List of Alan Arkin performances

Arkin on stage in Enter Laughing (1963).
Arkin in the film Popi (1969).

This is a complete filmography of Alan Arkin (1934–2023). Arkin made his film debut as a member of the folk group The Tarriers in Calypso Heat Wave (1957). However, it would be nearly a decade before he would return to the big screen for his breakout performance in Norman Jewison's The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and won him a Golden Globe Award (Best Comedy or Musical Actor). He continuted with equally critically acclaimed performances in Wait Until Dark (1967), The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968), Popi (1969), and Catch-22 (1970). For Heart, he earned his second Oscar nomination; in addition, that plus Popi earned him two more Golden Globe nominations.

Arkin had one additionally notable 1960s role, which was temporarily stepping in for Peter Sellers in portraying Inspector Jacques Clouseau in the titular Inspector Clouseau (1968). He subsequently had a busy decade in the 1970s. He directed and co-starred in the films Little Murders (1971) and Fire Sale (1977). Other films he solely acted in during this period include Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1972); Freebie and the Bean (1974); Hearts of the West (1975); The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976); and The In-Laws (also executive producer) and The Magician of Lublin (both 1979).

His output tapered down in the 1980s, featuring in a few films such as Simon (1980), Improper Channels (1981), Joshua Then and Now (1985), Big Trouble (1986), and a voice role in The Last Unicorn (1982). However, Arkin was more prolific in the 1990s, with such films as Edward Scissorhands (1990); Glengarry Glen Ross (1992); Indian Summer and So I Married an Axe Murderer (both 1993); North (1994); Four Days in September, Gattaca, and Grosse Pointe Blank (all 1997); Slums of Beverly Hills (1998); and Jakob the Liar (1999).

When the new millennium arrived, Arkin began receiving awards notice once more for his performances. One such film is Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001), which garnered him a few critics' awards. But it was his performance in the indie comedy hit film Little Miss Sunshine (2006) for which he received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the corresponding BAFTA. He would later earn his fourth and final Oscar nomination for Ben Affleck's Argo (2012). These latter two films also won him one SAG Award for Best Motion Picture Cast each.

Some other films Arkin acted in during this time period included Rendition (2007); Get Smart, Marley & Me, and Sunshine Cleaning (all 2008); City Island and The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (both 2009); The Muppets (2011), in a cameo; Stand Up Guys (2012); The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013); Million Dollar Arm (2014); Going in Style (2017); Dumbo (2019); and another voice role in Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022), which was his penultimate film and the last released during his lifetime.

On stage, he was known for his Tony Award-winning performance in Enter Laughing. He earned another nomination directing Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys. Arkin also had several notable television roles, which included The Defection of Simas Kudirka and The Other Side of Hell (both 1978); Escape from Sobibor (1987); Cooperstown (1993); And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself and The Pentagon Papers (both 2003); and The Kominsky Method (2018–2019). He garnered Emmy nominations for Sobibor, Pentagon, and twice for Kominsky, in addition to two other guest roles on Chicago Hope and ABC Stage 67—albeit, he never won. His final performance was in a crime caper heist film, The Smack, which has yet to be released.

