Mel Brooks
Acting
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Acting Credits
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Biography
Melvin James Brooks (né Kaminsky; June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, and songwriter. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as a writer and director of a variety of successful broad farces and parodies. A recipient of numerous accolades, he is one of 21 entertainers to win the EGOT (which includes an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony). He received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2009, a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2010, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 201...
Known For
Filmography
Spaceballs: The New One
2027
as President Skroob / Yogurt
The Land of Sometimes
2026
as The Postman (voice)
Addicted to It
2026
as Phoney Bunny
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
2026
as Self
Flower of the Dawn
2025
as Bürgermeister (voice)
From Darkness to Light
2025
as Self (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
as Self - Director, Spaceballs
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
2025
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words
2025
as Self
Remembering Gene Wilder
2024
as Self
Mel Brooks: Seriously... Well, Almost
2024
as Self
Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love
2023
as Self - Announcer (voice)
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023
as Self
History of the World: Part II
2023
as Narrator (voice)
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2022
as Shogun (voice)
The Automat
2021
as Self
Only Murders in the Building
2021
as Mel Brooks
Toy Story 4
2019
as Melephant Brooks (voice)
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?
2019
as Melephant Brooks (voice)
Forky Asks a Question
2019
as Melephant Brooks (voice)
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
2018
as Self
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
2018
as Vlad (voice)
The Great Buster: A Celebration
2018
as Self
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018
as Self
Somebody Feed Phil
2018
as Self
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017
as Self
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
2017
as Self
Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer
2017
as Himself
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
2017
as Self
The Last Laugh
2016
as Self
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
2016
as Self
Ballerina
2016
as Luteau (US version)
It's Always About the Story: Conversations with Alan Ladd, Jr.
2016
as Himself
To Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
Hotel Transylvania 2
2015
as Vlad (voice)
Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen
2015
as Self
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
2014
as Albert Einstein (voice)
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
as Self
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
as Self
Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man
2012
as Self
Mel Brooks Strikes Back!
2012
as Self
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years
2012
as Self
Inside Comedy
2012
as Self
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012
as Self
Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again
2011
as Self
The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet
2011
as Self (archive footage)
The Paul Reiser Show
2011
as The Angry Cat (voice)
Ruby's Studio: the Feelings Show
2010
as Sally Simon Simmons Narrator
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
2009
as Self
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
2009
as Self
Silent Laughter: The Reel Inspirations of 'Silent Movie'
2009
as Self
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers
2009
as Self
Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense
2009
as Self
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
2009
as Self (archive)
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009
Spaceballs: The Totally Warped Animated Adventures
2008
as President Skroob/Yogurt
Spaceballs: The Animated Series
2008
as President Skroob / Yogurt (voice)
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
as Singer in 'Springtime for Hitler' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
2007
as Self (archive footage)
The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooks
2006
as Self
Legends
2006
as Mel Funn (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robots
2005
as Bigweld (voice)
The Producers
2005
as Hilda the Pigeon / Tom the Cat (voice)
Spaceballs: In Conversation - Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan
2005
as Self
John Candy: Comic Spirit
2005
as Self
Spaceballs: The Documentary
2005
as Self
Broadway: The American Musical
2004
as Self
Parkinson
2004
as Self - Guest
Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar
2003
as Himself
Life Stinks: Does Life Really Stink?
2003
as Self
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
2003
as Wiley (voice)
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
2002
as Joe Snow (voice)
The Making of 'The Producers'
2002
as Self
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
2002
as Santa Claus (voice)
The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed
2001
as Self
Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
2001
as Self / Host
Back in the Saddle
2001
as Self
Primetime Glick
2001
Sex, Lies and Video Violence
2000
as Stressed old man
The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room
2000
as Himself
The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy
2000
as Himself
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Mel Brooks
Screw Loose
1999
as Jake Gordon
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
1998
as Self (archive footage)
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
1997
as Self
Caesar's Writers
1996
as Self
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
1995
as Prof. Abraham Van Helsing
The Frank Skinner Show
1995
as Self
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
1994
as Self
The Silence of the Hams
1994
as Checkout Guest (uncredited)
The Little Rascals
1994
as Mr. Welling
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993
as Rabbi Tuckman
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
1993
as Self
Frasier
1993
as Tom (voice)
RTL Samstag Nacht
1993
Live & Kicking
1993
as Self
Mickey's Audition
1992
as Movie Director
Mad About You
1992
as Uncle Phil
Life Stinks
1991
as Goddard Bolt
Noel's House Party
1991
Look Who's Talking Too
1990
as Mr. Toilet Man (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Mel Brooks (voice)
Saturday Night Clive
1989
Free to Be... a Family
1988
as Self
Spaceballs
1987
as President Skroob / Yogurt
Sunset People
1984
as Self
An Audience with Mel Brooks
1984
as Self
To Be or Not to Be
1983
as Dr. Frederick Bronski
Wogan
1982
as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
History of the World: Part I
1981
as Moses / Comicus / Torquemada / Jacques / King Louis XVI
The Muppet Movie
1979
as Professor Max Krassman
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self (uncredited)
Peeping Times
1978
as Adolf Hitler
Mickey's 50
1978
as Self
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
Ciné regards
1978
as Self
High Anxiety
1977
as Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke
Please Turn the Page
1977
as Self
Silent Movie
1976
as Mel Funn
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975
as Lion victim (voice)
The 2000 Year Old Man
1975
as 2000 Year Old Man (voice)
When Things Were Rotten
1975
as Guard (uncredited)
Blazing Saddles
1974
as William Le Petomane / Indian Chief
Free to Be… You and Me
1974
as Baby Boy (voice)
Young Frankenstein
1974
as Werewolf / Cat / Victor Frankenstein (voice) (uncredited)
Flick Flack
1974
The Electric Company
1971
as Blond-Haired Cartoon Man (voice)
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
The Twelve Chairs
1970
as Tikon
Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man
1970
as Himself
The Producers
1968
as Singer in "Springtime for Hitler" (voice) (uncredited)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
The Critic
1963
as Narrator (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The New Steve Allen Show
1961
as Self - 2000 Year Old Man
The David Susskind Show
1959
as Self
The Grammys
1959
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee