Editing Alan Arkin (section)

==Career==
=== 1956–1969 ===
[[File:Alan Arkin - 1963.jpg|thumb|right|Arkin in the Broadway play ''Enter Laughing'' (1963)]]
He started his career in the 1950s as a singer and guitarist in the folk group, [[The Tarriers]].<ref name=":4" /> They had two hits in 1956–7: "[[Cindy, Oh Cindy]]" and "[[Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)]]".<ref name=":4" /> They performed the latter in the 1957 musical movie, ''[[Calypso Heat Wave]]'', and sang "[[Choucoune (song)|Choucoune]]" in this too.<ref name=":5" /> Arkin went on to sing with another folk group, [[The Baby Sitters (folk group)|The Baby Sitters]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Baby Sitters Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-baby-sitters-mn0001172029 |access-date=July 4, 2023 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref> Arkin was an early member of the [[The Second City|Second City]] comedy troupe in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/alan-arkin-1798209614 |title=Interview: Alan Arkin |access-date=March 20, 2009 |last=Rabin |first=Nathan |author-link=Nathan Rabin |date=August 2, 2006 |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209210750/http://www.avclub.com/articles/alan-arkin%2C14005/ |archive-date=February 9, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1957, he made his feature film acting debut in a small role in the [[musical film|musical]] ''[[Calypso Heat Wave]]''.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Calypso Heat Wave {{!}} film by Sears [1957] {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Calypso-Heat-Wave |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> In the early sixties, he appeared in episodes of ''[[East Side West Side (TV series)|East Side/West Side]]'' (1964)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boyle |first=Kelli |date=June 30, 2023 |title=Oscar-Winning Actor Alan Arkin Dies of Heart Attack at 89 |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/1097840/alan-arkin-dead-little-miss-sunshine-argo-kominsky-method/ |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=TV Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> and ''[[ABC Stage 67]]'' (1966).<ref name="varietyobit">{{Cite web |last1=Murphy |first1=J. Kim |last2=Dagan |first2=Carmel |date=June 30, 2023 |title=Alan Arkin, Oscar-Winning Actor, Dies at 89 |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/obituaries-people-news/alan-arkin-dead-little-miss-sunshine-argo-1235658718/ |access-date=June 30, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> He also made his [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] debut as a performer in ''From the Second City'' at the [[Royale Theatre]] in 1961.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alan Arkin – Broadway Cast & Staff {{!}} IBDB |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/alan-arkin-14056 |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=From the Second City – Broadway Musical – Original {{!}} IBDB |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/from-the-second-city-2312 |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref>

Arkin starred in 1963 on Broadway as David Kolowitz in [[Joseph Stein]]'s comedic play ''[[Enter Laughing]]''. Critic [[Howard Taubman]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' gave the play a mixed review but praised Arkin's performance, describing it as "a choice specimen of a shrewd actor ribbing his profession."<ref name=TaubmanRvw>{{cite news |author=Howard Taubman |title=The Theater: 'Enter Laughing' |newspaper=New York Times |date=March 15, 1963 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/theater/Enter.pdf |accessdate=June 29, 2022}}</ref> For his performance, he received the [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play]], and a [[Theatre World Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 2, 2023 |first=Lester Fabian |last=Brathwaite |title=Abigail Breslin remembers her 'Little Miss Sunshine' costar Alan Arkin |url=https://ew.com/movies/abigail-breslin-remembers-little-miss-sunshine-costar-alan-arkin/ |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref> The following year, he returned to Broadway starring as Harry Berlin in ''[[Luv (play)|Luv]]'' directed by [[Mike Nichols]]. Arkin starred opposite [[Eli Wallach]] and [[Anne Jackson]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/11/12/archives/theater-schisgals-luv-is-directed-by-nichols-new-comedy-opens-at.html |title=Theater: Schisgal's 'Luv' Is Directed by Nichols; New Comedy Opens at the Booth Theater; Eli Wallach, Alan Arkin, Anne Jackson in Cast |work=[[New York Times]] |date= November 12, 1964|access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref>

