Albert Brooks

ActorDirectorWriterEditor Jul 22 (age 78) Beverly Hills, California, USA 1948–2025 (77 year career)

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Biography

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 Moder…

Known For

Film

Finding Nemo

Marlin (voice)

Film

Taxi Driver

Tom

Film

Drive

Bernie Rose

Film

Finding Dory

Marlin (voice)

Film

The Simpsons Movie

Russ Cargill (voice)

Film

The Little Prince

The Businessman (voice)

Film

The Secret Life of Pets

Tiberius (voice)

Film

Concussion

Dr. Cyril Wecht

Filmography

Acting (68)

Movies (49)

Ella McCay

as Governor Bill

Breakdown: 1975

as Self

Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life

2025

as Self

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

2023

as Self

7.1

Albert Brooks and Robert Weide

2021

as Themself

The Super Bob Einstein Movie

2021

as Self

6.9

I Love You, Daddy

2017

as Dick Welker (voice)

5.7

Finding Dory

2016

as Marlin (voice)

7.0

The Secret Life of Pets

2016

as Tiberius (voice)

6.3

The Little Prince

2015

as The Businessman (voice)

Concussion

as Dr. Cyril Wecht

A Most Violent Year

as Andrew Walsh

This Is 40

as Larry

Drive

as Bernie Rose

The Simpsons Movie

as Russ Cargill (voice)

7.0

The Pixar Story

2007

as Marlin (voice) (archive footage)

7.6

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

as Albert Brooks

Finding Nemo

as Marlin (voice)

The In-Laws

as Jerry Peyser

Exploring the Reef

as Marlin (voice)

The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s

2002

as Self (archive footage)

My First Mister

as Randall ("R")

The Muse

as Steven Phillips

Making 'Taxi Driver'

as Self

Doctor Dolittle

as Tiger (voice)

Out of Sight

as Richard Ripley

Inside 'Out of Sight'

1998

as Himself

Critical Care

as Dr. Butz

Mother

as John Henderson

The Scout

as Al Percolo

I'll Do Anything

as Burke Adler

Defending Your Life

as Daniel Miller

Broadcast News

as Aaron Altman

Lost in America

as David Howard

Unfaithfully Yours

as Norman Robbins

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983

as Driver

6.5

Terms of Endearment

1983

as Rudyard Greenway (voice)

Modern Romance

as Robert Cole

Private Benjamin

as Yale Goodman

Real Life

as Albert Brooks

Taxi Driver

as Tom

Audience Research

as Albert Brooks

The Impossible Truth

1975

as Interviewer (voice)

Upcoming Season

1975

as Bob

Sick

1975

as Albert Brooks

Open Heart Surgery

1975

as Albert Brooks

Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts

1975

as Albert Brooks

Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians

1972

as Self

Untitled third Finding Nemo movie

as Marlin (voice)

Television (19)

Weeds

2005

as Lenny Botwin

7.5

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Albert Brooks

The View

as Self

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Daily Show

as Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

as Self

5.4

The Simpsons

1989

as Cowboy Bob (voice)

8.0

Saturday Night Live

1975

as Self / Various

7.0

The New Dick Van Dyke Show

1971

as Dr. Norman

4.5

The Great American Dream Machine

1971

as Himself

The Odd Couple

as Rudy

Love, American Style

as Christopher

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

as Self

Hot Wheels

as Kip Chogi (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

The Oscars

as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Crew (30)

Movies (30)

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

2006

Director

5.1

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

Writer

The Muse

Director

The Muse

Writer

Mother

Director

Mother

Writer

The Scout

Screenplay

Defending Your Life

Director

Defending Your Life

Screenplay

Lost in America

Director

Lost in America

Writer

Modern Romance

Director

Modern Romance

Screenplay

Real Life

Director

Real Life

Writer

Audience Research

Director

Audience Research

1976

Writer

The Impossible Truth

1975

Director

The Impossible Truth

1975

Writer

Upcoming Season

1975

Director

Upcoming Season

1975

Writer

Sick

1975

Director

Sick

1975

Writer

Open Heart Surgery

1975

Director

Open Heart Surgery

1975

Writer

Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts

1975

Director

Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts

1975

Writer

Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians

1972

Director

Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians

1972

Editor

Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians

1972

Writer