Alan Arkin, a versatile and prolific American actor who thrived in both comic and dramatic roles and won an Oscar for playing a heroin-using grandfather in the 2006 film 'Little Miss Sunshine,' has died at 89, Variety reported on Friday, citing a statement from his family. Arkin died at his home in Carlsb
Alan Arkin, a versatile and prolific American actor who thrived in both comic and dramatic roles and won an Oscar for playing a heroin-using grandfather in the 2006 film"Little Miss Sunshine," has died at 89, Variety reported on Friday, citing a statement from his family.
Arkin appeared in scores of films, was nominated for an Academy Award four times and won a Tony Award, Broadway's top honors, in 1963 for his first major stage role in Carl Reiner's"Enter Laughing." "It's the best rejection I ever got in my life - they thought I was too virile," Arkin said, flexing his biceps and striking a muscleman pose during a 2007 interview with The New York Times.
In 1970, he starred in the film version of Joseph Heller's novel"Catch-22," putting in a strong performance in a movie that was considered a disappointment. Some of Arkin's other films included"The Seven-Per-Cent Solution" in 1976,"The In-Laws" in 1979,"Edward Scissorhands" in 1990,"Glengarry Glen Ross" in 1992,"Grosse Pointe Blank" in 1997,"The Slums of Beverly Hills" in 1998,"Get Smart" in 2008,"Sunshine Cleaning" in 2008,"Stand Up Guys" in 2012 and"Going in Style" in 2017.
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