[[File:Alan Arkin - Popi - 69.JPG|thumb|left|Arkin in ''Popi'' (1969)]]

In 1966, he starred in [[Norman Jewison]]'s comedy film ''[[The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming]]'' opposite [[Carl Reiner]] and [[Eva Marie Saint]]. Robert Alden of ''[[The New York Times]]'' praised Arkin's performance describing it as his "first full-length film appearance and a particularly wonderful performance."<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/1966/05/26/archives/screen-the-russians-are-comingbroad-farce-arrives-at-three-theaters.html|title= Screen: 'The Russians Are Coming':Broad Farce Arrives at Three Theaters|website= [[The New York Times]]|date= May 26, 1966|accessdate= June 29, 2022|last1= Alden|first1= Robert}}</ref> For his performance Arkin received a [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] nomination<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1967|title=The 39th Academy Awards {{!}} 1967|website=www.oscars.org|date=October 4, 2014 |language=en|access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref> and a [[BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles|BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer]] nomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1967/film/most-promising-newcomer-to-leading-film-roles|title=BAFTA {{!}} Film {{!}} Most Promising Newcomer To Leading Film Roles in 1967|website=bafta.org|access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref> He also received the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]].<ref name="globes">{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/alan-arkin |title=Alan Arkin {{!}} Golden Globes |accessdate=July 3, 2023|work=goldenglobes.com}}</ref> The following year he appeared in the [[Vittorio De Sica]] [[sex comedy]] ''[[Woman Times Seven]]'' starring [[Shirley MacLaine]], and in [[Terence Young (director)|Terence Young]]'s [[psychological thriller]] film ''[[Wait Until Dark (film)|Wait Until Dark]]'' starring [[Audrey Hepburn]].<ref name="guardianobit">{{Cite news |last=Gilbey |first=Ryan |date=June 30, 2023 |title=Alan Arkin obituary |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jun/30/alan-arkin-obituary |access-date=June 30, 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

In 1968, he starred as [[Inspector Jacques Clouseau]] in the third installment of ''[[The Pink Panther]]'' franchise, titled ''[[Inspector Clouseau (film)|Inspector Clouseau]]'', after [[Peter Sellers]] dissociated himself from the role. The film was not well-received by Sellers' fans and critics, but [[Penelope Gilliatt]] of ''[[The New Yorker]]'' called it "an incredibly bad film, but Alan Arkin is sometimes very funny in it, especially when he doesn't try to be."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Gilliatt |first=Penelope |author-link=Penelope Gilliatt |date=July 27, 1968 |title=The Current Cinema |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |pages=80–81 }}</ref> That same year, he co-starred with [[Sondra Locke]] in ''[[The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (film)|The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter]]'', playing a suicidal [[deaf mute]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Iik6x87zmM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/8Iik6x87zmM| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Cliff Robertson Wins Best Actor: 1969 Oscars|website=YouTube|date=September 12, 2011 }}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1969|title=1969 &#124; Oscars.org &#124; Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|website=www.oscars.org|date=October 4, 2014 }}</ref> For his performance, he received nominations for an [[Academy Award for Best Actor]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1969|title=The 41st Academy Awards {{!}} 1969|website=www.oscars.org|date=October 4, 2014 |language=en|access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref> and a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]],<ref name="globes" /> and won a [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Blauvelt |first1=Samantha Bergeson,Christian |last2=Bergeson |first2=Samantha |last3=Blauvelt |first3=Christian |date=June 30, 2023 |title=Alan Arkin Dead at 89: Actor Was a Comic Great from 'The Russians Are Coming' to 'Argo' |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/obituary/alan-arkin-dead-1234880266/ |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1969, he starred in [[Arthur Hiller]]'s comedy ''[[Popi]]'' opposite [[Rita Moreno]]. The film focuses on a [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] [[widow]]er struggling to raise his two young sons in the New York City neighborhood of [[Spanish Harlem]]. Arkin received another nomination for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]].<ref name="globes" />

