Bob Balaban
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1945-08-16 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known As
Robert Elmer Balaban
Robert Balaban
باب بالابان
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 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 ...
Acting
2023
as Mark
2001
as Enid's Dad
1977
as David Laughlin
1999
as Kowalsky
1969
as The Young Student
1997
as Mr. Webster
1997
as Richard
2007
as Therapist
1984
as Dr. R. Chandra
1989
as Elliott Webley
2001
as Morris Weissman
1996
as Warren Littlefield
2001
as Elvin Glyde
1991
as Quizmaster
1980
as Arthur Rosenberg
2001
as Bernie Nayman
1981
as Carter Hill
1993
as Ed Drinkwater
2019
as Himself
2009
as Mr. White
2006
as Harry Farber
2004
as Jonathan Crouch Esq.
2000
as Dr. Theodore W. Millbank, III
2007
as Arthur Planck
2008
as Ben Ginsberg
2009
as Self
1975
as Joey Egan
2006
as Philip Koontz
2010
as Judge Clayton Horn
1996
as Lloyd Miller
1988
as Self
1987
as Warren Gerber
1981
as Elliott Rosen
1970
as Elliot
2012
as Maxwell
1997
as Milton Lasky
2023
as Larkings Executive
1992
as Lou Finkleberg
2014
as M. Martin
1999
as Dr. William Powell
2014
as Pvt. Preston Savitz
2018
as Shelley
1969
as Morris
1971
as Wilkie
2013
as Sol
2012
as The Narrator
1978
as Martin
2015
as Self / The Narrator
1994
as Dr. Jeffrey Sanborn (uncredited)
1984
as Guy with Sunglasses in Espresso Bar
1998
as Bob
1999
as Justice Eli MacCorckle
2003
as Jonathan Steinbloom
2005
as Tobey's Therapist
1997
as Wolfe Rollins
2012
as Leonard Dahl
1999
as Decker
1994
as Ed
2016
as Sol Lumpkin
1974
as Victor Karp
1971
as Bernie
1999
as Harry Hopkins
1996
as Paul Entamen
2016
as Wilhelm Hesse (voice)
2011
as Voice of Daniel's father
2018
as King (voice)
1970
as Capt. Orr
1990
as Ira Preduski
2016
as Mr. Waxcap
1981
as Santimassino
2016
1992
as Cutting Edge Producer
2017
as Self
2015
as Self
2005
as William Shawn
2002
as Winton Chalmers (uncredited)
1993
as Dr. R. A. (Roy) Fink
2001
as James Foster
2016
as Self
2015
as Narrator (voice)
2004
as Roger
2012
as The Narrator
2021
as Uncle Nick
2007
as Jewelry Store Clerk (uncredited)
2010
as Bob
2000
1990
as Sid Moscowitz
2002
as Self
2013
as Lawyer (uncredited)
2021
as Uncle Aaron
2007
as Self / Santimassino
2025
1984
as Himself
2024
Production
2001
as Producer
1993
as Director
1989
as Director
2006
as Director
1994
as Director
2009
as Director
1997
as Director
2024
as Producer
2006
as Director
1983
as Director
1987
as Director
2014
1999
as Director
1999
as Producer
1994
as Screenplay
1994
as Producer
2006
as Executive Producer
1999
as Writer
2018
as Executive Producer
1990
as Director
2001
as Idea
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as Director
2006
as Executive Producer
1985
as Writer
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