

Bob Balaban
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
16 Aug 1945
Age
81 Years
Born In
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Total Projects
140
Years Active
65 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.5 ★
Overview
Robert Elmer Balaban, Born: August 16, 1945, Chicago, Illinois, U.S (Height: 5' 5" [1.65 m]). is an American actor, author, comedian, director, and producer. He is best known for his appearances in the Christopher Guest mockumentary comedies Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), and For Your Consideration (2006), as well as his roles...
Known For
Filmography

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Fantasy Life
Fantasy Life
as Lenny

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Bad Actors
Bad Actors

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Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
as Self

movie
Asteroid City
Asteroid City
as Larkings Executive

movie
80 for Brady
80 for Brady
as Mark

movie
How Dare You Want More: The Short Film
How Dare You Want More: The Short Film

tv
Severance
Severance
as Mark Wilkins

movie
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
as Uncle Nick

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The Chair
The Chair
as Elliot Rentz

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How Moving
How Moving
as Uncle Aaron

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Space Force
Space Force
as Ron (voice)

tv
The Politician
The Politician
as Keaton Hobart

movie
Carl Laemmle
Carl Laemmle
as Himself

movie
An L.A. Minute
An L.A. Minute
as Shelley

tv
Summer Camp Island
Summer Camp Island
as Gerald (voice)

tv
Condor
Condor
as Reuel Abbott

tv
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
as Self

movie
Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs
as King (voice)

tv
Wormwood
Wormwood
as Dr. Harold A. Abramson

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Spielberg
Spielberg
as Self

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Graves
Graves
as Secretary Burns

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Mascots
Mascots
as Sol Lumpkin

movie
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
as Mr. Waxcap

movie
Eva Hesse
Eva Hesse
as Wilhelm Hesse (voice)

movie
Starring Austin Pendleton
Starring Austin Pendleton
as Self

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Mike Nichols: An American Master
Mike Nichols: An American Master
as Self

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Everything Is Copy
Everything Is Copy
as Self

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Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
as Self / The Narrator

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Hitchcock/Truffaut
Hitchcock/Truffaut
as Narrator (voice)

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Show Me a Hero
Show Me a Hero
as Leonard B. Sand

tv
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Self

movie
The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel
as M. Martin

movie
The Monuments Men
The Monuments Men
as Pvt. Preston Savitz

tv
Broad City
Broad City
as Arthur Wexler

movie
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
as Lawyer (uncredited)

movie
Fading Gigolo
Fading Gigolo
as Sol

tv
Family Tree
Family Tree
as Melvin Schmelff / Tumbleweed Tim

tv
Alpha House
Alpha House
as Senator Elliot Robeson

movie
Girl Most Likely
Girl Most Likely
as Maxwell

movie
Do You Like to Read?
Do You Like to Read?
as The Narrator

movie
Moonrise Kingdom
Moonrise Kingdom
as The Narrator

tv
Girls
Girls
as Therapist

movie
Thin Ice
Thin Ice
as Leonard Dahl

tv
China, IL
China, IL
as (voice)

tv
Web Therapy
Web Therapy
as Ted Mitchell

movie
The Five Stages of Grief
The Five Stages of Grief
as Voice of Daniel's father

tv
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
as Self

movie
Howl
Howl
as Judge Clayton Horn

movie
F--k
F--k
as Bob

movie
Rage
Rage
as Mr. White

tv
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
as Gordon Higgs

movie
The Windmill Movie
The Windmill Movie
as Self

tv
Web Therapy
Web Therapy
as Ted Mitchell

movie
Recount
Recount
as Ben Ginsberg

movie
Dedication
Dedication
as Arthur Planck

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License to Wed
License to Wed
as Jewelry Store Clerk (uncredited)

movie
No Reservations
No Reservations
as Therapist

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Prince of the City: The Real Story
Prince of the City: The Real Story
as Self / Santimassino

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For Your Consideration
For Your Consideration
as Philip Koontz

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Lady in the Water
Lady in the Water
as Harry Farber

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Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film
Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film
as Self

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Capote
Capote
as William Shawn

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Trust the Man
Trust the Man
as Tobey's Therapist

tv
Hopeless Pictures
Hopeless Pictures

tv
American Dad!
American Dad!
as Glen Hanover (voice)

