Bob Balaban - Trailer Failure
Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

  • Gender: Male
  • Born: 1945-08-16 (81 years old)
  • TMDB Popularity: 1.38
  • Last Refreshed: 224 days ago

Biography

Robert Elmer Balaban is a veteran actor and filmmaker born on August 16, 1945, in Chicago, Illinois. He has appeared in notable films like Midnight Cowboy and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, as well as Christopher Guest's mockumentary comedies Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, and A Mighty Wind. Balaban has also directed three feature films and is a Tony Award nominee, earning recognition for his versatility and talent in multiple creative fields.

Filmography

Fantasy Life

Fantasy Life

as Lenny 6.2 2025
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

as Self 6.9 2022
Isle of Dogs

Isle of Dogs

as King (voice) 7.8 2018
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House

I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House

as Mr. Waxcap 4.6 2016
Eva Hesse

Eva Hesse

as Wilhelm Hesse (voice) 7.1 2016
Starring Austin Pendleton

Starring Austin Pendleton

as Self 6.8 2016
Mascots

Mascots

as Sol Lumpkin 5.8 2016
Everything Is Copy

Everything Is Copy

as Self 7.5 2015
Hitchcock/Truffaut

Hitchcock/Truffaut

as Narrator (voice) 7.3 2015
The Monuments Men

The Monuments Men

as Pvt. Preston Savitz 6.1 2014
Fading Gigolo

Fading Gigolo

as Sol 6.2 2013
Girl Most Likely

Girl Most Likely

as Maxwell 5.7 2012
Moonrise Kingdom

Moonrise Kingdom

as The Narrator 7.8 2012
Thin Ice

Thin Ice

as Leonard Dahl 6.2 2011
Rage

Rage

as Mr. White 4.7 2009
Dedication

Dedication

as Arthur Planck 6.6 2007
No Reservations

No Reservations

as Therapist 6.3 2007
Lady in the Water

Lady in the Water

as Harry Farber 5.5 2006
Capote

Capote

as William Shawn 7.3 2005
Marie and Bruce

Marie and Bruce

as Roger 4.5 2004
A Mighty Wind

A Mighty Wind

as Jonathan Steinbloom 7.2 2003
Ghost World

Ghost World

as Enid's Dad 7.3 2001
Gosford Park

Gosford Park

as Morris Weissman 7.2 2001
The Mexican

The Mexican

as Bernie Nayman 6.1 2001
The Majestic

The Majestic

as Elvin Glyde 6.9 2001
Jakob the Liar

Jakob the Liar

as Kowalsky 6.5 1999
Swing Vote

Swing Vote

as Justice Eli MacCorckle 6 1999
Three to Tango

Three to Tango

as Decker 6.1 1999
Deconstructing Harry

Deconstructing Harry

as Richard 7.3 1997
Waiting for Guffman

Waiting for Guffman

as Lloyd Miller 7.4 1996
The Late Shift

The Late Shift

as Warren Littlefield 6.7 1995
Greedy

Greedy

as Ed 6.3 1994
Dead Bang

Dead Bang

as Elliott Webley 6.1 1989
2010: The Year We Make Contact

2010: The Year We Make Contact

as Dr. R. Chandra 6.7 1984
Prince of the City

Prince of the City

as Santimassino 7.4 1981
Altered States

Altered States

as Arthur Rosenberg 6.9 1980
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

as David Laughlin 7.6 1977
Report to the Commissioner

Report to the Commissioner

as Joey Egan 6.7 1975
The Bank Shot

The Bank Shot

as Victor Karp 5.4 1974
The Strawberry Statement

The Strawberry Statement

as Elliot 6.6 1970
Me, Natalie

Me, Natalie

as Morris 6.5 1969