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‘I love this man so much. The favourite of all my movie dads,’ Arkin’s ‘Slums of Beverly Hills’ co-star Lyonne wrote

Arkin recently starred in the Netflix comedy series The Kominsky Method, alongside Douglas.

The actor, director and musician had received numerous nods from the Academy Awards and was a noted theatre actor. He is survived by his third wife and three sons.

Arkin was known for his ability to immerse himself in a wide variety of roles, winning him acclaim in numerous films.

Oscar winner Alan Arkin, whose background in improvisation and knack for comic drama were cornerstones of his extensive genre-hopping career that yielded enduring characters from the 1960s comedy “The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming” to “Little Miss Sunshine” and “Argo,” has died.

“I never knew that I could be funny until I joined Second City,” he once said. His many movies included “Catch-22,” “The In-Laws” and “The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming”

Oscar winner Alan Arkin has died at age 89