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Biography

Bob Balaban, occupational film and television actor, was born on August 16, 1945, in Chicago Illinois to Eleanor and Elmer Balaban. Beginning in the…more

Born

8/16/1945, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Birth Name

Robert Elmer Balaban

Gender

Male

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Credits

Star (1)

Role
- Web Therapy
  Ted Mitchell
  - S 1: Ep 3 Shrink Rap
    8/2/11
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- Seinfeld
  Russell Dalrymple
  - S 4: Ep 24 The Pilot (2)
    5/20/93
  - S 4: Ep 23 The Pilot (1)
    5/20/93
  - S 4: Ep 16 The Shoes
    2/4/93
  - S 4: Ep 6 The Watch (2)
    9/30/92
  - S 4: Ep 3 The Pitch
    9/16/92
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Guest Star (18)

Role
- Entourage
  Self
  - S 4: Ep 5 The Dream Team
    7/15/07
- Politically Incorrect
  Self
  - S 9: Ep 127 Zach Galifinakis, Bob Balaban, Kellyanne Conway, Scott Thompson
    3/13/02
  - S 9: Ep 88 Kim Serafin, Bob Balaban, Jamie Kennedy, Ian McKellen
    1/17/02
- The Education of Max Bickford
  Dr. Lowell Sherman
  - S 1: Ep 13 I Never Schlunged My Father
    1/27/02
- Now and Again
  Frederick Lizzard
  - S 1: Ep 18 Lizzard's Tale
    3/31/00
- The West Wing
  Ted Marcus
  - S 1: Ep 16 20 Hours in L.A.
    2/23/00
- Dr. Katz
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 15 Expert Witness
    12/24/99
- Friends
  Frank Sr.
  - S 5: Ep 13 The One with Joey's Bag
    2/4/99
- Legend
  Harry Parver
  - S 1: Ep 9 Revenge of the Herd
    7/4/95
  - S 1: Ep 0 Birth of a Legend (1)
    4/18/95
- Amazing Stories
  Jo-Jo Gillespie
  - S 2: Ep 17 Gershwin's Trunk
    3/13/87
- Miami Vice
  Ira Stone
  - S 3: Ep 2 Stone's War
    10/3/86
  - S 2: Ep 10 Back in the World
    12/6/85
- Fridays
  Host
  - S 3: Ep 15 Bob Balaban / The Blasters
    2/5/82
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 16: Ep 152 April 28, 1978
    4/28/78
- Maude
  Ambrose Riley
  - S 4: Ep 24 Maude's Ex-Convict
    3/15/76
- The Mod Squad
  Tony
  - S 5: Ep 14 Belinda -- End of Little Miss Bubble Gum
    12/7/72
- Love, American Style
  Unknown
  - S 2: Ep 56 Love and the Fuzz
    3/12/71
- The Mod Squad
  Walter
  - S 3: Ep 14 A Short Course in War
    1/5/71
- Room 222
  Grady
  - S 1: Ep 10 Fathers and Sons
    11/19/69
- Hank (1966)
  Harvey
Director (12)

Role
- Nurse Jackie
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 6 No-Kimono-Zone
    5/13/12
  - S 4: Ep 5 One-Armed Jacks
    5/6/12
  - S 3: Ep 8 The Astonishing
    5/16/11
  - S 3: Ep 7 Orchids & Salami
    5/9/11
- Swingtown
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 5 Go Your Own Way
    7/3/08
- The Twilight Zone
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 37 The Pharaoh's Curse
    4/23/03
  - S 1: Ep 21 Future Trade
    11/27/02
- Dead Last
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Problem With Corruption
    9/18/01
  - S 1: Ep 10 Laughlin It Up
- Deadline
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 3 Perception
    10/16/00
- Now and Again
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 18 Lizzard's Tale
    3/31/00
- Strangers with Candy
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 6 Jerri is Only Skin Deep
    7/12/99
- OZ
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 3 Great Men
    7/27/98
- Legend
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 9 Revenge of the Herd
    7/4/95
- Eerie, Indiana
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 17 Zombies in P.J.s
    4/12/92
  - S 1: Ep 11 Marshall's Theory of Believability (a.k.a. Professor Hill)
    2/2/92
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Lost Hour
    12/1/91
- Amazing Stories
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 7 Fine Tuning
    11/10/85
- Tales from the Darkside
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 1 Trick or Treat
    10/29/83
Story (1)

Role
- Maude
  Story
  - S 6: Ep 6 Phillip's Birthday Party
    10/31/77

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Trivia
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- Bob has been nominated for two SAG Awards. In 2006, he was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Capote. In 2002, he won Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture for Gosford Park.
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- In 2002, Bob was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture for his movie Gosford Park.
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- In 1967, Bob played "Linus" in the off-Broadway production of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown."
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Quotes
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- Bob Balaban: God, I'd love to do a big commercial movie that made a lot of money and whose plot was interesting too.
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- Ben Balaban: And I think being a good director is being able to be completely tyrannical and you've got to be an absolute dictator while at the same time, you have to listen and see everything because it can all change on a dime.
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