Hollywood is in mourning. New York actor Alan Arkin died Thursday at the age of 89, according to his sons Adam, Matthew and Anthony. They announced his passing in a statement, issued by the late performer's agent, in which they remembered their father as "a uniquely talented force of nature, both as an artist and a man."

Arkin made his premiere in Hollywood in 1966. That year he appeared in "The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming." It was the beginning of a long successful career in comedy. He starred in movies such as "Woman Time Seven" (1967) and "Inspector Clouseau" (1968) and received multiple nominations for his roles.

He was one of the actors who had the honor of working with Audrey Hepburn. In 1998, a journalist asked him what it was like to play the villain for the film starring the star entitled "Wait Until Dark" (1967) and he said it was "Just awful. She was an exquisite lady, so being mean to her was hard."

Despite having been nominated for an Oscar in 1967, he didn't end up taking home the award until 2007. That year he won Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 2006 film "Little Miss Sunshine." He told The Hollywood Reporter in 2014 that he almost didn't get the role:

After winning the Oscar, Alan Arkin continued his career until almost the day he died, appearing in such hits as "Argo" and "The Komisky Method," a Netflix series that earned him two Emmy nominations.