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Bob Balaban

Acting · Born August 16, 1945 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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 (1969), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Altered States (1980), 2010 (1984), Deconstructing Harry (1997), and Capote (2005). Balaban has also directed three feature films, in addition to numerous television episodes and films. He is also an author of children's novels.

Movies with Bob Balaban

• The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) — M. Martin
• Isle of Dogs (2018) — King (voice)
• The Tuxedo (2002) — Winton Chalmers (uncredited)
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) — David Laughlin
• Asteroid City (2023) — Larkings Executive
• Moonrise Kingdom (2012) — The Narrator
• The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021) — Uncle Nick
• No Reservations (2007) — Therapist
• 80 for Brady (2023) — Mark
• The Monuments Men (2014) — Pvt. Preston Savitz
• Lady in the Water (2006) — Harry Farber
• Midnight Cowboy (1969) — The Young Student

TV shows with Bob Balaban

• Seinfeld (1989) — Russell Dalrymple
• Condor (2018) — Reuel Abbott
• The Politician (2019) — Keaton Hobart
• Show Me a Hero (2015) — Leonard B. Sand
• The Chair (2021) — Elliot Rentz
• Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010) — Self
• Hopeless Pictures (2005)