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Bob Balaban

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Born: August 16, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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 (...

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The Grand Budapest Hotel
8.0
The Grand Budapest Hotel2014
Isle of Dogs
7.8
Isle of Dogs2018
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
7.4
Close Encounters of the Third Kind1977
The Tuxedo
5.7
The Tuxedo2002
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The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
7.0
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun2021
Asteroid City
6.5
Asteroid City2023
Gosford Park
6.8
Gosford Park2001
The Monuments Men
6.1
The Monuments Men2014
Best in Show
6.9
Best in Show2000
Midnight Cowboy
7.5
Midnight Cowboy1969
2010
6.6
20101984
Moonrise Kingdom
7.7
Moonrise Kingdom2012
Ghost World
7.1
Ghost World2001
The Majestic
6.7
The Majestic2001
Dead Bang
6.3
Dead Bang1989
No Reservations
6.7
No Reservations2007
The Mexican
6.0
The Mexican2001
Capote
7.0
Capote2005
Alice
6.4
Alice1990
Lady in the Water
5.6
Lady in the Water2006
Altered States
6.7
Altered States1980
Fantasy Life
6.0
Fantasy Life2026
Bob Roberts
6.5
Bob Roberts1992
Catch-22
6.7
Catch-221970
For Love or Money
6.2
For Love or Money1993
Greedy
6.1
Greedy1994
A Mighty Wind
6.8
A Mighty Wind2003
Jakob the Liar
6.7
Jakob the Liar1999
License to Wed
5.7
License to Wed2007
Spielberg
7.6
Spielberg2017
Absence of Malice
6.6
Absence of Malice1981
80 for Brady
6.2
80 for Brady2023
Thin Ice
6.5
Thin Ice2012
Little Man Tate
6.6
Little Man Tate1991
Deconstructing Harry
7.3
Deconstructing Harry1997
Howl
6.4
Howl2010
Three to Tango
5.7
Three to Tango1999
Girl Most Likely
5.6
Girl Most Likely2012
Prince of the City
7.0
Prince of the City1981
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
5.3
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold1994
Waiting for Guffman
7.0
Waiting for Guffman1997
The Late Shift
6.4
The Late Shift1996
Amos & Andrew
5.5
Amos & Andrew1993
Recount
6.8
Recount2008
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House
4.6
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House2016
Cradle Will Rock
6.4
Cradle Will Rock1999
The Bank Shot
5.4
The Bank Shot1974
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo2004
Mike Nichols: An American Master
6.3
Mike Nichols: An American Master2016
Clockwatchers
6.1
Clockwatchers1997
Fading Gigolo
5.8
Fading Gigolo2013
Trust the Man
5.1
Trust the Man2005
F--k
5.8
F--k2010
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
6.3
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight2013
Marie and Bruce
4.1
Marie and Bruce2004
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
7.0
Whose Life Is It Anyway?1981
The Making of Gosford Park
5.0
The Making of Gosford Park2002
Rage
3.5
Rage2009
Girlfriends
6.6
Girlfriends1978
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
6.1
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'2015
Plan B
4.3
Plan B2002
The Definite Maybe
2.0
The Definite Maybe1997
For Your Consideration
5.8
For Your Consideration2006
End of the Line
5.2
End of the Line1987
Report to the Commissioner
6.6
Report to the Commissioner1975
Pie in the Sky
6.6
Pie in the Sky1996
Mascots
5.4
Mascots2016
Swing Vote
5.5
Swing Vote1999
Making It
3.3
Making It1971
Funny
Funny1988
The Monster Hunter
4.8
The Monster Hunter1999
Giving Up the Ghost
6.0
Giving Up the Ghost1998
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
5.8
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy2023
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
6.8
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'2001
Dedication
6.4
Dedication2007
Me, Natalie
5.5
Me, Natalie1969
Bad Actors
Bad Actors2024
Marriage: Year One
6.0
Marriage: Year One1971
The Five Stages of Grief
7.0
The Five Stages of Grief2011
Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film
Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film2006
An L.A. Minute
2.0
An L.A. Minute2018
Hitchcock/Truffaut
7.2
Hitchcock/Truffaut2015
Prince of the City: The Real Story
Prince of the City: The Real Story2007
Everything Is Copy
7.4
Everything Is Copy2015
How Moving
How Moving2021
Nothing Lasts Forever
6.2
Nothing Lasts Forever1984
Scene Stealers
Scene Stealers2004
The Strawberry Statement
6.0
The Strawberry Statement1970
Starring Austin Pendleton
6.7
Starring Austin Pendleton2016
Conversation with the Beast
Conversation with the Beast1997
Do You Like to Read?
6.3
Do You Like to Read?2012
Unnatural Pursuits
Unnatural Pursuits1992
Eva Hesse
6.5
Eva Hesse2016
George Romero's Golden Tales 2
George Romero's Golden Tales 21995
How Dare You Want More: The Short Film
How Dare You Want More: The Short Film2022
The Face of Fear
6.6
The Face of Fear1990
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
2010 : The Odyssey Continues1984
Carl Laemmle
4.0
Carl Laemmle2019
The Windmill Movie
7.0
The Windmill Movie2009
Tex, the Passive/Aggressive Gunslinger
Tex, the Passive/Aggressive Gunslinger2000