Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

1985

Don Ameche 

as

Arthur Selwyn

Cocoon

Don Ameche (/əˈmiːtʃi/; May 31, 1908 – December 6, 1993) was an American actor and voice artist with a career spanning almost 60 years.

After touring in vaudeville, he featured in many biographical films, including The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939). He continued to appear on Broadway, as well as on radio and TV, where he was host and commentator for International Showtime, covering circus and ice-shows all over Europe. Ameche was married to his wife Honore for 54 years, and they had six children.

Ameche won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Cocoon (1985).