Adam Arkin Wiki Biography
Adam Arkin (born August 19, 1956) 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.
| Full Name | Adam Arkin |
| Net Worth | $10 million |
| Date Of Birth | August 19, 1956 |
| Place Of Birth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States |
| Height | 6′ 2½” (1.89 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Director, Producer |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Carleton College |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Phyllis Lyons (m. 1999–2013) |
| Children | Molly Arkin, Emmet Arkin |
| Parents | Alan Arkin, Jeremy Yaffe |
| Siblings | Matthew Arkin, Anthony Arkin, Jed Wakefield |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0035060 |
| Awards | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing In A Children/Youth/Family Special |
| Nominations | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play, Primetime Emmy Award for … |
| Movies | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, Hitch, A Serious Man, Hanging Up, The Sessions, Full Moon High, The Doctor, Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing and Charm School, Summer Eleven, Just Peck, With Friends Like These…, Chu Chu and the Philly Flash, Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, T… |
| TV Shows | Sons of Anarchy, Life, Baby Bob, Chicago Hope, The West, Big Wave Dave’s, A Year in the Life, Teachers Only, Busting Loose, Tough Cookies, TV Land Moguls |
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| 1 | It’s amazing that this is still news to people, but that affects the final outcome of the film. When people are treated well, and they’re made to feel valued, they give 110 percent. |
| 2 | It’s a lot of work and I also feel like I’ve done it. I miss comedy. And I also think that, from purely a logistical standpoint, that the day-to-day schedule on a comedy allows you to have a life, much more of a life, than on a drama. |
| 3 | I really would have been stupid not to have done it. It was also a film that was actually happening, I mean, Miramax was doing it, and it had a kind of legitimacy to it. And once I read the script, I was there. |
| 4 | First and foremost, it was fun. Everybody involved with it made you feel like they were an important contributor to the process. We were made to feel valued. |
| 5 | I want to continue doing as big a variety of things as I can do, and if that means I have the honor of getting to do more feature work, I would love that. I know that if I make any other long-term TV commitments, it’s not going to be on a drama. |
| 6 | The place was crawling with youngsters. It was good, because the kids were good. I can’t make a general assumption. Again, you’re probably getting, as a general theme from me, that I don’t make a lot of broad, sweeping rules about movies. |
| 7 | It’s the same thing that drives people to want to experience sexual pleasure or have one too many drinks. We all want to experience the other, and to get out of our daily existence. |
| 8 | I feel like Josh, Michelle and Adam were all team players, who wanted to be a part of an ensemble. |
| 9 | To confront those fears, in a controlled environment, where there’s 300 people around you going through the same thing, it’s this weird sort of yin and yang. |
| 10 | I’m always honored, but I think for every 100 of those that come along, one of them is actually going to happen. And, the fact that this was an offer on a major film that had a start date, was pretty impressive. |
| 11 | I can’t imagine that I would have been cast in the role, without Jamie Lee giving me a thumbs up. |
| 12 | I think that’s created a healthy environment. The comparisons to ‘ER’ were maddening and there was this assumption that the two of us were looking at each other with rage and resentment, which was also not the case. |
| 13 | I think that was the case here. We just wanted it to be good for everybody. |
| 14 | I think in the case of horror, it’s a chance to confront a lot of your worse fears and those fears usually have to do, ironically, with powerlessness and isolation. |
| 15 | You’re going through the horror of it, you’re going through the isolation of it but you’re being empowered by reminding yourself that you’re connected to everybody else. |
| 16 | People can get obsessed with romance, they can get obsessed with political paranoia, they can get obsessed with horror. It’s isn’t the fault of the subject matter that creates the obsession, I don’t think. |
| 17 | The idea of it becomes a little freaky if you’re dealing with someone who has trouble differentiating between fantasy and reality, but that’s a concern no matter what kind of movie you’re dealing with. |
