Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

Born: October 16, 1958
in West Covina, California, USA
Timothy Francis Robbins (born October 16, 1958) is an American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, and musician. He is best known for his portrayal of Andy Dufresne in the prison drama film The Shawshank Redemption (1994).

Movies for Tim Robbins...

Title: Silo
Character: Bernard Holland
Released: May 4, 2023
Type: TV
In a ruined and toxic future, a community exists in a giant underground silo that plunges hundreds of stories deep. There, men and women live in a society full of regulations they believe are meant to protect them.
bee
Val
Title: Val
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: July 23, 2021
Type: Movie
For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood’s most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors has been documenting his own life and craft through film and video. He has amassed thousands of hours of footage, from 16mm home movies made with his brothers, to time spent in iconic roles for blockbuster movies like Top Gun, The Doors, Tombstone, and Batman Forever. This raw, wildly original and unflinching documentary reveals a life lived to extremes and a heart-filled, sometimes hilarious look at what it means to be an artist and a complex man.
bee
Jailbird
Title: Jailbird
Character: Andy Dufresne
Released: October 3, 2020
Type: Movie
This was my first proper short film, as the ones I had made previously were more like spoofs/parodies of other things. Those were also done when I was between 11 and 12, meaning my knowledge of the filmmaking process was slim. However, I believe I have a greater understanding nowadays and I am proud of the final product of "Jailbird".
bee
My Darling Vivian
Title: My Darling Vivian
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 27, 2020
Type: Movie
The story of Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash's first wife and the mother of his four daughters. Includes never-before-seen footage and photographs of Johnny Cash and Rosanne Cash, as well as footage featuring Reese Witherspoon, Joaquin Phoenix, Tim Robbins, Whoopi Goldberg, John C. Reilly and many more.
bee
VHYes
Title: VHYes
Character: Sir Roger Handley III
Released: January 12, 2020
Type: Movie
This bizarre retro comedy, shot entirely on VHS and Beta, takes us back to when 12-year-old Ralph, over one formative week, mistakenly records home videos and his favorite late night shows over his parents’ wedding tape.
bee
Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero
Title: Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero
Character: Self
Released: November 24, 2019
Type: Movie
This piece examines real-life Rob Bilott’s sacrifices to take down a powerful corporation and how a single individual can impact an entire community. Cast and filmmakers discuss the importance of telling this story and empowering whistle-blowers.
bee
Dark Waters
Title: Dark Waters
Character: Tom Terp
Released: November 22, 2019
Type: Movie
A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything — his future, his family, and his own life — to expose the truth.
bee
The Creative Brain
Title: The Creative Brain
Character: Self
Released: April 15, 2019
Type: Movie
Neuroscientist David Eagleman taps into the creative process of various inventors, while exploring brain-bending, risk-taking ways to spark creativity
bee
Title: Castle Rock
Character: Reginald "Pop" Merrill
Released: July 25, 2018
Type: TV
Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.
bee
Title: Here and Now
Character: Greg
Released: February 11, 2018
Type: TV
A provocative and darkly comic meditation on the disparate forces polarizing present-day American culture, as experienced by the members of a progressive multi-ethnic family — a philosophy professor and his wife, their adopted children from Vietnam, Liberia and Colombia and their sole biological child — and a contemporary Muslim family, headed by a psychiatrist who is treating one of their children.
bee
Straws
Title: Straws
Character: Narrator
Released: October 14, 2017
Type: Movie
STRAWS is a short documentary about plastic straw litter and how we can make a sea of change...one straw at a time.
bee
Marjorie Prime
Title: Marjorie Prime
Character: Jon
Released: January 23, 2017
Type: Movie
A service which creates holographic projections of late family members allows an elderly woman to spend time with a younger version of her deceased husband.
bee
A Perfect Day
Title: A Perfect Day
Character: B
Released: August 28, 2015
Type: Movie
Somewhere in the Balkans, 1995. A team of aid workers must solve an apparently simple problem in an almost completely pacified territory that has been devastated by a cruel war, but some of the local inhabitants, the retreating combatants, the UN forces, many cows and an absurd bureaucracy will not cease to put obstacles in their way.
bee
Title: The Spoils Before Dying
Character: Red-Vested Bartender
Released: July 8, 2015
Type: TV
Fictional author-filmmaker, Eric Jonrosh, adapts his epic tale of a pianist-turned-detective investigating a murder in the 1950s underground jazz scene.
bee
Title: The Brink
Character: Walter Larson
Released: June 21, 2015
Type: TV
Three top U.S. government and military officials scramble to prevent World War 3 from happening amidst the chaos of a geopolitical crisis.
