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  • PRODUKTION 4

Bob Balaban

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Robert Elmer „Bob“ Balaban (* 16. August 1945 in Chicago, Illinois) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Filmregisseur und Filmproduzent.

Sein Vater, Elmer Balaban (1909–2001), war Gründer des berühmten Chicagoer Theaterensembles Balaban and Katz. Elmers Brüder waren in unterschiedlichen Positionen im Film- und Theatergeschäft tätig. Bob Balaban absolvierte die Colgate University in Hamilton. Er debütierte im Jahr 1967 und spielte zuerst in einigen Theaterrollen, für The Inspector General wurde er 1979 für den Tony Award nominiert.

Balaban spielte im Film Unheimliche Begegnung der dritten Art (1977) neben Richard Dreyfuss und François Truffaut, im Film Der Höllentrip (1980) neben William Hurt, im Film The Mexican (2001) neben Julia Roberts und Brad Pitt. 2012 wirkte er als Erzähler im Film Moonrise Kingdom von Wes Anderson mit. Er war ebenfalls in einigen Gastrollen in den Fernsehserien Miami Vice, Seinfeld, Legend und Friends zu sehen. Als Produzent war er unter anderem beim Dreh des Films Gosford Park, in dem er auch als Schauspieler mitwirkte, tätig. Als Regisseur arbeitete er unter anderem an einigen Folgen der Fernsehserien wie Legend und Twilight Zone sowie am Film Pfui Teufel – Daddy ist ein Kannibale (Parents, 1989) mit Randy Quaid.

Bob Balaban

Serien (22)

Severance
Severance
Mark Wilkins
Friends
Friends
Frank Sr.
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
Narrator (voice)
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
Gordon Higgs
American Dad!
American Dad!
Glen Hanover (voice)
Space Force
Space Force
Ron (voice)
Seinfeld
Seinfeld
Russell Dalrymple
Girls
Girls
Therapist
The Politician
The Politician
Keaton Hobart
The West Wing
The West Wing
Ted Marcus
The Chair (2021)
The Chair (2021)
Elliot Rentz
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
Ira Stone
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
Condor
Condor
Reuel Abbott
Show Me a Hero
Show Me a Hero
Leonard B. Sand
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
Self
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
Jo-Jo Gillespie
Web Therapy
Web Therapy
Ted Mitchell
Web Therapy (2011)
Web Therapy (2011)
Ted Mitchell
Alpha House
Alpha House
Senator Elliot Robeson
Summer Camp Island
Summer Camp Island
Gerald (voice)
Maude
Maude
Ambrose Riley

Filme (58)

The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel
M. Martin
Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs
King (voice)
Moonrise Kingdom
Moonrise Kingdom
The Narrator
The Monuments Men
The Monuments Men
Pvt. Preston Savitz
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas…
Uncle Nick
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
David Laughlin
The Mexican
The Mexican
Bernie Nayman
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
Mr. Waxcap
Lady in the Water
Lady in the Water
Harry Farber
No Reservations
No Reservations
Therapist
Little Man Tate
Little Man Tate
Quizmaster
Gosford Park
Gosford Park
Morris Weissman
2010
2010
Dr. R. Chandra
The Majestic
The Majestic
Elvin Glyde
For Love or Money
For Love or Money
Ed Drinkwater
Altered States
Altered States
Arthur Rosenberg
Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy
The Young Student
Catch-22
Catch-22
Capt. Orr
Three to Tango
Three to Tango
Decker
License to Wed
License to Wed
Jewelry Store Clerk (uncredited)
Alice
Alice
Sid Moscowitz
80 for Brady
80 for Brady
Mark
Jakob the Liar
Jakob the Liar
Kowalsky
Ghost World
Ghost World
Enid's Dad
Capote
Capote
William Shawn
Howl
Howl
Judge Clayton Horn
Mascots
Mascots
Sol Lumpkin
Recount
Recount
Ben Ginsberg
Amos & Andrew
Amos & Andrew
Dr. R. A. (Roy) Fink
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Carter Hill
Deconstructing Harry
Deconstructing Harry
Richard
Absence of Malice
Absence of Malice
Elliott Rosen
Prince of the City
Prince of the City
Santimassino
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Narrator (voice)
Waiting for Guffman
Waiting for Guffman
Lloyd Miller
A Mighty Wind
A Mighty Wind
Jonathan Steinbloom
Fading Gigolo
Fading Gigolo
Sol
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
Dr. Jeffrey Sanborn (uncredited)
Greedy
Greedy
Ed
Best in Show
Best in Show
Dr. Theodore W. Millbank, III
Dead Bang
Dead Bang
Elliott Webley
Swing Vote
Swing Vote
Justice Eli MacCorckle
Plan B
Plan B
James Foster
Trust the Man
Trust the Man
Tobey's Therapist
For Your Consideration
For Your Consideration
Philip Koontz
Dedication
Dedication
Arthur Planck
Clockwatchers
Clockwatchers
Milton Lasky
The Monster Hunter
The Monster Hunter
Dr. William Powell
An L.A. Minute
An L.A. Minute
Shelley
Marie and Bruce
Marie and Bruce
Roger
The Making of: The French Dispatch
The Making of: The French Dispatch
Self
Me, Natalie
Me, Natalie
Morris
Bank Shot
Bank Shot
Victor Karp
Rage
Rage
Mr. White
Girl Most Likely
Girl Most Likely
Maxwell
Cradle Will Rock
Cradle Will Rock
Harry Hopkins
Girlfriends
Girlfriends
Martin
Thin Ice
Thin Ice
Leonard Dahl

Regisseur (17)

Oz
Oz
(1 Episode)
The Twilight Zone (2002)
The Twilight Zone (2002)
(2 Episoden)
Graves
Graves
(2 Episoden)
Swingtown
Swingtown
(1 Episode)
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
(1 Episode)
Eerie, Indiana
Eerie, Indiana
(3 Episoden)
Now and Again
Now and Again
(1 Episode)
Alpha House
Alpha House
(2 Episoden)
Strangers with Candy
Strangers with Candy
(1 Episode)
Parents
Parents
Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe
Bernard and Doris
Bernard and Doris
My Boyfriend's Back
My Boyfriend's Back
The Exonerated
The Exonerated
Maude
Maude
(1 Episode)
Legend
Legend
(2 Episoden)

Drehbuch

Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside
(1 Episode)

Produktion (4)

Gosford Park
Gosford Park
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
The Exonerated
The Exonerated
Bernard and Doris
Bernard and Doris