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Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

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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    Played M. Martin

    Average Rating
    8.0
    15540 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 26, 2014
    12 years ago
  • Moonrise Kingdom

    Moonrise Kingdom

    Played The Narrator

    Average Rating
    7.7
    6135 votes
    Release Date
    May 16, 2012
    14 years ago
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    Played King (voice)

    Average Rating
    7.8
    5193 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 23, 2018
    8 years ago
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    Played David Laughlin

    Average Rating
    7.3
    4447 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 14, 1977
    49 years ago
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    Played Pvt. Preston Savitz

    Average Rating
    6.1
    3709 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 24, 2014
    12 years ago
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    The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

    Played Uncle Nick

    Average Rating
    7.0
    2820 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 21, 2021
    4 years ago
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    Played Larkings Executive

    Average Rating
    6.4
    2293 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 08, 2023
    2 years ago
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    Played Winton Chalmers (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    5.7
    2074 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 27, 2002
    23 years ago
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    Played William Shawn

    Average Rating
    7.0
    1563 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 30, 2005
    20 years ago
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    Played Bernie Nayman

    Average Rating
    5.9
    1533 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 01, 2001
    25 years ago
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    Played The Young Student

    Average Rating
    7.5
    1525 votes
    Release Date
    May 25, 1969
    57 years ago
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    Played Enid's Dad

    Average Rating
    7.1
    1516 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 20, 2001
    25 years ago
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    Played Harry Farber

    Average Rating
    5.6
    1444 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 19, 2006
    20 years ago
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    Played Therapist

    Average Rating
    6.7
    1438 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 15, 2007
    19 years ago
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    Played Morris Weissman

    Average Rating
    6.8
    1172 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 26, 2001
    24 years ago
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    Played Dr. R. Chandra

    Average Rating
    6.6
    1011 votes
    Release Date
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    41 years ago
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    Played Richard

    Average Rating
    7.2
    1009 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 12, 1997
    28 years ago
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    Played Jewelry Store Clerk (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    5.7
    890 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 04, 2007
    19 years ago
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    Played Elvin Glyde

    Average Rating
    6.8
    791 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 21, 2001
    24 years ago
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    Played Arthur Rosenberg

    Average Rating
    6.7
    718 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 25, 1980
    45 years ago
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    Played Dr. Theodore W. Millbank, III

    Average Rating
    6.9
    620 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 29, 2000
    25 years ago
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    Played Mr. Waxcap

    Average Rating
    4.6
    603 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 10, 2016
    9 years ago
  • Fading Gigolo

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    Played Sol

    Average Rating
    5.8
    602 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 07, 2013
    12 years ago
  • Jakob the Liar

    Jakob the Liar

    Played Kowalsky

    Average Rating
    6.7
    390 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 16, 1999
    26 years ago
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    Played Ed Drinkwater

    Average Rating
    6.2
    378 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 01, 1993
    32 years ago
  • Catch-22

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    Played Capt. Orr

    Average Rating
    6.7
    332 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 24, 1970
    56 years ago
  • Alice

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    Played Sid Moscowitz

    Average Rating
    6.3
    329 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 25, 1990
    35 years ago
  • City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

    City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

    Played Dr. Jeffrey Sanborn (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    5.3
    328 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 10, 1994
    32 years ago
  • Little Man Tate

    Little Man Tate

    Played Quizmaster

    Average Rating
    6.5
    325 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 06, 1991
    35 years ago
  • Spielberg

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    Played Self

    Average Rating
    7.6
    297 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 05, 2017
    8 years ago
  • Greedy

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    Played Ed

    Average Rating
    6.1
    277 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 04, 1994
    32 years ago
  • Girl Most Likely

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    Played Maxwell

    Average Rating
    5.6
    264 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 07, 2012
    13 years ago
  • Three to Tango

    Three to Tango

    Played Decker

    Average Rating
    5.7
    264 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 22, 1999
    26 years ago
  • Waiting for Guffman

    Waiting for Guffman

    Played Lloyd Miller

    Average Rating
    7.0
    256 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 21, 1996
    30 years ago
  • A Mighty Wind

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    Played Jonathan Steinbloom

    Average Rating
    6.7
    253 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 16, 2003
    23 years ago
  • Hitchcock/Truffaut

