Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

16/08/1945

Age

80 years old

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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... Read More

Filmography

Cast

2023

Asteroid City

as Larkings Executive

2023

80 for Brady

as Mark

2021

The French Dispatch

as Uncle Nick

2021

How Moving

as Uncle Aaron

2019

Carl Laemmle

as Himself

2018

An L.A. Minute

as Shelley

2018

Isle of Dogs

as King (voice)

2017

Spielberg

as Self

2016

Mascots

as Sol Lumpkin

2016

Eva Hesse

as Wilhelm Hesse (voice)

2015

Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

as Self / The Narrator

2015

Hitchcock/Truffaut

as Narrator (voice)

2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel

as M. Martin

2014

The Monuments Men

as Pvt. Preston Savitz

2013

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

as Lawyer (uncredited)

2013

Fading Gigolo

as Sol

2012

Girl Most Likely

as Maxwell

2012

Do You Like to Read?

as The Narrator

2012

Moonrise Kingdom

as The Narrator

2012

Thin Ice

as Leonard Dahl

2011

The Five Stages of Grief

as Voice of Daniel's father

2010

Howl

as Judge Clayton Horn

2010

F--k

as Bob

2009

Rage

as Mr. White

2008

Recount

as Ben Ginsberg

2007

Dedication

as Arthur Planck

2007

License to Wed

as Jewelry Store Clerk (uncredited)

2007

No Reservations

as Therapist

2007

Prince of the City: The Real Story

as Self / Santimassino

2006

For Your Consideration

as Philip Koontz

2006

Lady in the Water

as Harry Farber

2005

Capote

as William Shawn

2005

Trust the Man

as Tobey's Therapist

2004

Scene Stealers

as Jonathan Crouch Esq.

2004

Marie and Bruce

as Roger

2003

A Mighty Wind

as Jonathan Steinbloom

2002

The Tuxedo

as Winton Chalmers (uncredited)

2001

Gosford Park

as Morris Weissman

2001

The Majestic

as Elvin Glyde

2001

Ghost World

as Enid's Dad

2001

The Mexican

as Bernie Nayman

2001

Plan B

as James Foster

2000

Best in Show

as Dr. Theodore W. Millbank, III

1999

Cradle Will Rock

as Harry Hopkins

1999

Three to Tango

as Decker

1999

Jakob the Liar

as Kowalsky

1999

Swing Vote

as Justice Eli MacCorckle

1999

The Monster Hunter

as Dr. William Powell

1997

Deconstructing Harry

as Richard

1997

The Definite Maybe

as Wolfe Rollins

1997

Clockwatchers

as Milton Lasky

1997

Conversation with the Beast

as Mr. Webster

1996

Waiting for Guffman

as Lloyd Miller

1996

The Late Shift

as Warren Littlefield

1996

Pie in the Sky

as Paul Entamen

1994

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's ...

as Dr. Jeffrey Sanborn (uncredited)

1994

Greedy

as Ed

1993

For Love or Money

as Ed Drinkwater

1993

Amos & Andrew

as Dr. R. A. (Roy) Fink

1992

Bob Roberts

as Cutting Edge Producer

1992

Unnatural Pursuits

as Lou Finkleberg

1991

Little Man Tate

as Quizmaster

1990

Alice

as Sid Moscowitz

1990

The Face of Fear

as Ira Preduski

1989

Dead Bang

as Elliott Webley

1988

Funny

as Self

1987

End of the Line

as Warren Gerber

1984

2010

as Dr. R. Chandra

1984

Nothing Lasts Forever

as Guy with Sunglasses in Espresso Bar

1981

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

as Carter Hill

1981

Absence of Malice

as Elliott Rosen

1981

Prince of the City

as Santimassino

1980

Altered States

as Arthur Rosenberg

1978

Girlfriends

as Martin

1974

The Bank Shot

as Victor Karp

1971

Marriage: Year One

as Bernie

1971

Making It

as Wilkie

1970

Catch-22

as Capt. Orr

1969

Me, Natalie

as Morris

1969

Midnight Cowboy

as The Young Student

Crew

2024

Brooklyn, Minnesota

as Producer

2018

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

as Executive Producer

2009

Georgia O'Keeffe

as Director

2006

Bernard and Doris

as Director

2006

Bernard and Doris

as Executive Producer

2006

The Exonerated

as Director

2006

The Exonerated

as Executive Producer

2001

Gosford Park

as Producer

2001

Gosford Park

as Idea

1999

The Wedding Toast

as Director

1999

The Wedding Toast

as Producer

1997

Subway Stories

as Director

1994

The Last Good Time

as Director

1994

The Last Good Time

as Screenplay

1994

The Last Good Time

as Producer

1993

My Boyfriend's Back

as Director

1989

Parents

as Director

1983

The Brass Ring

as Director