Alan Arkin movies

Rozanov inThe Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are ComingCapt. He is best-known for starring in such films as Catch-22, The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, and, recently, Little Miss Sunshine, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2007.

He is the father of actor Adam Arkin.BiographyEarly life and careerArkin was born in New York City to a Jewish family; his maternal grandfather was an immigrant from Odessa. His father, David I. Arkin, was a painter and writer who mostly worked as a teacher. The family moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles, California when Arkin was eleven years old, but an eight-month Hollywood strike cost Arkins father a set designer job he had wanted to take. Arkins parents were accused during the 1950s Red Scare of being Communists, which led to Arkins father losing his job after refusing to answer questions regarding his political affiliation. David Arkin challenged the dismissal and ultimately prevailed, but after his death.Arkin, who had been taking acting lessons since age 10, became a scholarship student at various drama academies, including one run by Stanislavsky student Benjamin Zemach, who had taught Arkin a psychological approach to acting.Life (Oct.

Alan Arkin Movies

All movies starring Alan Arkin.

• America's Sweethearts
• Edward Scissorhands
• Eros
• Firewall
• Get Smart
• Glengarry Glen Ross
• Grosse Pointe Blank
• Little Miss Sunshine
• Sunshine Cleaning