In 1969, Arkin's directorial debut was the Oscar-nominated<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue17-X-sGgE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/ue17-X-sGgE| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Short Film Oscars® in 1970 – Oscars on YouTube|website=YouTube |date=April 18, 2014 }}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1970|title=1970 &#124; Oscars.org &#124; Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|website=www.oscars.org|date=October 4, 2014 }}</ref> 12-minute children's film titled ''People Soup'', starring his sons [[Adam Arkin]] and [[Matthew Arkin]].<ref name="People Soup ACMI"/> Based on a story of the same name he published in ''[[Galaxy Science Fiction]]'' in 1958,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/galaxymagazine-1958-11|title=Galaxy Magazine (November 1958)|date=November 1958}}</ref> ''People Soup'' is a fantasy about two boys who experiment with various kitchen ingredients until they concoct a magical soup which transforms them into different animals and objects.<ref name="People Soup ACMI">{{cite web|url=https://www.acmi.net.au/works/71465--people-soup/|title=People soup|work=[[ACMI (museum)|ACMI]]|accessdate=July 5, 2023}}</ref>

=== 1970–1985 ===
[[File:Alan Arkin - Kudirka - 1978.jpg|thumb|With [[Shirley Knight]] in the TV special ''The Defection of Simas Kudirka'' (1978)]]
In 1970, Arkin starred as [[Yossarian|Capt. John Yossarian]] in the [[Mike Nichols]] film ''[[Catch-22 (film)|Catch-22]]''. The film is a [[satirical]] [[black comedy]] [[war film]] adapted from the 1961 [[Catch-22|novel of the same name]] by [[Joseph Heller]]. Arkin co-starred alongside [[Bob Balaban]], [[Martin Balsam]], [[Buck Henry]], [[Bob Newhart]], [[Austin Pendleton]], [[Martin Sheen]], [[Jon Voight]], and [[Orson Welles]].<ref>{{Cite web|title="Catch-22." AFI Catalog.|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/23456|access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref> Arkin received a [[Laurel Award]] nomination for his performance.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 21, 2023 |title=Jeremy Yaffe – Former Spouse Of Alan Arkin |url=https://gazetteday.com/jeremy-yaffe/ |access-date=July 4, 2023 |website=Gazette Day |language=en-US}}</ref> Arkin and his second wife Barbara Dana appeared together on the 1970–1971 season of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' as a comical couple named Larry and Phyllis who resolve their conflicts when they remember how to pronounce the word "cooperate".<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 1, 2023 |title=Alan Arkin & Sesame Street: The Late Actor's Heartwarming Muppet History Explained |url=https://www.looper.com/1328062/alan-arkin-sesame-street-muppet-history/ |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=Looper |language=en-US}}</ref>

He directed the [[black comedy]] film ''[[Little Murders]]'', released in 1971 and later became a [[cult classic]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |title=Little Murders movie review & film summary (1971)|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/little-murders-1971 |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=rogerebert.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Peterson |first=Lewis |date=September 6, 2022 |title="Little Murders" comically skewers American cultural sickness |language=en-US |work=Tone Madison |url=https://tonemadison.com/articles/little-murders-comically-skewers-american-cultural-sickness/ |access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref> Written by cartoonist [[Jules Feiffer]], it is a black comedy film starring [[Elliott Gould]] and [[Marcia Rodd]] about a girl, Patsy (Rodd), who brings home her boyfriend Alfred (Gould) to meet her dysfunctional family amid a series of random shootings, garbage strikes, and electrical outages ravaging the neighborhood. The film opened to a lukewarm review by [[Roger Greenspun]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/02/10/archives/little-murders-is-back-as-film-arkin-directed.html|title=' Little Murders' Is Back As Film Arkin Directed (Published 1971)|first=Roger|last=Greenspun|newspaper=The New York Times |date=February 10, 1971}}</ref> and a more positive one by [[Vincent Canby]]<ref>{{cite news | first = Vincent | last = Canby | author-link = Vincent Canby | title = What's So Funny? ''Murders'' | work = The New York Times | location = New York | page = D1 | date = February 21, 1971 | quote = ''Little Murders'' succeeds, at times triumphantly, and it does everything more or less backwards. }}</ref> in ''[[The New York Times]]''. [[Roger Ebert]]'s review in the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' was enthusiastic, stating "One of the reasons it works and is indeed a definitive reflection of America's darker moods is that it breaks audiences down into isolated individuals, vulnerable and uncertain."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19710101/REVIEWS/101010318/1023 |title=Roger Ebert's review |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date= January 1, 1971|access-date=March 28, 2013}}</ref> Arkin also directed ''[[Fire Sale (film)|Fire Sale]]'' (1977).<ref name="guardianobit" />

