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Mel Brooks

Mel Brooks

Acting June 28, 1926 (100 years old) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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 2013, a British Film Institute Fellowship in 2015, a National Medal of Arts in 2016, a BAFTA Fellowship in 2017, and the Honorary Academy Award in 2024. Brooks began his career as a comic and a writer for Sid Caesar's variety show Your Show of Shows(1950–1954). There, he worked with Neil Simon, Woody Allen, Larry Gelbart, and Carl Reiner. With Reiner, he co-created the comedy sketch The 2000 Year Old Man. He released several comedy albums, starting with 2000 Year Old Man in 1960. Brooks received five nominations for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album, finally winning in 1999. With Buck Henry, he created the hit satirical spy comedy series Get Smart (1965–1970) on NBC television. Brooks won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Producers (1967). He then rose to prominence by directing a string of successful comedy films such as The Twelve Chairs (1970), Blazing Saddles (1974), Young Frankenstein (1974), Silent Movie (1976), and High Anxiety (1977). Later, Brooks made History of the World, Part I (1981), Spaceballs (1987), Life Stinks (1991), Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), and Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995). A musical adaptation of his first film, The Producers, ran on Broadway from 2001 to 2007 and earned Brooks three Tony Awards. The project was remade into a musical film in 2005. He wrote and produced the Hulu series History of the World, Part II (2023). Brooks was married to actress Anne Bancroft from 1964 until she died in 2005. Their son, Max Brooks, is an actor and author known for his novel World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (2006). In 2021, Mel Brooks published his memoir titled All About Me!. Three of his films are included on the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 comedy films of the past 100 years (1900–2000), all of which were ranked in the top 15: Blazing Saddles at number 6, The Producers at number 11, and Young Frankenstein at number 13.

Movies 104

Toy Story 4 7.5

Toy Story 4

as Melephant Brooks (voice)

2019
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 6.8

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

as Vlad (voice)

2018
Spaceballs 6.9

Spaceballs

as President Skroob / Yogurt

1987
Hotel Transylvania 2 6.8

Hotel Transylvania 2

as Vlad (voice)

2015
Robots 6.5

Robots

as Bigweld (voice)

2005
The Little Rascals 6.8

The Little Rascals

as Mr. Welling

1994
Ballerina 7.2

Ballerina

as Luteau (US version)

2016
Young Frankenstein 7.9

Young Frankenstein

as Werewolf / Cat / Victor Frankenstein (voice) (uncredited)

1974
Robin Hood: Men in Tights 6.6

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

as Rabbi Tuckman

1993
Mr. Peabody & Sherman 6.7

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

as Albert Einstein (voice)

2014
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank 6.6

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

as Shogun (voice)

2022
Blazing Saddles 7.2

Blazing Saddles

as William Le Petomane / Indian Chief

1974
Dracula: Dead and Loving It 6.1

Dracula: Dead and Loving It

as Prof. Abraham Van Helsing

1995
The Muppet Movie 7.2

The Muppet Movie

as Professor Max Krassman

1979
Look Who's Talking Too 5.5

Look Who's Talking Too

as Mr. Toilet Man (voice)

1990
Spaceballs: The New One

Spaceballs: The New One

as President Skroob / Yogurt

2027
The Producers 7.1

The Producers

as Singer in "Springtime for Hitler" (voice) (uncredited)

1968
John Candy: I Like Me 7.9

John Candy: I Like Me

as Self - Director, Spaceballs

2025
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie 6.1

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

as Joe Snow (voice)

2002
Life Stinks 5.6

Life Stinks

as Goddard Bolt

1991
The Land of Sometimes 6.8

The Land of Sometimes

as The Postman (voice)

2026
To Be or Not to Be 6.7

To Be or Not to Be

as Dr. Frederick Bronski

1983
The Silence of the Hams 4.8

The Silence of the Hams

as Checkout Guest (uncredited)

1994
High Anxiety 6.4

High Anxiety

as Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke

1977
The Producers 6.2

The Producers

as Hilda the Pigeon / Tom the Cat (voice)

2005
History of the World: Part I 6.7

History of the World: Part I

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

1981
Grown Ups 3

Grown Ups 3

Silent Movie 6.5

Silent Movie

as Mel Funn

1976
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story 6.9

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

as Self

2018
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother 6.0

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

as Lion victim (voice)