    Hitchcock/Truffaut

    Played Narrator (voice)

    Average Rating
    7.3
    246 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 05, 2015
    10 years ago
  • Absence of Malice

    Absence of Malice

    Played Elliott Rosen

    Average Rating
    6.6
    236 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 19, 1981
    45 years ago
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    Played Sol Lumpkin

    Average Rating
    5.4
    196 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 11, 2016
    9 years ago
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    Played Judge Clayton Horn

    Average Rating
    6.5
    188 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 26, 2010
    15 years ago
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    Played Mark

    Average Rating
    6.3
    183 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 03, 2023
    3 years ago
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    Played Ben Ginsberg

    Average Rating
    6.8
    181 votes
    Release Date
    May 25, 2008
    18 years ago
  • Thin Ice

    Thin Ice

    Played Leonard Dahl

    Average Rating
    6.5
    173 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 17, 2012
    14 years ago
  • For Your Consideration

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    Played Philip Koontz

    Average Rating
    5.7
    172 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 17, 2006
    19 years ago
  • Prince of the City

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    Played Santimassino

    Average Rating
    7.0
    169 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 19, 1981
    45 years ago
  • Bob Roberts

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    Played Cutting Edge Producer

    Average Rating
    6.5
    169 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 04, 1992
    34 years ago
  • Amos & Andrew

    Amos & Andrew

    Played Dr. R. A. (Roy) Fink

    Average Rating
    5.4
    168 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 05, 1993
    33 years ago
  • Trust the Man

    Trust the Man

    Played Tobey's Therapist

    Average Rating
    5.1
    120 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 01, 2005
    20 years ago
  • Dead Bang

    Dead Bang

    Played Elliott Webley

    Average Rating
    6.3
    109 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 24, 1989
    37 years ago
  • Dedication

    Dedication

    Played Arthur Planck

    Average Rating
    6.3
    104 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 24, 2007
    18 years ago
  • Cradle Will Rock

    Cradle Will Rock

    Played Harry Hopkins

    Average Rating
    6.4
    88 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 10, 1999
    26 years ago
  • Girlfriends

    Girlfriends

    Played Martin

    Average Rating
    6.6
    82 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 11, 1978
    48 years ago
  • Do You Like to Read?

    Do You Like to Read?

    Played The Narrator

    Average Rating
    6.3
    76 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 08, 2012
    14 years ago
  • Clockwatchers

    Clockwatchers

    Played Milton Lasky

    Average Rating
    6.1
    70 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 12, 1997
    29 years ago
  • The Late Shift

    The Late Shift

    Played Warren Littlefield

    Average Rating
    6.4
    62 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 24, 1996
    30 years ago
  • Whose Life Is It Anyway?

    Whose Life Is It Anyway?

    Played Carter Hill

    Average Rating
    7.0
    48 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 02, 1981
    44 years ago
  • Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

    Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

    Played Lawyer (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    6.3
    41 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 04, 2013
    12 years ago
  • The Strawberry Statement

    The Strawberry Statement

    Played Elliot

    Average Rating
    6.0
    40 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 28, 1970
    56 years ago
  • Everything Is Copy

    Everything Is Copy

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    7.4
    33 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 29, 2015
    10 years ago
  • The Bank Shot

    The Bank Shot

    Played Victor Karp

    Average Rating
    5.4
    31 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 31, 1974
    52 years ago
  • Nothing Lasts Forever

    Nothing Lasts Forever

    Played Guy with Sunglasses in Espresso Bar

    Average Rating
    6.3
    28 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 06, 1984
    42 years ago
  • Rage

    Rage

    Played Mr. White

    Average Rating
    3.5
    26 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 24, 2009
    16 years ago
  • Report to the Commissioner

    Report to the Commissioner

    Played Joey Egan

    Average Rating
    6.4
    23 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 05, 1975
    51 years ago
  • Me, Natalie

    Me, Natalie

    Played Morris

    Average Rating
    5.5
    21 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 13, 1969
    57 years ago
  • Marie and Bruce

    Marie and Bruce

    Played Roger

    Average Rating
    4.1
    18 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 19, 2004
    22 years ago
  • End of the Line

