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Biography

Adam Arkin (born August 19, 1956) is an American television, film, and stage actor. He has appeared in various television series such as Northern…more

Born

8/19/1956, New York, New York, USA

Birth Name

Adam Arkin

Gender

Male

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Star (11)

Role
- Life
  Ted Earley
  - S 2: Ep 21 One
    4/8/09
  - S 2: Ep 20 Initiative 38
    4/1/09
  - S 2: Ep 19 5 Quarts
    3/25/09
  - S 2: Ep 18 3 Women
    3/18/09
  - S 2: Ep 17 Shelf Life
    3/11/09
  - + 17 More Credits
- Life
  Ted Early
  - S 1: Ep 10 Dig a Hole
    12/3/07
  - S 1: Ep 9 Serious Control Issues
    11/28/07
  - S 1: Ep 8 Farthingale
    11/14/07
  - S 1: Ep 7 A Civil War
    11/7/07
  - S 1: Ep 6 Powerless
    10/31/07
  - + 5 More Credits
- TV Land Moguls
  Narrator
  - S 1: Ep 6 The '90s
    5/26/04
  - S 1: Ep 5 The '80s
    5/19/04
  - S 1: Ep 4 The '70s (2)
    5/12/04
  - S 1: Ep 3 The '70s (1)
    5/5/04
  - S 1: Ep 2 The '60s
    4/28/04
  - + 1 More Credits
- Baby Bob
  Walter (father)
  - S 2: Ep 3 Reality Bites
    6/20/03
  - S 2: Ep 2 Don't Pass Me By
    6/13/03
  - S 2: Ep 1 Rush Lim-Bob
    6/6/03
  - S 1: Ep 6 Talking Babies Say the Darndest Things
    4/22/02
  - S 1: Ep 5 House of the Rising Son
    4/15/02
  - + 9 More Credits
- Chicago Hope
  Dr. Aaron Shutt
  - S 6: Ep 22 Have I Got a Deal For You
    5/4/00
  - S 6: Ep 21 Everybody's Special at Chicago Hope
    4/27/00
  - S 6: Ep 20 Thoughts of You
    4/20/00
  - S 6: Ep 19 Miller Time
    4/13/00
  - S 6: Ep 18 Devoted Attachment
    4/6/00
  - + 131 More Credits
- Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns
  Himself
- Big Wave Dave's
  Marshall Fisher
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Old Men and the Sea (a.k.a. Him)
    9/13/93
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Adventures of Ozzie and Marshall
    9/6/93
  - S 1: Ep 4 Dave's Big Wave
    8/30/93
  - S 1: Ep 3 Making Up is Hard to Do
    8/23/93
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Six Stages of Marshall
    8/16/93
  - + 1 More Credits
- A Year in the Life
  Jim Eisenberg
  - S 1: Ep 22 Love Mother
    4/13/88
  - S 1: Ep 21 Peter Creek Road
    4/6/88
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Politics of Being
    3/23/88
  - S 1: Ep 19 Glory Days
    3/16/88
  - S 1: Ep 18 Common Ground
    3/9/88
  - + 22 More Credits
- Tough Cookies
  Danny Polchek
  - S 1: Ep 6 Temper Fidelis
    4/23/86
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Stoolie
    4/9/86
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Unfantasy
    4/2/86
  - S 1: Ep 3 Naked City
    3/19/86
  - S 1: Ep 2 Grudge Match
    3/12/86
  - + 1 More Credits
- Teachers Only
  Michael Dreyfuss (1982)
  - S 2: Ep 13 Loss of Innocence
    5/14/83
  - S 2: Ep 12 Dead Mice Don't Wear Plaid
    5/7/83
  - S 2: Ep 11 It's My Party, and I'll Cry If I Want To
    4/30/83
  - S 2: Ep 10 Leather and Lace
    4/23/83
  - S 2: Ep 9 Beetlemania
    4/16/83
  - + 17 More Credits
- Busting Loose
  Lenny Markowitz
  - S 2: Ep 8 All in Love's Unfair
    11/16/77
  - S 2: Ep 7 The Decision (2)
    11/9/77
  - S 2: Ep 6 The Decision (1)
    11/2/77
  - S 2: Ep 5 Mister Dennis Steps Out
    10/26/77
  - S 2: Ep 4 Knight in Tarnished Armor
    10/19/77
  - + 20 More Credits
Recurring Role (7)

