Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

Filmography

As Cast

Fantasy Life (2026)
as Lenny
Bad Actors (2024)
80 for Brady (2023)
as Mark
Asteroid City (2023)
as Larkings Executive
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy (2023)
as Self
How Dare You Want More: The Short Film (2022)
Severance (2022)
as Mark Wilkins
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021)
as Uncle Nick
How Moving (2021)
as Uncle Aaron
The Chair (2021)
as Elliot Rentz
Space Force (2020)
as Ron (voice)
Carl Laemmle (2019)
as Himself
The Politician (2019)
as Keaton Hobart
An L.A. Minute (2018)
as Shelley
Isle of Dogs (2018)
as King (voice)
Condor (2018)
as Reuel Abbott
Summer Camp Island (2018)
as Gerald (voice)
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction (2018)
as Self
Spielberg (2017)
as Self
Wormwood (2017)
as Dr. Harold A. Abramson
Mascots (2016)
as Sol Lumpkin
Eva Hesse (2016)
as Wilhelm Hesse (voice)
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016)
as Mr. Waxcap
Mike Nichols: An American Master (2016)
as Self
Starring Austin Pendleton (2016)
as Self
Graves (2016)
as Secretary Burns
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom' (2015)
as Self / The Narrator
Everything Is Copy (2015)
as Self
Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Show Me a Hero (2015)
as Leonard B. Sand
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
as M. Martin
The Monuments Men (2014)
as Pvt. Preston Savitz
Broad City (2014)
as Arthur Wexler
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
as Self
Fading Gigolo (2013)
as Sol
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)
as Lawyer (uncredited)
Alpha House (2013)
as Senator Elliot Robeson
Family Tree (2013)
as Melvin Schmelff / Tumbleweed Tim
Girl Most Likely (2012)
as Maxwell
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
as The Narrator
Thin Ice (2012)
as Leonard Dahl
Do You Like to Read? (2012)
as The Narrator
Girls (2012)
as Therapist
The Five Stages of Grief (2011)
as Voice of Daniel's father
Web Therapy (2011)
as Ted Mitchell
China, IL (2011)
as (voice)
Howl (2010)
as Judge Clayton Horn
F--k (2010)
as Bob
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010)
as Self
Rage (2009)
as Mr. White
The Windmill Movie (2009)
as Self
The Good Wife (2009)
as Gordon Higgs
Recount (2008)
as Ben Ginsberg
Web Therapy (2008)
as Ted Mitchell
No Reservations (2007)
as Therapist
Dedication (2007)
as Arthur Planck
License to Wed (2007)
as Jewelry Store Clerk (uncredited)
Prince of the City: The Real Story (2007)
as Self / Santimassino
Lady in the Water (2006)
as Harry Farber
For Your Consideration (2006)
as Philip Koontz
Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film (2006)
as Self
Trust the Man (2005)
as Tobey's Therapist
Capote (2005)
as William Shawn
Hopeless Pictures (2005)
American Dad! (2005)
as Glen Hanover (voice)
Scene Stealers (2004)
as Jonathan Crouch Esq.
Marie and Bruce (2004)
as Roger
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo (2004)
as Self
Tom Goes to the Mayor (2004)
as Walt Pickle (voice)
Entourage (2004)
as Doctor
A Mighty Wind (2003)
as Jonathan Steinbloom
The Tuxedo (2002)
as Winton Chalmers (uncredited)
Plan B (2002)
as James Foster
The Making of Gosford Park (2002)
as Self
Ghost World (2001)
as Enid's Dad
Gosford Park (2001)
as Morris Weissman
The Majestic (2001)
as Elvin Glyde
The Mexican (2001)
as Bernie Nayman
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001)
as Self
Best in Show (2000)
as Dr. Theodore W. Millbank, III
Tex, the Passive/Aggressive Gunslinger (2000)
as Tex
Jakob the Liar (1999)
as Kowalsky
The Monster Hunter (1999)
as Dr. William Powell
Swing Vote (1999)
as Justice Eli MacCorckle
Three to Tango (1999)
as Decker
Cradle Will Rock (1999)
as Harry Hopkins
Now and Again (1999)
The West Wing (1999)
as Ted Marcus
Giving Up the Ghost (1998)
as Bob
Conversation with the Beast (1997)
as Mr. Webster
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
as Richard
Waiting for Guffman (1997)
as Lloyd Miller
Clockwatchers (1997)
as Milton Lasky
The Definite Maybe (1997)
as Wolfe Rollins
The Late Shift (1996)
as Warren Littlefield
Pie in the Sky (1996)
as Paul Entamen
George Romero's Golden Tales 2 (1995)
Legend (1995)
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995)
as Bob (voice)
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
as Dr. Jeffrey Sanborn (uncredited)
Greedy (1994)
as Ed
Friends (1994)
as Frank Sr.
For Love or Money (1993)
as Ed Drinkwater
Amos & Andrew (1993)
as Dr. R. A. (Roy) Fink
Unnatural Pursuits (1992)
as Lou Finkleberg
Bob Roberts (1992)
as Cutting Edge Producer
Little Man Tate (1991)
as Quizmaster
The Face of Fear (1990)
as Ira Preduski
Alice (1990)
as Sid Moscowitz
Dead Bang (1989)
as Elliott Webley
The Simpsons (1989)
as Narrator (voice)
Seinfeld (1989)
as Russell Dalrymple
Funny (1988)
as Self
End of the Line (1987)
as Warren Gerber
Amazing Stories (1985)
as Jo-Jo Gillespie
2010 (1984)
as Dr. R. Chandra
Nothing Lasts Forever (1984)
as Guy with Sunglasses in Espresso Bar
2010 : The Odyssey Continues (1984)
as Himself
Miami Vice (1984)
as Ira Stone
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
as Carter Hill
Absence of Malice (1981)
as Elliott Rosen
Prince of the City (1981)
as Santimassino
Altered States (1980)
as Arthur Rosenberg
Fridays (1980)
as Self
Girlfriends (1978)
as Martin
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
as David Laughlin
Report to the Commissioner (1975)
as Joey Egan
The Bank Shot (1974)
as Victor Karp
Maude (1972)
as Ambrose Riley
Making It (1971)
as Wilkie
Marriage: Year One (1971)
as Bernie
The Strawberry Statement (1970)
as Elliot
Catch-22 (1970)
as Capt. Orr
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
as The Young Student
Me, Natalie (1969)
as Morris
Room 222 (1969)
Love, American Style (1969)
as Nick
The Mod Squad (1968)
Hank (1965)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
as Self

