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5 unusual facts about Alan Arkin


Coin manipulation

Steve Carrell and Alan Arkin also perform the trick in tandem (almost a "dueling knuckle walk") in the movie The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.

Four Days in September

The film is a fictional version of the dramatic events of the 1969 abduction of the American ambassador Charles Burke Elbrick (played by Alan Arkin) in 1969 in Rio de Janeiro by the Revolutionary Movement 8th October (MR-8).

Jakob the Liar

Jakob the Liar is a 1999 American film directed by Peter Kassovitz and starring Robin Williams, Alan Arkin, Liev Schreiber, Hannah Taylor-Gordon, and Bob Balaban.

Joshua Then and Now

Richler adapted it into the feature film Joshua Then and Now, starring James Woods, Alan Arkin, and Gabrielle Lazure; directed by Ted Kotcheff who had previously directed Richler's The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz.

Roger Bowen

He said he was writing theater reviews for the University of Chicago student newspaper when he was asked to pen material for an improvisational troupe that included Alan Arkin and Mike Nichols.


Arlene Golonka

In addition to acting on Broadway and television, Golonka has also had supporting roles in some 30 films, including Hang 'Em High, Airport '77, The In-Laws (starring Peter Falk and Alan Arkin), and The End of Innocence.

Dominik Garcia-Lorido

In 2009, Dominik GarcĂ­a-Lorido starred as Vivian Rizzo in City Island, a comedy costarring her father, along with Emily Mortimer, Julianna Margulies, and Alan Arkin.

Paula Devicq

She starred in the short-lived but critically acclaimed A&E network series 100 Centre Street starring Alan Arkin and directed by Sidney Lumet.

Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins

Idiotic driving instructor and former United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Rafferty (Alan Arkin) lives in poverty near Hollywood, California.


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