Adam Arkin

Born: 1956-08-19

Adam Arkin (born August 19, 1956) is an American actor and director. His father is Oscar Award-winning actor Alan Arkin and his brother is actor Matthew Arkin. He is known for playing 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 three primetime Emmys, four SAG Awards (Ensemble, Chicago Hope), and a DGA Award (My Louisiana Sky). Beginning in 1990, he had a recurring guest role on Northern Exposure playing the angry, paranoid Adam, for which he received an Emmy nomination. In 2002, Arkin won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special for My Louisiana Sky. Between 2007 and 2009, he co-starred in the drama series Life. In 2009, he portrayed villain Ethan Zobelle, a white separatist gang leader, in Sons of Anarchy, and Principal Ed Gibb in 8 Simple Rules (2003–2005).


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Halloween: Resurrection

as Will Brennan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2002-07-01

Reality programmers at DangerTainment select a group of thrill-seeking teenagers to spend one...

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Hitch

as Max
Released: 2005-02-11

Dating coach Alex 'Hitch' Hitchens mentors a bumbling client, Albert, who hopes to win the heart...

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Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

as Will Brennan
Released: 1998-08-05

Two decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former baby sitter Laurie Strode...

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A Serious Man

as Divorce Lawyer
Released: 2009-10-02

It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just...

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Lake Placid

as Kevin
Released: 1999-07-15

When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden teams up with a...

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Pig

as Darius
Released: 2021-07-16

A truffle hunter who lives alone in the Oregon wilderness must visit Portland to find the...

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Hanging Up

as Joe Marks
Released: 2000-02-16

Three sisters - Georgia, Eve, and Maddy - do what they do best with life, love, and lunacy on...

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The Sessions

as Josh
Released: 2012-05-02

Though a childhood bout with polio left him dependent on an iron lung, Mark O'Brien maintains a...

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The Doctor

as Eli
Released: 1991-07-24

Jack McKee is a doctor with it all: he's successful, he's rich, and he has no problems.... until...

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Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

as Gabe Difranco
Released: 2006-01-12

Frank Keane, a baker by trade, has been consumed by grief over his wife's untimely death. But...

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Stark Raving Mad

as Don Partridge (uncredited)
Released: 2002-05-23

A crook quietly plots his revenge against the boss who murdered his brother while working for him.

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Kids in America

as Ed Mumsford
Released: 2005-10-21

Inspired by real events, this ribald comedy pits an unlikely gang of students against their...

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The Fourth Wise Man

as Joseph
Released: 1985-03-30

Artaban is a young Magus (Wise Man) who desires to follow the star to the birthplace of the...

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Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

as Charlie
Released: 1981-08-28

Flash used to be a talented baseball player, but he took to drinking and now he sells stolen...

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Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

as Bookstore Manager
Released: 1993-12-17

Frank, a retired Irish seaman, and Walter, a retired Cuban barber, are two lonely old men...

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Full Moon High

as Tony
Released: 1981-08-04

High-school quarterback Tony Walker is bitten by a werewolf and transforms into a growling beast...

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Thirst

as Bob Miller
Released: 1998-10-24

A chemical engineer, who recently moved to town, struggles to find a way to kill a deadly new...

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10 Cent Pistol

as Nir Zir
Released: 2014-07-24

A story about two lifelong criminals who maneuver through the shady underbelly of Los Angeles in...

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Just Peck

as Michael Peck
Released: 2011-02-16

At 104 pounds dripping wet, baby-faced sophomore Michael Peck (age 15) is not exactly the...

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A Slight Case of Murder

as Detective Fred Stapelli
Released: 1999-09-19

In the midst of a spat, film critic Terry Thorpe accidentally kills his lover. Though Thorpe...

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Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

as Other Voices (voice)
Released: 2003-10-06

In the spring of 1903, on a whim and a fifty-dollar bet, Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson set off from...

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A Promise to Keep

as Louis Colt
Released: 1990-10-01

Middle class parents, who already have three kids, take in their four orphaned nephews.

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Off Season

as Richard Frangello
Released: 2001-12-16

After the death of his parents, 10-year-old Jackson Mayhew moves in with his Aunt. But when he...

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Under the Rainbow

as Henry Hudson
Released: 1981-07-31

In World War II era Los Angeles, the manager of the Culver Hotel leaves his nephew in charge for...

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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

as Other Voices (voice)
Released: 2004-09-04

The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.

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Graduation

as Dean Deeley
Released: 2007-04-24

Four best friends, about to graduate from high school, must find a way to raise money to help a...

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Murder on Pleasant Drive

as John Smith
Released: 2006-05-08

After Fran Smith disappears one day in mysterious circumstances, Fran's daughter Deanna and...

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Roughing It

as Henry
Released: 2002-03-16

A teenaged Mark Twain travels to the American West during the "Gold Rush" days in search of...