Role
- The Chicago Code
  FBI Division Chief Cuyler
  - S 1: Ep 13 Mike Royko's Revenge
    5/23/11
  - S 1: Ep 7 Black Hand and the Shotgun Man
    3/21/11
- Sons of Anarchy
  Ethan Zobelle
  - S 2: Ep 13 Na Triobloidi
    12/1/09
  - S 2: Ep 12 Culling
    11/24/09
  - S 2: Ep 11 Service
    11/17/09
  - S 2: Ep 9 Fa Guan
    11/3/09
  - S 2: Ep 8 Potlatch
    10/27/09
  - + 6 More Credits
- The National Parks: America's Best Idea
  Voices
- 8 Simple Rules
  Ed Gibb
  - S 3: Ep 24 Ditch Day
    4/15/05
  - S 3: Ep 9 Thanksgiving Guest (a.k.a. Thanksgiving)
    11/26/04
  - S 2: Ep 23 Finale Part Un (1)
    5/18/04
  - S 2: Ep 24 Finale Part Deux (2)
    5/18/04
  - S 2: Ep 22 The Principal
    5/11/04
- 8 Simple Rules
  Principal Ed Gibb
  - S 3: Ep 23 The Sleepover
    4/8/05
  - S 3: Ep 14 C.J.'s Temptation
    1/7/05
  - S 3: Ep 13 The Sub
    1/7/05
  - S 3: Ep 8 Secrets
    11/12/04
  - S 3: Ep 3 School Nurse
    10/8/04
  - + 2 More Credits
- Northern Exposure
  Adam
  - S 6: Ep 15 The Quest
    2/8/95
  - S 5: Ep 16 Northern Hospitality
    2/28/94
  - S 5: Ep 14 A Bolt From the Blue
    1/24/94
  - S 4: Ep 21 The Big Feast
    3/22/93
  - S 3: Ep 22 Our Wedding
    5/11/92
  - + 5 More Credits
- Knots Landing
  Mark Baylor
  - S 11: Ep 19 The Grim Reaper
    2/15/90
  - S 11: Ep 9 Perfect Couples
    11/30/89
  - S 11: Ep 8 The Good Guys
    11/16/89
  - S 11: Ep 7 Mixed Messages
    11/9/89
  - S 11: Ep 6 When Push Comes to Shove
    11/2/89
  - + 1 More Credits
Guest Star (49)