bee
Words, Maps, Secrets and Other Things
Title: Words, Maps, Secrets and Other Things
Character: Self - Actor
Released: April 24, 2015
Type: Movie
A portrait of the internationally acclaimed Spanish film director Isabel Coixet and an analysis of her particular world and her sensibility as a creator: her fictional universe, her career and her life through the words of actors, technicians, family, friends, journalists, specialized critics and those filmmakers who have been inspired by her work.
bee
Welcome to Me
Title: Welcome to Me
Character: Dr. Daryl Moffet
Released: September 5, 2014
Type: Movie
A year in the life of Alice Klieg, a woman with Borderline personality disorder who wins the Mega Millions lottery, quits her meds and buys her own talk show.
bee
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
Title: Nelson Mandela Redrawn
Character: Self
Released: July 18, 2014
Type: Movie
This fascinating documentary unfolds in reverse telling the story of Mandela from the old man to the rural child. With contributions from storytellers from every corner of the globe, we gain a unique insight into why Mandela was so loved and revered. Mandela's unique way of handling the challenges of life range from his relationship with the British Royals and the attempted suicide of a South African rugby hero, to epic political strategies that clinched a World Cup, and single-handedly averted civil war. Beyond the media hype was the political genius who could manipulate the press, inspire awe in celebrities, politicians and superstars alike and managed to shape a country from inside a prison cell. For the first time, his genius as a political strategist is laid bare and we discover the seminal moments that transformed a man into a hero.
bee
Title: Off Camera with Sam Jones
Character: Self
Released: February 6, 2014
Type: TV
Photographer and director Sam Jones sits down with the myriad professionals of television and movies, and other celebrities (great skateboarders, for example), to discuss their development before fame, their passions beyond their careers, and gives them a space to open up about their insight into their business and their own abilities. Filmed in black and white, with a few deep cushion chairs and sparse set, the show relies on Sam's ability to relate to the guests and their will to speak freely with him.
bee
Title: The Spoils of Babylon
Character: Jonas Morehouse
Released: January 9, 2014
Type: TV
Follow the saga of Cynthia and Devon, two siblings whose intense love drives everything and everyone around them to ruin.
bee
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Title: James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Character: Himself
Released: December 22, 2013
Type: Movie
In the half-hour tribute, friends and colleagues remember the three-time Emmy winner, who died June 19 at age 51. The special features clips of Gandolfini’s work as well as behind-the-scenes footage.
bee
Thanks for Sharing
Title: Thanks for Sharing
Character: Mike
Released: September 19, 2013
Type: Movie
A romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle together against a common demon—sex addiction.
bee
Life of Crime
Title: Life of Crime
Character: Frank Dawson
Released: September 14, 2013
Type: Movie
Two common criminals get more than they bargained for after kidnapping the wife of a corrupt real-estate developer who shows no interest in paying the $1 million dollar ransom for her safe return.
bee
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Title: Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Character: Self
Released: April 27, 2013
Type: Movie
With a focus on Clint Eastwood's career as a director, this documentary features movie clips, behind-the-scenes footage, interviews with people with whom he has worked, as well as comments from Clint Eastwood himself.
bee
Title: The Frame
Character: William Geld
Released: April 9, 2013
Type: TV
A journey through the world of classic and contemporary cinema.
bee
Back to 1942
Title: Back to 1942
Character: Bishop Megan
Released: November 1, 2012
Type: Movie
In 1942, Henan Province was devastated by the most tragic famine in modern Chinese history, resulting in the deaths of at least three million men, women and children. Although the primary cause of the famine was a severe drought, it was exacerbated by locusts, windstorms, earthquakes, epidemic disease and the corruption of the ruling Kuomintang government.
bee
Revenge of the Electric Car
Title: Revenge of the Electric Car
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: October 21, 2011
Type: Movie
A sequel to 2006's Who Killed the Electric Car?, director Chris Paine once again looks at electric vehicles. Where in the last film electric cars were dismissed as uneconomical and unreliable, and were under multiple attacks from government, the auto industry, and from energy companies who didn't want them to succeed, this film chronicles, in the light of new changes in technology, the world economy, and the auto industry itself, the race - from both major car companies like Ford and Nissan, and from new rising upstarts like Tesla - to bring a practical consumer EV to market.
bee
Everyday Sunshine:  The Story of Fishbone
Title: Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone
Character: Himself
Released: October 7, 2011
Type: Movie
From the shifting fault lines of Hollywood fantasies and the economic and racial tensions of Reagan's America, Fishbone rose and became one of the most original bands of the last 25 years. With a blistering combination of punk and funk they demolished the walls of genre and challenged the racial stereotypes and the political order of the music industry and of the nation.