During the 1970s, Arkin starred in films of various genres including the [[Vernon Zimmerman]] [[buddy comedy|road comedy]] ''[[Deadhead Miles]]'' (1972), the [[Gene Saks]] adaptation of the [[Neil Simon]] [[Last of the Red Hot Lovers|play of the same name]] ''[[Last of the Red Hot Lovers (film)|Last of the Red Hot Lovers]]'' (1972) with [[Sally Kellerman]] and [[Paula Prentiss]], the [[black comedy]] action film [[Freebie and the Bean]] (1974), the [[comedy-drama|dramedy]] [[Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins]] (1975) with Kellerman and [[Mackenzie Phillips]], the 1978 TV prison film ''The Other Side of Hell'' (1978), the [[western film|western]] comedy [[Hearts of the West]] (1975),<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |date=June 7, 2011 |title=Hearts of the West – Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hearts_of_the_west |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref> and the British mystery [[The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (film)|The Seven-Per-Cent Solution]] (1976).<ref name="indyobit">{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/alan-arkin-death-tribute-b2367375.html|title=Alan Arkin was brilliant, difficult, spiritual and mysterious: 'He's always been underestimated'|first=Martin|last=Chilton|newspaper=The Independent |date=July 3, 2023}}</ref><ref name="varietyobit" /> In 1973, Arkin directed the [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] production of [[Neil Simon]]'s ''[[The Sunshine Boys]]''. He received the [[Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play]] nomination, losing to [[A. J. Antoon]] for ''[[That Championship Season]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.playbill.com/person/alan-arkin-vault-0000018062|title= Alan Arkin Director|website= Playbill|accessdate= June 29, 2022}}</ref>
In 1979, he starred in and co-produced the [[buddy comedy]] film ''[[The In-Laws (1979 film)|The In-Laws]]''. Arkin starred opposite [[Peter Falk]] in a film directed by [[Arthur Hiller]] and written by [[Andrew Bergman]].<ref>{{Cite web|title="The In-Laws." AFI Catalog.|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/56141|access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref>

In 1980, Arkin starred in the [[Marshall Brickman]] comedy ''[[Simon (1980 film)|Simon]]'' which gained mixed reviews but earned him a [[Saturn Award]] nomination.<ref name="auto"/> The following year, he starred in three comedy films, ''[[Improper Channels]]'', ''[[Chu Chu and the Philly Flash]]'' opposite [[Carol Burnett]], and ''[[Full Moon High]]''.<ref name=":1" /> He also voiced the magician Schmendrick in the 1982 cult animated film ''[[The Last Unicorn (film)|The Last Unicorn]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7258-the-criterion-channels-february-2021-lineup|title=The Criterion Channel's February 2021 Lineup|website=The Criterion Collection}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |access-date=June 6, 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/188/mode/2up |page=188}}</ref> During the 1980s, Arkin appeared frequently in various television programs including ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' and ''[[St. Elsewhere]]''.<ref name="varietyobit" /> In 1985, Arkin starred in the television film ''[[The Fourth Wise Man]]'' starring [[Martin Sheen]] and [[Eileen Brennan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Fourth Wise Man – Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fourth_wise_man |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref> He won Best Supporting Actor at the [[Genie Awards]] for his role as Reuben Shapiro in the 1985 [[Joshua Then and Now (film)|film adaption]] of [[Mordecai Richler]]'s semi-autobiographical novel ''[[Joshua Then and Now]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1986 Genie Awards – Film & Video Stock |url=https://www.efootage.com/videos/108393/1986-genie-awards |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=eFootage |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Canadian Film Encyclopedia – Joshua Then and Now |url=https://cfe.tiff.net/canadianfilmencyclopedia/content/films/joshua-then-and-now |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=cfe.tiff.net}}</ref>

