Albert Brooks

Albert Brooks

Directing
Born Jul 22, 1947
From Beverly Hills, California, USA

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.​

Known For

Filmography — Acting

Finding Nemo
7.8
2003

Finding Nemo

Marlin (voice)

Taxi Driver
8.1
1976

Taxi Driver

Tom

Drive
7.6
2011

Drive

Bernie Rose

The Simpsons Movie
7.0
2007

The Simpsons Movie

Russ Cargill (voice)

Finding Dory
7.0
2016

Finding Dory

Marlin (voice)

Ella McCay
5.5
2025

Ella McCay

Governor Bill

This Is 40
5.9
2012

This Is 40

Larry

The Little Prince
7.6
2015

The Little Prince

The Businessman (voice)

A Most Violent Year
6.6
2014

A Most Violent Year

Andrew Walsh

Doctor Dolittle
5.7
1998

Doctor Dolittle

Tiger (voice)

Out of Sight
6.7
1998

Out of Sight

Richard Ripley

Terms of Endearment
7.1
1983

Terms of Endearment

Rudyard Greenway (voice)

The Secret Life of Pets
6.3
2016

The Secret Life of Pets

Tiberius (voice)

Concussion
7.1
2015

Concussion

Dr. Cyril Wecht

Twilight Zone: The Movie
6.5
1983

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Driver

Broadcast News
6.8
1987

Broadcast News

Aaron Altman

Defending Your Life
6.9
1991

Defending Your Life

Daniel Miller

Private Benjamin
5.9
1980

Private Benjamin

Yale Goodman

The Pixar Story
7.6
2007

The Pixar Story

Marlin (voice) (archive footage)

Breakdown: 1975
6.4
2025

Breakdown: 1975

Self

Mother
6.8
1996

Mother

John Henderson

The Scout
5.2
1994

The Scout

Al Percolo

My First Mister
6.5
2001

My First Mister

Randall ("R")

The In-Laws
5.6
2003

The In-Laws

Jerry Peyser

The Muse
5.2
1999

The Muse

Steven Phillips

I Love You, Daddy
5.7
2017

I Love You, Daddy

Dick Welker (voice)

Critical Care
6.4
1997

Critical Care

Dr. Butz

Lost in America
6.9
1985

Lost in America

David Howard

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
7.1
2023

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

Self

I'll Do Anything
5.5
1994

I'll Do Anything

Burke Adler

Real Life
6.5
1979

Real Life

Albert Brooks

Modern Romance
6.8
1981

Modern Romance

Robert Cole

The Super Bob Einstein Movie
6.9
2021

The Super Bob Einstein Movie

Self

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
4.8
2006

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

Albert Brooks

Exploring the Reef
6.3
2003

Exploring the Reef

Marlin (voice)

The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
2002

The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s

Self (archive footage)

1998

Inside 'Out of Sight'

Self

Unfaithfully Yours
5.4
1984

Unfaithfully Yours

Norman Robbins

Making 'Taxi Driver'
6.9
1999

Making 'Taxi Driver'

Self

Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
2025

Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life

Self

Sick
1975

Sick

Albert Brooks

Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians
1972

Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians

Self

Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts
1975

Home Movies & Failed Candid-Camera Stunts

Albert Brooks

Upcoming Season
1975

Upcoming Season

Bob

The Impossible Truth
1975

The Impossible Truth

Interviewer (voice)

2021

Albert Brooks and Robert Weide

Themself

Open Heart Surgery
1975

Open Heart Surgery

Albert Brooks

Audience Research
1976

Audience Research

Albert Brooks

Filmography — Crew