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Alan Arkin, the beloved and Oscar-winning character actor, died at age 89.
Alan Arkin, the legendary actor of character, has died. The Arkin family confirmed the news in a statement sent to People Magazine. “Our father was an artist as well as a man who was a force of nature. A loving husband, father, grand and great grandfather, he was adored and will be deeply missed.”Indeed, the legendary Alan Arkin had an incredible, enduring career. He made his name on stage but, here’s a fascinating fact: he was nominated as an Oscar nominee for his first film role,
The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming. Tony Award winner, he had not yet made a film when he was cast. He was chosen for the role as he grew up in a Russian Jewish household. Arkin became a star for ethnic roles after his performance was so lauded. He played a Puerto Rican widower in the hit film Popi and even replaced Peter Sellers in the movie Inspector Clouseau.Around the same time, Arkin earned another Oscar nomination for
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, and he had a big financial hit with the film Freebie and the Bean, considered one of the prototypical buddy-cop action movies. He also had success in The 7-Per-Cent Solution, where he played Sigmund Fréud opposite Peter Falk. In the nineties, he moved into character roles, such as in The Rocketeer, Edward Scissorhands, Glengarry Glen Ross, Grosse Pointe Blank, Gattaca and many more.Perhaps Arkin’s greatest fame came later in life when he won an Oscar for co-starring in
Little Miss Sunshine and then earned another nomination for Ben Affleck’s Argo. He remained busy until the end, co-starring with Michael Douglas on two seasons of The Kominski Method and recently starring opposite Mark Wahlberg in Spencer Underground and voicing a character in Minions: The Rise of Gru.Arkin was certainly one of a kind and will be missed. What is your favourite Alan Arkin character? Comment below to let us know!
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