=== 1986–2001 ===
In 1987, Arkin appeared in the sitcom ''Harry'', which was canceled after four low-rated episodes.<ref>{{cite book |last=Leszczak |first=Bob |year=2016 |title=Single Season Sitcoms of the 1980s: A Complete Guide |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |page=62 |isbn=9781476623849}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Connor |first=John J. |date=March 4, 1987 |title=TV REVIEW; 'HARRY,' ABC COMEDY STARRING ALAN ARKIN |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/04/arts/tv-review-harry-abc-comedy-starring-alan-arkin.html |access-date=July 3, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Also more importantly in that same year, he starred in another television film ''[[Escape from Sobibor]]'' portraying [[Leon Felhendler]]. The film revolves around the [[Prison escape|mass escape]] from the [[Nazi]] [[extermination camp]] at [[Sobibor extermination camp|Sobibor]]. Arkin received nominations for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Escape from Sobibor |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/escape-sobibor |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=Television Academy |language=en}}</ref> and the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]].<ref name="globes" />

In 1990, Arkin appeared in a supporting role in [[Tim Burton]]'s fantasy romance ''[[Edward Scissorhands]]'' starring [[Johnny Depp]] and [[Winona Ryder]].<ref>{{Cite web|title="Edward Scissorhands." AFI Catalog.|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/58487|access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref> He also appeared in the live action [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] film ''[[The Rocketeer (film)|The Rocketeer]]'' (1991) starring [[Billy Campbell|Bill Campbell]] and [[Jennifer Connelly]], and the film adaptation of the [[David Mamet]] play ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross (film)|Glengarry Glen Ross]]'' (1992) starring [[Al Pacino]], [[Jack Lemmon]], and [[Kevin Spacey]].<ref>{{Cite web|title="The Rocketeer." AFI Catalog.|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/59029|access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title="Glengarry Glen Ross." AFI Catalog.|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/59257|access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref> In 1993, he appeared in the comedies ''[[Indian Summer (1993 film)|Indian Summer]]'' and ''[[So I Married an Axe Murderer]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Indian Summer' |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/indiansummerpg13hinson_a0a811.htm |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Serota |first=Maggie |title=How So I Married An Axe Murderer Wrecked One Writer's Vision, Lost Several Stars, Bombed At The Box Office, And Became A Classic Anyway |url=https://www.spin.com/2018/09/so-i-married-an-axe-murderer-cast-writers-interviews/ |website=Spin.com|date=September 21, 2018 }}</ref> The following year, Arkin featured in the [[Rob Reiner]] film ''[[North (1994 film)|North]]''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/22/movies/film-review-rob-reiner-directs-a-contemporary-fable.html | work=[[New York Times]] | title=FILM REVIEW; Rob Reiner Directs A Contemporary Fable | first=Janet | last=Maslin | author-link=Janet Maslin | date=July 22, 1994 | access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref>

In 1996, Arkin appeared in the film adaptation of the [[Kurt Vonnegut]] novel ''[[Mother Night (film)|Mother Night]]'' starring [[Nick Nolte]], [[Sheryl Lee]], [[John Goodman]], and [[Kirsten Dunst]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/mother-night-1200447003/|title=Mother Night|first=Emanuel|last=Levy|author-link=Emanuel Levy|newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=September 2, 1996}}</ref> The following year Arkin appeared in the comedy ''[[Grosse Point Blank]]'' starring [[John Cusack]] as well as the [[dystopian]] science fiction film ''[[Gattaca]]'' with [[Ethan Hawke]]. In 1998, he starred in the lead role of [[Tamara Jenkins]]' comedy ''[[Slums of Beverly Hills]]'' with [[Natasha Lyonne]]. Arkin also directed ''Samuel Beckett Is Coming Soon'' (1993) and ''Arigo'' (2000).<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Alan Arkin – Turner Classic Movies |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/5437%257C8670/Alan-Arkin/ |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=Turner Classic Movies}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=washingtonpost.com: Alan Arkin Filmography |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/filmgrph/alan_arkin.htm |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref>

