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Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks

Acting·1926·100 films

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 2013, a British Film Institute Fellowship in 2015, a National Medal of Arts in 2016, a BAFTA Fellowship…

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As Actor

Toy Story 4
Toy Story 4 (2019)Melephant Brooks (voice)
Hotel Transylvania 2
Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)Vlad (voice)
Robots
Robots (2005)Bigweld (voice)
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)Vlad (voice)
Spaceballs
Spaceballs (1987)President Skroob / Yogurt
Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein (1974)Werewolf / Cat / Victor Frankenstein (voice) (uncredited)
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)Albert Einstein (voice)
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)Rabbi Tuckman
Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles (1974)Governor William J. Le Petomane / Indian Chief
Ballerina
Ballerina (2016)Luteau (US version)
Look Who's Talking Too
Look Who's Talking Too (1990)Mr. Toilet Man (voice)
The Little Rascals
The Little Rascals (1994)Mr. Welling
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)Prof. Abraham Van Helsing
History of the World: Part I
History of the World: Part I (1981)Moses / Comicus / Torquemada / Jacques / King Louis XVI
The Producers
The Producers (1968)Singer in "Springtime for Hitler" (voice) (uncredited)
The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie (1979)Professor Max Krassman
The Producers
The Producers (2005)Hilda the Pigeon / Tom the Cat (voice)
High Anxiety
High Anxiety (1977)Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke
Silent Movie
Silent Movie (1976)Mel Funn
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022)Shogun (voice)
To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be (1983)Dr. Frederick Bronski
Life Stinks
Life Stinks (1991)Goddard Bolt
The Silence of the Hams
The Silence of the Hams (1994)Checkout Guest (uncredited)
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)Lion victim (voice)
The Twelve Chairs
The Twelve Chairs (1970)Tikon
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2018)Self
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)Joe Snow (voice)
John Candy: I Like Me
John Candy: I Like Me (2025)Self - Director, Spaceballs
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love? (2019)Melephant Brooks (voice)
The Great Buster: A Celebration
The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)Self
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)Self
Screw Loose
Screw Loose (1999)Jake Gordon
The Critic
The Critic (1963)Narrator (voice)
Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love
Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love (2023)Self - Announcer (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)Self
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch (1997)Self
The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh (2016)Self
The Automat
The Automat (2021)Self
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story (2017)Self
Remembering Gene Wilder
Remembering Gene Wilder (2024)Self
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You (2016)Self
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013)Self
The 2000 Year Old Man
The 2000 Year Old Man (1975)2000 Year Old Man (voice)
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies (2017)Self
Sex, Lies and Video Violence
Sex, Lies and Video Violence (2000)Stressed old man
Free to Be… You and Me
Free to Be… You and Me (1974)Baby Boy (voice)
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast (2017)Self
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009)Self
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming (1993)Self
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped (2018)Self
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic (2023)Self
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein (1994)Self
Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks (2001)Self / Host
Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen
Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen (2015)Self
Free to Be... a Family
Free to Be... a Family (1988)Self
Back in the Saddle
Back in the Saddle (2001)Self
The Making of 'The Producers'
The Making of 'The Producers' (2002)Self
Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again
Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again (2011)Self
From Darkness to Light
From Darkness to Light (2025)Self (archive footage)
An Audience with Mel Brooks
An Audience with Mel Brooks (1984)Self
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century (1998)Self (archive footage)
Life Stinks: Does Life Really Stink?
Life Stinks: Does Life Really Stink? (2003)Self
The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed
The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed (2001)Self
Mickey's Audition
Mickey's Audition (1992)Movie Director
Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer
Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer (2017)Himself
Mel Brooks Strikes Back!
Mel Brooks Strikes Back! (2012)Self
It's Always About the Story: Conversations with Alan Ladd, Jr.
It's Always About the Story: Conversations with Alan Ladd, Jr. (2016)Himself
The Land of Sometimes
The Land of Sometimes (2026)The Postman (voice)
Mickey's 50
Mickey's 50 (1978)Self
Peeping Times
Peeping Times (1978)Adolf Hitler
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)Singer in 'Springtime for Hitler' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Caesar's Writers
Caesar's Writers (1996)Self
Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar
Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar (2003)Himself
Sunset People
Sunset People (1984)Self
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West (2014)Self (archive footage)
The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet
The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet (2011)Self (archive footage)
Spaceballs: The New One
Spaceballs: The New One (2027)President Skroob / Yogurt
Flower of the Dawn
Flower of the Dawn (2025)Bürgermeister (voice)
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s (2009)Self (archive)
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words (2025)Self
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld (2025)
Spaceballs: The Totally Warped Animated Adventures
Spaceballs: The Totally Warped Animated Adventures (2008)President Skroob/Yogurt
Silent Laughter: The Reel Inspirations of 'Silent Movie'
Silent Laughter: The Reel Inspirations of 'Silent Movie' (2009)Self
Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man
Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man (2012)Self
Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man
Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man (1970)Himself
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World (2009)Self
Spaceballs: The Documentary
Spaceballs: The Documentary (2005)Self
Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense
Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense (2009)Self
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years (2012)Self
David Lynch: The Idea Dictates Everything
David Lynch: The Idea Dictates Everything (2021)Mel Brooks
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition (2009)Self
The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooks
The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooks (2006)Self
Ruby's Studio: the Feelings Show
Ruby's Studio: the Feelings Show (2010)Sally Simon Simmons Narrator

As Director

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

As Writer

Get Smart
Get Smart (2008)
Spaceballs
Spaceballs (1987)
Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
History of the World: Part I
History of the World: Part I (1981)
The Producers
The Producers (1968)
The Producers
The Producers (2005)
High Anxiety
High Anxiety (1977)
Silent Movie
Silent Movie (1976)
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022)
Life Stinks
Life Stinks (1991)
The Twelve Chairs
The Twelve Chairs (1970)
The Ladies Man
The Ladies Man (1961)
The Nude Bomb
The Nude Bomb (1980)
The Critic
The Critic (1963)
Shinbone Alley
Shinbone Alley (1970)
The 2000 Year Old Man
The 2000 Year Old Man (1975)
New Faces
New Faces (1954)
Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen
Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen (2015)
An Audience with Mel Brooks
An Audience with Mel Brooks (1984)
Spaceballs: The New One
Spaceballs: The New One (2027)
Get Smart: A Man Called Smart
Get Smart: A Man Called Smart (1967)
Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man
Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man (1970)
The Producers
The Producers (2019)