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Alan Arkin

Alan Wolf Arkin (born March 26, 1934) is an American actor, director and screenwriter. With a film career spanning six decades, Arkin is known for his performances in Popi; Wait Until Dark; The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming; The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter; Catch-22; The In-Laws; Edward Scissorhands; Glengarry Glen Ross; Thirteen Conversations About One Thing; Little Miss Sunshine; and Argo. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor twice for his performances in The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming and The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Little Miss Sunshine and received a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his performance in Argo.

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Out of My Mind

Out of My Mind

2018
An Improvised Life: A Memoir

An Improvised Life: A Memoir

2011
Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 2001

Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 2001

2001

with John Langan, Charles Coleman Finlay and Ron Goulart

Cassie loves Beethoven

Cassie loves Beethoven

2000
Power Plays

Power Plays

1999

with Elaine May

One Present from Flekman's

One Present from Flekman's

1999
Some fine grampa!

Some fine grampa!

1995
The Clearing

The Clearing

1986
Halfway Through The Door: First Steps On A Path Toward Enlightenment

Halfway Through The Door: First Steps On A Path Toward Enlightenment

1979
The lemming condition

The lemming condition

1976
Tony's Hard Work Day

Tony's Hard Work Day

1972