Bob Balaban

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Bob Balaban

Born 16 August 1945 80 years old Chicago, Illinois, USA Who else is 80? → TMDB ↗

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 Cowboy (1969), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Altered States (1980), 2010 (1984), Deconstructing Harry (1997), and Capote (2005). Balaban has also directed three feature films, in addition to numerous television episodes and films. He is also an author of children's novels.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
20age in their first credit on record (1965)
61years on screen and counting
7credits in 1999, their busiest year
120dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Fantasy Life poster Age: 80

Fantasy Life

2026
as Lenny
Bad Actors poster Age: 78

Bad Actors

2024
Asteroid City poster Age: 77

Asteroid City

2023
as Larkings Executive
80 for Brady poster Age: 77

80 for Brady

2023
as Mark
How Dare You Want More: The Short Film poster Age: 76

How Dare You Want More: The Short Film

2022
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun poster Age: 76

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

2021
as Uncle Nick
How Moving poster Age: 75

How Moving

2021
as Uncle Aaron
An L.A. Minute poster Age: 73

An L.A. Minute

2018
as Shelley
Isle of Dogs poster Age: 72

Isle of Dogs

2018
as King (voice)
Mascots poster Age: 71

Mascots

2016
as Sol Lumpkin
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House poster Age: 71

I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House

2016
as Mr. Waxcap
Eva Hesse poster Age: 70

Eva Hesse

2016
as Wilhelm Hesse (voice)
Hitchcock/Truffaut poster Age: 70

Hitchcock/Truffaut

2015
as Narrator (voice)
The Grand Budapest Hotel poster Age: 68

The Grand Budapest Hotel

2014
as M. Martin
The Monuments Men poster Age: 68

The Monuments Men

2014
as Pvt. Preston Savitz
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight poster Age: 68

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Fading Gigolo poster Age: 68

Fading Gigolo

2013
as Sol
Girl Most Likely poster Age: 67

Girl Most Likely

2012
as Maxwell
Do You Like to Read? poster Age: 66

Do You Like to Read?

2012
as The Narrator
Moonrise Kingdom poster Age: 66

Moonrise Kingdom

2012
as The Narrator
Thin Ice poster Age: 66

Thin Ice

2012
as Leonard Dahl
The Five Stages of Grief poster Age: 65

The Five Stages of Grief

2011
as Voice of Daniel's father
Howl poster Age: 65

Howl

2010
as Judge Clayton Horn
F--k poster Age: 64

F--k

2010
as Bob
Rage poster Age: 64

Rage

2009
as Mr. White
Recount poster Age: 62

Recount

2008
as Ben Ginsberg
Dedication poster Age: 62

Dedication

2007
as Arthur Planck
License to Wed poster Age: 61

License to Wed

2007
as Jewelry Store Clerk (uncredited)
No Reservations poster Age: 61

No Reservations

2007
as Therapist
For Your Consideration poster Age: 61

For Your Consideration

2006
as Philip Koontz
Lady in the Water poster Age: 60

Lady in the Water

2006
as Harry Farber
Capote poster Age: 60

Capote

2005
as William Shawn
Trust the Man poster Age: 60

Trust the Man

2005
as Tobey's Therapist
Scene Stealers poster Age: 58

Scene Stealers

2004
as Jonathan Crouch Esq.
Marie and Bruce poster Age: 58

Marie and Bruce

2004
as Roger
A Mighty Wind poster Age: 57

A Mighty Wind

2003
as Jonathan Steinbloom
The Tuxedo poster Age: 57

The Tuxedo

2002
as Winton Chalmers (uncredited)
Plan B poster Age: 56

Plan B

2002
as James Foster
Gosford Park poster Age: 56

Gosford Park

2001
as Morris Weissman
The Majestic poster Age: 56

The Majestic

2001
as Elvin Glyde
Ghost World poster Age: 55

Ghost World

2001
as Enid's Dad
The Mexican poster Age: 55

The Mexican

2001
as Bernie Nayman
Best in Show poster Age: 55

Best in Show

2000
as Dr. Theodore W. Millbank, III
Tex, the Passive/Aggressive Gunslinger poster Age: 54

