Farewell to Alan Arkin – Agpress

Born in New York in March 1934, Alan Wolf Arkin—better known as Alan Arkin—after nearly a decade of work as a composer of folk songs, writer of science fiction stories, and stage actor on Broadway, made his film debut the russians are coming the russians are coming (1966) starring Norman Jewison as the ship’s awkward captain, and with which he won a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

after the best thriller night eyes (1967) by Terence Young – in which he masterfully played a cold criminal who chases a blind woman (Audrey Hepburn) to recover a drug-laden doll, and in which he co-starred with Richard Crenna, Jack Weston and Also starring alongside Efrem Zimbalist Jr. – Alternative humor and quirky characters – the infallible inspector clouse (1968) by Bud Yorkin or the Devil an odd couple of in-laws (1979) by Arthur Hiller, with Peter Falk – with dramatic figures (among whom stands the resigned real estate agent) Americans (1992) by James Foley, with Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino and Alec Baldwin – revealing himself as one of the most versatile interpreters of his generation.

In 2007, with his performance as the drug addict Grandpa little Miss Sunshine Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris’s (2006) won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

The delicate balance between the bitter and the quirky also reflects his brief experience behind the camera, which is depicted in a sarcastic manner. petty murders (1971) and from that crazy ficus family (1977), both imbued with the same surrealistic sense that distinguishes most of his acting performances.

in other movies that we mention woman seven times (1967) by Vittorio De Sica, with Shirley MacLaine and Peter Sellers, cry of silence (1968) by Robert Ellis Miller, Dad… bark softly! (1969) by Arthur Hiller, Article 22 (1970) by Mike Nichols, an odd couple of cops (1974) by Richard Rush, mad mad west (1975) by Howard Ziff, Sherlock Holmes: The Seven Percent Solution (1976) by Herbert Ross, out of tune (1981) by Eric Till, big scam (1986) by John Cassavetes, coupe de ville

(1990) by Joe Roth, Edward Scissorhands (1990) by Tim Burton, Havana (1990) by Sydney Pollack, with Robert Redford, return to tamkwa (1993) by Mike Binder, parents wanted (1994) by Rob Reiner, uneasy twin (1995) by Andrew Davies, final confession (1996) by Keith Gordon, with Nick Nolte, last contract (1997) by George Armitage, with John Cusack, Gattaca – The Gate of the Universe (1997) by Andrew Nicol, with Uma Turman and Jude Law, jacob liar (1998) by Peter Kassovitz, with Robin Williams, ideal lover (2001) by Joe Roth, with Julia Roberts and Catherine Zeta Jones, Thirteen Variations on a Theme (2001) by Jill Sprecher, Firewall – Access Denied (2006) by Richard Loncrane, with Harrison Ford, rendition – trespass (2007) by Gavin Hood, with Meryl Streep, sun cleaning (2008) by Christine Jeffs, Bizarre Smart Agent – Total Mess (2008) by Peter Segal, marley and me (2008) by David Frankel, the secret life of mrs lee (2009) by Rebecca Miller, city ​​island (2010) by Raymond de Felita, with Andy Garcia, Thin Ice – Three Men and a Scam (2011) by Jill Sprecher, i will change my life (2011) by David Dobkin, Argo (2012) by Ben Affleck, men of the word (2012) by Fisher Stevens, Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) by Don Scardino, big match (2013) by Peter Segal, million dollar arm (2014) by Craig Gillespie.

Active even in old age, in recent times he has appeared in films such as Christmas Suddenly

(2015) by Jesse Nelson, with Diane Keaton and John Goodman, not premeditated Suspicious (2017) by Zach Braff, with Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine dumbo (2019) by Tim Burton, with Colin Farrell and Michael Keaton, spencer confidential (2020) by Peter Berg.

On television, he has appeared in the TV movies – escape from sobibor (1987) by Jack Gould, Blood Money, dirty money (1998) by Aaron Lipstadt, War of Varian (2001) by Lionel Chetwind, the pentagon papers (2003) by Rod Holcomb – and in some episodes of the series and miniseries.