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Regular directing credits.
Director
Albert Brooks
Directing
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Directed movies: 9Directed series: 0All crew credits: 15
TMDB ID: 13
IMDb ID: nm0000983
Known for: Directing
Born: July 22, 1947
Age: 78
Place of birth: Beverly Hills, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2025
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 6.57
Wikidata: Q356303
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Director (9)Writer (4)Screenplay (2)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Albert Brooks.
4.9
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Director
2006 Movie
5.2
The Muse
Director
1999 Movie
6.8
Mother
Director
1996 Movie
6.9
Lost in America
Director
1985 Movie
6.7
Modern Romance
Director
1981 Movie
Audience Research
Director
1976 Movie
Upcoming Season
Director
1975 Movie
Open Heart Surgery
Director
1975 Movie
Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts
Director
1975 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Albert Brooks.
8.1
Taxi Driver
as Tom
1976 Movie
7.8
Finding Nemo
as Marlin (voice)
2003 Movie
7.6
The Little Prince
as The Businessman (voice)
2015 Movie
7.6
Drive
as Bernie Rose
2011 Movie
7.6
The Pixar Story
as Marlin (voice) (archive footage)
2007 Movie
7.1
Concussion
as Dr. Cyril Wecht
2015 Movie
7.1
Terms of Endearment
as Rudyard Greenway (voice)
1983 Movie
7.0
The Simpsons Movie
as Russ Cargill (voice)
2007 Movie
7.0
Finding Dory
as Marlin (voice)
2016 Movie
6.9
Defending Your Life
Screenplay
1991 Movie
6.9
Lost in America
Director
1985 Movie
6.8
Mother
Director
1996 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Albert Brooks.
8.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Albert Brooks • 1 eps
2000 Series
8.0
The Simpsons
as Hank Scorpio (voice) • 2 eps
1989 Series
7.5
Weeds
as Lenny Botwin • 4 eps
2005 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 9 eps
1962 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Interviewer (voice) • 1 eps
1975 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 2 eps
1996 Series
6.0
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2003 Series
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self • 2 eps
1992 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Albert Brooks.
5.7
Ella McCay
as Governor Bill
2025 Movie
8.1
Taxi Driver
as Tom
1976 Movie
7.8
Finding Nemo
as Marlin (voice)
2003 Movie
7.0
The Simpsons Movie
as Russ Cargill (voice)
2007 Movie
7.6
Drive
as Bernie Rose
2011 Movie
7.0
Finding Dory
as Marlin (voice)
2016 Movie
7.6
The Little Prince
as The Businessman (voice)
2015 Movie
6.5
Twilight Zone: The Movie
as Driver
1983 Movie
5.7
Doctor Dolittle
as Tiger (voice)
1998 Movie
6.3
The Secret Life of Pets
as Tiberius (voice)
2016 Movie
5.9
This Is 40
as Larry
2012 Movie
6.6
A Most Violent Year
as Andrew Walsh
2014 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Albert Brooks.
8.0
The Simpsons
as Hank Scorpio (voice) • 2 eps
1989 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 2 eps
1996 Series
8.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Albert Brooks • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Interviewer (voice) • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 9 eps
1962 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 2 eps
1997 Series
6.0
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.5
Weeds
as Lenny Botwin • 4 eps
2005 Series
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2003 Series
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self • 2 eps
1992 Series
7.1
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series
7.8
The Odd Couple
as Rudy • 2 eps
1970 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Albert Brooks.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Albert Brooks.
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
as Self
2025 Movie
6.4
Breakdown: 1975
as Self
2025 Movie
5.7
Ella McCay
as Governor Bill
2025 Movie
7.1
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
as Self
2023 Movie
6.9
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
as Self
2021 Movie
5.7
I Love You, Daddy
as Dick Welker (voice)
2017 Movie
6.3
The Secret Life of Pets
as Tiberius (voice)
2016 Movie
7.0
Finding Dory
as Marlin (voice)
2016 Movie
7.1
Concussion
as Dr. Cyril Wecht
2015 Movie
7.6
The Little Prince
as The Businessman (voice)
2015 Movie
6.6
A Most Violent Year
as Andrew Walsh
2014 Movie
5.9
This Is 40
as Larry
2012 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Albert Brooks.
7.5
Weeds
as Lenny Botwin • 4 eps
2005 Series
6.0
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2003 Series
8.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Albert Brooks • 1 eps
2000 Series
6.7
The Wonderful World of Disney
1 eps
1997 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 2 eps
1997 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 2 eps
1996 Series
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self • 2 eps
1992 Series
8.0
The Simpsons
as Hank Scorpio (voice) • 2 eps
1989 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Interviewer (voice) • 1 eps
1975 Series
The Great American Dream Machine
as Himself • 34 eps
1971 Series
7.8
The Odd Couple
as Rudy • 2 eps
1970 Series