| 18 | We all look to have transcendent experiences that lift us out of the everyday, and fear is a good one. But, I think it’s the same reason why people want to laugh their heads off. |
| 19 | What I had to say was, in general, I’m not really a fan of any one genre of any kind of film. |
| Fact | |
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| 1 | He is of Russian Jewish and German Jewish descent. |
| 2 | Provided voice acting for the 1983 NPR radio dramatization of “Star Wars”. He played “Fixer”, one of Luke Skywalker’s childhood friends. |
| 3 | One of the three actors (along with Bruce Willis and Dennis Dugan) whom producer Glenn Gordon Caron seriously considered for the role of “David Addison” on Moonlighting (1985). |
| 4 | Stepmother is Suzanne Newlander Arkin. |
| 5 | Half-brother of Anthony Arkin. |
| 6 | Father Alan Arkin and daughter Molly have guest-starred on his TV series, Chicago Hope (1994). |
| 7 | Has one daughter Molly born in 1987 |
| 8 | Was nominated for Broadway’s 1991 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role – Play) for “I Hate Hamlet.” |
| 9 | Former stepson of Barbara Dana. |
| 10 | Son of Alan Arkin. |
| 11 | Brother of Matthew Arkin. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hidden Room | 1991 | TV Series | |
| The Doctor | 1991 | Dr. Eli Blumfield | |
| China Beach | 1991 | TV Series | Joe Arneburg |
| A Promise to Keep | 1990 | TV Movie | Louis Colt |
| Babies | 1990 | TV Movie | David |
| Heat Wave | 1990 | TV Movie | Art Berman |
| Knots Landing | 1989-1990 | TV Series | Mark Baylor |
| MacGyver | 1989 | TV Series | Tony Parisio |
| Hard Time on Planet Earth | 1989 | TV Series | Harry Newcomb |
| Ocean | 1989 | TV Mini-Series | Candido Amado |
| Necessary Parties | 1988 | TV Movie | Mr. Dunfee |
| A Year in the Life | 1987-1988 | TV Series | Jim Eisenberg |
| Personal Foul | 1987 | Jeremy | |
| L.A. Law | 1986-1987 | TV Series | Richard Kendall |
| A Year in the Life | 1986 | TV Mini-Series | Jim Eisenberg |
| Tough Cookies | 1986 | TV Series | Danny Polchek |
| All Is Forgiven | 1986 | TV Series | Phil Douglas |
| The Twilight Zone | 1986 | TV Series | Michael Wright (segment “A Matter of Minutes”) |
| St. Elsewhere | 1985 | TV Series | Doug Zageck |
| The Fourth Wise Man | 1985 | TV Movie | Joseph |
| The Love Boat | 1978-1983 | TV Series | Jonathan Stevens / Alex Lambert |
| Teachers Only | 1982 | TV Series | Michael Dreyfuss |
| Jessica Novak | 1981 | TV Series | |
| Full Moon High | 1981 | Tony | |
| Chu Chu and the Philly Flash | 1981 | Charlie | |
| Under the Rainbow | 1981 | Henry Hudson | |
| $weepstake$ | 1979 | TV Series | Joey |
| Tom Edison: The Boy Who Lit Up the World | 1979 | TV Movie | Cole Bogardis |
| Pearl | 1978 | TV Mini-Series | Pvt. Billy Zylowski |
| Captain Kangaroo | 1978 | TV Series | Genie of the Banana |
| Busting Loose | 1977 | TV Series | Lenny Markowitz |
| Visions | 1976 | TV Series | Bernie Heller |
| Baby Blue Marine | 1976 | Rupe | |
| Hawaii Five-O | 1975 | TV Series | Alex Scofield |
| Harry O | 1975 | TV Series | Eric Kershaw |
| Barney Miller | 1975 | TV Series | Howard Smith |
| We’ll Get By | 1975 | TV Series | Richard |
| Happy Days | 1975 | TV Series | Bo |
| All Together Now | 1975 | TV Movie | Jerry |
| It Couldn’t Happen to a Nicer Guy | 1974 | TV Movie | Ken Walters |
| Moe and Joe | 1974 | TV Movie | Ralph |
| Made for Each Other | 1971 | Teenage Gig | |
| People Soup | 1969 | Short | Adam |
| The Monitors | 1969 | Boy in Monitors Commercial | |
| The Carmichael Show | 2016 | TV Series | Grant |
| Modern Family | 2016 | TV Series | Reece |
| How to Get Away with Murder | 2016 | TV Series | Wallace Mahoney |
| Fargo | 2015 | TV Series | Hamish Broker |
| State of Affairs | 2015 | TV Series | Victor Gantry |
| The Bridge | 2014 | TV Series | Federal Investigator |
| Masters of Sex | 2014 | TV Series | Shep Tally |
| 10 Cent Pistol | 2014 | Nir Zir | |
| Justified | 2012-2014 | TV Series | Theo Tonin |
| Family Tools | 2013 | TV Series | Mr. Baynor |
| Armed Response | 2013 | Broomhall | |
| The Newsroom | 2012 | TV Series | Adam Roth |
| The Sessions | 2012 | Josh | |
| Smothered | 2011 | TV Movie | Alan |
| The Closer | 2011 | TV Series | Scott Esposito / Steven Hirschbaum |
| The Chicago Code | 2011 | TV Series | FBI Division Chief Cuyler |
| Summer Eleven | 2010 | Ron | |
| Who Gets the Parents | 2010 | TV Movie | Gene |
| Tell Tale | 2010 | Short | Husband |
| Sons of Anarchy | 2009 | TV Series | Ethan Zobelle |
| A Serious Man | 2009 | Divorce Lawyer | |
| Just Peck | 2009 | Michael Peck | |
| Life | 2007-2009 | TV Series | Ted Earley |
| Comedy Gumbo | 2008 | TV Series | |
| Graduation | 2007 | Dean Deeley | |
| Murder on Pleasant Drive | 2006 | TV Movie | John David Smith |
| Boston Legal | 2006 | TV Series | A.D.A. Douglas Kupfer |
| Commander in Chief | 2006 | TV Series | Carl Brantley |
