Albert Brooks
2.7Acting

Albert Brooks

Jul 22, 1947 - Beverly Hills, California, USA

Albert Brooks (born Albert Lawrence Einstein; July 22, 1947) is an American actor and filmmaker. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for 1987's Broadcast News and was widely praised for his performance as a ruthless Jewish mobster in the 2011 action drama film Drive. Brooks has also played in Taxi Driver (1976), Private Benjamin (1980), Unfaithfully Yours (1984), and My First Mister (2001). He has written, directed, and starred in several comedy films, such as Modern Romance (1981), Lost in America (1985), and Defending Your Life (1991). He is also the author of 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America (2011).

His voice acting credits include Marlin in Finding Nemo (2003) and Finding Dory (2016), Tiberius in The Secret Life of Pets (2016), and several one-time characters in The Simpsons, including Hank Scorpio in "You Only Move Twice" (1996) and Russ Cargill in The Simpsons Movie (2007).

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Movie2003Finding NemoMarlin (voice)
Movie2007The Simpsons MovieRuss Cargill (voice)
Movie1976Taxi DriverTom
Movie1998Out of SightRichard Ripley
Movie1980Private BenjaminYale Goodman
Movie2003The In-LawsJerry Peyser
Movie1991Defending Your LifeDaniel Miller
Movie2001My First MisterRandall ("R")
Movie2006Looking for Comedy in the Muslim WorldAlbert Brooks
Movie1979Real LifeAlbert Brooks
Movie1987Broadcast NewsAaron Altman
Movie1985Lost in AmericaDavid Howard
Movie1996MotherJohn Henderson
Movie1994The ScoutAl Percolo
Movie1997Critical CareDr. Butz
Movie1999The MuseSteven Phillips
Movie1981Modern RomanceRobert Cole
Movie2021The Super Bob Einstein MovieSelf
Movie2011DriveBernie Rose
Movie2003Exploring the ReefMarlin (voice)
Movie2012This Is 40Larry
Movie1994I'll Do AnythingBurke Adler
Movie2016Finding DoryMarlin (voice)
Movie2014A Most Violent YearAndrew Walsh
Movie1999Making 'Taxi Driver'Self
Movie2023Albert Brooks: Defending My LifeSelf
Movie2007The Pixar StoryMarlin (voice) (archive footage)
Movie1984Unfaithfully YoursNorman Robbins
Movie1983Twilight Zone: The MovieDriver
Movie2025Ella McCay
Movie2015ConcussionDr. Cyril Wecht
Movie2016The Secret Life of PetsTiberius (voice)
Movie2002The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
Movie2021Albert Brooks and Robert WeideThemself
Movie2015The Little PrinceThe Businessman (voice)
Movie1998Doctor DolittleTiger (voice)
Movie2017I Love You, DaddyDick Welker (voice)
Movie1983Terms of EndearmentRudyard Greenway (voice)
Movie1976Audience ResearchAlbert Brooks
Movie1975Open Heart SurgeryAlbert Brooks
Movie1975SickAlbert Brooks
Movie1975The Impossible TruthInterviewer (voice)
Movie1975Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera StuntsAlbert Brooks
Movie1975Upcoming SeasonBob
Movie1972Albert Brooks' Famous School for ComediansSelf
MovieN/AInside 'Out of Sight'Himself
TV Show2005WeedsLenny Botwin4
TV Show1989The SimpsonsHank Scorpio (voice)2
TV Show1970The Odd CoupleRudy2
TV Show1996The Daily ShowSelf2
TV Show1997The ViewSelf2
TV Show1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno2
TV Show1989The SimpsonsSlick Manager (voice)1
TV Show1969The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourSelf1
TV Show1969Hot WheelsKip Chogi (voice)32
TV Show1997The Wonderful World of Disney1
TV Show1953The OscarsSelf1
TV Show1989The SimpsonsBrad Goodman (voice)1
TV Show1989The SimpsonsJacques (voice)3
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveInterviewer (segment 'The Impossible Truth') (voice)2
TV Show1989The SimpsonsCowboy Bob (voice)1
TV Show2000Curb Your EnthusiasmAlbert Brooks1
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host (segment 'A Film by Albert Brooks')1
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host (segment "Audience Research")1
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveSelf (segment "Sick in Bed")1
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveHeart Surgeon (segment 'Operation')1
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveInterviewer (segment "The Impossible Truth")1
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveBob (segment 'NBC Super Season')1
TV Show1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf1
TV Show1989The SimpsonsTab Spangler / Jacques (voice)1
TV Show1989The SimpsonsDr. Raufbold (voice)1
TV Show2003Real Time with Bill MaherSelf1
TV Show1971The Great American Dream MachineHimself34
TV Show2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self1
TV Show1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf9
TV Show1969Love, American StyleChristopher1

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Movie2006Looking for Comedy in the Muslim WorldDirectorDirecting
Movie2006Looking for Comedy in the Muslim WorldWriterWriting
Movie1991Defending Your LifeDirectorDirecting
Movie1991Defending Your LifeScreenplayWriting
Movie1985Lost in AmericaWriterWriting
Movie1985Lost in AmericaDirectorDirecting
Movie1996MotherDirectorDirecting
Movie1996MotherWriterWriting
Movie1979Real LifeDirectorDirecting
Movie1979Real LifeWriterWriting
Movie1975SickWriterWriting
Movie1975The Impossible TruthDirectorDirecting
Movie1975SickDirectorDirecting
Movie1975Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera StuntsWriterWriting
Movie1975Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera StuntsDirectorDirecting
Movie1975Upcoming SeasonDirectorDirecting
Movie1975Upcoming SeasonWriterWriting
Movie1976Audience ResearchDirectorDirecting
Movie1975The Impossible TruthWriterWriting
Movie1975Open Heart SurgeryWriterWriting
Movie1976Audience ResearchWriterWriting
Movie1975Open Heart SurgeryDirectorDirecting
Movie1981Modern RomanceScreenplayWriting
Movie1981Modern RomanceDirectorDirecting
Movie1999The MuseDirectorDirecting
Movie1999The MuseWriterWriting
Movie1972Albert Brooks' Famous School for ComediansEditorEditing
Movie1972Albert Brooks' Famous School for ComediansWriterWriting
Movie1972Albert Brooks' Famous School for ComediansDirectorDirecting
Movie1994The ScoutScreenplayWriting