David Arkin

Born: 1941-12-24

Place: Los Angeles, California

David Arkin (December 24, 1941 – January 14, 1991) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles in Robert Altman films, including Nashville, The Long Goodbye, and M*A*S*H.

Known For

M*A*S*H

Nashville

The Long Goodbye

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!

Valley of the Dolls

All the President's Men

Up in the Cellar

Popeye

Cannonball

Also Appeared With…

Elliott Gould

3 shared projects Shared Movies

Michael Murphy

2 shared projects Shared Movies

Timothy Brown

2 shared projects Shared Movies

Carl Gottlieb

2 shared projects Shared Movies

Jerry Jones

2 shared projects Shared Movies

Tom Falk

2 shared projects Shared Movies

Henry Gibson

2 shared projects Shared Movies

Leslie McRay

2 shared projects Shared Movies

Ethelreda Leopold

2 shared projects Shared Movies

Lovyss Bradley

2 shared projects Shared Movies

Donald Sutherland

1 shared project Shared Movies

Tom Skerritt

1 shared project Shared Movies

Roles by Genre

Genre Evolution Over Time

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M*A*S*H

Nashville

The Long Goodbye

Valley of the Dolls

All the President's Men

Up in the Cellar

Popeye

Cannonball

Full Filmography

🏆 Award Stats

6 total wins
90 nominations
6 Oscars 🥇

1967

Valley of the Dolls as Western Union Boy (uncredited) 🏆

1968

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! as Herbie 🏆

1970

1973

The Long Goodbye as Harry 🏆

1975

Nashville as Norman 🏆

1976

1980

Popeye as The Mailman / Policeman 🏆