Role
- Justified
  Theo Tonin
  - S 3: Ep 13 Slaughterhouse
    4/10/12
  - S 3: Ep 11 Measures
    3/27/12
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 42 Adam Arkin/Nina Garcia
    11/10/09
  - S 4: Ep 66 Jessica Alba/Adam Arkin
    1/30/08
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Self
  - S 5: Ep 57 Adam Arkin/Jen Kirkman/Adele
    11/26/08
- Boston Legal
  A.D.A. Douglas Kupfer
  - S 2: Ep 24 Deep End of the Poole
    5/2/06
  - S 2: Ep 22 Ivan the Incorrigible
    4/18/06
- Commander In Chief
  Attorney General Carl Brantley
  - S 1: Ep 15 Ties That Bind
    4/27/06
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Price You Pay
    4/20/06
- Boston Legal
  A.D.A. Douglas Koupfer
  - S 2: Ep 16 Live Big
    2/21/06
- Law & Order
  Charles Graham
  - S 16: Ep 1 Red Ball
    9/21/05
- The Practice
  Atty. Albert Ginsberg
  - S 8: Ep 2 The Chosen (1)
    10/5/03
- The West Wing
  Stanley Keyworth
  - S 4: Ep 11 Holy Night
    12/11/02
  - S 3: Ep 21 Posse Comitatus
    5/22/02
  - S 3: Ep 13 Night Five
    2/6/02
  - S 2: Ep 10 Noël
    12/20/00
- 8 Simple Rules
  Principal Gibb
- Monk
  Dale Biederbeck
  - S 1: Ep 4 Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale
    7/26/02
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 173 Adam Arkin, Patricia Arquette, and Judah Friedlander
    4/8/02
  - S 2: Ep 153 Adam Arkin and Matt Pinfield
    2/10/00
  - S 2: Ep 73 Adam Arkin, Trisha Peters, and Old 97
    10/19/99
  - S 2: Ep 54 Adam Arkin and Old 97
    9/22/99
  - S 1: Ep 22 Adam Arkin
    4/28/99
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 9: Ep 120 Show #1775
    3/25/02
  - S 5: Ep 189 Show #1051
    7/27/98
  - S 5: Ep 19 Show #0881
    10/1/97
  - S 4: Ep 113 Show #0762
    3/4/97
- Frasier
  Tom
  - S 9: Ep 8 The Two Hundredth
    11/13/01
- The Chris Isaak Show
  Jimmy Vane
  - S 1: Ep 6 Hurricane
    4/16/01
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  guest
  - S 4: Ep 1 Adam Arkin
    7/12/99
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 49: Ep 1 The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/14/97
  - S 47: Ep 1 The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/10/95
- Perversions of Science
  Paul Danko
  - S 1: Ep 1 Dream of Doom
    6/7/97
- MadTV
  Host
  - S 2: Ep 19 Episode #219
    4/26/97
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 161 Show #161
    3/4/97
- MadTV
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode #103
    10/28/95
- Picket Fences
  Robert Biel
  - S 2: Ep 21 Frosted Flakes
    5/6/94
  - S 2: Ep 13 Abominable Snowman
    1/28/94
- Tribeca
  Bob
  - S 1: Ep 7 Stepping Back
    5/4/93
- Law & Order
  George Costas
  - S 3: Ep 7 Self Defense
    11/11/92
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 63 Show #1647
    6/17/92
- Nurses (1991)
  Peter Teller
  - S 1: Ep 13 Love, Death, and the Whole Damn Thing
    12/14/91
- China Beach
  Joe Arneberg
  - S 4: Ep 17 Hello Goodbye (2)
    7/22/91
  - S 4: Ep 16 Hello Goodbye (1)
    7/22/91
  - S 4: Ep 15 Through and Through
    7/16/91
- China Beach
  Joe Arneburg
  - S 4: Ep 10 I Could Have Danced All Night ... But Didn't
    6/4/91
- MacGyver
  Tony Parisio
  - S 4: Ep 15 The Invisible Killer
    4/10/89
- Hard Time on Planet Earth
  Harry Newcomb
  - S 1: Ep 3 Losing Control
    3/15/89
- L.A. Law
  Richard Kendall
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Grace of Wrath
    2/26/87
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Princess and the Wiener King
    10/17/86
- All is Forgiven
  Phil Douglas
  - S 1: Ep 4 Past Perfect
    4/5/86
- The Twilight Zone (1985)
  Michael Wright
  - S 1: Ep 38 A Matter of Minutes
    1/24/86
- St. Elsewhere
  Doug Zageck
  - S 4: Ep 2 Fathers and Sons
    9/25/85
- The Love Boat
  Guest Star
  - S 6: Ep 17 Salvaged Romance/Our Son The Lawyer/Gopher's Daisy
    1/29/83
- The Love Boat
  Alex
  - S 2: Ep 11 Heads or Tails/The Little People/Mona of the Movies
    11/25/78
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 16: Ep 25 October 7, 1977
    10/7/77
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 12 September 27, 1977
    9/27/77
- Tattletales
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 4 September 26, 1977
    9/26/77
- Match Game '73
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 32 MG77-32
    8/8/77
- $20,000 Pyramid
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 42 Marion Ross & Adam Arkin
    6/13/77
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 111 February 22, 1977
    2/22/77
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 43 February 7-11, 1977 (NBC-TV)
    2/7/77
- Visions
  Bernie Heller
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Great Cherub Knitwear Strike
    11/25/76
- Hawaii Five-O
  Alex Scofield
  - S 8: Ep 14 A Touch of Guilt
    12/4/75
- Harry O
  Eric Kershaw
  - S 2: Ep 5 Portrait of a Murder
    11/20/75
- Barney Miller
  Howard Smith
  - S 2: Ep 7 Hotel (a.k.a. Grand Hotel)
    10/23/75
- We'll Get By
  Richard
  - S 1: Ep 1 Family Portrait
    3/14/75
- Happy Days
  Bo
  - S 2: Ep 19 Fonzie Joins the Band
    3/4/75
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- The Closer
  Scott Esposito / Steven Hirschbaum
  - S 7: Ep 3 To Serve with Love
    7/25/11
Director (17)

