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Alan Wolf Arkin is an Oscar-nominated American actor. Arkin was born in New York City to a Jewish family.

Arkin is one of only five actors to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his first screen appearance (for The Russians Are Coming) in 1966. Two years later, he was again nominated, for The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. Arkin wanted to be an actor since he was five.

Arkin is equally comfortable in comedy and dramatic roles, in such diverse films as Inspector Clouseau, Catch-22, Freebie and The Bean, Hearts of the West, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (where he played Sigmund Freud), The Return Of Captain Invincible, Edward Scissorhands, The Rocketeer, the 1979 The In-Laws, Glengarry Glen Ross, Four Days in September, So I Married an Axe Murderer, Jerky Boys: The Movie, Raising Flagg, The Defection of Simas Kudirka, Slums of Beverly Hills and Little Miss Sunshine.

Public Name: Alan Arkin
Birth Name: Alan Wolf Arkin
Date of Birth: March 26, 1934
Place of Birth: New York City

Filmography

• Rendition (2007)
• Bee Movie (2007)
• Raising Flagg (2006)
• The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)
• Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
• Firewall (2006)
• "Will & Grace" (1 episode, 2005)
• The Novice (2004)
• Noel (2004)
• Eros (2004)
• And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)
• The Pentagon Papers (2003)
• "100 Centre Street" (10 episodes, 2001-2002)
• Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001)
• America's Sweethearts (2001)
• Varian's War (2001)
• Arigo (2000)
• Magicians (2000)
• Jakob the Liar (1999)
• Blood Money (1999)
• Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
• Gattaca (1997)
• O Que É Isso, Companheiro? (1997)
• Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
• "Chicago Hope" (1 episode, 1997)
• Mother Night (1996)
• Heck's Way Home (1996)
• Steal Big Steal Little (1995)
• The Jerky Boys (1995)
• "Picture Windows" (1994)
• Doomsday Gun (1994)
• North (1994)
• So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
• Taking the Heat (1993)
• Indian Summer (1993)
• Cooperstown (1993)
• Samuel Beckett Is Coming Soon (1993)
• Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
• The Rocketeer (1991)
• Havana (1990/I)
• Edward Scissorhands (1990)
• Coupe de Ville (1990)
• Necessary Parties (1988)
• Escape from Sobibor (1987)
• "Harry" (1987)
• Big Trouble (1986)
• A Deadly Business (1986)
• Bad Medicine (1985)
• "Faerie Tale Theatre" (1 episode, 1985)
• Joshua Then and Now (1985)
• The Fourth Wise Man (1985)
• A Matter of Principle (1984)
• "St. Elsewhere" (3 episodes, 1983)
• The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)
• The Last Unicorn (1982)
• Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981)
• Improper Channels (1981)
• Full Moon High (1981)
• Simon (1980)
• The Magician of Lublin (1979)
• "Carol Burnett & Company" (1 episode, 1979)
• The In-Laws (1979)
• The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978)
• The Other Side of Hell (1978)
• Fire Sale (1977)
• The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
• Hearts of the West (1975)
• Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975)
• Freebie and the Bean (1974)
• It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy (1974)
• Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1972)
• Deadhead Miles (1972)
• Little Murders (1971)
• "Sesame Street" (1 episode, 1970-1972)
• Catch-22 (1970)
• The Monitors (1969)
• Popi (1969)
• The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
• Inspector Clouseau (1968)
• Wait Until Dark (1967)
• Woman Times Seven (1967)
• "ABC Stage 67" (1 episode, 1966)
• The Last Mohican (1966)
• The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966)
• "East Side/West Side" (1 episode, 1964)
• That's Me (1963)
• Calypso Heat Wave (1957)

Awards

• Genie Best Supporting Actor "Joshua Then and Now" 1986
• Genie Best Actor "Improper Channels" 1982
• New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Supporting Actor "Hearts of the West" 1975
• Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director "The White House Murder Case" 1970
• Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director "Little Murders" 1969
• OBIE Award Distinguished Direction "The White House Murder Case" 1969 - 70
• New York Film Critics Circle Award Best Actor "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" 1968
• Golden Globe Award Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) "The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming" 1966
• Theatre World Award 1963
• Tony Actor, Featured or Supporting (Dramatic) "Enter Laughing" 1963
• Variety's New York Drama Critics Poll Award Best Actor "Enter Laughing" 1963