Filmography by type for
Bob Balaban More at IMDbPro »

In Development:

1. South Pacific (details only on IMDbPro)

Actor:

• In Production
• 2010s
• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s

1. Landlocked (????) (pre-production) .... Professor Irwin
2. The Monuments Men (2013) (filming)
3. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) (post-production)
   
   
4. Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)
5. Santa Fe Thursday (2012)
6. Moonrise Kingdom (2012) .... The Narrator
7. A Monster in Paris (2011) (voice: English version) .... Pâté
   ... aka "Un monstre à Paris" - France (original title)
8. Thin Ice (2011) .... Leonard Dahl
   ... aka "The Convincer" - USA (original title)
9. The Five Stages of Grief (2011) (voice) .... Daniel's Father
10. F--K (2010) .... Bob
11. Howl (2010) .... Judge Clayton Horn
    
    
12. Rage (2009/I) .... Mr. White
13. No Reservations (2007) .... Therapist
    ... aka "Happy recipies" - Japan (English title) (imdb display title)
14. License to Wed (2007) (uncredited) .... Jewelry Store Clerk
15. Dedication (2007) .... Arthur Planck
16. For Your Consideration (2006) .... Philip Koontz
17. Lady in the Water (2006) .... Harry Farber
18. Trust the Man (2005) (uncredited) .... Tobey's Therapist
19. Capote (2005) .... William Shawn
20. Scene Stealers (2004) .... Jonathan Crouch Esq.
21. Marie and Bruce (2004) .... Roger
    ... aka "Marie & Bruce" - Australia (DVD title), International (English title) (alternative spelling)
    ... aka "Wallace Shawn's Marie & Bruce" - USA (poster title)
22. A Mighty Wind (2003) .... Jonathan Steinbloom
23. The Tuxedo (2002) (uncredited) .... Winton Chalmers
24. The Majestic (2001) .... Elvin Clyde
25. Gosford Park (2001) .... Morris Weissman
26. Ghost World (2001) .... Enid's Dad
27. Plan B (2001/I) .... James Foster
28. The Mexican (2001) .... Bernie Nayman
29. Best in Show (2000) .... Dr. Theodore W. Millbank, III
    ... aka "Dog Show!" - Japan (English title)
30. Tex, the Passive-Aggressive Gunslinger (2000) .... Tex
    
    
31. Three to Tango (1999) .... Decker
32. Natural Selection (1999) .... Dr. William Powell
    ... aka "The Demon Slayer" - Europe (English title) (DVD title)
    ... aka "The Monster Hunter" - USA (DVD title)
    ... aka "The Monster Slayer" - USA (MIFED title)
33. Jakob the Liar (1999) .... Kowalsky
34. Cradle Will Rock (1999) .... Harry Hopkins
35. Deconstructing Harry (1997) .... Richard
36. Clockwatchers (1997) .... Milton Lasky
37. The Definite Maybe (1997) .... Wolfe Rollins
    ... aka "No Money Down" - USA (DVD title)
38. Conversation with the Beast (1996) .... Mr. Webster
39. Waiting for Guffman (1996) .... Lloyd Miller
40. Pie in the Sky (1996) .... Paul Entamen
41. City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994) (uncredited) .... Dr. Jeffrey Sanborn
    ... aka "City Slickers II" - USA (short title)
42. Greedy (1994) .... Ed
43. For Love or Money (1993) .... Ed Drinkwater
    ... aka "The Concierge" - Australia, Ireland (English title) (imdb display title), UK, USA (working title)
44. Amos & Andrew (1993) .... Dr. R.A. 'Roy' Fink
45. Bob Roberts (1992) .... Michael Janes
46. Little Man Tate (1991) (uncredited) .... Quizmaster
47. Alice (1990) .... Sid Moscowitz
    
    
48. Dead Bang (1989) .... Elliot Webly
    ... aka "Dead-Bang" - USA (poster title)
49. End of the Line (1987) .... Warren Gerber
50. 2010 (1984) .... Dr. R. Chandra
    ... aka "2010: The Year We Make Contact" - USA (promotional title)
51. Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981) .... Carter Hill
52. Absence of Malice (1981) .... Rosen
53. Prince of the City (1981) .... Santimassino
54. Altered States (1980) .... Arthur Rosenberg
    
