Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning actor, dies at the age of 89: let’s remember him with his greatest performances
Alan Arkin passed away at the age of 89 in San Diego, California and the announcement was made official by his children in a press release. The sons, in the same press release, remembered him as a force of nature and a talent, from an artistic and human point of view. As an actor, he is one of those characters who have given so much to the world of cinema and also to the world of the small screen with TV series projects.
Alan Arkin: Oscar-winning actor dies
In the world of cinema, his first Oscar nomination was in 1968 with Robert Ellis Miller’s The Scream. in Edward Scissorhands and in the same year in Havana alongside Robert Redford. The Oscar came later, in particular in 2007 for his role as grandfather Edwin Hoover in Little Miss Sunshine. Subsequently, in 2013 another Oscar nomination came for the role of Lester Siege in Ben Affleck’s Argo.
His contribution to the world of TV series is not lacking, always playing different roles: the first we remember is Grace’s father in Will & Grace as a guest star in a decidedly comic role. Still in the field of TV series, Alan Arkin has taken an important role in a recent series, The Kominski Method, starring Michael Douglas. The series is a real jewel, produced by Netflix and still available on the platform and saw Alan Arkin in the first seasons, play Norman Nerlander, best friend of the protagonist. For those who want to see Alan Arkin again, this series is certainly a first step, which will leave some melancholy, but given how his character is structured, perhaps it is the best way to remember him as an actor.
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