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Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks is an American comedian, writer, composer, director, producer, and actor. He is best known for his comedic films, such as The Producers, Blazing Saddles, and Young Frankenstein. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards, one BAFTA Award, six Golden Globes, and thirteen Primetime Emmys.

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Filmography

Robots

2005
as Big Weld (voice)

Hotel Transylvania 2

2015
as Vlad (voice)

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

2018
as Count Vlad

Ballerina

2016
as Mustachioed Creep (voice)

Ballerina

2016
as Luteau (voice)

The Little Rascals

1994
as Mr. Welling

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

2014
as Albert Einstein (voice)

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

1993
as Rabbi Tuckman

Look Who's Talking Too

1990
as Mr. Toilet Man (voice)

Spaceballs

1987
as President Skroob/Yoghurt

Young Frankenstein

1974
as Werewolf / Cat Hit by Dart / Victor Frankenstein (voice)

Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s

2007

The Automat

2022
as Mel Brooks

Life Stinks

1991
as Goddard Bolt

A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers

2009
as Himself

Blazing Saddles

1974
as Gov. William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief

Mike Douglas: Moments and Memories

2008
as Mel Brooks

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

2012
as Mel Brooks

Screw Loose

1999
as Jake Gordon

History of the World: Part I

1981
as Moses/Comicus/Torquemada/Jacques/King Louis XVI

Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again

2011
as Mel Brooks

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

2022
as Shogun

The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed

2001
as Self - Executive Producer

The Guardian Brothers

2016
as Rogman (voice)

Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar

2003
as Mel Brooks

Life Stinks: Does Life Really Stink?

2003
as Mel Brooks

Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

1997
as Himself

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

2018
as Himself

The Great Buster: A Celebration

2018
as Himself

Spaceballs: The Documentary

2005
as Himself

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

2016

Ruby's Studio: the Feelings Show

2010
as Sally Simon Simmons Narrator

The Muppet Movie

1979
as Professor Max Krassman

The Twelve Chairs

1970
as Tikon

Mickey's Audition

1992
as Movie Director

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?

2019
as Melephant Brooks

Laddie

2017
as Himself

It's Always About the Story: Conversations with Alan Ladd, Jr.

2016
as Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen

2015
as Mel Brooks

Abschied von den Fröschen

2011
as Mel Brooks

High Anxiety

1977
as Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke

The Critic

1963
as Narrator

Silent Movie

1976
as Mel Funn

Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

2017
as Himself

Hitler: The Comedy Years

2007
as Singer in 'Springtime for Hitler'

The Making of 'The Producers'

2002
as Mel Brooks

Sex, Lies and Video Violence

2000
as Stressed old man

Back in the Saddle

2001
as Self - Writer / Director

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

2019
as Mel Brooks

To Be or Not to Be

1983
as Dr. Frederick Bronski

Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man

2012
as Mel Brooks

Hail Sid Caesar! The Golden Age of Comedy

2002
as Mel Brooks

Free to Be… You and Me

1974
as Baby Boy (Voice)

If You're Not In The Obit, Eat Breakfast

2017
as Himself

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

2013
as Himself

Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man

1970
as Mel Brooks

Untitled Lani Pixels Project

as Gatekeeper (voice)

The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'

2007
as Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks Strikes Back!

2012
as Mel Brooks

Mickey's 50

1978
as Mel Brooks

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

2002
as Joe Snow (voice)

The 2000 Year Old Man

1975
as 2000 Year Old Man (voice)

Dracula: Dead and Loving It

1995
as Prof. Abraham Van Helsing

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

2013
as Himself

To Be or Not to Be: Brooks and Bancroft - A Perfect Pair

2009
as Mel Brooks

Director

Movie Young Frankenstein 1974
Movie Robin Hood: Men in Tights 1993
Movie Spaceballs 1987
Movie Dracula: Dead and Loving It 1995
Movie Life Stinks 1991
Movie Blazing Saddles 1974
Movie History of the World: Part I 1981
Movie The Twelve Chairs 1970
Movie The Producers 1968
Movie High Anxiety 1977
Movie Silent Movie 1976

Writer

Movie Get Smart 2008
Movie Young Frankenstein 1974
Movie Robin Hood: Men in Tights 1993
Movie Spaceballs 1987
Movie Dracula: Dead and Loving It 1995
Movie Life Stinks 1991
Movie Blazing Saddles 1974
Movie Shinbone Alley 1970
Movie New Faces 1954
Movie History of the World: Part I 1981
Movie Ten from Your Show of Shows 1973
Movie The Twelve Chairs 1970
Movie Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen 2015
Movie The Producers 1968
Movie High Anxiety 1977
Movie Silent Movie 1976
Movie Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man 1970
Movie The Producers 2005
Movie The 2000 Year Old Man 1975

Producer

Movie Robin Hood: Men in Tights 1993
Movie The Elephant Man 1980
Movie Spaceballs 1987
Movie Dracula: Dead and Loving It 1995
Movie Life Stinks 1991
Movie The Vagrant 1992
Movie History of the World: Part I 1981
Movie Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen 2015
Movie Sam 2015
Movie High Anxiety 1977
Movie Frances 1982
Movie To Be or Not to Be 1983
Movie Mel Brooks Strikes Back! 2012
Movie The Producers 2005

Crew

Movie The Automat 2022
Movie Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen 2015