    
55. Girlfriends (1978) .... Martin
56. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) .... David Laughlin
    ... aka "CE3K" - USA (informal short title)
    ... aka "The Special Edition: Close Encounters of the Third Kind" - USA (reissue title)
57. Report to the Commissioner (1975) (as Robert Balaban) .... Joey Egan
58. Bank Shot (1974) .... Victor Karp
    ... aka "The Bank Shot" - USA (long title)
59. Making It (1971) .... Wilkie
60. Catch-22 (1970) .... Capt. Orr
61. The Strawberry Statement (1970) .... Elliot - Organizer
    
    
62. Me, Natalie (1969) .... Morris
63. Midnight Cowboy (1969) .... The Young Student - New York
    

Actor - TV:

• 2010s
• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s

1. "Girls" .... Therapist (1 episode, 2013)
       - It's Back (2013) TV episode (uncredited) .... Therapist
2. "The Good Wife" .... Gordon Higgs (2 episodes, 2011-2012)
       - Bitcoin for Dummies (2012) TV episode .... Gordon Higgs
       - Executive Order 13224 (2011) TV episode .... Gordon Higgs
3. "Web Therapy" .... Ted Mitchell (1 episode, 2011)
       - Shrink Rap (2011) TV episode .... Ted Mitchell
   
   
4. "Web Therapy" .... Ted Mitchell (3 episodes, 2008)
       - The Breakthrough: 2 of 3 (2008) TV episode .... Ted Mitchell
       - The Breakthrough: 3 of 3 (2008) TV episode .... Ted Mitchell
       - The Breakthrough: Part 1 (2008) TV episode .... Ted Mitchell
5. Recount (2008) (TV) .... Ben Ginsberg
   ... aka "Recount: The Story of the 2000 Presidential Election" - USA (poster title)
6. "Entourage" .... Doctor (1 episode, 2007)
       - The Dream Team (2007) TV episode .... Doctor
7. "Tom Goes to the Mayor" .... Walt Pickle (1 episode, 2006)
       - The Layover (2006) TV episode (voice) .... Walt Pickle
8. "Hopeless Pictures" .... Sam (3 episodes, 2005)
       - Dogville (2005) TV episode (voice) .... Sam
       - Episode #1.2 (2005) TV episode (voice) .... Sam
       - Cry Clown (2005) TV episode (voice) .... Sam
9. Gerald L'Ecuyer: A Filmmaker's Journey (2004) (TV)
10. The Burbs (2002) (TV)
11. "The Education of Max Bickford" .... Dr. Lowell Sherman (1 episode, 2002)
        - I Never Schlunged My Father (2002) TV episode .... Dr. Lowell Sherman
12. "Now and Again" .... Frederick Lizzard (1 episode, 2000)
        - Lizzard's Tale (2000) TV episode .... Frederick Lizzard
13. "The West Wing" .... Ted Marcus (1 episode, 2000)
    ... aka "The White House" - Israel (English title), Japan (English title)
        - 20 Hours in L.A. (2000) TV episode .... Ted Marcus
    
    
14. Swing Vote (1999) (TV) .... Justice Eli MacCorckle
15. "Friends" .... Frank Buffay Sr. (1 episode, 1999)
        - The One with Joey's Bag (1999) TV episode .... Frank Buffay Sr.
16. Giving Up the Ghost (1998) (TV) .... Bob
17. The Late Shift (1996) (TV) .... Warren Littlefield
18. "Legend" .... Harry Parver (2 episodes, 1995)
        - Revenge of the Herd (1995) TV episode .... Harry Parver
        - Birth of a Legend (1995) TV episode .... Harry Parver
19. "Seinfeld" .... Russell Dalrymple (5 episodes, 1992-1993)
        - The Pilot (1993) TV episode .... Russell Dalrymple
        - The Shoes (1993) TV episode .... Russell Dalrymple
        - The Watch (1992) TV episode .... Russell Dalrymple
        - The Pitch (1992) TV episode .... Russell Dalrymple
        - The Ticket (1992) TV episode .... Russell Dalrymple
20. "Unnatural Pursuits" .... Lou Finkleberg (1 episode, 1992)
        - I'm the Author (1992) TV episode .... Lou Finkleberg
21. The Face of Fear (1990) (TV) .... Ira Preduski
    
    
22. "Amazing Stories" .... Jo-Jo Gillespie (1 episode, 1987)
    ... aka "Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories" - USA (complete title)
        - Gershwin's Trunk (1987) TV episode .... Jo-Jo Gillespie
23. Invisible Thread (1987) (TV) (uncredited)
    ... aka "Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread" - USA (long title)
24. "Miami Vice" .... Ira Stone (2 episodes, 1985-1986)
        - Stone's War (1986) TV episode .... Ira Stone
        - Back in the World (1985) TV episode .... Ira Stone
    
