Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

Acting

Born August 16, 1945

From Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also known as Robert Elmer Balaban, Robert Balaban, 鮑勃・巴拉班

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...

Filmography

Fantasy Life

Fantasy Life

Lenny

Bad Actors

Bad Actors

Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

Self

Asteroid City

Asteroid City

Larkings Executive

80 for Brady

80 for Brady

Mark

How Dare You Want More: The Short Film

How Dare You Want More: The Short Film

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

Uncle Nick

How Moving

How Moving

Uncle Aaron

Carl Laemmle

Carl Laemmle

Himself

An L.A. Minute

An L.A. Minute

Shelley

Isle of Dogs

Isle of Dogs

King (voice)

Spielberg

Spielberg

Self

Mike Nichols: An American Master

Mike Nichols: An American Master

Self

Mascots

Mascots

Sol Lumpkin

I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House

I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House

Mr. Waxcap

Eva Hesse

Eva Hesse

Wilhelm Hesse (voice)

Starring Austin Pendleton

Starring Austin Pendleton

Self

Everything Is Copy

Everything Is Copy

Self

Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

Self / The Narrator

Hitchcock/Truffaut

Hitchcock/Truffaut

Narrator (voice)

The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Grand Budapest Hotel

M. Martin

The Monuments Men

The Monuments Men

Pvt. Preston Savitz

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Lawyer (uncredited)

Fading Gigolo

Fading Gigolo

Sol

Girl Most Likely

Girl Most Likely

Maxwell

Do You Like to Read?

Do You Like to Read?

The Narrator

Moonrise Kingdom

Moonrise Kingdom

The Narrator

Thin Ice

Thin Ice

Leonard Dahl

The Five Stages of Grief

The Five Stages of Grief

Voice of Daniel's father

Howl

Howl

Judge Clayton Horn

F--k

F--k

Bob

Rage

Rage

Mr. White

The Windmill Movie

The Windmill Movie

Self

Recount

Recount

Ben Ginsberg

Dedication

Dedication

Arthur Planck

License to Wed

License to Wed

Jewelry Store Clerk (uncredited)

No Reservations

No Reservations

Therapist

Prince of the City: The Real Story

Prince of the City: The Real Story

Self / Santimassino

For Your Consideration

For Your Consideration

Philip Koontz

Lady in the Water

Lady in the Water

Harry Farber

Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film

Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film

Self

Capote

Capote

William Shawn

Trust the Man

Trust the Man

Tobey's Therapist

Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo

Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo

Self

Scene Stealers

Scene Stealers

Jonathan Crouch Esq.

Marie and Bruce

Marie and Bruce

Roger

A Mighty Wind

A Mighty Wind

Jonathan Steinbloom

The Tuxedo

The Tuxedo

Winton Chalmers (uncredited)

The Making of Gosford Park

The Making of Gosford Park

Self

Plan B

Plan B

James Foster

Gosford Park

Gosford Park

Morris Weissman

The Majestic

The Majestic

Elvin Glyde

Ghost World

Ghost World

Enid's Dad

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

Self

The Mexican

The Mexican

Bernie Nayman

Best in Show

Best in Show

Dr. Theodore W. Millbank, III

Tex, the Passive/Aggressive Gunslinger

Tex, the Passive/Aggressive Gunslinger

Tex

Cradle Will Rock

Cradle Will Rock

Harry Hopkins

Three to Tango

Three to Tango

Decker

Jakob the Liar

Jakob the Liar

Kowalsky

Swing Vote

Swing Vote

Justice Eli MacCorckle

The Monster Hunter

The Monster Hunter

Dr. William Powell

Giving Up the Ghost

Giving Up the Ghost

Bob

Deconstructing Harry

Deconstructing Harry

Richard

The Definite Maybe

The Definite Maybe

Wolfe Rollins

Clockwatchers

Clockwatchers

Milton Lasky

Conversation with the Beast

Conversation with the Beast

Mr. Webster

Waiting for Guffman

Waiting for Guffman

Lloyd Miller

The Late Shift

The Late Shift

Warren Littlefield

Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

Paul Entamen

George Romero's Golden Tales 2

George Romero's Golden Tales 2

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

Dr. Jeffrey Sanborn (uncredited)

Greedy

Greedy

Ed

For Love or Money

For Love or Money

Ed Drinkwater

Amos & Andrew

Amos & Andrew

Dr. R. A. (Roy) Fink

Bob Roberts

Bob Roberts

Cutting Edge Producer

Unnatural Pursuits

Unnatural Pursuits

Lou Finkleberg

Little Man Tate

Little Man Tate

Quizmaster

Alice

Alice

Sid Moscowitz

The Face of Fear

The Face of Fear

Ira Preduski

Dead Bang

Dead Bang

Elliott Webley

Funny

Funny

Self

End of the Line

End of the Line

Warren Gerber

2010

2010

Dr. R. Chandra

Nothing Lasts Forever

Nothing Lasts Forever

Guy with Sunglasses in Espresso Bar

2010 : The Odyssey Continues

2010 : The Odyssey Continues

Himself

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Carter Hill

Absence of Malice

Absence of Malice

Elliott Rosen

Prince of the City

Prince of the City

Santimassino

Altered States

Altered States

Arthur Rosenberg

Girlfriends

Girlfriends

Martin

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

David Laughlin

Report to the Commissioner

Report to the Commissioner

Joey Egan

The Bank Shot

The Bank Shot

Victor Karp

Marriage: Year One

Marriage: Year One

Bernie

Making It

Making It

Wilkie

The Strawberry Statement

The Strawberry Statement

Elliot

Catch-22

Catch-22

Capt. Orr

Me, Natalie

Me, Natalie

Morris

Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy

The Young Student