Adam Arkin
| Adam Arkin | |
|---|---|
 Publicity photo of Arkin from Busting Loose in 1976 | |
| Born |
August 19, 1956 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, writer, director |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Linda Arkin (divorced; 1 child) Phyllis Lyons (1999–2013; 1 child) |
| Parent(s) | Alan Arkin |
Adam Arkin (born August 19, 1956)[1] is an American television, film and stage actor and director. He played the role of Aaron Shutt on Chicago Hope. He has been nominated for numerous awards, including a Tony (Best Actor, 1991, I Hate Hamlet) as well as 3 primetime Emmys, 4 SAG Awards (Ensemble, Chicago Hope), and a DGA Award (My Louisiana Sky). In 2002, Arkin won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special for My Louisiana Sky. He is also one of the three actors to portray Dale "The Whale" Biederbeck on Monk. Between 2007 and 2009, he starred in the NBC drama Life. In 2009, he portrayed villain Ethan Zobelle, a white separatist gang leader, on the FX original series Sons of Anarchy. He is the son of Oscar-winning actor Alan Arkin.
Early life
Arkin was born in Brooklyn, New York, to actor, director and writer Alan Arkin and his first wife Jeremy Yaffe.[2] He graduated from Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York.
Career
Arkin guest-starred in the award-winning television show Happy Days in episode 185 in 1975. His first starring role in television was as Lenny Markowitz, the central character in the 1977 situation comedy Busting Loose. He since has appeared in various television series such as The Twilight Zone (1986), Northern Exposure (CBS, 1990–95), where he played the mercurial barefooted chef Adam, and Chicago Hope (CBS, 1994–2000). He appeared in two Law & Order episodes, "Self Defense" (Season 3, 1992) as jewelry store owner George Costas and "Red Ball" (Season 16, 2005) as a district attorney named Charles Graham. He also appeared in Picket Fences (Season 2 Episode 13). Other recent television appearances include The West Wing (1999) (as trauma specialist and psychiatrist Dr. Stanley Keyworth), Frasier, as an obsessive fan of Frasier's, for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, Boston Legal, Baby Bob, Monk and 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (2002). In 2007 he starred in the NBC drama Life in the role of Ted Earley. He played a white separatist leader named Ethan Zobelle during the second season of the FX series Sons of Anarchy reuniting with former 8 Simple Rules cast mate Katey Sagal. In 2011, he appeared in The Closer episode "To Serve With Love" (Season 7) as a suspect named Steven Hirschbaum. He also portrayed mob boss Theo Tonin on Justified in 2011, and an FBI agent in The Chicago Code, also in 2011.
Arkin's film appearances include Hitch (2005) and Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998). He has performed in Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theatre productions, including both the South Coast Repertory world premiere and Broadway production of Brooklyn Boy[3][4] by playwright Donald Margulies. In addition he is known for his directing work, having done episodes of Grey's Anatomy, Boston Legal, The Riches, Dirt, Ally McBeal, Sons of Anarchy, The Blacklist, Justified and Masters of Sex. He won an Emmy for directing the Showtime television film My Louisiana Sky. In April 2008, Arkin guest-starred in the Web series Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show.[5] He played the part of a divorce lawyer in the film A Serious Man (2009), directed by Ethan and Joel Coen.[6]
Arkin also played a minor role in the NPR radio drama of Star Wars, A New Hope as the voice of Fixer. For PBS, he voiced Meriwether Lewis in Ken Burns' The Voyage of the Corps of Discovery (1997). He also provided character voice work for the Emmy-winning series The National Parks.