    
25. "Maude" .... Ambrose Riley (1 episode, 1976)
        - Maude's Ex-Convict (1976) TV episode .... Ambrose Riley
26. "Mod Squad" .... Tony / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1972)
    ... aka "The Mod Squad" - USA (original title)
        - Belinda, End of Little Miss Bubble Gum (1972) TV episode .... Tony
        - A Short Course in War (1971) TV episode .... Walter
27. Marriage: Year One (1971) (TV) .... Bernie
28. "Love, American Style" .... Nick (segment "Love and the Fuzz") (1 episode, 1971)
        - Love and the Fuzz/Love and the Groupie/Love and the Housekeeper/Love and Women's Lib (1971) TV episode .... Nick (segment "Love and the Fuzz")
    
    
29. "Room 222" .... Grady Garrett (1 episode, 1969)
        - Fathers and Sons (1969) TV episode .... Grady Garrett
30. "Hank" .... Harvey (1 episode, 1965)
        - Will the Real Harvey Wheatley Please Stand Up? (1965) TV episode (as Robert Balaban) .... Harvey
    

Director:

• 2010s
• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s

1. "Nurse Jackie" (4 episodes, 2011-2012)
       - No-Kimono-Zone (2012) TV episode
       - One-Armed Jacks (2012) TV episode
       - The Astonishing (2011) TV episode
       - Orchids and Salami (2011) TV episode
   
   
2. Georgia O'Keeffe (2009) (TV)
3. "Swingtown" (1 episode, 2008)
       - Go Your Own Way (2008) TV episode
4. Bernard and Doris (2006)
5. "Hopeless Pictures" (2005) TV series (unknown episodes)
6. The Exonerated (2005) (TV)
7. The First Amendment Project: No Joking (2004) (TV)
8. "The Twilight Zone" (2 episodes, 2002-2003)
       - Pharaoh's Curse (2003) TV episode
       - Future Trade (2002) TV episode
9. "Dead Last" (2001) TV series (unknown episodes)
10. "Deadline" (1 episode, 2000)
        - Perception (2000) TV episode
11. "Now and Again" (1 episode, 2000)
        - Lizzard's Tale (2000) TV episode
    
    
12. "Strangers with Candy" (1 episode, 1999)
        - Jerri Is Only Skin Deep (1999) TV episode
13. "Oz" (1 episode, 1998)
        - Great Men (1998) TV episode
14. SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground (1997) (TV) (segment "5: 24, The")
15. "Directors on Directors" (1997) TV series
16. "Legend" (1 episode, 1995)
        - Revenge of the Herd (1995) TV episode
17. The Last Good Time (1994)
18. My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
19. "Eerie, Indiana" (3 episodes, 1991-1992)
        - Zombies in P.J.s (1992) TV episode
        - Marshall's Theory of Believability (1992) TV episode
        - The Lost Hour (1991) TV episode
    
    
20. Parents (1989)
21. Invisible Thread (1987) (TV)
    ... aka "Penn & Teller's Invisible Thread" - USA (long title)
22. "Amazing Stories" (1 episode, 1985)
    ... aka "Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories" - USA (complete title)
        - Fine Tuning (1985) TV episode
23. "Tales from the Darkside" (1 episode, 1983)
        - Trick or Treat (Pilot) (1983) TV episode
24. The Brass Ring (1983) (TV)
    

Producer:

• 2000s
• 1990s

1. Beautiful Hills of Brooklyn (2008) (executive producer)
2. Bernard and Doris (2006) (executive producer)
3. "The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman" (2006) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
4. "Celebrity Charades" (2005) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
5. The Exonerated (2005) (TV) (executive producer)
6. Lost in the Snow (2002) (V) (producer)
7. The Burbs (2002) (TV) (executive producer)
8. Gosford Park (2001) (producer)
   
   
9. The Definite Maybe (1997) (executive producer)
   ... aka "No Money Down" - USA (DVD title)
10. The Last Good Time (1994) (producer)
    

Writer:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s

1. The First Amendment Project: No Joking (2004) (TV)
2. The Burbs (2002) (TV)
3. Gosford Park (2001) (idea)
   
   
4. The Last Good Time (1994) (screenplay)
   
   
5. "Monsters" (1 episode, 1989)
       - The Farmer's Daughter (1989) TV episode (writer)
6. "Tales from the Darkside" (1 episode, 1988)
       - Do Not Open This Box (1988) TV episode (writer)
   