Tex, the Passive/Aggressive Gunslinger

2000
as Tex
Cradle Will Rock poster Age: 54

Cradle Will Rock

1999
as Harry Hopkins
Three to Tango poster Age: 54

Three to Tango

1999
as Decker
Jakob the Liar poster Age: 54

Jakob the Liar

1999
as Kowalsky
Swing Vote poster Age: 53

Swing Vote

1999
as Justice Eli MacCorckle
The Monster Hunter poster Age: 53

The Monster Hunter

1999
as Dr. William Powell
Giving Up the Ghost poster Age: 53

Giving Up the Ghost

1998
as Bob
Deconstructing Harry poster Age: 52

Deconstructing Harry

1997
as Richard
The Definite Maybe poster Age: 51

The Definite Maybe

1997
as Wolfe Rollins
Clockwatchers poster Age: 51

Clockwatchers

1997
as Milton Lasky
Conversation with the Beast poster Age: 51

Conversation with the Beast

1997
as Mr. Webster
Waiting for Guffman poster Age: 51

Waiting for Guffman

1997
as Lloyd Miller
The Late Shift poster Age: 50

The Late Shift

1996
as Warren Littlefield
Pie in the Sky poster Age: 50

Pie in the Sky

1996
as Paul Entamen
George Romero's Golden Tales 2 poster Age: 49

George Romero's Golden Tales 2

1995
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold poster Age: 48

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

1994
as Dr. Jeffrey Sanborn (uncredited)
Greedy poster Age: 48

Greedy

1994
as Ed
For Love or Money poster Age: 48

For Love or Money

1993
as Ed Drinkwater
Amos & Andrew poster Age: 47

Amos & Andrew

1993
as Dr. R. A. (Roy) Fink
Bob Roberts poster Age: 47

Bob Roberts

1992
as Cutting Edge Producer
Unnatural Pursuits poster Age: 46

Unnatural Pursuits

1992
as Lou Finkleberg
Little Man Tate poster Age: 46

Little Man Tate

1991
as Quizmaster
Alice poster Age: 45

Alice

1990
as Sid Moscowitz
The Face of Fear poster Age: 45

The Face of Fear

1990
as Ira Preduski
Dead Bang poster Age: 43

Dead Bang

1989
as Elliott Webley
End of the Line poster Age: 42

End of the Line

1987
as Warren Gerber
2010 poster Age: 39

2010

1984
as Dr. R. Chandra
Nothing Lasts Forever poster Age: 39

Nothing Lasts Forever

1984
as Guy with Sunglasses in Espresso Bar
Whose Life Is It Anyway? poster Age: 36

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

1981
as Carter Hill
Absence of Malice poster Age: 36

Absence of Malice

1981
as Elliott Rosen
Prince of the City poster Age: 36

Prince of the City

1981
as Santimassino
Altered States poster Age: 35

Altered States

1980
as Arthur Rosenberg
Girlfriends poster Age: 32

Girlfriends

1978
as Martin
Close Encounters of the Third Kind poster Age: 32

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977
as David Laughlin
Report to the Commissioner poster Age: 29

Report to the Commissioner

1975
as Joey Egan
The Bank Shot poster Age: 28

The Bank Shot

1974
as Victor Karp
Marriage: Year One poster Age: 26

Marriage: Year One

1971
as Bernie
Making It poster Age: 25

Making It

1971
as Wilkie
The Strawberry Statement poster Age: 25

The Strawberry Statement

1970
as Elliot
Catch-22 poster Age: 24

Catch-22

1970
as Capt. Orr
Me, Natalie poster Age: 23

Me, Natalie

1969
as Morris
Midnight Cowboy poster Age: 23

Midnight Cowboy

1969
as The Young Student
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TV credits

Newest first
Severance poster Age: 76

Severance

2022
as Mark Wilkins
The Chair poster Age: 76

The Chair

2021
as Elliot Rentz
Space Force poster Age: 74

Space Force

2020
as Ron (voice)
The Politician poster Age: 74

The Politician

2019
as Keaton Hobart
Summer Camp Island poster Age: 72

Summer Camp Island

2018
as Gerald (voice)
Condor poster Age: 72

Condor

2018
as Reuel Abbott
Wormwood poster Age: 72

Wormwood

2017
as Dr. Harold A. Abramson
Graves poster Age: 71

Graves

2016
as Secretary Burns
Show Me a Hero poster Age: 70

Show Me a Hero

2015
as Leonard B. Sand
Broad City poster Age: 68

Broad City

2014
as Arthur Wexler
Family Tree poster Age: 67

Family Tree

2013
as Melvin Schmelff / Tumbleweed Tim
Alpha House poster Age: 67

Alpha House

2013
as Senator Elliot Robeson
Girls poster Age: 66

Girls

2012
as Therapist
China, IL poster Age: 66

China, IL

2011
as (voice)
Web Therapy poster Age: 65

Web Therapy

2011
as Ted Mitchell
The Good Wife poster Age: 64

The Good Wife

2009
as Gordon Higgs
Web Therapy poster Age: 63

Web Therapy

2008
as Ted Mitchell
Hopeless Pictures poster Age: 60

Hopeless Pictures

2005
American Dad! poster Age: 59

American Dad!

2005
as Glen Hanover (voice)
Tom Goes to the Mayor poster Age: 59

Tom Goes to the Mayor

2004
as Walt Pickle (voice)
Entourage poster Age: 58

Entourage

2004
as Doctor
Now and Again poster Age: 54

Now and Again

1999
The West Wing poster Age: 54

The West Wing

1999
as Ted Marcus
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist poster Age: 49

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

1995
as Bob (voice)
Legend poster Age: 49

Legend

1995
Friends poster Age: 49

Friends

1994
as Frank Sr.
The Simpsons poster Age: 44

The Simpsons

1989
as Narrator (voice)
Seinfeld poster Age: 43

Seinfeld

1989
as Russell Dalrymple
Amazing Stories poster Age: 40

Amazing Stories

1985
as Jo-Jo Gillespie
Miami Vice poster Age: 39

Miami Vice

1984
as Ira Stone
Maude poster Age: 27

Maude

1972
as Ambrose Riley
Love, American Style poster Age: 24

Love, American Style

1969
as Nick
Room 222 poster Age: 24

Room 222

1969
The Mod Squad poster Age: 23

The Mod Squad

1968
Hank poster Age: 20

Hank

1965
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