On Thursday, June 29, American actor Alan Arkin died. He was 89 years old.
This is reported by Variety, citing the family of the film artist.
“Our father had a unique talent and natural strength, he was an artist and a man. A loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, he was adored and will be greatly missed,” Arkin’s sons Adam, Matthew and Anthony said.
The actor died at his home in Carlsbad, California.
In 1966, for the role of Lieutenant Rozanov in the comedy The Russians Are Coming! Arkin received a Golden Globe and his first Oscar nomination.
Four years later, he starred in the cult “Catch-22”, where his hero found himself in a hopeless situation: a crazy pilot can only be commissioned on his personal application, and a statement in order to avoid sorties is an indisputable sign of sound mind. The result was a UN award.
In 2007, the actor won an Oscar on his third attempt for his supporting role in the comedy Little Miss Sunshine, where he got the role of a grandfather who is not indifferent to porn and heroin.
Arkin made his first film in 1971, adapting the satire The Little Murders, starring Jules Feiffer and Elliott Gould.
He returned to the director’s chair for the 1977 comedy Sell Out, starring himself and Rob Reiner.
Arkin also filmed several projects for television.
Other well-known works by Arkin include the TV series The Kominsky Method (Emmy nominations), the films Edward Scissorhands, Escape from Sobibor, Operation Argo, Gattaca, Leaving Beautifully and others.
We also wrote that in February, the owner of the Golden Globe and the sex symbol of the 1970s American actress Raquel Welch died.
A month earlier, Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida died at the age of 95. The actress made her debut in 1952 in the French film Fanfan Tulip. The film won prizes at the Cannes and Berlin film festivals and brought her worldwide fame.