He has directed three episodes of the 2013 Cold War television drama, The Americans and the final episode of the second season (2014) of Masters of Sex.[7]
Personal life
He has a daughter, Molly, with his first wife Linda.[8] He was married to Phyllis Anne Arkin (née Lyons) (1999–2013), and they had one son together. Phyllis filed for divorce in August 2013.[9] Arkin is from a Jewish family.[10]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | The Monitors | Boy in Monitors Commercial | |
| 1969 | People Soup | Adam | Short film |
| 1971 | Made for Each Other | Teenage Gig | |
| 1974 | Moe and Joe | Ralph | Television film |
| 1974 | It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy | Ken Walters | Television film |
| 1975 | All Together Now | Jerry | Television film |
| 1976 | Baby Blue Marine | Rupe | |
| 1979 | Tom Edison: The Boy Who Lit Up the World | Cole Bogardis | Television film |
| 1981 | Under the Rainbow | Henry Hudson | |
| 1981 | Chu Chu and the Philly Flash | Charlie | |
| 1981 | Full Moon High | Tony | |
| 1985 | The Fourth Wise Man | Joseph | Television film |
| 1987 | Personal Foul | Jeremy | |
| 1988 | Necessary Parties | Mr. Dunfee | Television film |
| 1990 | Heat Wave | Art Berman | Television film |
| 1990 | Babies | David | Television film |
| 1990 | A Promise to Keep | Louis Colt | Television film |
| 1991 | The Doctor | Dr. Eli Blumfield | |
| 1993 | Wrestling Ernest Hemingway | Bookstore Manager | Uncredited |
| 1995 | In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice | Agent Gabriel Valentino | Television film |
| 1997 | Not in This Town | Brian Schnitzer | Television film |
| 1998 | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | Will Brennan | Nominated—Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor – Horror |
| 1998 | With Friends Like These... | Steve Hersh | |
| 1998 | Thirst | Bob Miller | Television film |
| 1999 | Lake Placid | Kevin | Uncredited |
| 1999 | A Slight Case of Murder | Detective Fred Stapelli | Television film |
| 2000 | Dropping Out | Scott Kayle | |
| 2000 | Hanging Up | Joe Marks | |
| 2000 | East of A | Sylvester | |
| 2001 | Mission | Vissarion Belinsky | |
| 2001 | Off Season | Richard Frangello | Television film |
| 2002 | Roughing It | Henry | Television film |
| 2002 | Stark Raving Mad | Don Partridge | Uncredited |
| 2005 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | Gabe Difranco | |
| 2005 | Hitch | Max | |
| 2005 | Chloe | The Father | Short film |
| 2005 | Kids in America | Ed Mumsford | |
| 2006 | Murder on Pleasant Drive | John David Smith | Television film |
| 2007 | Graduation | Dean Deeley | |
| 2009 | Just Peck | Michael Peck | |
| 2009 | A Serious Man | Divorce Lawyer | Nominated—Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast |
| 2010 | Tell Tale | Husband | Short film |
| 2010 | Who Gets the Parents | Gene | Television film |
| 2011 | Summer Eleven | Ron | |
| 2011 | Smothered | Alan | Television film |
| 2012 | The Sessions | Josh | |
| 2013 | In Security | Broomhall | |
| 2014 | 10 Cent Pistol | Nir Zir |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Happy Days | Bo | Episode: "Fonzy Joins the Band" |
| 1975 | We'll Get By | Richard | Episode: "Family Portrait" |
| 1975 | Barney Miller | Howard Smith | Episode: "Grand Hotel" |
| 1975 | Harry O | Eric Kershaw | Episode: "Portrait of a Murder" |
| 1975 | Hawaii Five-O | Alex Scofield | Episode: "A Touch of Guilt" |
| 1976 | Visions | Bernie Heller | Episode: "The Great Cherub Knitwear Strike" |
| 1977 | Busting Loose | Lenny Markowitz | 21 episodes |
| 1978 | The Love Boat | Alex Lambert | Episode: "Heads or Tails" |
| 1978 | Captain Kangaroo | Genie of the Banana | Episode: "10 January 1978" |
| 1978 | Pearl | Pvt. Billy Zylowski | 3 episodes |
| 1982 | Teachers Only | Michael Dreyfuss | 8 episodes |
| 1982 | The Love Boat | Jonathan Stevens | Episode: "Salvaged Romance" |
| 1985 | St. Elsewhere | Doug Zageck | Episode: "Fathers and Sons" |
| 1986–87 | L.A. Law | Richard Kendall | 2 episodes |