   
7. "Maude" (1 episode, 1977)
       - Phillip's Birthday Party (1977) TV episode (story)
   

Miscellaneous Crew:

• 2000s
• 1980s

1. Gosford Park (2001) (idea)
   
   
2. "Tales from the Darkside" (production consultant) (1 episode, 1988)
       - Do Not Open This Box (1988) TV episode (production consultant)
   

Soundtrack:

1. Deconstructing Harry (1997) (performer: "When the Red Red Robin Comes Bob Bob Bobbin' Along" (1926))
   

Thanks:

• 2000s
• 1990s

1. Leaves of Grass (2009) (the director wishes to thank)
2. Prince of the City: The Real Story (2007) (V) (special thanks)
3. After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later (2006) (V) (special thanks)
4. Celebrating Schlesinger (2006) (V) (special thanks)
5. Controversy and Acclaim (2006) (V) (special thanks)
   ... aka "Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film" - USA (long title)
   
   
6. Wigstock: The Movie (1995) (thanks)
   

Self - TV:

• 2010s
• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s

1. "Overheard" .... Himself - interviewee (1 episode, 2012)
   ... aka "Overheard with Evan Smith" - USA (long title)
       - Bob Balaban (2012) TV episode .... Himself - interviewee
2. "Made in Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 2012)
       - Episode #7.29 (2012) TV episode .... Himself
3. "Nimrod in Cannes" (2012) TV mini-series .... Himself
4. "Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood" .... Director / ... (4 episodes, 2010)
       - Fade Out, Fade In (2010) TV episode .... Himself
       - The Dream Merchants: 1920-1928 (2010) TV episode .... Himself - Actor, Director
       - The Birth of Hollywood - 1907-1920 (2010) TV episode .... Himself - Actor / Director
       - Peepshow Pioneers (2010) TV episode .... Himself - Actor and Director
   
   
5. "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
       - Catherine Zeta-Jones (2007) TV episode .... Himself
6. "Bob Builds His Dream House" (2006) TV series .... Himself
7. A Comic's Climb at the USCAF (2005) (TV) .... Himself
8. The First Amendment Project: No Joking (2004) (TV) .... Himself
9. IFP Gotham Awards 2004 (2004) (TV) .... Host
10. "I Love the '70s" (2003) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
11. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
        - Julian Fellowes (2002) TV episode .... Himself
12. The Making of 'Gosford Park' (2001) (TV) .... Himself
13. "HBO First Look" .... Elvin Clyde / ... (1 episode, 2001)
        - The Majestic (2001) TV episode .... Elvin Clyde / Himself
14. "Anatomy of a Scene" .... Himself (1 episode)
        - Gosford Park (????) TV episode .... Himself
    
    
15. "Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
        - Expert Witness (1999) TV episode .... Himself
16. "The Directors" .... Himself (1 episode)
        - The Films of Peter Hyams (????) TV episode .... Himself
    
    
17. The Making of 'Absence of Malice' (1982) (TV) .... Himself
18. "Today" .... Himself (1 episode, 1981)
    ... aka "NBC News Today" - USA (promotional title)
    ... aka "The Today Show" - USA (alternative title)
        - Episode dated 30 December 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Himself
    
    
19. The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (1977) (TV) .... Himself
20. "The Irv Kupcinet Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode dated 3 July 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
    

Self - video:

1. Prince of the City: The Real Story (2007) (V) (also archive footage) .... Himself/Santimassino
2. Reflections of Lady in the Water (2006) (V)
3. Controversy and Acclaim (2006) (V) (also archive footage) .... Himself - 'The Young Student'
   ... aka "Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film" - USA (long title)
4. Celebrating Schlesinger (2006) (V) .... Himself
5. Seinfeld: Jason + Larry = George (2005) (V) .... Himself
6. Day for Night: Truffaut in the USA (2003) (V) .... Himself
7. The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001) (V) .... Himself
   

Self:

• 2000s
• 1980s

1. The Windmill Movie (2008) .... Himself
   
   
2. Funny (1989) .... Himself
3. In Our Hands (1984) .... Himself
4. 2010: The Odyssey Continues (1984) (uncredited) .... Himself
   

Archive Footage:

1. America at the Movies (1976) (uncredited) .... Capt. Orr