“US actor Alan Arkin, who won an Oscar and a Bafta for his role as the outrageous grandad in the film Little Miss Sunshine, has died aged 89.
“During a screen and stage career that spanned seven decades, Arkin appeared in Ben Affleck’s Oscar-winning Argo.
“His death was confirmed by his sons Adam, Matthew and Anthony in a family statement on Friday.
“”Our father was a uniquely talented force of nature, both as an artist and a man,” they said.
“”A loving husband, father, grand and great-grandfather, he was adored and will be deeply missed.”
“Arkin also voiced JD Salinger in the Netflix animated series BoJack Horseman from 2015 to 2016. His co-star in another recent Netflix series The Kominsky Method, Paul Reiser, reacted to the news of his death by tweeting that “a world without Alan Arkin is… not so great.””
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