As Crew

Brooklyn, Minnesota (2024)
Producer
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
Executive Producer
Graves (2016)
Director
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss (2014)
Director
Alpha House (2013)
Director
Georgia O'Keeffe (2009)
Director
Nurse Jackie (2009)
Director
Swingtown (2008)
Director
Bernard and Doris (2006)
Director, Executive Producer
The Exonerated (2006)
Director, Executive Producer
The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman (2006)
Producer
The Twilight Zone (2002)
Director
Gosford Park (2001)
Producer, Idea
The Wedding Toast (1999)
Director, Producer
Now and Again (1999)
Director
Strangers with Candy (1999)
Director
Subway Stories (1997)
Director
Oz (1997)
Director
George Romero's Golden Tales 2 (1995)
Writer
George Romero's Golden Tales 3 (1995)
Director
Legend (1995)
Director
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995)
Additional Writing
The Last Good Time (1994)
Director, Screenplay, Producer
My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
Director
Stephen King's Golden Tales (1993)
Writer
Eerie, Indiana (1991)
Director
Tales from the Darkside (1990)
Director
Parents (1989)
Director
Monsters (1988)
Writer
Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread (1987)
Director
Amazing Stories (1985)
Director
Tales from the Darkside (1984)
Writer
The Brass Ring (1983)
Director
Trick or Treat (1983)
Director
Maude (1972)
Director