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
Complete Filmography
Ella McCay
2025
An idealistic young politician juggles familial issues and a challenging work life while preparing to take over the job of her mentor, the state’s lon...
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
2023
as Self
Rob Reiner profiles Albert Brooks, comedic legend, acclaimed filmmaker, talented character actor and a lifelong friend, who Reiner first met in their ...
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
2021
as Self
This documentary explores Bob Einstein’s unlikely discovery and enduring career, sharing the many evolving layers of his comedy from the people that k...
Albert Brooks and Robert Weide
2021
as Themself
Albert Brooks and Robert Weide discuss the film Defending your Life.
I Love You, Daddy
2017
as Dick Welker (voice)
When a successful television writer's daughter becomes the interest of an aging filmmaker with an appalling past, he becomes worried about how to hand...
The Secret Life of Pets
2016
as Tiberius (voice)
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
Finding Dory
2016
as Marlin (voice)
Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did ...
Concussion
2015
as Dr. Cyril Wecht
A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologi...
The Little Prince
2015
as The Businessman (voice)
Based on the best-seller book 'The Little Prince', the movie tells the story of a little girl that lives with resignation in a world where efficiency ...
A Most Violent Year
2014
as Andrew Walsh
A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on the live...
This Is 40
2012
as Larry
Pete and Debbie are both about to turn 40, their kids hate each other, both of their businesses are failing, they're on the verge of losing their hous...
Drive
2011
as Bernie Rose
Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming ...
The Pixar Story
2007
as Marlin (voice) (archive footage)
A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of it...
The Simpsons Movie
2007
as Russ Cargill (voice)
After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons are declared fugitive...
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
2006
as Albert Brooks
To improve its relations with Muslim countries, the United States government sends comedian Albert Brooks to south Asia to write a report on what make...
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
2006
Director, Writer
To improve its relations with Muslim countries, the United States government sends comedian Albert Brooks to south Asia to write a report on what make...
Exploring the Reef
2003
as Marlin (voice)
Jean-Michael Cousteau's documentary about the Great Barrier Reef keeps getting interrupted by characters from Disney's Finding Nemo.
Finding Nemo
2003
as Marlin (voice)
Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome ...
The In-Laws
2003
as Jerry Peyser
Right before his daughter's wedding, a mild-mannered foot doctor discovers that his new in-laws are international smugglers.
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
2002
Classic Carson monologues, visits from Carnac and Art Fern, comedians Eddie Murphy, Garry Shandling, Albert Brooks and Bill Maher. Hollywood legend Ji...
My First Mister
2001
as Randall ("R")
Leelee Sobieski is brash, abrasive and vulnerable as a teenage child of divorce who hides her pain behind a mask of hard-edged gothic rebellion. Alber...
The Muse
1999
as Steven Phillips
With his career on the skids, a Hollywood screenwriter enlists the aid of a modern-day muse, who proves to test his patience.
The Muse
1999
Director, Writer
With his career on the skids, a Hollywood screenwriter enlists the aid of a modern-day muse, who proves to test his patience.
Making 'Taxi Driver'
1999
as Self
A behind the scenes snapshot of the making of one of the greatest films ever made. Filled with trivia, interviews from cast and crew, and more.
Out of Sight
1998
as Richard Ripley
Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco is a federal marshal who chooses all the ri...
Doctor Dolittle
1998
as Tiger (voice)
A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by the tail, until a long suppressed talent he possessed as a chi...
Critical Care
1997
as Dr. Butz
Werner Ernst is a young hospital resident who becomes embroiled in a legal battle between two half-sisters who are fighting over the care of their com...
Mother
1996
as John Henderson
A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.
Mother
1996
Director, Writer
A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.
The Scout
1994
as Al Percolo
When his star recruit botches a Major League Baseball debut, humiliated talent scout Al Percolo gets banished to rural Mexico, where he finds a potent...