Filmography

Film

Alan Arkin film credits
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1957 Calypso Heat Wave Tarriers lead singer [1]
1963 That's Me Un­known Short film; also writer [2][3][4]
1966 The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming Lt. Rozanov [5][6]
The Last Mohican Mr. Ableman Short film; also writer [5]
1967 Woman Times Seven Fred Segment: The Suicides [5]
Wait Until Dark Roat / Harry Roat Jr. / Harry Roat Sr. [5]
1968 Inspector Clouseau Inspector Jacques Clouseau [5]
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter John Singer [5]
1969 Popi Abraham Rodriguez [5]
The Monitors Garbage man in commercial Cameo [5]
People Soup Adam Short film; also writer and director [7]
1970 Catch-22 Capt. John Yossarian [5]
1971 Little Murders Lt. Miles Practice Also director [5]
1972 Deadhead Miles Cooper [5]
Last of the Red Hot Lovers Barney Cashman [5]
1974 Freebie and the Bean Det. Sgt. Dan "Bean" Delgado [5]
1975 Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins Gunny Rafferty Aka Rafferty and the Highway Hustlers [5]
Hearts of the West Burt Kessler [5]
1976 The Seven-Per-Cent Solution Sigmund Freud [5]
1977 Fire Sale Ezra Fikus Also director [5]
1979 The In-Laws Sheldon S. Kornpett, D.D.S. Also executive producer [5]
The Magician of Lublin Yasha Mazur [5]
1980 Simon Prof. Simon Mendelssohn [5]
1981 Improper Channels Jeffrey Martley [5]
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash Flash [5]
Full Moon High Dr. Brand [5]
1982 The Last Unicorn Schmendrick Voice [5]
1983 The Return of Captain Invincible Captain Invincible [5]
1985 Joshua Then and Now Reuben Shapiro [5]
Bad Medicine Dr. Ramón Madera [5]
1986 Big Trouble Leonard Hoffman [5]
1990 Coupe de Ville Fred Libner [5]
Edward Scissorhands Bill Boggs [5]
Havana Joe Volpi [5]
1991 The Rocketeer A. "Peevy" Peabody [5]
1992 Glengarry Glen Ross George Aaronow [5]
1993 Indian Summer Unca Lou Handler [5]
So I Married an Axe Murderer Police Captain [5]
Samuel Beckett Is Coming Soon The Director Also director [8]
1994 North Judge Buckle [5]
1995 Picture Windows Tully Segment: Soir Bleu [9]
The Jerky Boys: The Movie Ernie Lazarro [5]
Steal Big Steal Little Lou Perilli [5]
1996 Heck's Way Home Dogcatcher [5]
Mother Night George Kraft [5]
1997 Grosse Pointe Blank Dr. Oatman [5]
Four Days in September Charles Burke Elbrick [5]
Gattaca Det. Hugo [5]
1998 Slums of Beverly Hills Murray Samuel Abromowitz [5]
1999 Jakob the Liar Max Frankfurter [5]
2000 Magicians Milo Direct-to-video [5]
2001 America's Sweethearts Wellness Guide [5]
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing Gene [5]
2004 Eros Dr. Pearl / Hal Segment: Equilibrium [5]
Noel Artie Venizelos [5]
2006 Little Miss Sunshine Edwin Hoover Credited as Grandpa [5]
Firewall Arlin Forester [5]
The Novice Father Benkhe [10]
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Bud Newman [5]
Raising Flagg Flagg Purdy [11]
2007 Rendition Senator Hawkins [5]
2008 Sunshine Cleaning Joe Lorkowski [5]
Get Smart The Chief [5]
Marley & Me Arnie Klein [5]
2009 The Private Lives of Pippa Lee Herb Lee [5]
City Island Michael Malakov [5]
2011 Thin Ice Gorvy Hauer [12]
The Change-Up Mitchell Planko Sr. [5]
The Muppets Tour Guide Cameo [5]
2012 Argo Lester Siegel [5]
Stand Up Guys Richard Hirsch [5]
2013 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Rance Holloway [5]
In Security Officer Riggs [13]
Grudge Match Louis "Lightning" Conlon [5]
2014 Million Dollar Arm Ray Poitevint [5]
2015 Love the Coopers Bucky [5]
2017 Going in Style Albert Garner [5]
2019 Dumbo J. Griffin Remington [5][14]
2020 Spenser Confidential Henry Cimoli [15]
2022 Minions: The Rise of Gru Wild Knuckles Voice [16]
2024 The Smack Smack Posthumous release [17]

Television

Alan Arkin television credits
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1964 East Side/West Side Ted Miller Episode: "The Beatnik and the Politician" [18]
1966 ABC Stage 67 Barney Kempinski Episode: "The Love Song of Barney Kempinski" [19]
1970–1971 Sesame Street Larry 4 episodes, with then-wife Barbara Dana as Larry's wife Phyllis[20] [21]
1978 The Other Side of Hell Frank Dole Television film [5]
The Defection of Simas Kudirka Simas Kudirka [5]
1979 Carol Burnett & Company Himself Episode #1.2 [22]
1980 The Muppet Show Himself Episode: "Alan Arkin" [23]
1983 St. Elsewhere Jerry Singleton 3 episodes [23]
1984 American Playhouse Flagg Purdy Episode: "A Matter of Principle"
1985 Faerie Tale Theatre Bo Episode: "The Emperor's New Clothes" [23]
The Fourth Wise Man Orontes Television film [5]
1986 A Deadly Business Harold Kaufman [5]
1987 Harry Harry Porschak 7 episodes [23]
Escape from Sobibor Leon Feldhendler Television film [5]
1988 Necessary Parties Archie Corelli [5]
1993 Cooperstown Harry Willette [5]
Taking the Heat Tommy Canard [5]
1994 Doomsday Gun Col. Yossi [5]
1995 Picture Windows Tully Miniseries [9]
1997 Chicago Hope Zoltan Karpathein Episode: "The Son Also Rises" [23]
1999 Blood Money Willy "The Hammer" Canzaro Television film [5]
2001 Varian's War Bill Freier [5]
2001–2002 100 Centre Street Joe Rifkind 10 episodes [5]
2003 The Pentagon Papers Harry Rowen Television film [23][24]
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself Sam Drebben [5]
2005 Will & Grace Marty Adler Episode: "It's a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World" [25]
2015–2016 BoJack Horseman J. D. Salinger Voice, 4 episodes [26]
2017 Get Shorty Eugene Episode: "The Yips" [23]
2018–2019 The Kominsky Method Norman Newlander 16 episodes [18][27]

Theater

Alan Arkin theater credits
Year Title Role Venue Ref.
1961 From the Second City Performer Royale Theatre, Broadway [28]
1963 Enter Laughing Performer – David Kolowitz Henry Miller's Theatre, Broadway [28]
1964 Luv Performer – Harry Berlin Booth Theatre, Broadway [28]
1966 Hail Scrawdyke! Director Booth Theatre, Broadway [28]
1972 The Sunshine Boys Director Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway [28]
1973 Molly Director Alvin Theatre, Broadway [28]
1998 Power Plays Director/Co-Writer/Performer Seattle (from March 12)
Manhattan Theater Club, New York (May 1998–March 1999) 		[29]
2000 Taller Than a Dwarf Director Longacre Theatre, Broadway [28]

See also

Notes

References

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  20. ^ "Classic Sesame Street – Larry and Phyllis – Singing". May 2, 2011. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021 – via YouTube.
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