1975
The Twelve Chairs 6.2

The Twelve Chairs

as Tikon

1970
The Muppets Go Hollywood 6.2

The Muppets Go Hollywood

as Self (uncredited)

1979
Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love 6.0

Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love

as Self - Announcer (voice)

2023
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic 7.1

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

as Self

2013
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s

as Self (archive)

2009
The Last Laugh 7.0

The Last Laugh

as Self

2016
The Great Buster: A Celebration 7.2

The Great Buster: A Celebration

as Self

2018
From Darkness to Light 6.7

From Darkness to Light

as Self (archive footage)

2025
Mickey's 50 9.0

Mickey's 50

as Self

1978
Remembering Gene Wilder 7.3

Remembering Gene Wilder

as Self

2024
Free to Be… You and Me 6.8

Free to Be… You and Me

as Baby Boy (voice)

1974
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic 7.1

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

as Self

2023
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast 7.1

If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast

as Self

2017
Flower of the Dawn

Flower of the Dawn

as Bürgermeister (voice)

2025
Hitler: The Comedy Years 5.0

Hitler: The Comedy Years

as Singer in 'Springtime for Hitler' (archive footage) (uncredited)

2007
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise 8.1

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

as Self

2013
Sex, Lies and Video Violence 5.2

Sex, Lies and Video Violence

as Stressed old man

2000
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love? 6.4

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?

as Melephant Brooks (voice)

2019
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century 7.7

Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century

as Self (archive footage)

1998
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story 6.8

Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

as Self

2017
An Audience with Mel Brooks 7.0

An Audience with Mel Brooks

as Self

1984
Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man

Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man

as Himself

1970
John Candy: Comic Spirit 6.0

John Candy: Comic Spirit

as Self

2005
Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks 9.2

Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks

as Self / Host

2001
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words 7.0

Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words

as Self

2025
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s

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

as Self (archive footage)

2007
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming 6.4

'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming

as Self

1993
The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet 6.0

The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet

as Self (archive footage)

2011
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped 6.4

Mel Brooks: Unwrapped

as Self

2018
Spaceballs: The Totally Warped Animated Adventures

Spaceballs: The Totally Warped Animated Adventures

as President Skroob/Yogurt

2008
Life Stinks: Does Life Really Stink? 5.3

Life Stinks: Does Life Really Stink?

as Self

2003
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies 5.5

Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies

as Self

2017
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld 4.0

The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld

2025
Spaceballs: In Conversation - Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan 6.0

Spaceballs: In Conversation - Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan

as Self

2005
The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed 6.5

The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed

as Self

2001
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch 7.2

Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

as Self

1997
Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen 6.8

Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen

as Self

2015
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World

Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World

as Self

2009
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein 7.7

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

as Self

1994
It's Always About the Story: Conversations with Alan Ladd, Jr. 5.5

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

as Himself

2016
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition

Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition

as Self

2009
Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again 6.1

Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again

as Self

2011
Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer 6.0

Mel Brooks: The Genius Entertainer

as Himself

2017
Funny Men in Tights: Three Generations of Comedy

Funny Men in Tights: Three Generations of Comedy

as Self

Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary

Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary

as Self

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

In the Beginning: The Caesar Years

as Self

2012
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You 7.1

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

as Self

2016
Free to Be... a Family 8.8

Free to Be... a Family

as Self

1988
Screw Loose 4.0

Screw Loose

as Jake Gordon

1999
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers 6.7

A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers

as Self

2009
Back in the Saddle 6.5

Back in the Saddle

as Self

2001
The Making of 'The Producers' 7.9

The Making of 'The Producers'

as Self

2002
Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man

Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man

as Self

2012
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West 1.0

Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West

as Self (archive footage)

2014
Untitled Lani Pixels Project

Untitled Lani Pixels Project

as Gatekeeper (voice)

Mel Brooks: Seriously... Well, Almost 4.0

Mel Brooks: Seriously... Well, Almost

as Self

2024
The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooks

The Dick Cavett Show with Mel Brooks

as Self

2006
Mickey's Audition 4.0

Mickey's Audition

as Movie Director

1992
Peeping Times 3.0

Peeping Times

as Adolf Hitler

1978
The Sid Caesar Collection:  Creating the Comedy 7.0

The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy

as Himself

2000
The Automat 6.8

The Automat

as Self

2021
Ruby's Studio: the Feelings Show

Ruby's Studio: the Feelings Show

as Sally Simon Simmons Narrator

2010
Silent Laughter: The Reel Inspirations of 'Silent Movie'

Silent Laughter: The Reel Inspirations of 'Silent Movie'

as Self

2009
The Critic 6.6

The Critic

as Narrator (voice)