bee
Green Lantern
Title: Green Lantern
Character: Senator Hammond
Released: June 14, 2011
Type: Movie
For centuries, a small but powerful force of warriors called the Green Lantern Corps has sworn to keep intergalactic order. Each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of the first human ever recruited.
bee
Cinema Verite
Title: Cinema Verite
Character: Bill Loud
Released: April 23, 2011
Type: Movie
In 1973, the Loud family became a television sensation of a new kind. It was long before a metal rock star showed his eccentric family on the small screen and decades before housewives had screaming matches with each other on camera in public. CINEMA VERITE tells the behind-the-scenes story of the groundbreaking documentary "An American Family," which chronicled the lives of the Louds in the early 1970s and catapulted the Santa Barbara family to notoriety while creating a new television genre: the reality TV series.
bee
Title: Portlandia
Character: Excellency
Released: January 21, 2011
Type: TV
Satirical sketch comedy set and filmed in Portland, Oregon that explores the eccentric misfits who embody the foibles of modern culture.
bee
Title: Conan
Character: Self
Released: November 8, 2010
Type: TV
A late night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien.
bee
City of Ember
Title: City of Ember
Character: Loris Harrow
Released: October 7, 2008
Type: Movie
For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers, in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence, before the the lights go out forever.
bee
The Lucky Ones
Title: The Lucky Ones
Character: Fred Cheaver
Released: September 26, 2008
Type: Movie
The story revolves around three soldiers — Colee, T.K. and Cheaver — who return from the Iraq War after suffering injuries and learn that life has moved on without them. They end up on an unexpected road trip across the U.S.
bee
Noise
Title: Noise
Character: David Owen
Released: November 6, 2007
Type: Movie
A man who is being driven crazy by the noise in New York City decides to take vigilante action against it.
bee
Then She Found Me
Title: Then She Found Me
Character: Himself
Released: September 7, 2007
Type: Movie
A New York schoolteacher hits a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies and her biological mother, an eccentric talk show host, materializes and turns her life upside down as she begins a courtship with the father of one of her students.
bee
The Team. The Time. The 2006 Mets
Title: The Team. The Time. The 2006 Mets
Character: Narrator
Released: April 3, 2007
Type: Movie
Shea Stadium was the place to be in 2006. Fueled by just the right mix of budding young superstars and established veterans, the New York Mets cut a swath through the National League, ending Atlanta s string of 14 consecutive division titles and coming within one hit of reaching the World Series. The 2006 Mets were fun, exciting and resilient! You could never count them out. And even though they came up just short of their ultimate goal, they left their fans with an overriding sense of optimism for the future. It s all here, from Spring Training, to the All-Star Game, to the nail-biting tension of the postseason. Featuring exclusive interviews with Jose Reyes and David Wright, never-before-seen footage and inside-the-game wireless. Narrarated by Tim Robbins. Relive the season that captivated a city.
bee
The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
Title: The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
Character: Self
Released: February 27, 2007
Type: Movie
A behind the scenes look at the making of The Pick of Destiny.
bee
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Title: Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Character: The Stranger
Released: November 22, 2006
Type: Movie
In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers... a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away.
bee
Catch a Fire
Title: Catch a Fire
Character: Nic Vos
Released: October 27, 2006
Type: Movie
The true story of anti-apartheid activists in South Africa, and particularly the life of Patrick Chamusso, a timid foreman at Secunda CTL, the largest synthetic fuel plant in the world. Patrick is wrongly accused, imprisoned and tortured for an attempt to bomb the plant, with the injustice transforming the apolitical worker into a radicalised insurgent, who then carries out his own successful sabotage mission.
bee
Golden Venture
Title: Golden Venture
Character: Narrator
Released: March 2, 2006
Type: Movie
The film chronicles the ongoing struggles of passengers who were aboard the Golden Venture, an immigrant smuggling ship that ran aground near New York City in 1993. Passengers had paid at least $30,000 to be brought to the U.S. from China's Fujian Province, expecting to arrive indebted but unnoticed. But a seemingly golden opportunity quickly evolved into a hellish descent through the cruel whims of U.S. immigration policy.
bee
The Secret Life of Words
Title: The Secret Life of Words
Character: Josef
Released: December 15, 2005
Type: Movie
A touching story of a deaf girl who is sent to an oil rig to take care of a man who has been blinded in a terrible accident. The girl has a special ability to communicate with the men on board and especially with her patient as they share intimate moments together that will change their lives forever.
