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Albert Brooks

Albert Brooks

Birthday: 1947-07-22 | Place of Birth: 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.​

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Ella McCay

as    Governor Bill

2025
Breakdown: 1975

as    Self

2023
2021
Albert Brooks and Robert Weide

as    Themself

2017
I Love You, Daddy

as    Dick Welker (voice)

2016
Finding Dory

as    Marlin (voice)

2016
The Little Prince

as    The Businessman (voice)

2016
The Secret Life of Pets

as    Tiberius (voice)

2015
Concussion

as    Dr. Cyril Wecht

2014
A Most Violent Year

as    Andrew Walsh

2011
Drive

as    Bernie Rose

2007
2007
The Simpsons Movie

as    Russ Cargill (voice)

2006
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

as    Albert Brooks

2003
The In-Laws

as    Jerry Peyser

2003
Finding Nemo

as    Marlin (voice)

2003
Exploring the Reef

as    Marlin (voice)

2001
My First Mister

as    Randall ("R")

1999
Making 'Taxi Driver'

as    Self

1999
The Muse

as    Steven Phillips

1998
Inside 'Out of Sight'

as    Himself

1998
Out of Sight

as    Richard Ripley

1997
Critical Care

as    Dr. Butz

1996
Mother

as    John Henderson

1994
The Scout

as    Al Percolo

1994
I'll Do Anything

as    Burke Adler