=== 2001−2023 ===
In 2001, he appeared in the comedy ''[[America's Sweethearts]]'' starring [[John Cusack]], [[Julia Roberts]], [[Billy Crystal]], and [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=America's Sweethearts Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/americas-sweethearts/cast/2030137408/ |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref> He also starred in the [[Jill Sprecher]] drama ''[[Thirteen Conversations About One Thing]]'' with [[Matthew McConaughey]], [[John Turturro]], and [[Clea DuVall]]. For his performance, he received the [[Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 27, 2018 |title=BSFC Winners 2000s |url=https://bostonfilmcritics.org/past-winners-2000s/ |access-date=July 4, 2023 |website=Boston Society of Film Critics |language=en}}</ref> In 2003, he starred in the television film ''[[The Pentagon Papers (film)|The Pentagon Papers]]'' starring [[James Spader]] and [[Paul Giamatti]] for which he received a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie]] nomination.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Pentagon Papers |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/pentagon-papers |access-date=July 4, 2023 |website=Television Academy |language=en}}</ref> That same year, he starred in another television film ''[[And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself]]'' with [[Antonio Banderas]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Ernio |title=The Revolution Will Be Televised: Nine's Banderas is "Pancho Villa" in HBO Film, Sept. 7 |url=https://playbill.com/article/the-revolution-will-be-televised-nines-banderas-is-pancho-villa-in-hbo-film-sept-7-com-115101 |website=Playbill}}</ref> In 2005, he appeared as Marty Adler in the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[Will & Grace]]'' in the episode "It's a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World".<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 5, 2005 |title=It's a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World – Will & Grace: Original (Season 7, Episode 21) |url=https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/its-a-dad-dad-dad-dad-world/umc.cmc.2tzv7o0wra0adsk7hpllcf65t?showId=umc.cmc.6mhlrj7gl4yvjzt2rr2ltl3la |access-date=July 4, 2023 |website=Apple TV |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 30, 2018 |title=Will & Grace is recasting Grace's father |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a848744/will-and-grace-cast-grace-father-alan-arkin-robert-klein/ |access-date=July 4, 2023 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In 2006, Arkin appeared in a supporting role in the ensemble [[comedy-drama]] ''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]'' with [[Greg Kinnear]], [[Steve Carell]], [[Toni Collette]], [[Paul Dano]], and [[Abigail Breslin]]. His role in the [[independent film]] as a foul-mouthed grandfather with a taste for snorting heroin won him the [[Independent Spirit Awards|Independent Spirit Award]] for [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male|Best Supporting Male]]; the [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Award]] for [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]]; and the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]]. At 72&nbsp;years old, Arkin was the sixth oldest winner of the Best Supporting Actor Oscar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/academy-awards-oldest-oscars-winners/|title=Academy Awards: The Oldest Actors To Win An Oscar (So Far)|date=January 13, 2020|website=ScreenRant}}</ref> On receiving his Academy Award on February 25, 2007, Arkin said:

{{blockquote|More than anything, I'm deeply moved by the open-hearted appreciation our small film has received, which in these fragmented times speaks so openly of the possibility of innocence, growth, and connection.<ref>{{cite web | title=The 79th Academy Awards (2007) | website=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | date=February 25, 2007 | url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2007 | access-date=April 19, 2021}}</ref>}}