bee
Zathura: A Space Adventure
Title: Zathura: A Space Adventure
Character: Dad (Mr. Budwing)
Released: November 6, 2005
Type: Movie
After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring day, are shocked when they begin playing Zathura, a space-themed board game, which they realize has mystical powers when their house is shot into space. With the help of an astronaut, the boys attempt to return home.
bee
Title: The Colbert Report
Character: Self
Released: October 17, 2005
Type: TV
The Colbert Report is an American satirical late night television program that airs Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. It stars political humorist Stephen Colbert, a former correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. The Colbert Report is a spin-off from and counterpart to The Daily Show that comments on politics and the media in a similar way. It satirizes conservative personality-driven political pundit programs, particularly Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor. The show focuses on a fictional anchorman character named Stephen Colbert, played by his real-life namesake. The character, described by Colbert as a "well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot", is a caricature of televised political pundits. The Colbert Report has been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards each in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, two Television Critics Association Awards Awards, and two Satellite Awards. In 2013, it won two Emmys. It has been presented as non-satirical journalism in several instances, including by the Tom DeLay Legal Defense Trust and by Robert Wexler following his interview on the program. The Report received considerable media coverage following its debut on October 17, 2005, for Colbert's coining of the term "truthiness", which dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster named its 2006 Word of the Year.
bee
Embedded Live
Title: Embedded Live
Character: Sarge / Cove
Released: September 20, 2005
Type: Movie
Embedded is a ripped-from-the-headlines satire about the madness surrounding brave men and women on the front lines of a Middle East conflict. It skewers lapdog embedded journalists, scheming government officials and the media's insatiable desire for heroes. Beautifully captured (by 9 cameras) directly from the controversial Tim Robbins' play in New York City, Embedded Live puts the audience in the front-row to this thought-provoking and timely production.
bee
War of the Worlds
Title: War of the Worlds
Character: Harlan Ogilvy
Released: June 28, 2005
Type: Movie
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.
bee
WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
Title: WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
Character: Self
Released: December 12, 2004
Type: Movie
There were two wars in Iraq--a military assault and a media war. The former was well-covered; the latter was not. Until now... Independent filmmaker, Emmy-award winningTV journalist, author and media critic, Danny Schechter turns the cameras on the role of the media. His new film, WMD, is an outspoken assessment of how Pentagon propaganda and media complicity misled the American people...
bee
Title: Jack & Bobby
Released: September 12, 2004
Type: TV
If "greatness is thrust upon us," as Winston Churchill once said, then it stands to reason that those who are destined for greatness are rarely aware of it. Take Jack and Bobby McCallister for example: two bright young brothers growing up under the watchful eye of their eccentric single mother Grace McCallister. Grace's personality is a force of nature destined to shape both of these young men's lives and secure one a place in the history books - as President of the United States.
bee
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Title: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Character: Public TV News Anchor (uncredited)
Released: June 28, 2004
Type: Movie
It's the 1970s and San Diego anchorman Ron Burgundy is the top dog in local TV, but that's all about to change when ambitious reporter Veronica Corningstone arrives as a new employee at his station.
bee
Orwell Rolls in His Grave
Title: Orwell Rolls in His Grave
Character: Himself
Released: October 23, 2003
Type: Movie
Has America entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for truth? The country's leading intellectuals discuss and examine the mix of businesses, politics and ideology that is the mainstream media.
bee
The Simpsons: Christmas
Title: The Simpsons: Christmas
Released: October 14, 2003
Type: Movie
A collection of five different Simpson holiday specials; Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire, Mr. Plow, Miracle on Evergreen Terrace, Grift of the Magi, and She of Little Faith
bee
Code 46
Title: Code 46
Character: William Geld
Released: September 2, 2003
Type: Movie
In a dystopian future, insurance fraud investigator William Gold arrives in Shanghai to investigate a forgery ring for "papelles", futuristic passports that record people's identities and genetics. Gold falls for Maria Gonzalez, the woman in charge of the forgeries. After a passionate affair, Gold returns home, having named a coworker as the culprit. But when one of Gonzalez's customers is found dead, Gold is sent back to Shanghai to complete the investigation.
bee
The Day My God Died
Title: The Day My God Died
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: April 19, 2003
Type: Movie
Filmed in Nepal and India this documentary presents the stories of young girls whose lives have been shattered by the child sex slave trade. The film provides actual footage from inside the brothels of Bombay, known even to the tourists as "The Cages," captured with "spy camera" technology. The documentary also introduces the heroes of the movement who are working to abolish child sex slavery and who remind us that, "these are our daughters."
bee
Mystic River
Title: Mystic River
Character: Dave Boyle
Released: March 3, 2003
Type: Movie
The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.
