Cast & creator
Albert Brooks
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Simpsons, The Simpsons
Albert Lawrence Einstein (born July 22, 1947), known professionally as Albert Brooks, 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.
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film credits
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television credits
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1948–2027 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (112)
Showing 112 of 112 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Simpsons
Hank Scorpio (voice)
1989The Simpsons
Slick Manager (voice)
1989The Simpsons
Jacques (voice)
1989The Simpsons
Brad Goodman (voice)
1989The Simpsons
Cowboy Bob (voice)
1989The Simpsons
Tab Spangler / Jacques (voice)
1989The Simpsons
Dr. Raufbold (voice)
1989The Simpsons
Greg (voice)
1989
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Saturday Night Live
Interviewer (voice)
1975Saturday Night Live
Interviewer
1975Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live
Self
1975Saturday Night Live
Bob
1975Saturday Night Live
Heart Surgeon
1975
The View
Self
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Albert Brooks
2000
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
Love, American Style
Christopher
1969
Weeds
Lenny Botwin
2005
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Finding Nemo
Marlin (voice)
2003
The Odd Couple
Rudy
1970
The Oscars
Self
1953
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
Taxi Driver
Tom
1976
Drive
Bernie Rose
2011
Finding Dory
Marlin (voice)
2016
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
1969
The Simpsons Movie
Russ Cargill (voice)
2007
The Little Prince
The Businessman (voice)
2015
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Dr. Norman
1971
A Most Violent Year
Andrew Walsh
2014
This Is 40
Larry
2012
Ella McCay
Governor Bill
2025
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Driver
1983
Doctor Dolittle
Tiger (voice)
1998
The Great American Dream Machine
Himself
1971
The Secret Life of Pets
Tiberius (voice)
2016
Terms of Endearment
Rudyard Greenway (voice)
1983
Out of Sight
Richard Ripley
1998
Concussion
Dr. Cyril Wecht
2015
The Pixar Story
Marlin (voice) (archive footage)
2007
Broadcast News
Aaron Altman
1987
Hot Wheels
Kip Chogi (voice)
1969
Private Benjamin
Yale Goodman
1980
The In-Laws
Jerry Peyser
2003
I'll Do Anything
Burke Adler
1994
Defending Your Life
Daniel Miller
1991Defending Your Life
Screenplay
1991Defending Your Life
Director
1991
Breakdown: 1975
Self
2025
I Love You, Daddy
Dick Welker (voice)
2017
The Scout
Al Percolo
1994The Scout
Screenplay
1994
Oswald
2027
The Muse
Steven Phillips
1999The Muse
Director
1999The Muse
Writer
1999
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Self
2023
Mother
John Henderson
1996Mother
Director
1996Mother
Writer
1996
Unfaithfully Yours
Norman Robbins
1984
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
Self (archive footage)
2002
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
Self
2025
Critical Care
Dr. Butz
1997
Lost in America
David Howard
1985Lost in America
Director
1985Lost in America
Writer
1985
Modern Romance
Robert Cole
1981Modern Romance
Director
1981Modern Romance
Screenplay
1981
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
Self
2021
My First Mister
Randall ("R")
2001
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Albert Brooks
2006Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Director
2006Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Writer
2006
Real Life
Albert Brooks
1979Real Life
Writer
1979Real Life
Director
1979
Loving Dory
Marlin (voice)
Inside 'Out of Sight'
Self
1998
Upcoming Season
Bob
1975Upcoming Season
Director
1975Upcoming Season
Writer
1975
Audience Research
Albert Brooks
1976Audience Research
Director
1976Audience Research
Writer
1976
Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians
Self
1972Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians
Writer
1972Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians
Editor
1972Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians
Director
1972
Making 'Taxi Driver'
Self
1999
Exploring the Reef
Marlin (voice)
2003
Sick
Albert Brooks
1975Sick
Writer
1975Sick
Director
1975
Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts
Albert Brooks
1975Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts
Director
1975Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts
Writer
1975
Open Heart Surgery
Albert Brooks
1975Open Heart Surgery
Director
1975Open Heart Surgery
Writer
1975Albert Brooks and Robert Weide
Self
2021
The Impossible Truth
Interviewer (voice)
1975The Impossible Truth
Writer
1975The Impossible Truth
Director
1975