Role
- Grey's Anatomy
  Director
  - S 8: Ep 23 Migration
    5/10/12
  - S 8: Ep 22 Let the Bad Times Roll
    5/3/12
  - S 3: Ep 17 Some Kind of Miracle
    2/22/07
  - S 3: Ep 3 Sometimes a Fantasy
    10/5/06
- Justified
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 5 Thick as Mud
    2/14/12
  - S 2: Ep 12 Reckoning
    4/27/11
  - S 2: Ep 1 The Moonshine War
    2/9/11
  - S 1: Ep 13 Bulletville
    6/8/10
  - S 1: Ep 4 Long in the Tooth
    4/6/10
- The Finder
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 3 A Cinderella Story
    1/26/12
- The Chicago Code
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 8 Wild Onions
    4/11/11
- Terriers
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 12 Quid Pro Quo
    11/24/10
  - S 1: Ep 9 Pimp Daddy
    11/3/10
- Sons of Anarchy
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 11 Bainne
    11/16/10
- Rizzoli & Isles
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Beast in Me
    9/6/10
- The Deep End
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 4 Nothing Personal
    2/11/10
- Life
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 17 Shelf Life
    3/11/09
  - S 2: Ep 10 Evil...and His Brother Ziggy
    12/3/08
- The Riches
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 11 Anything Hugh Can Do, I Can Do Better
    5/21/07
- Dirt
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 7 Come Together
    2/13/07
- Boston Legal
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 12 Nuts
    1/16/07
  - S 2: Ep 19 Stick It
    3/14/06
- Big Day
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Unstable Minister
    1/2/07
- Monk
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 8 Mr. Monk and the Other Woman
    8/23/02
- Ally McBeal
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 19 In Search of Barry White
    4/23/01
- Chicago Hope
  Director
  - S 6: Ep 11 Faith, Hope & Surgery
    1/13/00
  - S 5: Ep 13 Karmic Relief
    1/20/99
  - S 3: Ep 4 Liver Let Die
    10/7/96
  - S 2: Ep 14 Right to Life
    1/22/96
- Northern Exposure
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 19 Family Feud
    3/8/93

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Justified: Raylan Givens, This Is Your Life

By Tim Surette, Apr 11, 2012

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Justified: A Wynn Wins Situation

By Tim Surette, Mar 28, 2012

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- Adam starred as Tony Walker in the 1981 movie Full Moon High.
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- The first time Adam directed himself was on the set of Chicago Hope.
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- Adam loves to cook. And he loves it even more when he gets to eat the food he cooks.
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- Adam: Amazingly enough, there are lots of people in our business that have done time, and so I sort of had a general handle on what the experiences of people that have been through that consisted of.
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- Adam: (About digital media taking over and transforming various mediums) I think it's fantastic. What it's allowed - and I don't consider myself an expert on new media, but I've become addicted to YouTube and surfing the net for what's out there and what people are doing. To me it's just opened the floodgates for ideas. The technology allows anybody with an imagination and a small budget to be inventive and get stuff out that gets an audience and circumvent the kind of corporate bureaucracy that can squelch so many good ideas before they even have a chance to find the light.
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- Adam: No. You know, I started out doing improvisational comedy with a group in New York and I've always had a kind of appreciation for absurdist humor. My career has been peppered with opportunities to do things that were a little strange and a little off the beaten path. But this is right up there for sure. You mentioned Adam in Northern Exposure. I wouldn't say that Northern Exposure in general was as out there as this, but the character was pretty extreme. I've always enjoyed flexing my muscle when it comes to this kind of comedy.
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