bee
Title: Real Time with Bill Maher
Character: Self
Released: February 21, 2003
Type: TV
Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.
bee
The Truth About Charlie
Title: The Truth About Charlie
Character: Hamilton Bartholomew
Released: October 25, 2002
Type: Movie
Regina meets charming Joshua while vacationing in Martinique, as she contemplates ending her whirlwind marriage to enigmatic Charlie. Upon her return to Paris, she finds that both her apartment and her bank account have been emptied, and her husband has been murdered. The more Reggie learns, the more she realizes the scope of the puzzle which she must solve to protect herself from ever-increasing danger.
bee
New York at the Movies
Title: New York at the Movies
Character: Self
Released: July 7, 2002
Type: Movie
bee
Bull Durham: Between the Lines
Title: Bull Durham: Between the Lines
Character: Self
Released: April 2, 2002
Type: Movie
Documentary about the making of the 1988 film with interviews with the cast and crew.
bee
Human Nature
Title: Human Nature
Character: Nathan Bronfman
Released: September 12, 2001
Type: Movie
A philosophical burlesque, Human Nature follows the ups and downs of an obsessive scientist, a female naturalist, and the man they discover, born and raised in the wild. As scientist Nathan trains the wild man, Puff, in the ways of the world - starting with table manners - Nathan's lover Lila fights to preserve the man's simian past, which represents a freedom enviable to most.
bee
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
Title: Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
Character: Self
Released: September 8, 2001
Type: Movie
Film critic and presenter Mark Kermode explores the fascination and praise audiences, fans and critics have behind the classic The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and how its importance grew higher over the years despite being an overlooked film when it was released and not getting any Oscars victories when it was nominated as one of the Best Pictures of the Year.
bee
Title: Primetime Glick
Released: June 20, 2001
Type: TV
Talk-show parody featuring obese host Jiminy Glick, who usually knows nothing about his guests and hurls veiled insults at them during his interviews.
bee
Antitrust
Title: Antitrust
Character: Gary Winston
Released: January 11, 2001
Type: Movie
A computer programmer's dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of dispatching anti-trust problems.
bee
Millennium Mets - The Story Of The 2000 National League Champions
Title: Millennium Mets - The Story Of The 2000 National League Champions
Character: Narrator
Released: December 5, 2000
Type: Movie
It began in Tokyo, Japan with the first regular season game ever played outside North America and ended in the heart of New York City with the first Subway Series in 44 years. In between, the 2000 New York Mets gave their fans memories that might well last a lifetime.
bee
High Fidelity
Title: High Fidelity
Character: Ian Raymond
Released: March 17, 2000
Type: Movie
When record store owner and compulsive list-compiler Rob Gordon gets dumped by his long-time girlfriend, Laura, because he hasn't changed since they met, he revisits his top five breakups of all time in order to figure out what went wrong. As he examines his failed attempts at romance and happiness, the process finds him being dragged, kicking and screaming, into adulthood.
bee
Mission to Mars
Title: Mission to Mars
Character: Woodrow 'Woody' Blake
Released: March 10, 2000
Type: Movie
When contact is lost with the crew of the first Mars expedition, a rescue mission is launched to discover their fate.
bee
Cradle Will Rock
Title: Cradle Will Rock
Character: Voice on Film Reel (voice) (uncredited)
Released: December 10, 1999
Type: Movie
A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.
bee
Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'
Title: Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'
Released: October 26, 1999
Type: Movie
Interviews with cast and crew, regarding the making of Arlington Road.
bee
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
Title: Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
Character: Self
Released: September 9, 1999
Type: Movie
A documentary looking at the life and work of Stephen King.
bee
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Title: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Character: The President
Released: June 8, 1999
Type: Movie
When diabolical genius Dr. Evil travels back in time to steal superspy Austin Powers's ‘mojo,’ Austin must return to the swingin' '60s himself - with the help of American agent, Felicity Shagwell - to stop the dastardly plan. Once there, Austin faces off against Dr. Evil's army of minions to try to save the world in his own unbelievably groovy way.
bee
Title: The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Character: Self - Guest
Released: March 30, 1999
Type: TV
Craig Kilborn hosted this zany talk show, which followed David Letterman's show, from 1999 until 2004. Kilborn left The Daily Show in 1999 to be this show's host after Tom Synder retired. The segment "5 Questions" was carried over from when he was on The Daily Show. Kilborn was frequently beaten in the ratings by his NBC timeslot rival, Conan O'Brien. Kilborn left The Late Late Show to pursue new opportunities.