In between 2006 and 2007, Arkin was cast in supporting roles in ''[[Rendition (film)|Rendition]]'' as a U.S. Senator Hawkins and ''[[The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause]]'' as Bud Newman, with [[Ann-Margret]] playing his wife.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=November 24, 2006 |title=Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2006/nov/24/family.comedy |access-date=July 3, 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause – Movie – Where To Watch |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/show// |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=TV Insider |date=November 25, 2015 |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2008, he appeared in the comedy films ''[[Sunshine Cleaning]]'' with [[Emily Blunt]] and [[Amy Adams]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 25, 2009 |title='Sunshine Cleaning' full of charm |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30416331.html |access-date=July 4, 2023 |website=Irish Examiner |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=June 25, 2009 |title=Sunshine Cleaning |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jun/26/sunshine-cleaning-film-review |access-date=July 4, 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''[[Get Smart (film)|Get Smart]]'' with [[Steve Carell]], [[Anne Hathaway]], and [[Dwayne Johnson]],{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} and ''[[Marley & Me (film)|Marley & Me]]'' starring [[Owen Wilson]] and [[Jennifer Aniston]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Michael |date=January 10, 2008 |title='Marley & Me' fetches Alan Arkin |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/features/marley-me-fetches-alan-arkin-2-1117978761/ |access-date=July 4, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=March 13, 2009 |title=Marley & Me |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/mar/13/marley-and-me-film-review |access-date=July 4, 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The following year, he appeared in [[Rebecca Miller]]'s ''[[The Private Lives of Pippa Lee]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Buckwalter |first=Ian |title='Pippa Lee': Escaping The Past, Unsure Of The Future |url=https://www.npr.org/2009/11/25/120609933/pippa-lee-escaping-the-past-unsure-of-the-future |website=NPR|date=November 25, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=July 9, 2009 |title=The Private Lives of Pippa Lee |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jul/10/private-lives-of-pippa-lee-film-review |access-date=July 4, 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> and [[Raymond De Felitta]]'s ''[[City Island (film)|City Island]]'' (both 2010).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elias |first=Debbie Lynn |date=August 13, 2010 |title=CITY ISLAND |url=https://behindthelensonline.net/site/reviews/city-island/ |access-date=July 4, 2023 |website=Behind The Lens Online |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=French |first=Philip |date=July 24, 2010 |title=City Island |language=en-GB |work=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/jul/25/city-island-film |access-date=July 4, 2023 |issn=0029-7712}}</ref>

In 2012, he appeared in a supporting role as [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] producer Lester Siegel in [[Ben Affleck]]'s drama ''[[Argo (2012 film)|Argo]]'' with Affleck, [[John Goodman]], and [[Bryan Cranston]]. For his performance, he received his fourth [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nomination, his second for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]], losing to [[Christoph Waltz]] in ''[[Django Unchained]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title="Argo." AFI Catalog.|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/69015|access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2013|title=The 85th Academy Awards {{!}} 2013|website=www.oscars.org|date=October 7, 2014 |language=en|access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref> He also received nominations for the [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]],<ref name="globes" /> the [[BAFTA Award]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2013/film/supporting-actor|title=BAFTA {{!}} Film {{!}} Supporting Actor in 2013|website=bafta.org|access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref> and [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 12, 2012 |title=19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations Announced |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/97990-19th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards-nominations-announced |access-date=July 4, 2023 |website=ComingSoon.net – Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=The 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/19th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |access-date=July 4, 2023 |website=www.sagawards.org}}</ref> He did receive the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]].<ref name=":2" /> That same year, he appeared in the crime drama ''[[Stand Up Guys]]'', opposite [[Al Pacino]] and [[Christopher Walken]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |title=Stand Up Guys movie review & film summary (2013) {{!}} Roger Ebert |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/stand-up-guys-2013 |access-date=July 4, 2023 |website=www.rogerebert.com |language=en}}</ref> The following year he appeared in the comedy ''[[The Incredible Burt Wonderstone]]'' with [[Steve Carell]], [[Steve Buscemi]], [[Olivia Wilde]], and [[Jim Carrey]] and ''[[Grudge Match]]'' with [[Robert De Niro]], [[Sylvester Stallone]], and [[Kim Basinger]].<ref>{{Cite web |agency=The Associated Press |date=March 13, 2013 |title=Alan Arkin and Steve Carell make magic in 'The Incredible Burt Wonderstone' |url=https://www.cleveland.com/movies/2013/03/alan_arkin_and_steve_carell_ma.html |access-date=July 4, 2023 |website=cleveland |language=en}}</ref> He continued to act in supporting roles in films such as the sports drama ''[[Million Dollar Arm]]'' (2014) with [[Jon Hamm]] and the Christmas comedy ''[[Love the Coopers]]'' (2015).<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 13, 2015 |title=Love the Coopers – Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/love_the_coopers |access-date=July 4, 2023 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>

