He's always been underestimated, partly because he's never been in service of his own success."Īrkin was nominated for an Oscar four times and won best actor in a supporting role for Little Miss Sunshine in 2007, and got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019. "His accents are impeccable, and he's even able to change his looks. "Alan's never had an identifiable screen personality because he just disappears into his characters," director Norman Jewison of The Russians are Coming once observed. His trademarks were likability, relatability and complete immersion in his roles, no matter how unusual, whether playing a Russian submarine officer in The Russians are Coming who struggles to communicate with the equally jittery Americans, or standing out as the foul-mouthed, drug-addicted grandfather in Little Miss Sunshine. He wasn't a sex symbol or superstar, but was rarely out of work, with over 100 television and feature film credits to his name. More than 100 film and TV creditsĪrkin once joked to The Associated Press that the beauty of being a character actor was not having to take his clothes off for a role. In recent years he starred opposite Michael Douglas in the Netflix comedy series The Kominsky Method, a role that earned him two Emmy nominations. More than 40 years separated his first Oscar nomination, for The Russians are Coming, from his nomination for playing a conniving Hollywood producer in the Oscar-winning Argo. Alan Arkin voices Minions crime boss character in Cape Breton sound studio.Sue Johanson, beloved Canadian sex educator, dead at 93.
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