Bob Balaban
Year Title Role
1969 Midnight Cowboy The Young Student - New York
1969 Me , Natalie Morris
1970 The Strawberry Statement Elliot
1970 Catch-22 Capt . Orr
1971 Making It Wilkie
1974 Bank Shot Victor Karp
1975 Report to the Commissioner Joey Egan
1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind David Laughlin
1978 Girlfriends Martin
1980 Altered States Arthur Rosenberg
1981 Prince of the City Santimassino
1981 Absence of Malice Elliott Rosen
1981 Whose Life Is It Anyway ? Carter Hill
1984 2010 : The Year We Make Contact Dr. Chandra
1987 End of the Line Warren Gerber
1989 Dead Bang Elliot Webly
1990 Alice Sid Moscowitz
1991 Little Man Tate Quizmaster
1992 Bob Roberts Michael Janes
1993 Amos & Andrew Dr. R.A. 'Roy ' Fink
Filmography -- Film
Robert Elmer Balaban (born August 16, 1945) is an American actor, author, producer, and director. He was one of the producers nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for Gosford Park (2001), in which he also appeared. Balaban's other film roles include the drama Midnight Cowboy (1969); the science fiction films Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Altered States (1980), and 2010 (1984); the Christopher Guest comedies Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), and For Your Consideration (2006); the dark fantasy film Lady in the Water (2006); and the Wes Anderson films Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and Isle of Dogs (2018). Balaban has directed three feature films, in addition to numerous television episodes and films. He is also an author of children's novels.