From 2015 to 2016, Arkin voiced [[J. D. Salinger]] in the [[Netflix]] animated series ''[[BoJack Horseman]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 30, 2023 |title=One Of Alan Arkin's Last Great Roles Was A Brilliant Turn On Bojack Horseman |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1327858/alan-arkin-bojack-horseman-voiceover-role/ |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=/Film |language=en-US}}</ref> From 2018 to 2019, he starred opposite [[Michael Douglas]] in the Netflix series ''[[The Kominsky Method]]'' for which he received two [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]] nominations,<ref name="kominskyemmys" /> two [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]] nominations,<ref name="globes" /> and several [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] nominations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mishra |first=Sudhanshu |date=July 1, 2023 |title=Who was Alan Arkin, the Oscar award winning actor who passed away? |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/who-is/who-was-alan-arkin-the-oscar-award-winning-actor-who-passed-away-1503195769.html |access-date=July 3, 2023 |website=The Statesman |language=en-US}}</ref>

During this time, Arkin was cast in the comedy ''[[Going in Style (2017 film)|Going in Style]]'' (2017) with [[Morgan Freeman]] and [[Michael Caine]],<ref name="varietyobit" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |date=April 7, 2017 |title=Film Review: 'Going in Style' |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/going-in-style-review-morgan-freeman-1202024806/ |access-date=July 4, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Tim Burton]]'s ''[[Dumbo (2019 film)|Dumbo]]'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Galuppo |first=Mia |date=August 17, 2017 |title=Alan Arkin Joins Tim Burton's Live-Action 'Dumbo' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alan-arkin-joins-tim-burtons-live-action-dumbo-1030570/ |access-date=July 4, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lemire |first=Christy |title=Dumbo movie review & film summary (2019) {{!}} Roger Ebert |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dumbo-2019 |access-date=July 4, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

Arkin gave his final two film-acting roles in 2020 and 2022. He starred alongside [[Mark Wahlberg]] and [[Winston Duke]] in the 2020 [[Netflix]] film ''[[Spenser Confidential]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/spenser-confidential-v721128|title=Spenser Confidential (2020) - Peter Berg|website=[[AllMovie]]|access-date=2020-03-10|archive-date=2020-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225234500/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/spenser-confidential-v721128|url-status=live}}</ref> His final performance was voicing the character as Wild Knuckles in the [[Universal Pictures|Universal]] animated film ''[[Minions: The Rise of Gru]]'', which was released to critical and commercial success.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=April 12, 2023 |title=''Minions: The Rise Of Gru'' Worth The Wait At No. 3 In ''Deadline''{{'s}} 2022 Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament |url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/minions-the-rise-of-gru-box-office-profits-1235322372/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413060926/https://deadline.com/2023/04/minions-the-rise-of-gru-box-office-profits-1235322372/ |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |access-date=April 12, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> In September 2022, Arkin joined [[Casey Affleck]], [[Kathy Bates]], and [[Teyana Taylor]] who had been cast in the independent heist thriller ''The Smack'', which was in pre-production prior to his death.<ref name="smack">{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=September 19, 2022 |title=Alan Arkin, Kathy Bates, Teyana Taylor Join Casey Affleck in Heist Thriller 'The Smack' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-smack-movie-cast-casey-affleck-alan-arkin-kathy-bates-teyana-taylor-1235223497/ |access-date=June 30, 2023 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>