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(Reuters) — Alan Arkin, a versatile and prolific American actor who thrived in both comic and dramatic roles and won an Oscar for playing a heroin-using grandfather in the 2006

(Reuters) — Alan Arkin, a versatile and prolific American actor who thrived in both comic and dramatic roles and won an Oscar for playing a heroin-using grandfather in the 2006

Alan Arkin, a versatile and prolific American actor who thrived in both comic and dramatic roles and won an Oscar for playing a heroin-using grandfather in the 2006 film "Little Miss Sunshine," has died at 89, his family said."Our father was a uniquely ta

Alan Arkin turned irascibility into an art form — and made it seem like the most natural and intelligent response to a world gone mad.

He brought warmth and humanity to Satanic psychopaths and drug-addicted grandfathers.

The versatile 4-time Oscar nominee and Tony Award winner died in his home in California

While gracious enough to let his co-stars shine, Alan Arkin was consistently the most memorable character in any film.

In films ranging from Catch-22 to Little Miss Sunshine, Arkin was renowned for the technical virtuosity he brought to each role of his colossal career

Arkin died Thursday at his home in Carlsbad, where he has lived for nearly a decade.

How the late actor brought warmth and humanity to Satanic psychopaths, drug-addicted grandfathers and even a cartoon JD Salinger