Person · Actor and director · Active since 1951
Alan Arkin
1934–2023, Brooklyn
American actor and director, born in Brooklyn. Won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Golden Globe for Best Actor, Musical or Comedy, the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor and one other major prize. Nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Appeared in 66 films on this site, including Argo (2012), Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Gattaca (1997). Of the actors and directors on this site, Alan Arkin shares the most films with John Goodman (3 films), Olivia Wilde (3) and Christopher Walken (3) (313 in all).
Partners by shared films
Who Alan Arkin made films with
- 3John GoodmanMother Night, Argo, Love the Coopers
- 3Olivia WildeThe Change-Up, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Love the Coopers
- 3Christopher WalkenAmerica's Sweethearts, Noel, Stand Up Guys
- 3Mary Lynn RajskubFirewall, Little Miss Sunshine, Sunshine Cleaning
- 3Alex RoccoFreebie and the Bean, Hearts of the West, Fire Sale
- 2Robin WilliamsJakob the Liar, Noel
- 2Al PacinoGlengarry Glen Ross, Stand Up Guys
- 2Michael CaineWoman Times Seven, Going in Style
- 2Reese WitherspoonRendition, The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
- 2Winona RyderEdward Scissorhands, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
- 2Amy AdamsSunshine Cleaning, The Muppets
- 2Tim BurtonEdward Scissorhands, Dumbo
- 2Emily BluntSunshine Cleaning, The Muppets
- 2Carl ReinerThe Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, Slums of Beverly Hills
- 2Bryan CranstonLittle Miss Sunshine, Argo
- 2James CaanFreebie and the Bean, Get Smart
- 2Rob ReinerFire Sale, North
- 2Steve CarellLittle Miss Sunshine, Get Smart
- 2John CusackGrosse Pointe Blank, America's Sweethearts
- 2Bill PaxtonIndian Summer, Million Dollar Arm
- 2Marisa TomeiSlums of Beverly Hills, Love the Coopers
- 2Andy GarciaSteal Big Steal Little, City Island
- 2Peter FalkThe In-Laws, Big Trouble
- 2Billy CrystalAmerica's Sweethearts, The Muppets
- 2Rita MorenoPopi, Slums of Beverly Hills
- 2Dan AykroydNorth, Grosse Pointe Blank
- 2Abigail BreslinLittle Miss Sunshine, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
- 2Ann-MargretThe Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, Going in Style
- 2Hank AzariaGrosse Pointe Blank, America's Sweethearts
- 2Greg KinnearLittle Miss Sunshine, Thin Ice
- 2Charles DurningDeadhead Miles, Big Trouble
- 2Julianna MarguliesCity Island, Stand Up Guys
- 2Peter BoyleTaking the Heat, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
- 2Sally KellermanLast of the Red Hot Lovers, Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
- 2Fisher StevensFour Days in September, Stand Up Guys
- 2Mark MargolisJakob the Liar, Stand Up Guys
- 1Selena GomezThe Muppets
- 1Scarlett JohanssonNorth
- 1Audrey HepburnWait Until Dark
- 1Johnny DeppEdward Scissorhands
- 1Robert De NiroGrudge Match
- 1Meryl StreepRendition
- 1Julia RobertsAmerica's Sweethearts
- 1Jennifer AnistonMarley & Me
- 1Jim CarreyThe Incredible Burt Wonderstone
- 1Morgan FreemanGoing in Style
- 1Sylvester StalloneGrudge Match
- 1Keanu ReevesThe Private Lives of Pippa Lee
- 1Penélope CruzNoel
- 1Bruce WillisNorth
- 1Harrison FordFirewall
- 1Orson WellesCatch-22
- 1Anne HathawayGet Smart
- 1Christopher LeeThe Return of Captain Invincible
- 1Dwayne JohnsonGet Smart
- 1Robert Downey Jr.Eros
- 1Ben AffleckArgo
- 1Mike TysonGrudge Match
- 1Jason BatemanThe Change-Up
- 1Monica BellucciThe Private Lives of Pippa Lee
- 1Whoopi GoldbergThe Muppets
- 1Julianne MooreThe Private Lives of Pippa Lee
- 1Catherine Zeta-JonesAmerica's Sweethearts
- 1Kirsten DunstMother Night
