Awards — Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter
• The Oscars — Self
• What's My Line? — Self - Mystery Guest
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Nominee