Tony & Oscar winner Alan Arkin has died at 89

Arkin made his Broadway debut in From the Second City in 1961. He later acted in Luv and Enter Laughing (for which he won a Tony for Best Featured Actor), before turning to directing. Among his directorial efforts were the original production of Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys, the short-lived Kaye Ballard musical Molly, and Elaine May's Taller Than a Dwarf starring Matthew Broderick & Parker Posey.

He won an Oscar for his role in Little Miss Sunshine, and was nominated for The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, and Argo.

His sons Matthew, Adam, and Anthony also became actors on Broadway and on screen.

May his memory be a blessing.



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Updated On: 6/30/23 at 10:28 AM

Yeah, between Arkin and Sheldon Harnick it’s a bad week for older Jewish men associated with Elaine May.

A wonderful actor in any genre and always a welcomed presence when he popped up in a movie.

Updated On: 6/30/23 at 11:14 AM

“Flies with beaks!”