- 1Uma ThurmanGattaca
- 1Susan SarandonNoel
- 1Jon VoightCatch-22
- 1Paul WalkerNoel
- 1Diane KeatonLove the Coopers
- 1Mark WahlbergSpenser Confidential
- 1Robert RedfordHavana
- 1Donald SutherlandLittle Murders
- 1Shirley MacLaineWoman Times Seven
- 1Laurence OlivierThe Seven-Per-Cent Solution
- 1Peter SellersWoman Times Seven
- 1Kim BasingerGrudge Match
- 1Robert DuvallThe Seven-Per-Cent Solution
- 1Matthew McConaugheyThirteen Conversations About One Thing
- 1James GandolfiniThe Incredible Burt Wonderstone
- 1Kevin SpaceyGlengarry Glen Ross
- 1Ryan ReynoldsThe Change-Up
- 1Jude LawGattaca
- 1Eva GreenDumbo
- 1Jennifer ConnellyThe Rocketeer
- 1Alec BaldwinGlengarry Glen Ross
- 1Danny DeVitoDumbo
- 1Mike MyersSo I Married an Axe Murderer
- 1Bill MurrayGet Smart
- 1Elijah WoodNorth
- 1Kathy BatesNorth
- 1Jeff BridgesHearts of the West
- 1Amanda SeyfriedLove the Coopers
- 1Larry KingAmerica's Sweethearts
- 1Jake GyllenhaalRendition
- 1Timothée ChalametLove the Coopers
- 1Vittorio De SicaWoman Times Seven
- 1Jack BlackThe Muppets
- 1Michelangelo AntonioniEros
- 1Gore VidalGattaca
- 1Ethan HawkeGattaca
Films in this guide
- The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966)actor
- Wait Until Dark (1967)actor
- Woman Times Seven (1967)actor
- The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1968)actor
- Popi (1969)actor
- Catch-22 (1970)actor
- Little Murders (1971)director, actor
- Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1972)actor
- Deadhead Miles (1973)actor
- Freebie and the Bean (1974)actor
- Hearts of the West (1975)actor
- Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (1975)actor
- The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)actor
- Fire Sale (1977)director, actor
- The In-Laws (1979)actor
- The Magician of Lublin (1979)actor
- Simon (1980)actor
- Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981)actor
- Full Moon High (1981)actor
- The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)actor
- Bad Medicine (1985)actor
- Joshua Then and Now (1985)actor
- Big Trouble (1986)actor
- Coupe de Ville (1990)actor
- Edward Scissorhands (1990)actor, as Bill Boggs
- Havana (1990)actor
- The Rocketeer (1991)actor
- Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)actor
- Indian Summer (1993)actor
- So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)actor
- Taking the Heat (1993)actor
- North (1994)actor
- Steal Big Steal Little (1995)actor
- Mother Night (1996)actor, as George Kraft
- Four Days in September (1997)actor, as Charles Burke Elbrick
- Gattaca (1997)actor
- Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)actor, as Dr. Oatman
- Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)actor
- Jakob the Liar (1999)actor, as Max Frankfurter
- Magicians (2000)actor
- America's Sweethearts (2001)actor
- Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001)actor
- Eros (2004)actor
- Noel (2004)actor
- Firewall (2006)actor
- Little Miss Sunshine (2006)actor
- Raising Flagg (2006)actor
- The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)actor
- Rendition (2007)actor
- Get Smart (2008)actor
- Marley & Me (2008)actor
- Sunshine Cleaning (2008)actor, as Joe Lorkowski
- City Island (2009)actor
- The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009)actor
- The Change-Up (2011)actor
- The Muppets (2011)actor
- Thin Ice (2011)actor
- Argo (2012)actor, as Lester Siegel
- Stand Up Guys (2012)actor
- Grudge Match (2013)actor
- The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)actor
- Million Dollar Arm (2014)actor, as Ray Poitevint
- Love the Coopers (2015)actor
- Going in Style (2017)actor
- Dumbo (2019)actor, as J. Griffin Remington
- Spenser Confidential (2020)actor