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The Monitors

as Boy in Monitors Commercial
Released: 1969-10-08

Earthlings chafe at the peace established by a benevolent alien race and set about to rebel.

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Transplant

as Dr. Robinson
Released: 2024-10-18

A motivated surgical resident pushes himself to extreme lengths while training under a legendary...

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In Security

as Broomhall
Released: 2014-04-28

The owners of a failing security company start robbing houses to boost business.

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Baby Blue Marine

as Rupe
Released: 1976-05-05

A would-be Marine fails basic training, and is sent home wearing the "baby blue" fatigues of a...

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In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice

as Agent Gabriel Valentino
Released: 1995-10-01

When a state trooper is gunned down on a New Jersey highway, his friend and colleague sets out...

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Dottie Gets Spanked

as Dick Gordon
Released: 1993-09-17

A six-year-old boy in pre-hippie 1960s United States endures ridicule from his schoolmates and...

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Dropping Out

as Scott Kayle
Released: 2000-01-01

Emile Brockton enjoys TV, chicken pot pies, and...well, not much else. His life has become a...

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All Together Now

as Jerry
Released: 1975-02-05

Four orphaned children have 30 days to prove that they can remain together as a family without...

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Necessary Parties

as Mr. Dunfee
Released: 1988-01-01

Fifteen-year-old Chris Mills isn't too happy with his divorcing parents. In fact, he doesn't...

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Heat Wave

as Art Berman
Released: 1990-08-13

A rookie black journalist investigates the tensions of the Watts section of Los Angeles in the...

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Babies

as David
Released: 1990-09-17

The physical and emotional trauma of three close-knit women trying to have children is explored.

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Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls

as self
Released: 2016-02-23

Go behind the scenes of the second season of Fargo.

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People Soup

as uncredited
Released: 1969-01-01

People Soup is a 1969 short film written and directed by Alan Arkin, with Adam Arkin and Matthew...

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Tell-Tale

as Husband
Released: 2010-03-31

Celebrity photographer Greg Williams together with an impressive cast lead by Carla Gugino, take...

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Summer Eleven

as uncredited
Released: 2010-08-09

The poignant, coming of age story about a group of eleven year old girls in their final summer...

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Mission

as Vissarion Belinsky (voice)
Released: 2001-04-29

Marvin, a young aspiring writer from New York, moves to California to write a novel. He ends up...

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Made For Each Other

as Teenage Gig
Released: 1971-12-12

An eccentric woman meets an equally odd man at a group therapy session and they begin a...

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Personal Foul

as uncredited
Released: 1987-08-14

A warm and heartfelt tale of a drifter who is befriended by a kind hearted grade school teacher.

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Not in This Town

as Brian Schnitzer
Released: 1997-04-16

When local hate groups besiege the town of Billings, Montana, the people of the community turn...

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It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy

as Ken Walters
Released: 1974-11-19

When Harry Walters runs out of gas, he gets picked up by a beautiful young woman. But when she...

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Julie Brown: The Show

as Jeff
Released: 1989-09-04

Uniared pilot for a fictional CBS TV talk program hosted by bubbly actress Julie Brown. The...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Dr. Julius Adler
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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Monk

as Dale 'The Whale' Biederbeck
First aired: 2002-07-12

Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using...

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Law & Order

as George Costas
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Modern Family

as Reece
First aired: 2009-09-23

The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an...

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Fargo

as Hamish Boker
First aired: 2014-04-15

A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based...

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Sons of Anarchy

as Ethan Zobelle
First aired: 2008-09-03

The Sons of Anarchy (SOA) is an outlaw motorcycle club with many charters in the United States...

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How to Get Away with Murder

as Wallace Mahoney
First aired: 2014-09-25

A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their...

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Frasier

as Tom
First aired: 1993-09-16

After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a...

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MacGyver

as Tony Parisio
First aired: 1985-09-29

He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a...

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The West Wing

as Dr. Stanley Keyworth
First aired: 1999-09-22

The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells...

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The Daily Show

as Self
First aired: 1996-07-22

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

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Justified

as Theo Tonin
First aired: 2010-03-16

A character drama based on the 2001 Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole." Leonard's...

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Boston Legal

as A.D.A. Douglas Kupfer
First aired: 2004-10-03

Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston...

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The Closer

as Scott Esposito / Steven Hirschbaum
First aired: 2005-06-13

Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit...

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The Twilight Zone

as uncredited
First aired: 1985-09-27

This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original...

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The Love Boat

as Alex Lambert
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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L.A. Law

as Richard Kendall
First aired: 1986-09-15

L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from...

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Barney Miller

as Howard Smith
First aired: 1975-01-23

Barney Miller is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City police...

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The Practice

as Atty. Albert Ginsberg
First aired: 1997-03-04

A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their...

