Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning character actor, dead at 89

Alan Arkin, an American character actor who won the Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in the 2006 family comedy-drama Little Miss Sunshine, has died, a representative confirmed to CBC News. He was 89.

His sons Adam, Matthew and Anthony Arkin also confirmed their father’s death in a statement on Friday. “Our father was a uniquely talented force of nature, both as an artist and a man,” they said.

A cause of death was not shared.