Matthew Arkin
Know for: Acting
Born: 1960-03-21
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also know as:
The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978)
Based on the true story of the attempted defection in 1970 by a Lithuanian seaman seeking political asylum in the United States. Kudirka was denied...
Margot at the Wedding (2007)
Margot Zeller is a short story writer with a sharp wit and an even sharper tongue. On the eve of her estranged sister Pauline's wedding to unemployed...
An Unmarried Woman (1978)
A wealthy woman from Manhattan's Upper East Side struggles to deal with her new identity and her sexuality after her husband of 16 years leaves her...
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981)
Flash used to be a talented baseball player, but he took to drinking and now he sells stolen watches in the streets. One day he meets Chu Chu, who,...
Bittersweet Place (2005)
The story of the Schaffer family, made up of terminally ill father Jack and his two daughters, bipolar Pappy, and Susannah, who tries to keep the...
Second Best (2004)
Jealousy overwhelms a group of friends, particularly struggling writer Elliot, as they prepare for the homecoming of their old friend, a wildly...
City Island (2009)
The Rizzos, a family who doesn't share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find their delicate web of lies disturbed by the...
People Soup (1969)
People Soup is a 1969 short film written and directed by Alan Arkin, with Adam Arkin and Matthew Arkin. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best...
Veronica Mars (2014)
Years after walking away from her past as a teenage private eye, Veronica Mars gets pulled back to her hometown - just in time for her high school...
Death to Smoochy (2002)
Tells the story of Rainbow Randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a popular children's TV show, who is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by...
North (1994)
Eleven-year-old North has had it with his parents. They are always busy with their careers and don't give North the attention he needs, so he files a...
Street Corner Kids (1994)
A group of neighborhood kids decide to form a second family, banding together and standing up for each other no matter what the consequences. But...
Raising Flagg (2006)
A comedy centered on a handyman (Arkin) and his lifelong competition with his neighbor (Pendleton.)
Liar Liar (1997)
Fletcher Reed, a fast-talking, habitual liar, divorced father, is an incredibly successful lawyer who has built his career by lying. He is used to...
The Curse (1999)
"The Curse" stars Amy Laughlin ("Class of '02") as Frida, a shy, single New York City woman who suffers a mysterious dog bite during a lingerie sale....
The Flying Scissors (2009)
An irreverent look inside the world of competitive "Rock, Paper, Scissors." Follow a stay-at-home Dad, a professional trash-talker and many others...
The Monitors (1969)
Earthlings chafe at the peace established by a benevolent alien race and set about to rebel.
The Orphan Killer (2011)
The Orphan Killer is a tour de force murder flick that defies classification. It goes far beyond current trends in gore and breaks open a new...
National Lampoon's Snatched (2011)
A nice guy goes into the hospital for surgery and through a series of mishaps suffers every man's worst nightmare.
Spaceman (2016)
Story of former major league baseball pitcher Bill 'Spaceman' Lee following his release by the Montreal Expos.