Albert Brooks
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 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Albert Brooks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Personal Details
Movies (41)
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
as Self
2025
Breakdown: 1975
as Self
2025
Ella McCay
as Governor Bill
2025
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
as Self
2023
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
as Self
2021
Albert Brooks and Robert Weide
as Themself
2021
I Love You, Daddy
as Dick Welker (voice)
2017
The Secret Life of Pets
as Tiberius (voice)
2016
Finding Dory
as Marlin (voice)
2016
Concussion
as Dr. Cyril Wecht
2015
The Little Prince
as The Businessman (voice)
2015
A Most Violent Year
as Andrew Walsh
2014
This Is 40
as Larry
2012
Drive
as Bernie Rose
2011
The Pixar Story
as Marlin (voice) (archive footage)
2007
The Simpsons Movie
as Russ Cargill (voice)
2007
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
as Albert Brooks
2006
Exploring the Reef
as Marlin (voice)
2003
Finding Nemo
as Marlin (voice)
2003
The In-Laws
as Jerry Peyser
2003
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
as Self (archive footage)
2002
My First Mister
as Randall ("R")
2001
The Muse
as Steven Phillips
1999
Making 'Taxi Driver'
as Self
1999
Inside 'Out of Sight'
as Himself
1998
Out of Sight
as Richard Ripley
1998
Doctor Dolittle
as Tiger (voice)
1998
Critical Care
as Dr. Butz
1997
Mother
as John Henderson
1996
The Scout
as Al Percolo
1994
I'll Do Anything
as Burke Adler
1994
Defending Your Life
as Daniel Miller
1991
Broadcast News
as Aaron Altman
1987
Lost in America
as David Howard
1985
Unfaithfully Yours
as Norman Robbins
1984
Terms of Endearment
as Rudyard Greenway (voice)
1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie
as Driver
1983
Modern Romance
as Robert Cole
1981
Private Benjamin
as Yale Goodman
1980
Real Life
as Albert Brooks
1979
Taxi Driver
as Tom
1976
TV Shows (9)
Weeds
as Lenny Botwin
2005
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Albert Brooks
2000
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
The View
as Self
1997
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
1992
The Simpsons
as Hank Scorpio (voice)
1989