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Alan Arkin

1934 - 2023

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Alan Wolf Arkin (March 26, 1934 – June 29, 2023) was an American actor, filmmaker and musician. In a career spanning seven decades, he received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Tony Award as well as nominations for six Emmy Awards. Arkin performed in the sketch comedy group The Second City before acting on the Broadway stage, starring as David Kolowitz in the Joseph Stein play Enter Laughing in 1963, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He returned to Broadway acting in the comedic play Luv (1964), and directed Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys (1971), for which he received a Tony Award nomination. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Arkin is the 509th most popular actor (down from 408th in 2019), the 1,068th most popular biography from United States (down from 739th in 2019) and the 268th most popular American Actor.

Alan Arkin is most famous for his roles in movies such as The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming, Wait Until Dark, and The In-Laws.

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Among actors, Alan Arkin ranks 509 out of 13,578. Before him are Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joe Morton, Jonathan Banks, Stanley Tucci, Ali MacGraw, and Robert Carlyle. After him are Peter Stormare, Kevin Kline, Tobin Bell, Alida Valli, Gian Maria Volonté, and Daniel Auteuil.

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Among people born in 1934, Alan Arkin ranks 49. Before him are Richard Meier, Georges Moustaki, Louise Fletcher, Bill Bixby, Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler, and Niklaus Wirth. After him are Lansana Conté, John L. Hall, Albert Speer, Carlo Rubbia, Wole Soyinka, and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Among people deceased in 2023, Alan Arkin ranks 42. Before him are Raquel Welch, Mohamed Al-Fayed, C. R. Rao, Ryan O'Neal, Astrud Gilberto, and Pervez Musharraf. After him are Ben Ferencz, Li Keqiang, Ray Stevenson, Lucile Randon, Antonio Negri, and Ferid Murad.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alan Arkin ranks 1,068 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul Tibbets (1915), H. L. Mencken (1880), Rick Rubin (1963), Stanley Tucci (1960), Drew Weissman (1959), and Ali MacGraw (1939). After him are Wallace Carothers (1896), Victor Fleming (1889), John Browning (1855), Kamehameha I (1758), Kenneth G. Wilson (1936), and Suzi Quatro (1950).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Alan Arkin ranks 268. Before him are Charlie Sheen (1965), René Auberjonois (1940), Joe Morton (1947), Jonathan Banks (1947), Stanley Tucci (1960), and Ali MacGraw (1939). After him are Kevin Kline (1947), Tobin Bell (1942), Arthur Kennedy (1914), Richard Kiel (1939), Richard Crenna (1926), and Shelley Duvall (1949).

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