bee
Making of Arlington Road
Title: Making of Arlington Road
Character: Himself
Released: March 19, 1999
Type: Movie
The making of the film 'Arlington Road' with interviews with the leading actors Jeff Bridges and Tim Robbins illustrated with clips from the film.
bee
Arlington Road
Title: Arlington Road
Character: Oliver Lang
Released: March 19, 1999
Type: Movie
Threats from sinister foreign nationals aren't the only thing to fear. Bedraggled college professor Michael Faraday has been vexed (and increasingly paranoid) since his wife's accidental death in a botched FBI operation. But all that takes a backseat when a seemingly all-American couple set up house next door.
bee
Title: The View
Character: Self
Released: August 11, 1997
Type: TV
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Meghan McCain, and Abby Huntsman, discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.
bee
Nothing to Lose
Title: Nothing to Lose
Character: Nick Beam
Released: July 18, 1997
Type: Movie
Advertising executive Nick Beame learns that his wife is sleeping with his employer. In a state of despair, he encounters a bumbling thief whose attempted carjacking goes awry when Nick takes him on an involuntary joyride. Soon the betrayed businessman and the incompetent crook strike up a partnership and develop a robbery-revenge scheme. But it turns out that some other criminals in the area don't appreciate the competition.
bee
Title: The Daily Show
Character: Self
Released: July 22, 1996
Type: TV
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
bee
The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera
Title: The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera
Character: Self
Released: June 28, 1996
Type: Movie
In a documentary about Samuel Fuller, the spectator gets different impressions about the Hollywood director and his films. The film is divided into the three sections: The Typewriter, the Rifle and the Movie Camera. The first segment covers Fuller's past as a newsman where he began as a copy boy and ended as a reporter. Part two describes Fuller's experiences in World War II, in which he participated as a soldier. The last section focuses on Fuller as director. Tim Robbins interviews Samuel Fuller revealing the director's own memories and impressions. Beside the interview, Jim Jarmusch, Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino accompany the documentary with their comments.
bee
Title: MADtv
Character: Self
Released: October 14, 1995
Type: TV
MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The one-hour show aired Saturday nights on Fox.
bee
I.Q.
Title: I.Q.
Character: Ed Walters
Released: December 24, 1994
Type: Movie
Albert Einstein helps a young man who's in love with Einstein's niece to catch her attention by pretending temporarily to be a great physicist.
bee
Ready to Wear
Title: Ready to Wear
Character: Joe Flynn
Released: December 23, 1994
Type: Movie
During Paris Fashion Week, models, designers and industry hot shots gather to work, mingle, argue and try to seduce one another.
bee
The Shawshank Redemption
Title: The Shawshank Redemption
Character: Andy Dufresne
Released: September 23, 1994
Type: Movie
Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
bee
Title: Inside the Actors Studio
Character: Self
Released: August 14, 1994
Type: TV
James Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for penetrating, fascinating interviews.
bee
The Hudsucker Proxy
Title: The Hudsucker Proxy
Character: Norville Barnes
Released: March 11, 1994
Type: Movie
A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.
bee
Title: Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 13, 1993
Type: TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. The second incarnation of NBC's Late Night franchise, O'Brien's debuted in 1993 after David Letterman, who hosted the first incarnation of Late Night, moved to CBS to host Late Show opposite The Tonight Show. In 2004, as part of a deal to secure a new contract, NBC announced that O'Brien would leave Late Night in 2009 to succeed Jay Leno as the host of The Tonight Show. Jimmy Fallon began hosting his version of Late Night on March 2, 2009.
bee
Short Cuts
Title: Short Cuts
Character: Gene Shepard
Released: September 5, 1993
Type: Movie
Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a boy with her car. Soon after walking away, the child lapses into a coma. While at the hospital, the boy's grandfather tells his son, Howard, about his past affairs. Meanwhile, a baker starts harassing the family when they fail to pick up the boy's birthday cake.
bee
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Title: Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Character: Self
Released: March 26, 1993
Type: Movie
A documentary insight behind the scenes of Roberts Altman's Short Cuts.
bee
Post No Bills
Title: Post No Bills
Released: September 9, 1992
Type: Movie
Political heavy-weights populate this urgent and humorous documentary on the detonative mix of art and politics as embodied in the work of infamous "guerilla" poster artist Robbie Conal.
bee
Bob Roberts
Title: Bob Roberts
Character: Bob Roberts
Released: September 4, 1992
Type: Movie
Mock documentary about an upstart candidate for the U.S. Senate written and directed by actor Tim Robbins. Bob Roberts is a folksinger with a difference: He offers tunes that protest welfare chiselers, liberal whining, and the like. As the filmmakers follow his campaign, Robbins gives needle-sharp insight into the way candidates manipulate the media.
