Arkin, Matthew 1960- (Matt Arkin)

PERSONAL

Born March 21, 1960, in Brooklyn, NY; son of Alan Arkin (an actor); brother of Adam Arkin (an actor and director) and Anthony Arkin (an actor); married; wife's name Pamela; children: two.

Addresses:

Manager—Estelle Lasher, Principal Entertainment, 1964, Westwood Blvd., Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90025.

Career:

Actor.

Awards, Honors:

Drama Desk Award nomination, outstanding featured actor in a play, 2000, for Dinner with Friends.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Matthew, People Soup (short film), Columbia, 1969.

The Monitors, Commonwealth United Entertainment, 1969.

Phil, An Unmarried Woman, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978.

Passerby, Chu Chu and the Philly Flash, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981.

Reporter, North, Columbia, 1994.

Colleague, Liar Liar, Universal, 1997.

Lloyd, The Curse, Arrow Releasing, 1999.

Save the Rhino man, Death to Smoochy (also known as Toetet Smoochy), Warner Bros., 2002.

Gerald, Second Best, ThinkFilm/Velocity Films, 2004.

Rabbi Rick, Bittersweet Place, Off Hollywood Pictures/CKRush Entertainment/Shaffer and Son Productions, 2005.

Eldon Purdy, Raising Flagg, Cinema Libre Studio, 2006.

Alan, Margot at the Wedding, Paramount, 2007.

Alan Pope, The Flying Scissors, Flying Penguin Pictures, 2007.

Some sources cite appearance in a 1994 film titled The Secret of the Twin Sister.

Stage Appearances:

Jamey, The King of Carpets, Jewish Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1993.

Walter, You Should Be So Lucky, Westside Theatre Upstairs, New York City, 1994-95.

Ben Silverman, The Sunshine Boys, National Actors Theatre, Coconut Grove Playhouse, Miami, FL, 1997, then Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1997-98.

Gabe, Dinner with Friends, Variety Arts Theatre, New York City, between 1999 and 2001.

Talley's Folly, Bay Street Theatre, Sag Harbor, NY, 2002.

Michael, Rounding Third, John Houseman Theatre, New York City, 2003.

Mr. Boyd, Henry, Sweet Henry (musical), York Theatre Club, Theatre at St. Peters, New York City, 2004.

Ben Hecht, Moonlight and Magnolias, Manhattan Theatre Club, City Center Theatre Stage I, New York City, 2005.

Phileas Fogg, Around the World in Eighty Days, Cape Playhouse, Dennis, MA, 2005.

War in Paramus, Abingdon Theatre Club, June Havoc Theatre, New York City, 2005.

Mr. Kenyon and Uncle Paul, Indian Blood, Primary Stages, New York City, 2006.

Reggie Ellis, Losing Louie, Manhattan Theatre Club, Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 2006.

The father, An Oak Tree, Barrow Street Theatre, New York, NY, 2006.

Men of Clay (staged reading), Creative Alliance Theatre, Baltimore, MD, 2006.

Murderers, Hudson Stage Company, Woodward Hall Theatre, Pace University, Briarcliff, NY, 2007.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Tony Curtin, "A Question of Answers," Kojak, CBS, 1975.

Dr. Feldman, "Out of Control," Law & Order, NBC, 1991.

Dr. Philip Vine, "Born Bad," Law & Order, NBC, 1993.

Voices of Petrov and sentry, "General Winter," The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (animated; also known as Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures), syndicated, 1997.

Harry Kozky (some sources cite Kozinsky), "Refuge: Part 2," Law & Order, NBC, 1999.

Chuck Lauren, "Cop Star," L.A. Heat, syndicated, 1999.

Mark Daniels's brother, "A Single Life," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU and Special Victims Unit), NBC, 1999.

(As Matt Arkin) Himself, "Working Actors," EGG, the Arts Show, WNET (New York City), 2000.

The $treet, Fox, 2000.

Corey Kaufman, "Swept Away—A Very Special Episode," Law & Order, NBC, 2001.

Chris Calhoun, "Past, Present, Future," The Education of Max Bickford, CBS, 2002.

Ben Gergis, "Probability," Law & Order: Criminal Intent (also known as Law & Order: CI), CBS, 2003.

Dr. Thompkins, "Kansas," Rescue Me (also known as Rescue Me: FDNY), FX Channel, 2004.

Dr. Thompkins, "Revenge," Rescue Me (also known as Rescue Me: FDNY), FX Channel, 2004.

Doctor, "More Monsters," Third Watch, NBC, 2004.

Doctor, "Alone Again, Naturally," Third Watch, NBC, 2004.

Barry Carlisle, "Confrontation," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU and Special Victims Unit), NBC, 2006.

Dr. Norton, All My Children (also known as All My Children: The Summer of Seduction), ABC, 2007.

Also appeared in an episode of Hack, CBS.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Petras, The Defection of Simas Kudirka, CBS, 1978.

Alexander Bickel, "Simple Justice," The American Experience, PBS, 1993.

Television Appearances; Other:

Customer, Ed (pilot), NBC, 2000.

Paul Bernard, a recurring role, 100 Centre Street (series), Arts and Entertainment, 2001-2002.

Cop Shop (special), PBS, 2004.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Playbill, October 13, 2006.