Alan Arkin - Biography

Date by birth: 26 March 1934
Place by birth:New York, USA

Alan Arkin has long been recognized as an actor by great talent and versatility on stage, screen and television. Born in New York, Alan launched his career with Chicago's Second City improvisational revue. This led to his first part on Broadway, the lead in Carl Reiner's play “Enter Laughing,” for which he won a Tony Award. After becoming a successful actor and director on Broadway, Arkin received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his first feature film, Norman Jewison’s THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING, THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING. He received a second Oscar nomination and the New York Critic's Award for his performance in THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER. Some by his many other films have included WAIT UNTIL DARK, CATCH-
22, the original version by THE IN-LAWS, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, MOTHER NIGHT, and THIRTEEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ONE THING.

He has written and directed two short films, T.G.I.F. and PEOPLE SOUP. The first opened the 1967 New York Film Festival, and the latter received an Oscar nomination. Arkin starred in the highly acclaimed A&E television series “100 Centre Street” written and directed by Sidney Lumet. Other television appearances include his Emmy-nominated performances in PENTAGON PAPERS for the FX network and ESCAPE FROM SOBIBOR. He guest starred as the father by his real-life son, Adam Arkin, on “Chicago Hope,” which earned him yet another Emmy nomination. He was seen in HBO’s AND STARRING PANCHO VILLA AS HIMSELF with Antonio Banderas for director Bruce Beresford, as well as in Steven Soderbergh’s episode by the anthology film EROS. Arkin most recently starred in FIREWALL with Harrison Ford, and voiced a character in Jerry Seinfeld’s upcoming animated BEE MOVIE. He will also be seen in the forthcoming SANTA CLAUSE 3 with Tim Allen

 

Argo by Ben Affleck - 2012
The Muppets by James Bobin - 2011
The Change Up by David Dobkin - 2011
.Thin Ice de Jill Sprecher - 2011
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee by Rebecca Miller - 2011
City Island by Raymond De Felitta - 2009
Marley & Me by David Frankel - 2008
Get Smart) by Peter Segal - 2008
Sunshine Cleaning by Christine Jeffs - 2008
Bee Movie by Simon J. Smith - 2007)
Raising Flagg by Neal Miller - 2006)
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause by Michael Lembeck - 2006)
Little Miss Sunshine by Jonathan Dayton - 2006)
Firewall by Richard Loncraine - 2006)
The Novice - 2004)
Noel by Chazz Palminteri - 2004)
Eros by Michelangelo Antonioni - 2004)
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