The star, who won an Oscar for his role in “Little Miss Sunshine,” brought comedy to drama and pathos to comedy. (JTA) — Alan ... most critics agreed that he was a “coded” Jew. Arkin ...

What to watch: 10 Winona Ryder roles beyond 'Stranger Things' Teens ... will premiere May 28 on Netflix. Alan Wolf Arkin (born March 26, 1934) is an American actor, director, musician and singer.

US actor Alan Arkin, who won an Oscar and a Bafta for his role as the outrageous grandad ... in 1956 with The Banana Boat Song, later made famous by Harry Belafonte. A college dropout, he moved ...

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.