bee
Title: HBO First Look
Released: June 12, 1992
Type: TV
HBO First Look is an American television show on HBO that chronicles up and coming movies. It first started in 1992 with a documentary on A League of Their Own starring Tom Hanks, and still airs today. The series shows behind-the-scenes looks at the filming and interviews with the actors. The show is part documentary and part advertisement. It airs on HBO with no set schedule.
bee
The Player
Title: The Player
Character: Griffin Mill
Released: April 3, 1992
Type: Movie
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
bee
Robert Altman's Players
Title: Robert Altman's Players
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
Behind-the-scenes documentary about a fundraiser which was staged for Robert Altman's film "The Player" (1992).
bee
Jungle Fever
Title: Jungle Fever
Character: Jerry
Released: June 7, 1991
Type: Movie
A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference would make an already taboo relationship even worse.
bee
Building 'Jacob's Ladder'
Title: Building 'Jacob's Ladder'
Character: Self
Released: December 1, 1990
Type: Movie
An overview of the making of the film Jacob's Ladder (1990).
bee
Jacob's Ladder
Title: Jacob's Ladder
Character: Jacob
Released: November 2, 1990
Type: Movie
After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer's chiropractor friend, Louis, fails to reach him as he descends into madness.
bee
Cadillac Man
Title: Cadillac Man
Character: Larry
Released: May 18, 1990
Type: Movie
Joe's a car salesman with a problem—he has two days to sell 12 cars or he loses his job. This would be a difficult task at the best of times but Joe has to contend with his girlfriends (he's two-timing), a missing teenage daughter and an ex-wife.
bee
Title: The Simpsons
Character: Jim Hope (voice)
Released: December 17, 1989
Type: TV
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
bee
Erik the Viking
Title: Erik the Viking
Character: Erik
Released: September 1, 1989
Type: Movie
Erik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnorok and allow his people to see sunlight again. A Pythonesque satire of Viking life.
bee
Twister
Title: Twister
Character: Jeff
Released: June 1, 1989
Type: Movie
An oddball family on a Kansas farm are trapped in their farmhouse by an impending storm. The patriarch of the clan is a retired soda pop tycoon. He is currently dating a children's TV evangelist. Also living at the farm is his layabout daughter and her precocious 8 year old daughter, his would-be artist son, the son's fiancée, and the black maid. Also thrown into the mix is the daughter's ex-husband, a ne-er-do-well who is seeking to get back in his ex-wife's good graces.
bee
Miss Firecracker
Title: Miss Firecracker
Character: Delmount Williams
Released: April 28, 1989
Type: Movie
Carnelle Scott is a restless Mississippi girl looking for a life change. She decides to enter a beauty pageant, which her cousin had won years before. Despite a lack of support from those close to her Carnelle remains determined. She enlists the help of a seamstress to outfit her for the competition, while rebuffing the advances of predatory men, as she aims to bring home the crown.
bee
Tapeheads
Title: Tapeheads
Character: Josh Tager
Released: October 21, 1988
Type: Movie
The story of Ivan and Josh, two dim witted ex-security guards who love music videos. Out of work, with no job prospects, they form a music video production company. They soon learn the in's and out's of the business in LA and with some help from Mo Fuzz, they soon become hot property. But not all goes smoothly when they try to resurrect the career of their favorite R&B duo, the Swanky Modes.
bee
Bull Durham
Title: Bull Durham
Character: Ebby Calvin 'Nuke' LaLoosh
Released: June 15, 1988
Type: Movie
Veteran catcher Crash Davis is brought to the minor league Durham Bulls to help their up and coming pitching prospect, "Nuke" Laloosh. Their relationship gets off to a rocky start and is further complicated when baseball groupie Annie Savoy sets her sights on the two men.
bee
Five Corners
Title: Five Corners
Character: Harry Fitzgerald
Released: September 11, 1987
Type: Movie
A psychotic young man returns to his old neighborhood after release from prison. He seeks out the woman he previously tried to rape and the man who protected her, with twisted ideas of love for her and hate for him.
bee
Howard the Duck
Title: Howard the Duck
Character: Phil Blumburtt
Released: August 1, 1986
Type: Movie
A scientific experiment unknowingly brings extraterrestrial life forms to the Earth through a laser beam. First is the cigar smoking drake Howard from the duck's planet. A few kids try to keep him from the greedy scientists and help him back to his planet. But then a much less friendly being arrives through the beam...
bee
Top Gun
Title: Top Gun
Character: LTJG Sam 'Merlin' Wells
Released: May 16, 1986
Type: Movie
For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete's dreams of becoming an ace pilot.
