Personal Info
Known Credits
97
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1945-08-16 (80 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known For
Robert Elmer BalabanRobert Balaban
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 ...
Known For
Acting
2023 --
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
| Self
2023 --
Asteroid City
| Larkings Executive
2023 --
80 for Brady
| Mark
2022 --
How Dare You Want More: The Short Film
|
2021 --
The French Dispatch
| Uncle Nick
2021 --
How Moving
| Uncle Aaron
2019 --
Carl Laemmle
| Himself
2018 --
An L.A. Minute
| Shelley
2018 --
Isle of Dogs
| King (voice)
2017 --
Spielberg
| Self
2016 --
Mascots
| Sol Lumpkin
2016 --
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
| Mr. Waxcap
2016 --
Eva Hesse
| Wilhelm Hesse (voice)
2016 --
Starring Austin Pendleton
| Self
2016 --
Mike Nichols: An American Master
| Self
2015 --
Everything Is Copy
| Self
2015 --
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
| Self / The Narrator
2015 --
Hitchcock/Truffaut
| Narrator (voice)
2014 --
The Grand Budapest Hotel
| M. Martin
2014 --
The Monuments Men
| Pvt. Preston Savitz
2013 --
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
| Lawyer (uncredited)
2013 --
Fading Gigolo
| Sol
2012 --
Girl Most Likely
| Maxwell
2012 --
Do You Like to Read?
| The Narrator
2012 --
Moonrise Kingdom
| The Narrator
2012 --
Thin Ice
| Leonard Dahl
2011 --
A Monster in Paris
| Pâté
2011 --
The Five Stages of Grief
| Voice of Daniel's father
2010 --
Howl
| Judge Clayton Horn
2010 --
F--k
| Bob
2009 --
Rage
| Mr. White
2009 --
The Windmill Movie
| Self
2008 --
Recount
| Ben Ginsberg
2007 --
Dedication
| Arthur Planck
2007 --
License to Wed
| Jewelry Store Clerk (uncredited)
2007 --
No Reservations
| Therapist
2007 --
Prince of the City: The Real Story
| Self / Santimassino
2006 --
For Your Consideration
| Philip Koontz
2006 --
Lady in the Water
| Harry Farber
2006 --
Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film
| Self
2005 --
Capote
| William Shawn
2005 --
Trust the Man
| Tobey's Therapist
2004 --
Scene Stealers
| Jonathan Crouch Esq.
2004 --
Marie and Bruce
| Roger
2003 --
A Mighty Wind
| Jonathan Steinbloom
2002 --
The Tuxedo
| Winton Chalmers (uncredited)
2002 --
The Making of 'Gosford Park'
| Self
2001 --
The Majestic
| Elvin Glyde
2001 --
Gosford Park
| Morris Weissman
2001 --
Ghost World
| Enid's Dad
2001 --
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
| Self
2001 --
The Mexican
| Bernie Nayman
2001 --
Plan B
| James Foster
2000 --
Best in Show
| Dr. Theodore W. Millbank, III
2000 --
Tex, the Passive/Aggressive Gunslinger
| Tex
1999 --
Cradle Will Rock
| Harry Hopkins
1999 --
George Romero's Golden Tales 2
|
1999 --
Three to Tango
| Decker
1999 --
Jakob the Liar
| Kowalsky
1999 --
Swing Vote
| Justice Eli MacCorckle
1999 --
The Monster Hunter
| Dr. William Powell
1998 --
Giving Up the Ghost
| Bob
1997 --
Deconstructing Harry
| Richard
1997 --
The Definite Maybe
| Wolfe Rollins
1997 --
Clockwatchers
| Milton Lasky
1997 --
Conversation with the Beast
| Mr. Webster
1996 --
Waiting for Guffman
| Lloyd Miller
1996 --
The Late Shift
| Warren Littlefield
1996 --
Pie in the Sky
| Paul Entamen
1994 --
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
| Dr. Jeffrey Sanborn (uncredited)
1994 --
Greedy
| Ed
1993 --
For Love or Money
| Ed Drinkwater
1993 --
Amos & Andrew
| Dr. R. A. (Roy) Fink
1992 --
Bob Roberts
| Cutting Edge Producer
1992 --
Unnatural Pursuits
| Lou Finkleberg
1991 --
Little Man Tate
| Quizmaster
1990 --
Alice
| Sid Moscowitz
1990 --
The Face of Fear
| Ira Preduski
1989 --
Dead Bang
| Elliott Webley
1988 --
Funny
| Self
1987 --
End of the Line
| Warren Gerber
1984 --
2010
| Dr. R. Chandra
1984 --
Nothing Lasts Forever
| Guy with Sunglasses in Espresso Bar
1981 --
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
| Carter Hill
1981 --
Absence of Malice
| Elliott Rosen
1981 --
Prince of the City
| Santimassino
1980 --
Altered States
| Arthur Rosenberg
1978 --
Girlfriends
| Martin
1977 --
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
| David Laughlin
1975 --
Report to the Commissioner
| Joey Egan
1974 --
The Bank Shot
| Victor Karp
1971 --
Marriage: Year One
| Bernie
1971 --
Making It
| Wilkie
1970 --
The Strawberry Statement
| Elliot
1970 --
Catch-22
| Capt. Orr
1969 --
Me, Natalie
| Morris
1969 --
Midnight Cowboy
| The Young Student