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Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
as Self

tv
Tom Goes to the Mayor
Tom Goes to the Mayor
as Walt Pickle (voice)

tv
Entourage
Entourage
as Doctor

movie
Scene Stealers
Scene Stealers
as Jonathan Crouch Esq.

movie
Marie and Bruce
Marie and Bruce
as Roger

movie
A Mighty Wind
A Mighty Wind
as Jonathan Steinbloom

movie
The Tuxedo
The Tuxedo
as Winton Chalmers (uncredited)

movie
The Making of Gosford Park
The Making of Gosford Park
as Self

movie
Plan B
Plan B
as James Foster

movie
Gosford Park
Gosford Park
as Morris Weissman

movie
The Majestic
The Majestic
as Elvin Glyde

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Ghost World
Ghost World
as Enid's Dad

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The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
as Self

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The Mexican
The Mexican
as Bernie Nayman

movie
Best in Show
Best in Show
as Dr. Theodore W. Millbank, III

movie
Tex, the Passive/Aggressive Gunslinger
Tex, the Passive/Aggressive Gunslinger
as Tex

movie
Cradle Will Rock
Cradle Will Rock
as Harry Hopkins

movie
Three to Tango
Three to Tango
as Decker

tv
Now and Again
Now and Again

tv
The West Wing
The West Wing
as Ted Marcus

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Jakob the Liar
Jakob the Liar
as Kowalsky

movie
Swing Vote
Swing Vote
as Justice Eli MacCorckle

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The Monster Hunter
The Monster Hunter
as Dr. William Powell

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Giving Up the Ghost
Giving Up the Ghost
as Bob

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Deconstructing Harry
Deconstructing Harry
as Richard

movie
The Definite Maybe
The Definite Maybe
as Wolfe Rollins

movie
Clockwatchers
Clockwatchers
as Milton Lasky

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Conversation with the Beast
Conversation with the Beast
as Mr. Webster

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Waiting for Guffman
Waiting for Guffman
as Lloyd Miller

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The Late Shift
The Late Shift
as Warren Littlefield

movie
Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky
as Paul Entamen

tv
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
as Bob (voice)

tv
Legend
Legend

movie
George Romero's Golden Tales 2
George Romero's Golden Tales 2

tv
Friends
Friends
as Frank Sr.

movie
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
as Dr. Jeffrey Sanborn (uncredited)

movie
Greedy
Greedy
as Ed

movie
For Love or Money
For Love or Money
as Ed Drinkwater

movie
Amos & Andrew
Amos & Andrew
as Dr. R. A. (Roy) Fink

movie
Bob Roberts
Bob Roberts
as Cutting Edge Producer

movie
Unnatural Pursuits
Unnatural Pursuits
as Lou Finkleberg

movie
Little Man Tate
Little Man Tate
as Quizmaster

movie
Alice
Alice
as Sid Moscowitz

movie
The Face of Fear
The Face of Fear
as Ira Preduski

tv
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
as Narrator (voice)

tv
Seinfeld
Seinfeld
as Russell Dalrymple

movie
Dead Bang
Dead Bang
as Elliott Webley

movie
Funny
Funny
as Self

movie
End of the Line
End of the Line
as Warren Gerber

tv
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
as Jo-Jo Gillespie

movie
2010
2010
as Dr. R. Chandra

tv
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
as Ira Stone

movie
Nothing Lasts Forever
Nothing Lasts Forever
as Guy with Sunglasses in Espresso Bar

movie
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
as Himself

movie
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
as Carter Hill

movie
Absence of Malice
Absence of Malice
as Elliott Rosen

movie
Prince of the City
Prince of the City
as Santimassino

movie
Altered States
Altered States
as Arthur Rosenberg

tv
Fridays
Fridays
as Self

movie
Girlfriends
Girlfriends
as Martin

movie
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as David Laughlin

movie
Report to the Commissioner
Report to the Commissioner
as Joey Egan

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The Bank Shot
The Bank Shot
as Victor Karp

tv
Maude
Maude
as Ambrose Riley

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Marriage: Year One
Marriage: Year One
as Bernie

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Making It
Making It
as Wilkie

movie
The Strawberry Statement
The Strawberry Statement
as Elliot

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Catch-22
Catch-22
as Capt. Orr

tv
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
as Nick

tv
Room 222
Room 222

movie
Me, Natalie
Me, Natalie
as Morris

movie
Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy
as The Young Student

tv
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad

tv
Hank
Hank

tv
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self