Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

Acting

Born August 16, 1945 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

26 films as director · Active 1972–2016

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 t…

Known for

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989

Friends

Friends

1994

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

1989

The West Wing

The West Wing

1999

The Good Wife

Directed(26)

We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss

2014We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss★ 7.0

Georgia O'Keeffe

2009Georgia O'Keeffe★ 4.9

Bernard and Doris

2006Bernard and Doris★ 6.1

The Exonerated

2006The Exonerated★ 7.6

1999The Wedding Toast

Subway Stories

1997Subway Stories★ 5.6

George Romero's Golden Tales 3

1995George Romero's Golden Tales 3★ 3.0

The Last Good Time

1994The Last Good Time★ 5.5

My Boyfriend's Back

1993My Boyfriend's Back★ 5.7

Tales from the Darkside

1990Tales from the Darkside★ 5.9

Parents

1989Parents★ 5.9

Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread

1987Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread★ 6.5

The Brass Ring

1983The Brass Ring★ 7.0

Trick or Treat

1983Trick or Treat

Acting(140)

2026Fantasy LifeLenny

2023Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight CowboySelf

The Good Wife

2009

Severance

Severance

2022

2023Asteroid CityLarkings Executive

202380 for BradyMark

2022How Dare You Want More: The Short Film

2022SeveranceMark Wilkins

2021The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening SunUncle Nick

2021The ChairElliot Rentz

2021How MovingUncle Aaron

2020Space ForceRon (voice)

2019The PoliticianKeaton Hobart

2019Carl LaemmleHimself

2018An L.A. MinuteShelley

2018Summer Camp IslandGerald (voice)

2018CondorReuel Abbott

2018James Cameron's Story of Science FictionSelf

2018Isle of DogsKing (voice)

2017WormwoodDr. Harold A. Abramson

2017SpielbergSelf

2016Mike Nichols: An American MasterSelf

2016GravesSecretary Burns

2016MascotsSol Lumpkin

2016I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the HouseMr. Waxcap

2016Eva HesseWilhelm Hesse (voice)

2016Starring Austin PendletonSelf

2015Everything Is CopySelf

2015Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'Self / The Narrator

2015Hitchcock/TruffautNarrator (voice)

2015Show Me a HeroLeonard B. Sand

2014Last Week Tonight with John OliverSelf

2014The Grand Budapest HotelM. Martin

2014The Monuments MenPvt. Preston Savitz

2014Broad CityArthur Wexler

2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest FightLawyer (uncredited)

2013Fading GigoloSol

2013Family TreeMelvin Schmelff / Tumbleweed Tim

2013Alpha HouseSenator Elliot Robeson

2012Girl Most LikelyMaxwell

2012Do You Like to Read?The Narrator

2012Moonrise KingdomThe Narrator

2012GirlsTherapist

2012Thin IceLeonard Dahl

2011China, IL(voice)

2011Web TherapyTed Mitchell

2011The Five Stages of GriefVoice of Daniel's father

2010Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of HollywoodSelf

2010HowlJudge Clayton Horn

2009RageMr. White

2009The Good WifeGordon Higgs

2009The Windmill MovieSelf

2008Web TherapyTed Mitchell

2008RecountBen Ginsberg

2007DedicationArthur Planck

2007License to WedJewelry Store Clerk (uncredited)

2007No ReservationsTherapist

2007Prince of the City: The Real StorySelf / Santimassino

2006For Your ConsiderationPhilip Koontz

2006Lady in the WaterHarry Farber

2006Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking FilmSelf

2005CapoteWilliam Shawn

2005Trust the ManTobey's Therapist

2005Hopeless Pictures

2005American Dad!Glen Hanover (voice)

2004Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to CosmoSelf

2004Tom Goes to the MayorWalt Pickle (voice)

2004EntourageDoctor

2004Scene StealersJonathan Crouch Esq.

2004Marie and BruceRoger

2003A Mighty WindJonathan Steinbloom

2002The TuxedoWinton Chalmers (uncredited)

2002The Making of Gosford ParkSelf

2002Plan BJames Foster

2001Gosford ParkMorris Weissman

2001The MajesticElvin Glyde

2001Ghost WorldEnid's Dad

2001The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'Self

2001The MexicanBernie Nayman

2000Best in ShowDr. Theodore W. Millbank, III

2000Tex, the Passive/Aggressive GunslingerTex

1999Cradle Will RockHarry Hopkins

1999Three to TangoDecker

1999Now and Again

1999The West WingTed Marcus

1999Jakob the LiarKowalsky

1999Swing VoteJustice Eli MacCorckle

1999The Monster HunterDr. William Powell

1998Giving Up the GhostBob

1997Deconstructing HarryRichard

1997The Definite MaybeWolfe Rollins

1997ClockwatchersMilton Lasky

1997Conversation with the BeastMr. Webster

1997Waiting for GuffmanLloyd Miller

1996The Late ShiftWarren Littlefield

1996Pie in the SkyPaul Entamen

1995Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistBob (voice)

1995George Romero's Golden Tales 2

1994FriendsFrank Sr.

1994City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's GoldDr. Jeffrey Sanborn (uncredited)

1993For Love or MoneyEd Drinkwater

1993Amos & AndrewDr. R. A. (Roy) Fink

1992Bob RobertsCutting Edge Producer

1992Unnatural PursuitsLou Finkleberg

1991Little Man TateQuizmaster

1990AliceSid Moscowitz

1990The Face of FearIra Preduski

1989The SimpsonsNarrator (voice)

1989SeinfeldRussell Dalrymple

1989Dead BangElliott Webley

1987End of the LineWarren Gerber

1985Amazing StoriesJo-Jo Gillespie

19842010Dr. R. Chandra

1984Miami ViceIra Stone

1984Nothing Lasts ForeverGuy with Sunglasses in Espresso Bar

19842010 : The Odyssey ContinuesHimself

1981Whose Life Is It Anyway?Carter Hill

1981Absence of MaliceElliott Rosen

1981Prince of the CitySantimassino

1980Altered StatesArthur Rosenberg

1980FridaysSelf

1978GirlfriendsMartin

1977Close Encounters of the Third KindDavid Laughlin

1975Report to the CommissionerJoey Egan

1974The Bank ShotVictor Karp

1972MaudeAmbrose Riley

1971Marriage: Year OneBernie

1971Making ItWilkie

1970The Strawberry StatementElliot

1970Catch-22Capt. Orr

1969Love, American StyleNick

1969Me, NatalieMorris

1969Midnight CowboyThe Young Student

1968The Mod Squad

1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf

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