US actor Alan Arkin, who won an Oscar and a Bafta for his role as the outrageous grandad ... He won Emmy Award nominations for his work on TV shows like Escape from Sobibor, The Pentagon Papers ...
The star, who won an Oscar for his role in “Little Miss Sunshine,” brought comedy to drama and pathos to comedy. (JTA) — Alan Arkin knew ... he starred in the television film “Escape ...
Actor Alan Arkin ... in the Communist Party. Arkin moved to New York where he joined the folk music group The Tarriers, which led to his first movie role in Calypso Heat Wave in 1957.