The first time I saw Alan Arkin was in the film Catch-22, where he played the character Capt. Yossarian, doing his best to get released from the army as he sees senseless death upon death. I was drawn ...

Actor Alan Arkin, who died June 29, got his start creating comic characters with the comedy troupe Second City and later won an Oscar for his role in Little Miss Sunshine. He spoke with Fresh Air in ...

Alan Arkin, who won the best supporting actor Oscar for his role as the foul-mouthed grandfather with a penchant for snorting heroin in Little Miss Sunshine, died on June 29. He was 89 years old.