| 1986 | The Twilight Zone | Michael Wright | Episode: "A Matter of Minutes" |
| 1986 | All Is Forgiven | Phil Douglas | Episode: "Past Perfect" |
| 1986 | Tough Cookies | Danny Polchek | 6 episodes |
| 1986 | A Year in the Life | Jim Eisenberg | 3 episodes |
| 1987–88 | A Year in the Life | Jim Eisenberg | 22 episodes |
| 1989 | Hard Time on Planet Earth | Harry Newcomb | Episode: "Losing Control" |
| 1989 | MacGyver | Tony Parisio | Episode: "The Invisible Killer" |
| 1989–90 | Knots Landing | Mark Baylor | 6 episodes |
| 1990–95 | Northern Exposure | Adam | 10 episodes Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Specialty Player Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series |
| 1991 | China Beach | Joe Arneburg | 3 episodes |
| 1991 | Nurses | Peter Teller | Episode: "Love, Death, and the Whole Damn Thing" |
| 1992 | Law & Order | George Costas | Episode: "Self Defense" |
| 1993 | Tribeca | Bob | Episode: "Stepping Back" |
| 1993 | Big Wave Dave's | Marshall Fisher | 6 episodes |
| 1994 | Picket Fences | Attorney Robert Biel | 2 episodes |
| 1994–2000 | Chicago Hope | Dr. Aaron Shutt | 138 episodes Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (1995–98) |
| 1996 | Picket Fences | Edward | Episode: "The Z Files" |
| 1997 | MADTv | Host | Episode: "2.19" |
| 1997 | Perversions of Science | Paul Danko | Episode: "Dream of Doom" |
| 2000–02 | The West Wing | Dr. Stanley Keyworth | 4 episodes |
| 2001 | The Chris Isaak Show | Jimmy Vane | Episode: "Hurricane" |
| 2001 | Frasier | Tom | Episode: "The Two Hundredth" Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series |
| 2002 | Monk | Dale 'The Whale' Biederbeck | Episode: "Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale" |
| 2002–03 | Baby Bob | Walter Spencer | 14 episodes |
| 2003 | The Practice | Atty. Albert Ginsberg | Episode: "The Chosen" |
| 2004–05 | 8 Simple Rules | Principal Ed Gibb | 12 episodes |
| 2005 | Law & Order | Charlie Graham | Episode: "Red Ball" |
| 2006 | Commander in Chief | Carl Brantley | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Boston Legal | A.D.A. Douglas Kupfer | 3 episodes |
| 2007–09 | Life | Ted Earley | 32 episodes |
| 2009 | Sons of Anarchy | Ethan Zobelle | 11 episodes |
| 2011 | The Chicago Code | FBI Division Chief Cuyler | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | The Closer | Steven Hirschbaum | Episode: "To Serve With Love" |
| 2012 | The Newsroom | Adam Roth | Episode: "The Blackout, Part 2: Mock Debate" |
| 2012–14 | Justified | Theo Tonin | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Family Tools | Mr. Baynor | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2014 | Masters of Sex | Shep Tally | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | The Bridge | Federal Investigator | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | State of Affairs | Victor Gantry | 6 episodes |
| 2015 | Fargo | Hamish Broker | 3 episodes; also director (2 episodes) |
| 2016 | How To Get Away With Murder | Wallace Mahoney | 4 episodes |
References
- ↑ Veromi.net
- ↑ Adam Arkin Biography (1957–)
- ↑ "Adam Arkin sparks Broadway 'Brooklyn Boy'". 2005, Washington Times. Article by Frederick M. Winship.
- ↑ Brooklyn Boy at South Coast Repertory
- ↑ "Adam Arkin Talks The Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show". The Deadbolt. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- ↑ Lidz, Franz (September 23, 2009). "Biblical Adversity in a ’60s Suburb". The New York Times.
- ↑ Birnbaum, Debra (August 29, 2014). "Adam Arkin ‘Masters’ the Segue Between Acting and Directing". Variety. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
- ↑ Miller, Gerri (2007-09-04). "Fall TV Preview: Adam Arkin". American Jewish Life Magazine. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
- ↑ People
- ↑ http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2009/11/10/adam_arkin_joins_sons_of_anarchy_in_the_role_of_a_white_separatist_and_nationalist/
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