bee
Fraternity Vacation
Title: Fraternity Vacation
Character: Larry "Mother" Tucker
Released: December 4, 1985
Type: Movie
A nerd gains the friendship of two of his frat brothers when his dad offers them his condo for the week in Palm Springs, and also offers the fraternity a hot tub and jacuzzi if they can help his son find a girl. They meet two guys from a rival fraternity, and make a bet on who can nail the Designated Babe first.
bee
Title: Amazing Stories
Character: Jordan's Phantom
Released: September 29, 1985
Type: TV
A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg with guest appearances by many famous actors, actresses, and directors.
bee
Title: Moonlighting
Character: Fremmer
Released: March 3, 1985
Type: TV
After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, while getting comfortable with each other.
bee
Title: Moonlighting
Released: March 3, 1985
Type: TV
After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency. Together they solve various cases, while getting comfortable with each other.
bee
The Sure Thing
Title: The Sure Thing
Character: Gary Cooper
Released: March 1, 1985
Type: Movie
Gib, a beer-guzzling slob, and Alison, an uptight Ivy-Leaguer, are an unlikely duo stuck together on a cross-country trip during Christmas break. At first they get on each other's nerves but, as time passes, they find their divergent natures complement each other. Now they need to realize what they've already found before it's too late.
bee
Malice in Wonderland
Title: Malice in Wonderland
Character: Joseph Cotten
Released: January 1, 1985
Type: Movie
Struggling actress Hedda Hopper can't get a break in Hollywood, even though an acquaintence of hers is the extremely powerful gossip monger Louella Parsons - maker and breaker of careers (and lives) through her daily syndicated newspaper column. The big movie moguls, fed up with Parson's power over their stars, decide to de-claw her by setting up gossip Hopper as a competitor in the rumour industry. What they couldn't forsee was that Hopper would become as big as Parsons -- and every bit as much of a pain. Based on the true life stories of two of the most powerful (and arguably dangerous) women of Hollywood's hay-day.
bee
No Small Affair
Title: No Small Affair
Character: Nelson
Released: November 9, 1984
Type: Movie
The 16 years old amateur photographer Charles accidentally takes a photo of Laura - and falls in love with her, when he develops the picture. He finds out that she works as singer in a bar, but is about to be thrown out. Although rejected at first by the 23 years old, he wants to help her and starts an ad campaign behind her back... with unexpected results.
bee
Toy Soldiers
Title: Toy Soldiers
Character: Boe
Released: November 1, 1984
Type: Movie
While on a vacation in Central America, some American teenagers are kidnapped by terrorists. A rescue mission is sent after them, but they manage to escape and join up with a mercenary fighting the terrorists.
bee
Title: Legmen
Character: Brewster Kingston
Released: January 20, 1984
Type: TV
Legmen is an American drama series that aired on NBC on Friday nights from January 20, 1984 to March 16, 1984.
bee
Quarterback Princess
Title: Quarterback Princess
Character: Marvin
Released: December 3, 1983
Type: Movie
The Maida family has moved to Oregon, and daughter Tami wants to play quarterback for the high school football team. There's just one problem. She's a girl. With everyone from the coach to her next door neighbor against her, she's out to prove that not only can she can play football, but she can win the state championship. (Based on a true story)
bee
Title: Hardcastle and McCormick
Released: September 18, 1983
Type: TV
Hardcastle and McCormick is an American action/drama television series from Stephen J. Cannell Productions, shown on ABC from 1983 through 1986. The series stars Brian Keith as Judge Milton C. Hardcastle and Daniel Hugh Kelly as ex-con and race car driver Mark "Skid" McCormick. The series premise was somewhat recycled from a previous Cannell series, Tenspeed and Brown Shoe.
bee
Title: St. Elsewhere
Character: Andrew Reinhardt
Released: October 26, 1982
Type: TV
St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels as teaching doctors at a lightly-regarded Boston hospital who gave interns a promising future in making critical medical and life decisions.
bee
Title: Hill Street Blues
Released: January 15, 1981
Type: TV
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
bee
Title: Saturday Night Live
Character: Self - Host
Released: October 11, 1975
Type: TV
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
bee
Title: Saturday Night Live
Character: Bob Roberts (uncredited)
Released: October 11, 1975
Type: TV
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
bee
Title: The Oscars
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: March 19, 1953
Type: TV
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
bee
Planned Improvisation
Title: Planned Improvisation
Character: Himself
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
In the following documentary, produced in 2016, actor Tim Robbins, author and screenwriter Michael Tolkin, production designer Stephen Altman, and associate producer David Levy discuss the making of THE PLAYER and Robert Altman’s unique approach to directing.