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 (… Read more
Known for The Grand Budapest Hotel 2014 The Simpsons 1989 Friends 1994 Moonrise Kingdom 2012 Series ★ 8.3 The West Wing 1999
Ted Marcus Series ★ 7.5 Miami Vice 1984
Ira Stone ★ 7.2 Deconstructing Harry 1997
Richard ★ 7.1 Ghost World 2001
Enid's Dad ★ 7.2 Hitchcock/Truffaut 2015
Narrator (voice) Series ★ 7.2 Broad City 2014
Arthur Wexler Series ★ 7.8 Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist 1995
Bob (voice) ★ 7 Waiting for Guffman 1997
Lloyd Miller ★ 6.9 Best in Show 2000
Dr. Theodore W. Millbank, III Series ★ 7 The Politician 2019
Keaton Hobart Series ★ 7 Show Me a Hero 2015
Leonard B. Sand ★ 7 Prince of the City 1981
Santimassino ★ 6.8 Gosford Park 2001
Morris Weissman ★ 6.8 The Majestic 2001
Elvin Glyde Series ★ 7.2 Alpha House 2013
Senator Elliot Robeson ★ 6.8 A Mighty Wind 2003
Jonathan Steinbloom ★ 7.1 Whose Life Is It Anyway? 1981
Carter Hill ★ 6.8 Recount 2008
Ben Ginsberg ★ 6.7 Altered States 1980
Arthur Rosenberg ★ 6.7 Jakob the Liar 1999
Kowalsky ★ 6.7 Catch-22 1970
Capt. Orr ★ 6.7 Absence of Malice 1981
Elliott Rosen Series ★ 6.9 Maude 1972
Ambrose Riley Series ★ 6.8 Tom Goes to the Mayor 2004
Walt Pickle (voice) ★ 6.7 Girlfriends 1978
Martin Series ★ 6.8 China, IL 2011
(voice) Series ★ 6.8 Now and Again 1999
Series ★ 6.7 Web Therapy 2011
Ted Mitchell ★ 6.6 Bob Roberts 1992
Cutting Edge Producer ★ 6.6 Little Man Tate 1991
Quizmaster ★ 6.6 Report to the Commissioner 1975
Joey Egan Series ★ 6.4 Family Tree 2013
Melvin Schmelff / Tumbleweed Tim ★ 6.5 Cradle Will Rock 1999
Harry Hopkins ★ 6.4 Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight 2013
Lawyer (uncredited) Series ★ 6.2 Love, American Style 1969
Nick ★ 6.3 Nothing Lasts Forever 1984
Guy with Sunglasses in Espresso Bar Series ★ 6.1 Room 222 1969
★ 6.5 Thin Ice 2012
Leonard Dahl ★ 6.5 Howl 2010
Judge Clayton Horn ★ 6.4 The Late Shift 1996
Warren Littlefield ★ 6.4 Do You Like to Read? 2012
The Narrator Series ★ 6.1 The Mod Squad 1968
★ 6.4 Dedication 2007
Arthur Planck ★ 6.4 Dead Bang 1989
Elliott Webley Series ★ 6.1 Wormwood 2017
Dr. Harold A. Abramson ★ 5.6 Me, Natalie 1969
Morris ★ 6.2 Clockwatchers 1997
Milton Lasky ★ 5.9 The Strawberry Statement 1970
Elliot ★ 6.4 Alice 1990
Sid Moscowitz ★ 5.4 The Bank Shot 1974
Victor Karp Series ★ 5 Graves 2016
Secretary Burns ★ 4.4 Marie and Bruce 2004
Roger ★ 6.2 80 for Brady 2023
Mark ★ 6.2 For Love or Money 1993
Ed Drinkwater ★ 6.1 Greedy 1994
Ed ★ 3.5 Rage 2009
Mr. White ★ 5.8 For Your Consideration 2006
Philip Koontz ★ 5.7 Three to Tango 1999
Decker ★ 6 The Mexican 2001
Nayman ★ 5.5 Amos & Andrew 1993
Dr. R. A. (Roy) Fink ★ 5.2 Trust the Man 2005
Tobey's Therapist ★ 5.6 Girl Most Likely 2013
Maxwell ★ 5.8 Fading Gigolo 2014
Sol ★ 5.4 Mascots 2016
Sol Lumpkin ★ 4.6 I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House 2016
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