Alan Arkin in Argo
Name: Alan Arkin
Age: 76
Character: Lester Siegel
Film: Argo
Synopsis: On November 4, 1979, as the Iranian revolution reaches its boiling point, militants storm the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking 52 Americans hostage.
But, in the midst of the chaos, six Americans manage to slip away and find refuge in the home of the Canadian ambassador.
Knowing it is only a matter of time before the six are found out and likely killed, a CIA "exfiltration" specialist named Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck) comes up with a risky plan to get them safely out of the country.
Previous Golden Globe Wins: He has one Golden Globe win for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for the Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming.
Previous Golden Globe Nominations: He has also been nominated for The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Popi, and Escape from Sobibor
Award/Nominations for role: Alan Arkin has been nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Broadcast Film Critics association Awards, London Film Critics’ Circle Awards and Screen actors Guild Awards.
Critics: Alan Arkin and John Goodman are the comedy element of the film and they really do make a good double act.
They demonstrate the ludicrous nature of Hollywood and yet the humour is never over the top or misplaced. - FemaleFirst
- Fusing suspense and humour in a political thriller is a tricky prospect, but Argo is more than up to the task. - USA Today
- For 100 minutes, 'Argo' is close to flawless. - Time Out
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FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw
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