| Kids in America | 2005 | Ed Mumsford | |
| Law & Order | 1992-2005 | TV Series | Charlie Graham / George Costas |
| Chloe | 2005 | Short | The Father |
| 8 Simple Rules | 2004-2005 | TV Series | Principal Ed Gibb |
| Hitch | 2005/I | Max | |
| Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | 2005 | Gabe Difranco | |
| The Practice | 2003 | TV Series | Atty. Albert Ginsberg |
| Baby Bob | 2002-2003 | TV Series | Walter Spencer |
| The Ripples | 2003 | TV Movie | |
| The West Wing | 2000-2002 | TV Series | Dr. Stanley Keyworth |
| Monk | 2002 | TV Series | Dale ‘The Whale’ Biederbeck |
| Damaged Care | 2002 | TV Movie | Paul Sheinberg |
| Stark Raving Mad | 2002 | Don Partridge (uncredited) | |
| Roughing It | 2002 | TV Movie | Henry |
| Late Boomers | 2001 | TV Movie | |
| Off Season | 2001 | TV Movie | Richard Frangello |
| Frasier | 2001 | TV Series | Tom |
| Mission | 2001 | Vissarion Belinsky | |
| The Chris Isaak Show | 2001 | TV Series | Jimmy Vane |
| Chicago Hope | 1994-2000 | TV Series | Dr. Aaron Shutt |
| East of A | 2000 | Sylvester | |
| Hanging Up | 2000 | Joe Marks | |
| Dropping Out | 2000 | Scott Kayle | |
| A Slight Case of Murder | 1999 | TV Movie | Detective Fred Stapelli |
| Lake Placid | 1999 | Kevin (uncredited) | |
| Thirst | 1998 | TV Movie | Bob Miller |
| With Friends Like These… | 1998 | Steve Hersh | |
| Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | 1998 | Will Brennan | |
| Perversions of Science | 1997 | TV Series | Paul Danko |
| MADtv | 1997 | TV Series | Host |
| Not in This Town | 1997 | TV Movie | Brian Schnitzer |
| Picket Fences | 1994-1996 | TV Series | Attorney Robert Biel / Edward |
| In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice | 1995 | TV Movie | Agent Gabriel Valentino |
| Northern Exposure | 1990-1995 | TV Series | Adam |
| Wrestling Ernest Hemingway | 1993 | Bookstore Manager (uncredited) | |
| Dottie Gets Spanked | 1993 | TV Short | Dick Gordon |
| Big Wave Dave’s | 1993 | TV Series | Marshall Fisher |
| Tribeca | 1993 | TV Series | Bob |
| Nurses | 1991 | TV Series | Peter Teller |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billions | 2017 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Masters of Sex | 2014-2016 | TV Series 5 episodes | |
| Secrets and Lies | 2015-2016 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Longmire | 2016 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Fargo | 2015 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Backstrom | 2015 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Justified | 2010-2015 | TV Series 10 episodes | |
| The Bridge | 2014 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Extant | 2014 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Nurse Jackie | 2014 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Rake | 2014 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Justified: Sneak Peek | 2013 | Short | |
| The Blacklist | 2013 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Sons of Anarchy | 2010-2013 | TV Series 4 episodes | |
| We Are Men | 2013 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| The Americans | 2013 | TV Series 3 episodes | |
| The Mob Doctor | 2012 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| The Booth at the End | 2012 | TV Series 5 episodes | |
| Outlaw Country | 2012 | TV Movie | |
| The Finder | 2012 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| The Chicago Code | 2011 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Breakout Kings | 2011 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Lie to Me | 2011 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Terriers | 2010 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Rizzoli & Isles | 2010 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| The Deep End | 2010 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| The Closer | 2009 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Life | 2009 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| State of Mind | 2007 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| The Riches | 2007 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Grey’s Anatomy | 2006-2007 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Dirt | 2007 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Boston Legal | 2006-2007 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
| Big Day | 2007 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Pristine Books | 2003 | Short | |
| Monk | 2002 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| My Louisiana Sky | 2001 | TV Movie | |
| Ally McBeal | 2001 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Chicago Hope | 1996-2000 | TV Series 4 episodes | |
| Northern Exposure | 1993 | TV Series 1 episode |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secrets and Lies | 2016 | TV Series co-executive producer – 4 episodes | |
