Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1945-08-16 (80 years)
- Place of BirthChicago, Illinois, USA
- Also Known AsRobert Elmer BalabanRobert Balaban鮑勃・巴拉班
Bob Balaban
Biography
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 in the films Midnight...Read More
Acting Career
- 2023
Asteroid City
As: Larkings Executive
- 2023
80 for Brady
As: Mark
- 2022
Severance
As: Mark Wilkins
- 2021
The French Dispatch
As: Uncle Nick
- 2021
The Chair
As: Elliot Rentz
- 2021
How Moving
As: Uncle Aaron
- 2020
Space Force
As: Ron (voice)
- 2019
The Politician
As: Keaton Hobart
2018An L.A. Minute
As: Shelley
2018Summer Camp Island
As: Gerald (voice)
2018Condor
As: Reuel Abbott
- 2018
Isle of Dogs
As: King (voice)
2017Wormwood
As: Dr. Harold A. Abramson
2016Mascots
As: Sol Lumpkin
2016I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
As: Mr. Waxcap
2016Eva Hesse
As: Wilhelm Hesse (voice)
2015Hitchcock/Truffaut
As: Narrator (voice)
2015Show Me a Hero
As: Leonard B. Sand
- 2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel
As: M. Martin
- 2014
The Monuments Men
As: Pvt. Preston Savitz
2014Broad City
As: Arthur Wexler
2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
As: Lawyer (uncredited)
2013Fading Gigolo
As: Sol
2013Family Tree
As: Melvin Schmelff / Tumbleweed Tim
2013Alpha House
As: Senator Elliot Robeson
2012Girl Most Likely
As: Maxwell
2012Do You Like to Read?
As: The Narrator
- 2012
Moonrise Kingdom
As: The Narrator
2012Girls
As: Therapist
2012Thin Ice
As: Leonard Dahl
2011China, IL
As: (voice)
2011Web Therapy
As: Ted Mitchell
2011The Five Stages of Grief
As: Voice of Daniel's father
2010Howl
As: Judge Clayton Horn
2010F--k
As: Bob
2009Rage
As: Mr. White
2009The Good Wife
As: Gordon Higgs
2008Web Therapy
As: Ted Mitchell
2008Recount
As: Ben Ginsberg
2007Dedication
As: Arthur Planck
2007License to Wed
As: Jewelry Store Clerk (uncredited)
2007No Reservations
As: Therapist
2006For Your Consideration
As: Philip Koontz
2006Lady in the Water
As: Harry Farber
2005Capote
As: William Shawn
2005Trust the Man
As: Tobey's Therapist
2005American Dad!
As: Glen Hanover (voice)
2004Tom Goes to the Mayor
As: Walt Pickle (voice)
2004Entourage
As: Doctor
2004Scene Stealers
As: Jonathan Crouch Esq.
2004Marie and Bruce
As: Roger
2003A Mighty Wind
As: Jonathan Steinbloom
2002The Tuxedo
As: Winton Chalmers (uncredited)
2001Gosford Park
As: Morris Weissman
2001The Majestic
As: Elvin Glyde
2001Ghost World
As: Enid's Dad
2001The Mexican
As: Bernie Nayman
2001Plan B
As: James Foster
2000Best in Show
As: Dr. Theodore W. Millbank, III
2000Tex, the Passive/Aggressive Gunslinger
As: Tex
1999Cradle Will Rock
As: Harry Hopkins
1999Three to Tango
As: Decker
1999The West Wing
As: Ted Marcus
1999Jakob the Liar
As: Kowalsky
1999Swing Vote
As: Justice Eli MacCorckle
1999The Monster Hunter
As: Dr. William Powell
1998Giving Up the Ghost
As: Bob
1997Deconstructing Harry
As: Richard
1997The Definite Maybe
As: Wolfe Rollins
1997Clockwatchers
As: Milton Lasky
1997Conversation with the Beast
As: Mr. Webster
1996Waiting for Guffman
As: Lloyd Miller
1996The Late Shift
As: Warren Littlefield
1996Pie in the Sky
As: Paul Entamen
1995Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
As: Bob (voice)
1994Friends
As: Frank Sr.
1994City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
As: Dr. Jeffrey Sanborn (uncredited)
1994Greedy
As: Ed
1993For Love or Money
As: Ed Drinkwater
1993Amos & Andrew
As: Dr. R. A. (Roy) Fink
1992Bob Roberts
As: Cutting Edge Producer
1992Unnatural Pursuits
As: Lou Finkleberg
1991Little Man Tate
As: Quizmaster
1990Alice
As: Sid Moscowitz
1990The Face of Fear
As: Ira Preduski
1989The Simpsons
As: Narrator (voice)
1989Seinfeld
As: Russell Dalrymple
1989Dead Bang
As: Elliott Webley
1987End of the Line
As: Warren Gerber
1985Amazing Stories
As: Jo-Jo Gillespie
19842010
As: Dr. R. Chandra
1984Miami Vice
As: Ira Stone
1984Nothing Lasts Forever
As: Guy with Sunglasses in Espresso Bar
1981Whose Life Is It Anyway?
As: Carter Hill
1981Absence of Malice
As: Elliott Rosen
1981Prince of the City
As: Santimassino
1980Altered States
As: Arthur Rosenberg
1978Girlfriends
As: Martin
- 1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
As: David Laughlin
1975Report to the Commissioner
As: Joey Egan
1974The Bank Shot
As: Victor Karp
1972Maude
As: Ambrose Riley
1971Marriage: Year One
As: Bernie
1971Making It
As: Wilkie
1970The Strawberry Statement
As: Elliot
1970Catch-22
As: Capt. Orr
1969Love, American Style
As: Nick
1969Me, Natalie
As: Morris
1969Midnight Cowboy
As: The Young Student