Alan Arkin, the wry character actor who demonstrated his versatility in comedy and drama as he received four Academy Award nominations and won an Oscar in 2007 for 91裸聊视频淟ittle Miss Sunshine,91裸聊视频� has died. He was 89.

His sons Adam, Matthew and Anthony confirmed their father91裸聊视频檚 death through the actor91裸聊视频檚 publicist on Friday. 91裸聊视频淥ur father was a uniquely talented force of nature, both as an artist and a man,91裸聊视频� they said in a statement.

A member of Chicago91裸聊视频檚 famed Second City comedy troupe, Arkin was an immediate success in movies with the Cold War spoof 91裸聊视频淭he Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming91裸聊视频� and peaked late in life with his win as best supporting actor for the surprise 2006 hit 91裸聊视频淟ittle Miss Sunshine.91裸聊视频� More than 40 years separated his first Oscar nomination, for 91裸聊视频淭he Russians are Coming,91裸聊视频� from his nomination for playing a conniving Hollywood producer in the Oscar-winning 91裸聊视频淎rgo.91裸聊视频�

In recent years he starred opposite Michael Douglas in the Netflix comedy series 91裸聊视频淭he Kominsky Method,91裸聊视频� a role that earned him two Emmy nominations.

Arkin once joked to The Associated Press that the beauty of being a character actor was not having to take his clothes off for a role. He wasn91裸聊视频檛 a sex symbol or superstar, but was rarely out of work, appearing in more than 100 TV and feature films. His trademarks were likability, relatability and complete immersion in his roles, no matter how unusual, whether playing a Russian submarine officer in 91裸聊视频淭he Russians are Coming91裸聊视频� who struggles to communicate with the equally jittery Americans, or standing out as the foul-mouthed, drug-addicted grandfather in 91裸聊视频淟ittle Miss Sunshine.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淎lan91裸聊视频檚 never had an identifiable screen personality because he just disappears into his characters,91裸聊视频� director Norman Jewison of 91裸聊视频淭he Russians are Coming91裸聊视频� once observed. 91裸聊视频淗is accents are impeccable, and he91裸聊视频檚 even able to change his looks. 91裸聊视频� He91裸聊视频檚 always been underestimated, partly because he91裸聊视频檚 never been in service of his own success.91裸聊视频�

While still with Second City, Arkin was chosen by Carl Reiner to play the young protagonist in the 1963 Broadway play 91裸聊视频淓nter Laughing,91裸聊视频� based on Reiner91裸聊视频檚 semi-autobiographical novel.

He attracted strong reviews and the notice of Jewison, who was preparing to direct a 1966 comedy about a Russian sub that creates a panic when it ventures too close to a small New England town. In Arkin91裸聊视频檚 next major film, he proved he could also play a villain, however reluctantly. Arkin starred in 91裸聊视频淲ait Until Dark91裸聊视频� as a vicious drug dealer who holds a blind woman (Audrey Hepburn) captive in her own apartment, believing a drug shipment is hidden there.

He recalled in a 1998 interview how difficult it was to terrorize Hepburn91裸聊视频檚 character.

91裸聊视频淛ust awful,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淪he was an exquisite lady, so being mean to her was hard.91裸聊视频�

196891裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭he Heart Is a Lonely Hunter,91裸聊视频� in which he played a sensitive man who could not hear or speak, again elevated Arkin91裸聊视频檚 status in Hollywood. He starred as the bumbling French detective in 91裸聊视频淚nspector Clouseau91裸聊视频� that same year, but the film would become overlooked in favor of Peter Sellers91裸聊视频� Clouseau in the 91裸聊视频淧ink Panther91裸聊视频� movies.

Arkin91裸聊视频檚 career as a character actor continued to blossom when Mike Nichols, a fellow Second City alumnus, cast him in the starring role as Rossarian, the victim of wartime red tape in 197091裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淐atch-22,91裸聊视频� based on Joseph Heller91裸聊视频檚 million-selling novel. Through the years, Arkin turned up in such favorites as 91裸聊视频淓dward Scissorhands,91裸聊视频� playing Johnny Depp91裸聊视频檚 neighbor; and in the film version of David Mamet91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淕lengarry Glen Ross91裸聊视频� as a dogged real estate salesman. He and Reiner played brothers, one successful (Reiner), one struggling (Arkin), in the 1998 film 91裸聊视频淭he Slums of Beverly Hills.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚 used to think that my stuff had a lot of variety. But I realized that for the first twenty years or so, most of the characters I played were outsiders, strangers to their environment, foreigners in one way or another,91裸聊视频� he told The Associated Press in 2007.

91裸聊视频淎s I started to get more and more comfortable with myself, that started to shift. I got one of the nicest compliments I91裸聊视频檝e ever gotten from someone a few days ago. They said that they thought my characters were very often the heart, the moral center of a film. I didn91裸聊视频檛 particularly understand it, but I liked it; it made me happy.91裸聊视频�

Other recent credits included 91裸聊视频淕oing in Style,91裸聊视频� a 2017 remake featuring fellow Oscar winners Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman, and 91裸聊视频淭he Kominsky Method.91裸聊视频� He played a Hollywood talent agent and friend of Douglas91裸聊视频� character, a once-promising actor who ran an acting school after his career sputtered.

Arkin also directed the film version of Jules Feiffer91裸聊视频檚 1971 dark comedy 91裸聊视频淟ittle Murders91裸聊视频� and Neil Simon91裸聊视频檚 1972 play about bickering old vaudeville partners, 91裸聊视频淭he Sunshine Boys.91裸聊视频� On television, Arkin appeared in the short-lived series 91裸聊视频淔ay91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淗arry91裸聊视频� and played a night court judge in Sidney Lumet91裸聊视频檚 drama series 91裸聊视频�100 Centre Street91裸聊视频� on A&E. He also wrote several books for children.

Born in New York City91裸聊视频檚 borough of Brooklyn, he and his family, which included two younger brothers, moved to Los Angeles when he was 11. His parents found jobs as teachers, but were fired during the post-World War II Red Scare because they were Communists.

91裸聊视频淲e were dirt poor so I couldn91裸聊视频檛 afford to go to the movies often,91裸聊视频� he told the AP in 1998. 91裸聊视频淏ut I went whenever I could and focused in on movies, as they were more important than anything in my life.91裸聊视频�

He studied acting at Los Angeles City College; California State University, Los Angeles; and Bennington College in Vermont, where he earned a scholarship to the formerly all-girls school.

He married a fellow student, Jeremy Yaffe, and they had two sons, Adam and Matthew.

After he and Yaffe divorced in 1961, Arkin married actress-writer Barbara Dana, and they had a son, Anthony. All three sons became actors: Adam starred in the TV series 91裸聊视频淐hicago Hope.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚t was certainly nothing that I pushed them into,91裸聊视频� Arkin said in 1998. 91裸聊视频淚t made absolutely no difference to me what they did, as long as it allowed them to grow.91裸聊视频�

Arkin began his entertainment career as an organizer and singer with The Tarriers, a group that briefly rode the folk musical revival wave of the late 1950s. Later, he turned to stage acting, off-Broadway and always in dramatic roles.

At Second City, he worked with Nichols, Elaine May, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara and others in creating intellectual, high-speed impromptu riffs the fads and follies of the day.

91裸聊视频淚 never knew that I could be funny until I joined Second City,91裸聊视频� he said.