| The Americans | 2013 | TV Series producer – 13 episodes | |
| The Booth at the End | 2012 | TV Series producer – 5 episodes |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Hope | 1997 | TV Series performer – 1 episode |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Improper Channels | 1981 | screenplay |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Roosevelts: An Intimate History | 2014 | TV Series documentary | |
| CinemAbility | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| Prohibition | 2011 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Reader |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2008-2009 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| The National Parks: America’s Best Idea | 2009 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Reader |
| Tavis Smiley | 2009 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| TV Land Moguls | 2004-2009 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Narrator |
| The War | 2007 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Reader |
| Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson | 2004 | Documentary | Other Voices (voice) |
| Horatio’s Drive: America’s First Road Trip | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Other Voices (voice) |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1997-2002 | TV Series | Himself – Guest / Himself |
| Intimate Portrait | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | 1999 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| An American Celebration at Ford’s Theater | 1999 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Daily Show | 1997-1999 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony | 1999 | TV Series documentary | |
| Unmasking the Horror | 1998 | Video | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O’Brien | 1995-1998 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| Comic Relief VIII | 1998 | TV Special | Himself |
| CBS: The First 50 Years | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| 4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself – Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and Presenter |
| Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery | 1997 | TV Special documentary | Merriwether Lewis (voice) |
| The Rosie O’Donnell Show | 1997 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself |
| The West | 1996 | TV Series documentary | |
| Cybill | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Himself – Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special |
| Baseball | 1994 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Various / Joe Medwick / Himself |
| John & Leeza from Hollywood | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1992 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| The 45th Annual Tony Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Himself – Nominee: Best Featured Actor in a Play |
| CBS Galaxy | 1977 | TV Special | Himself – Guest |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1977 | TV Series | Himself – Guest Appearance |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halloween: Resurrection | 2002 | Will Brennan (uncredited) | |
| St. Elsewhere | 1987 | TV Series | Doug Zageck |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing in a Children’s Special | My Louisiana Sky (2001) |
| 2001 | Children’s Jury Award | Chicago International Children’s Film Festival | North American Feature Film or Video – Live-Action | My Louisiana Sky (2001) |
| 1992 | Q Award | Viewers for Quality Television Awards | Specialty Player | Northern Exposure (1990) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Frasier (1993) |
| 2002 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs | My Louisiana Sky (2001) |
| 1999 | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | Favorite Actor – Horror | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) |
| 1998 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Chicago Hope (1994) |
| 1997 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Chicago Hope (1994) |
| 1997 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Chicago Hope (1994) |
| 1996 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Chicago Hope (1994) |
| 1995 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Chicago Hope (1994) |
| 1993 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Northern Exposure (1990) |
| 1993 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Actor in a Dramatic Series | The Hidden Room (1991) |
| 1982 | Genie | Genie Awards | Best Screenplay, Original | Improper Channels (1981) |
3rd Place Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Ensemble Cast | A Serious Man (2009) |