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Adam Arkin

Milestones

  • Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Birthday: August 19, 1956
  • 2009

    Appeared on the FX series, "Sons of Anarchy" as white separatist Ethan Zobelle

  • 2007 to 2009

    Cast in the NBC drama "Life" as Ted Earley

  • 2006

    Directed episodes of ABC's "Boston Legal"; also guest-starred as Douglas Kupfer

  • 2006

    Directed episodes of ABC's "Grey's Anatomy"

  • 2005

    Played Eva Mendes' boss in the comedy, "Hitch"

  • 2004 to 2005

    Had a recurring role on ABC's "8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter" as school Principal Ed Gibb

  • 2002 to 2003

    Played the father of the titular talking infant in the CBS sitcom, "Baby Bob"

  • 2001

    Directed the Showtime movie, "My Louisiana Sky"; produced by Anthony Edwards

  • 2000 to 2002

    Had a recurring role on NBC's "The West Wing" as trauma specialist and psychologist Dr. Stanley Keyworth

  • 2000

    Played Meg Ryan's husband in "Hanging Up," directed by and co-starring Diane Keaton

  • 1998

    Starred opposite Jamie Lee Curtis in "Halloween: H20"

  • 1994 to 2000

    Played the leading role of Dr. Aaron Shutt on the CBS medical drama, "Chicago Hope"; directed several episodes

  • 1994

    Provided a "voice" for Ken Burns's ambitious documentary, "Baseball"

  • 1993

    Appeared as Nathan Detriot in the hit Broadway revival of "Guys and Dolls"

  • 1993

    Starred as Marshall Fisher in the short-lived CBS sitcom, "Big Wave Dave's"

  • 1991

    Appeared in three episodes of ABC's "China Beach"

  • 1991

    Made Broadway debut as Gary Peter Lefkowitz in "I Hate Hamlet"; received a Tony nomination

  • 1990 to 1995

    Joined the cast of CBS' "Northern Exposure" in a recurring role as the eccentric chef Adam

  • 1989 to 1990

    Played the recurring role of Mark Baylor on the CBS drama, "Knots Landing"

  • 1987 to 1988

    Reprised role for the NBC drama series, "A Year in the Life," a continuation following the success of the miniseries

  • 1986

    Cast as Danny Polchek on the short-lived CBS cop sitcom, "Tough Cookies"

  • 1986

    Co-starred as Jim Eisenberg on the acclaimed NBC miniseries, "A Year in the Life"

  • 1982

    Cast in the regular series role of Michael Dreyfuss in "Teachers Only," a short-lived NBC high school sitcom starring Lynn Redgrave

  • 1981

    First feature in a leading role, "Full Moon High"; father Alan Arkin appears in a supporting role

  • 1981

    Made feature debut in "Chu Chu and the Philly Flash," a comedy starring his father and written by his stepmother Barbara Dana

  • 1978

    Appeared in the ABC miniseries, "Pearl," about events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor

  • 1977

    Debuted as a series regular on the short-lived CBS sitcom, "Busting Loose"

  • 1974

    Made early TV appearance on "Mo and Jo," an unsold CBS sitcom pilot

  • 1974

    TV-movie debut, "It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy" (ABC)

  • 1971

    Co-scripted "Improper Channels," a Canadian comedy starring his father Alan Arkin

  • Accompanied his father Alan Arkin to movie sets around the world

  • Will co-star in the Coen brothers' "A Serious Man"

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