Alan Arkin was the Academy Award winning actor best known for his roles in The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming, Wait Until Dark, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, Popi, Catch-22, The In-Laws, Edward Scissorhands, Glengarry Glen Ross, Grosse Point Blank, Thirteen Conversations About One Thing, Little Miss Sunshine, Get Smart, and Argo.
With two friends, he formed the folk group The Tarriers, in which Alan Arkin sang and played guitar.