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Biography

Alan Arkin, born on March 26, 1934, is an Academy, BAFTA and Tony award winning, Emmy nominated, stage, screen and television actor, director, writer…more

Born

3/26/1934, Brooklyn, New York, New York, U.S.A

Birth Name

Alan Wolf Arkin

Gender

Male

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Role
- 100 Centre Street
  Judge Joe Rifkind
  - S 2: Ep 18 It's About Love
    3/5/02
  - S 2: Ep 17 Fathers
    2/26/02
  - S 2: Ep 16 Hurricane Paul
    2/12/02
  - S 2: Ep 15 Justice Delayed
    2/5/02
  - S 2: Ep 14 Zero Tolerance
    1/29/02
  - + 26 More Credits
- Sesame Street
  Larry
  - S 21: Ep 31 Show 2616
    11/13/89
  - S 19: Ep 31 Visit to the Bronx Zoo
    11/16/87
  - S 17: Ep 34 Show 2098
    11/20/85
  - S 17: Ep 33 Show 2097
    11/19/85
  - S 17: Ep 32 Show 2096
    11/18/85
  - + 528 More Credits
- Harry
  Harry Porschak
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Great Rat Race
    3/25/87
  - S 1: Ep 3 This Is the Army, Mr. Porschak
    3/18/87
  - S 1: Ep 2 How Do You Solve a Problem Like Nurse Duckett?
    3/11/87
  - S 1: Ep 1 Meet Harry Porschak
    3/4/87
  - S 1: Ep 6 Mr. Imperfect
  - + 2 More Credits
Guest Star (21)

Role
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 80: Ep 1 The 80th Annual Academy Awards
    2/24/08
  - S 53: Ep 1 The 53rd Annual Academy Awards
    3/31/81
- The Academy Awards
  Himself
  - S 79: Ep 1 The 79th Annual Academy Awards
    2/25/07
- Shootout
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 11 Palm Springs Film Festival 2007 part 1.
    1/14/07
- Will & Grace
  Martin "Marty" Adler
  - S 7: Ep 21 It's A Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World
    5/5/05
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 49: Ep 1 The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/14/97
- Chicago Hope
  Zoltan Karpathein
  - S 3: Ep 19 The Son Also Rises
    3/17/97
- Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre
  Bo
  - S 4: Ep 7 The Emperor's New Clothes
    10/5/85
- American Playhouse
  Flagg Purdy
  - S 4: Ep 2 A Matter of Principle
    12/3/84
- St. Elsewhere
  Jerry Singleton
  - S 2: Ep 3 Newheart
    11/9/83
  - S 2: Ep 2 Lust Et Veritas
    11/2/83
  - S 2: Ep 1 Ties That Bind
    10/26/83
- The Muppet Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 24 Alan Arkin
    5/22/80
- Carol Burnett & Company
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Alan Arkin
    8/25/79
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 55 November 30, 1978
    11/30/78
  - S 1: Ep 82 February 25, 1975
    2/25/75
- Film '72
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 16 Film '76 Episode 16
    5/2/76
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 103 February 22, 1971
    2/22/71
- Picture Windows
  Tully
  - S 1: Ep 1 Soir Bleu
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 26 Week of October 14, 1968
    10/14/68
  - S 17: Ep 110 March 21, 1979
    3/21/79
  - S 15: Ep 223 July 21, 1977
    7/21/77
  - S 15: Ep 74 January 6, 1977
    1/6/77
  - S 13: Ep 74 December 26, 1974
    12/26/74
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 21 October 2, 1968
    10/2/68
  - S 6: Ep 171 June 5, 1972
    6/5/72
- ABC Stage 67
  Barney Kempinski
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
    9/14/66
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest Trio
  - S 16: Ep 28 EPISODE #755
    3/14/65
- East Side/West Side
  Ted Miller
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Beatnik and the Politician
    1/20/64
- Camera Three
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 42 The Political Cabaret
    7/15/62
  - S 4: Ep 33 The Sting of Satire
    4/19/59
Director (1)

Role
- Trying Times
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Visit
    11/15/87

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- Alan originally was slated to appear in Ocean's Eleven , but dropped out and his role was replaced by Carl Reiner.
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- Alan is a keen environmentalist and believes in preserving natural resources
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- Alan was originally slated to star as the character "Saul" in the 2001 remake of Ocean's Eleven.
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- Alan: Everybody's career has ups and downs. I like to take chances, I don't like to stand still. And I don't give a damn what the market is interested in; I want to try things. Success has nothing to do with box office as far as I'm concerned. Success has to do with achieving your goals, your internal goals, and growing as a person. It would have been nice to have been connected with a couple more box office hits, but in the long run I don't think it makes you happier.
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- Alan (on the film "Wait Until Dark", in which his character terrorized Audrey Hepburn's): It was the only heavy I'd ever played up until then, and I had a miserable time; I was crazy about Audrey Hepburn. I was just in awe of her. She was an extraordinary person in every way, and I just hated terrorizing her. It just wasn't fun for me.
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- Alan (on why he believes he won his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 2007): I haven't got a clue. I think it's my age. Everybody thinks I'm going to keel over in a year or two.
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