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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”