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Chicago Hope

as Aaron Shutt
First aired: 1994-09-18

Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran...

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Late Night with David Letterman

as Self
First aired: 1982-02-01

Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created...

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Hawaii Five-O

as Alex Scofield
First aired: 1968-09-20

Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and...

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Knots Landing

as Mark Baylor
First aired: 1979-12-27

The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a...

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Happy Days

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-01-15

In 1950s Milwaukee the Cunningham family must contend with Fonzie, a motorcycle riding Casanova.

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The Newsroom

as Adam Roth
First aired: 2012-06-24

A behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on...

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St. Elsewhere

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-10-26

St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from...

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Northern Exposure

as Adam
First aired: 1990-07-12

After receiving a scholarship from the state, a recent Columbia University medical school...

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Masters of Sex

as Shep Tally
First aired: 2013-09-29

William Masters and Virginia Johnson are real-life pioneers of the science of human sexuality....

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Life

as Ted Earley
First aired: 2007-09-26

Complex, offbeat Detective Charlie Crews returns to the force after serving time in prison for a...

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8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter

as Ed Gibb
First aired: 2002-09-17

8 Simple Rules is an American sitcom television series originally starring John Ritter and Katey...

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China Beach

as uncredited
First aired: 1988-04-26

Dateline: November 1967. Within klicks of Danang, Vietnam, sits a U.S. Army base, bar and...

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Big Shot

as Sam
First aired: 2021-04-16

After getting ousted from his job in the NCAA for throwing a chair at a referee, a hothead men’s...

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Commander in Chief

as Carl Brantley
First aired: 2005-09-27

Mackenzie Allen has a lot on her plate -- she has twin teenagers, a 6-year-old at home and an...

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The Bridge

as Federal Investigator
First aired: 2013-07-10

A murdered body on a bridge between El Paso and Juarez bring together El Paso detective Sonya...

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Harry O

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-09-12

After being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego...

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The Act

as Detective
First aired: 2019-03-20

A seasonal anthology series that tells startling, stranger-than-fiction true crime stories with...

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The Carmichael Show

as Grant
First aired: 2015-08-26

From the comedy of Jerrod Carmichael and Nick Stoller ("Neighbors") comes an irreverent sitcom...

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Baseball

as Various (voice)
First aired: 1994-09-18

The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and...

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The War

as Reader
First aired: 2008-03-05

The story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women...

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Baby Bob

as Walter Spencer
First aired: 2002-03-18

Baby Bob is an American sitcom that aired on CBS as a midseason replacement in March 2002. The...

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The U.S. and the Holocaust

as (voice)
First aired: 2022-09-18

Inspired in part by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s “Americans and the Holocaust”...

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Rebel

as Mark Duncan
First aired: 2021-04-08

Annie “Rebel” Bello is a blue-collar legal advocate without a law degree. She’s a funny, messy,...

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Perversions of Science

as Paul Danko
First aired: 1997-06-07

Perversions of Science is a science fiction/horror television series that ran on the cable...

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A Year in the Life

as Jim Eisenberg
First aired: 1987-09-16

Following the success of the three-part miniseries of the same name, the drama series follows...

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Hard Time on Planet Earth

as Harry Newcomb
First aired: 1989-03-01

Hard Time on Planet Earth is an American science fiction series that aired on CBS as a midseason...

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Prohibition

as Reader (voice)
First aired: 2011-10-02

The history of the rise, rule and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States...

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The National Parks: America's Best Idea

as uncredited
First aired: 2009-09-27

Filmed over the course of more than six years at some of nature's most spectacular locales –...

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Pearl

as Pvt. Billy Zylowski
First aired: 1978-11-16

Miniseries about the events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Teachers Only

as Michael Dreyfuss
First aired: 1982-04-14

Teachers Only is an NBC television sitcom centered around the faculty of a high school; in the...

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The West

as Self
First aired: 1996-09-15

The West, sometimes marketed as Ken Burns Presents: The West, is a documentary film about the...

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The American Buffalo

as (voice)
First aired: 2023-10-16

The dramatic story of America's national mammal, which sustained the lives of Native people for...

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Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

as Merriwether Lewis (voice)
First aired: 1997-11-04

Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery tells the remarkable story of the entire...

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All is Forgiven

as Phil Douglas
First aired: 1986-03-20

Paula Russell is the producer of a soap opera called All is Forgiven who just married a donut...

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MADtv

as Self - Host
First aired: 1995-10-14

MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The...

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Jessica Novak

as uncredited
First aired: 1981-11-05

Jessica Novak is a 1981 drama television series that aired on CBS from November 5, 1981 till...

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Oceano

as Candido Amado
First aired: 1989-08-20

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A Year in the Life

as Jim Eisenberg
First aired: 1986-12-15

A year, from Christmas to Christmas, in the lives of the Gardners.

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