The Scout
1994
Screenplay
When his star recruit botches a Major League Baseball debut, humiliated talent scout Al Percolo gets banished to rural Mexico, where he finds a potent...
I'll Do Anything
1994
as Burke Adler
Matt Hobbs is a talented but unsuccessful actor. When estranged (and strange) ex-wife Beth dumps their daughter Jeannie on Matt, father and daughter h...
Defending Your Life
1991
as Daniel Miller
Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way stat...
Defending Your Life
1991
Director, Screenplay
Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way stat...
Broadcast News
1987
as Aaron Altman
Basket-case network news producer Jane Craig falls for new reporter Tom Grunnick, a pretty boy who represents the trend towards entertainment news she...
Lost in America
1985
as David Howard
David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David convinces Linda that they should quit their jobs, liqu...
Lost in America
1985
Writer, Director
David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David convinces Linda that they should quit their jobs, liqu...
Unfaithfully Yours
1984
as Norman Robbins
A composer—who suspects his wife of cheating—plots to kill her and frame it on her lover, but things don't turn out as planned.
Terms of Endearment
1983
as Rudyard Greenway (voice)
Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find...
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
as Driver
An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 ...
Modern Romance
1981
as Robert Cole
A film editor breaks up with his girlfriend, unsure if he is in love.
Modern Romance
1981
Screenplay, Director
A film editor breaks up with his girlfriend, unsure if he is in love.
Private Benjamin
1980
as Yale Goodman
A sheltered young high society woman joins the US Army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.
Real Life
1979
as Albert Brooks
A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS...
Real Life
1979
Director, Writer
A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS...
Taxi Driver
1976
as Tom
A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feed his urge for ...
Audience Research
1976
as Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks goes to a research institute to find out why people don't like him and how he can change that. Saturday Night Live, Season 1 Episode 9
Audience Research
1976
Director, Writer
Albert Brooks goes to a research institute to find out why people don't like him and how he can change that. Saturday Night Live, Season 1 Episode 9
Sick
1975
as Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks is sick and stuck in bed. Saturday Night Live, Season 1 Episode 7
Sick
1975
Writer, Director
Albert Brooks is sick and stuck in bed. Saturday Night Live, Season 1 Episode 7
Upcoming Season
1975
as Bob
Super mid-season replacements to failed shows in a network's super season. Saturday Night Live, Season 1 Episode 4
Upcoming Season
1975
Director, Writer
Super mid-season replacements to failed shows in a network's super season. Saturday Night Live, Season 1 Episode 4
Open Heart Surgery
1975
as Albert Brooks
Albert places an ad in a newspaper expressing a desire to perform a heart bypass & gets to live his dream of being a heart surgeon for one day. Saturd...
Open Heart Surgery
1975
Writer, Director
Albert places an ad in a newspaper expressing a desire to perform a heart bypass & gets to live his dream of being a heart surgeon for one day. Saturd...
Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts
1975
as Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks introduces himself to the audience through showing them his home movies from childhood & attempts and fails at doing candid-camera style...
Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts
1975
Writer, Director
Albert Brooks introduces himself to the audience through showing them his home movies from childhood & attempts and fails at doing candid-camera style...
The Impossible Truth
1975
as Interviewer (voice)
Albert Brooks presents a mockumentary in which he presents several shocking news stories. Saturday Night Live, Season 1 Episode 1
The Impossible Truth
1975
Director, Writer
Albert Brooks presents a mockumentary in which he presents several shocking news stories. Saturday Night Live, Season 1 Episode 1
Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians
1972
as Self
This short film originally aired as part of a satirical PBS show called The Great American Dream Machine. The film is a parody of The Famous Artists S...
Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians
1972
Editor, Writer, Director
This short film originally aired as part of a satirical PBS show called The Great American Dream Machine. The film is a parody of The Famous Artists S...
Inside 'Out of Sight'
N/A
as Himself
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the 1998 movie "Out of Sight".