1963
The 2000 Year Old Man 6.5

The 2000 Year Old Man

as 2000 Year Old Man (voice)

1975
Spaceballs: The Documentary

Spaceballs: The Documentary

as Self

2005
The Sid Caesar Collection:  Inside the Writer's Room 8.0

The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room

as Himself

2000
Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar 7.0

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

as Himself

2003
Enormous

Enormous

as Bernie (voice)

Sunset People 8.0

Sunset People

as Self

1984
Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense

Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense

as Self

2009
Addicted to It

Addicted to It

as Phoney Bunny

2026
Caesar's Writers 9.0

Caesar's Writers

as Self

1996
Mel Brooks Strikes Back! 6.5

Mel Brooks Strikes Back!

as Self

2012

TV Shows 51

The Simpsons 8.0

The Simpsons

as Mel Brooks (voice)

1989
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
The Mike Douglas Show 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1961
Real Time with Bill Maher 6.0

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2003
Frasier 7.7

Frasier

as Tom (voice)

1993
Great Performances 6.1

Great Performances

as Self

1971
Curb Your Enthusiasm 8.1

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Mel Brooks

2000
Wogan 5.6

Wogan

as Self

1982
The Dick Cavett Show 6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1968
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1944
Film '72 5.1

Film '72

as Self

1971
Mad About You 6.8

Mad About You

as Uncle Phil

1992
Only Murders in the Building 8.4

Only Murders in the Building

as Mel Brooks

2021
Champs-Elysées 6.8

Champs-Elysées

as Self

1982
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Winner

1956
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius 7.4

The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

as Santa Claus (voice)

2002
The Electric Company 7.4

The Electric Company

as Blond-Haired Cartoon Man (voice)

1971
An Audience with... 5.3

An Audience with...

as Self

1978
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee 7.1

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

as Self

2012
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 6.8

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self (uncredited)

1968
To Tell the Truth 5.8

To Tell the Truth

as Self - Panelist

2016
RTL Samstag Nacht 7.9

RTL Samstag Nacht

1993
Noel's House Party 7.4

Noel's House Party

1991
Live & Kicking 6.0

Live & Kicking

as Self

1993
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks 6.5

Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks

as Wiley (voice)

2003
Parkinson 7.0

Parkinson

as Self - Guest

2004
The Wonderful World of Disney 7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Self

1954
Ciné regards 5.0

Ciné regards

as Self

1978
History of the World: Part II 5.7

History of the World: Part II

as Narrator (voice)

2023
The Frank Skinner Show 7.5

The Frank Skinner Show

as Self

1995
The Hollywood Palace 5.0

The Hollywood Palace

as Self

1964
Everyman 10.0

Everyman

1977
Glenn Martin, DDS 6.9

Glenn Martin, DDS

2009
Please Turn the Page 6.0

Please Turn the Page

as Self

1977
Legends 5.0

Legends

as Mel Funn (archive footage) (uncredited)

2006
Somebody Feed Phil 7.2

Somebody Feed Phil

as Self

2018
Inside Comedy 6.5

Inside Comedy

as Self

2012
Primetime Glick 7.2

Primetime Glick

2001
The David Susskind Show 7.0

The David Susskind Show

as Self

1959
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! 7.8

Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!

as Self

2026
Spaceballs: The Animated Series 4.3

Spaceballs: The Animated Series

as President Skroob / Yogurt (voice)

2008
When Things Were Rotten 7.0

When Things Were Rotten

as Guard (uncredited)

1975
Flick Flack

Flick Flack

1974
Forky Asks a Question 6.0

Forky Asks a Question

as Melephant Brooks (voice)

2019
Saturday Night Clive

Saturday Night Clive

1989
The Paul Reiser Show 6.0

The Paul Reiser Show

as The Angry Cat (voice)

2011
The New Steve Allen Show 7.7

The New Steve Allen Show

as Self - 2000 Year Old Man

1961
Broadway: The American Musical 7.9

Broadway: The American Musical

as Self

2004
The Grammys 8.6

The Grammys

as Self

1959

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