Oscar-winning US actor Alan Arkin dies at 89 – Variety | Mix 106.9
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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 film “Little Miss Sunshine,” has died at 89, Variety reported on Friday, citing a statement from his family.

(Reporting by Will Dunham and Rami Ayyub)