    End of the Line

    Played Warren Gerber

    Average Rating
    5.2
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 28, 1987
    39 years ago
  • Pie in the Sky

    Pie in the Sky

    Played Paul Entamen

    Average Rating
    6.6
    13 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 09, 1996
    30 years ago
  • Swing Vote

    Swing Vote

    Played Justice Eli MacCorckle

    Average Rating
    5.6
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 19, 1999
    27 years ago
  • Mike Nichols: An American Master

    Mike Nichols: An American Master

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    6.3
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 29, 2016
    10 years ago
  • Plan B

    Plan B

    Played James Foster

    Average Rating
    4.3
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 2001
    25 years ago
  • The Monster Hunter

    The Monster Hunter

    Played Dr. William Powell

    Average Rating
    4.8
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1999
    27 years ago
  • The Face of Fear

    The Face of Fear

    Played Ira Preduski

    Average Rating
    6.6
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 30, 1990
    36 years ago
  • The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

    The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    6.8
    9 votes
    Release Date
    May 08, 2001
    25 years ago
  • Eva Hesse

    Eva Hesse

    Played Wilhelm Hesse (voice)

    Average Rating
    6.5
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 27, 2016
    10 years ago
  • F--k

    F--k

    Played Bob

    Average Rating
    5.8
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 07, 2010
    16 years ago
  • Carl Laemmle

    Carl Laemmle

    Played Himself

    Average Rating
    4.0
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 15, 2019
    7 years ago
  • Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

    Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

    Played Self / The Narrator

    Average Rating
    6.1
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 22, 2015
    10 years ago
  • Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

    Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    5.8
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 23, 2023
    2 years ago
  • The Making of Gosford Park

    The Making of Gosford Park

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    5.0
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 18, 2002
    24 years ago
  • The Windmill Movie

    The Windmill Movie

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    7.0
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 17, 2009
    17 years ago
  • Making It

    Making It

    Played Wilkie

    Average Rating
    3.3
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 21, 1971
    55 years ago
  • Starring Austin Pendleton

    Starring Austin Pendleton

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    6.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 01, 2016
    10 years ago
  • Giving Up the Ghost

    Giving Up the Ghost

    Played Bob

    Average Rating
    6.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 07, 1998
    27 years ago
  • An L.A. Minute

    An L.A. Minute

    Played Shelley

    Average Rating
    2.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 24, 2018
    7 years ago
  • The Definite Maybe

    The Definite Maybe

    Played Wolfe Rollins

    Average Rating
    2.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 04, 1997
    29 years ago
  • Marriage: Year One

    Marriage: Year One

    Played Bernie

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 15, 1971
    55 years ago
  • The Five Stages of Grief

    The Five Stages of Grief

    Played Voice of Daniel's father

    Average Rating
    7.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 2011
    15 years ago

  • Fantasy Life

    Average Rating
    1.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 08, 2025
    1 year ago
  • Conversation with the Beast

    Conversation with the Beast

    Played Mr. Webster

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 20, 1997
    29 years ago
  • Scene Stealers

    Scene Stealers

    Played Jonathan Crouch Esq.

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 04, 2004
    22 years ago
  • Funny

    Funny

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 01, 1988
    38 years ago
  • Unnatural Pursuits

    Unnatural Pursuits

    Played Lou Finkleberg

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1992
    34 years ago
  • How Dare You Want More: The Short Film

    How Dare You Want More: The Short Film

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 14, 2022
    3 years ago
  • George Romero's Golden Tales 2

    George Romero's Golden Tales 2

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 06, 1995
    31 years ago
  • Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film

    Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 21, 2006
    20 years ago
  • Tex, the Passive/Aggressive Gunslinger

    Tex, the Passive/Aggressive Gunslinger

    Played Tex

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    May 01, 2000
    26 years ago
  • How Moving

    How Moving

    Played Uncle Aaron

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 17, 2021
    4 years ago
  • Prince of the City: The Real Story

    Prince of the City: The Real Story

    Played Self / Santimassino

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 2007
    19 years ago
  • 2010 : The Odyssey Continues

    2010 : The Odyssey Continues

    Played Himself

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1984
    42 years ago
  • Bad Actors

    Bad Actors

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 2024
    2 years ago

  • Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 23, 2004
    21 years ago
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