Bob Balaban

Robert Elmer Balaban is an American actor and filmmaker. Aside from his acting career, Balaban has directed three feature films, in addition to numerous television episodes and fi…

Filmography

Fantasy Life (2026) · as Lenny
Isle of Dogs (2018) · as King (voice)
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016) · as Mr. Waxcap
Everything Is Copy (2015) · as Self
Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) · as Narrator (voice)
The Monuments Men (2014) · as Pvt. Preston Savitz
Fading Gigolo (2013) · as Sol
Do You Like to Read? (2012) · as The Narrator
Moonrise Kingdom (2012) · as The Narrator
Thin Ice (2012) · as Leonard Dahl
Howl (2010) · as Judge Clayton Horn
Dedication (2007) · as Arthur Planck
No Reservations (2007) · as Therapist
Lady in the Water (2006) · as Harry Farber
Capote (2005) · as William Shawn
Marie and Bruce (2004) · as Roger
Plan B (2002) · as James Foster
Gosford Park (2001) · as Morris Weissman
The Majestic (2001) · as Elvin Glyde
Ghost World (2001) · as Enid's Dad
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001) · as Self
The Mexican (2001) · as Bernie Nayman
Three to Tango (1999) · as Decker
Jakob the Liar (1999) · as Kowalsky