Albert Brooks
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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.
Known for
Credits
Finding Nemo (2003)
as Marlin (voice)
Taxi Driver (1976)
as Tom
Finding Dory (2016)
as Marlin (voice)
The Simpsons Movie (2007)
as Russ Cargill (voice)
Drive (2011)
as Bernie Rose
Doctor Dolittle (1998)
as Tiger (voice)
The Little Prince (2015)
as The Businessman (voice)
This Is 40 (2012)
as Larry
Out of Sight (1998)
as Richard Ripley
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
as Driver
Ella McCay (2025)
as Governor Bill
The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
as Tiberius (voice)
A Most Violent Year (2014)
as Andrew Walsh
Concussion (2015)
as Dr. Cyril Wecht
Terms of Endearment (1983)
as Rudyard Greenway (voice)
Private Benjamin (1980)
as Yale Goodman
Broadcast News (1987)
as Aaron Altman
Defending Your Life (1991)
as Daniel Miller
The In-Laws (2003)
as Jerry Peyser
The Scout (1994)
as Al Percolo
The Pixar Story (2007)
as Marlin (voice) (archive footage)
Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
as Self
Real Life (1979)
as Albert Brooks
The Muse (1999)
as Steven Phillips
My First Mister (2001)
as Randall ("R")
Critical Care (1997)
as Dr. Butz
Modern Romance (1981)
as Robert Cole
Lost in America (1985)
as David Howard
Mother (1996)
as John Henderson
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (2023)
as Self
I'll Do Anything (1994)
as Burke Adler
Unfaithfully Yours (1984)
as Norman Robbins
I Love You, Daddy (2017)
as Dick Welker (voice)
Exploring the Reef (2003)
as Marlin (voice)
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2006)
as Albert Brooks
Inside 'Out of Sight' (1998)
as Self
The Super Bob Einstein Movie (2021)
as Self
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life (2025)
as Self
Making 'Taxi Driver' (1999)
as Self
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Upcoming Season (1975)
as Bob
Loving Dory (—)
as Marlin (voice)
Audience Research (1976)
as Albert Brooks
The Impossible Truth (1975)
as Interviewer (voice)
Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts (1975)
as Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians (1972)
as Self
Open Heart Surgery (1975)
as Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks and Robert Weide (2021)
as Self
Sick (1975)
as Albert Brooks