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The date of birth of Alan Arkin is April 26, 1934. The actor was born in New York (NY, USA), in Brooklyn. Alan grew up in a Jewish family. Arkin’s parents were immigrants from Germany and Russia. Alan began his acting career while he was studying in college. Arkin tried himself as a singer and he preferred the “folk”. After graduation from the college Alan helped to stage the famous Chicago comedy troupe "Second City". The actor came back in New York in 1963. After Alan’s opening in the Broadway, he got success. The talented work on the stage opened for actor the door to Hollywood. Alan’s first role was in the movie "Russian go, the Russian are coming!" Alan Arkin was nominated for "Oscar" for the role in this film. Alan Arkin was one of several actors in the history of cinematographic, who was nominated for "Oscar" in the category "Best Actor" for his first role on the screen. Alan Arkin also played in the movie “Catch-22” directed by Mike Nichols. In the 1970s, Alan decided to remember his passion of directing, and he returned to work of producer and screenwriter. The most notable roles Alan played in such movies like "Edward Scissor hands," "Americans," "Murder in Grosse Pointe," "Gattaca".

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Here you can learn about the movies Alan Arkin acted in. You can see the names of the movies, their budget, years of release and the money gained from the screening of the certain movie. It is always interesting to know.

Movies & Videos	Budget	Year	Opening weekend	US box Office
Get Smart - The Chief	$80M	2008	$38.7M	$130M
Marley & Me - Arnie Klein	$60M	2008	$36.4M	$143M
America's Sweethearts - Wellness Guide	$48M	2001	$30.2M	$93.6M
North - Judge Buckle	$40M	1994		$7.14M
The Rocketeer - Peevy	$40M	1991		$46.7M
Gattaca - Det. Hugo	$36M	1997	$4.32M	$12.3M
Havana - Joe Volpi	$30M	1990		$9.24M
Rendition - Senator Hawkins	$27.5M	2007	$4.06M	$9.66M
Steal Big Steal Little - Lou Perilli, Ruben's Partner	$25M	1995		$6.28M
Edward Scissorhands - Bill	$20M	1990		$56.4M
Catch-22 - Capt. John Yossarian	$18M	1970
Grosse Pointe Blank - Dr. Oatman	$15M	1997	$6.87M	$28M
Jakob the Liar - Frankfurter	$15M	1999	$2.06M	$4.96M
Glengarry Glen Ross - George Aaronow	$12.5M	1992		$10.7M
Magicians - Milo	$10M	2000
Little Miss Sunshine - Grandpa Edwin Hoover	$8M	2006	$371K	$59.9M
Sunshine Cleaning - Joe Lorkowski	$8M	2008	$219K	$12.1M
The Magician of Lublin - Yasha Mazur	$6M	1979
Mother Night - George Kraft	$6M	1996	$48.7K	$392K
City Island - Michael Malakov	$6M	2009	$32K	$6.67M