Mel Brooks

After serving in World War II, he began working at Borscht Belt resorts in the Catskills, serving as a stand-up comedian, jazz drummer, handyman and social director.

Auditioned as a writer for Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows by performing a self-penned song titled "Here I Am, I'm Melvin Brooks."

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TV Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)

Role

Category

The Producers 2005

Producer, Screenwriter, Composer (Music Score), Lyricist

Film

Robots 2005 -Bigweld

Voice

Film

The Vagrant 1992

Producer

Film

Life Stinks 1991 -Goddard Bolt

Director, Producer, Actor, Screenwriter

Film

84 Charing Cross Road 1987

Executive Producer

Film

Spaceballs 1987 -President Skroob, Yogurt

Director, Producer, Actor, Actor, Screenwriter, Songwriter

Film

Solarbabies 1986

Executive Producer

Film

Curb Your Enthusiasm 2004 -Himself

Actor

Opening Night (2004) -Himself

Actor

TV Episode

The Surrogate (2004) -Himself

Actor

TV Episode

The Blind Date (2004) -Himself

Actor

TV Episode

Mel's Offer (2004) -Himself

Actor

TV Episode

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie -Joe Snow

Actor

Nutt House

Executive Producer

Spaceballs: The Animated Series -President Skroob/Yogurt

Creator, Voice

Dracula: Dead and Loving It 1995 -Dr. Abraham Van Helsing

Director, Producer, Actor, Screenwriter

Film

The Little Rascals 1994 -Mr. Welling

Actor

Film

Robin Hood: Men in Tights 1993 -Rabbi Tuckman

Director, Producer, Actor, Screenwriter

Film

The Doctor and the Devils 1985

Producer

Film

Frances 1982

Producer

Film

History of the World -- Part I 1981 -Comicus, Jacques, King Lou, Moses, Torquemada

Director, Producer, Actor, Actor, Actor, Actor, Actor, Screenwriter

Film

The Elephant Man 1980

Executive Producer

Film

The Muppet Movie 1979 -Prof. Max Krassman

Actor

Film

High Anxiety 1977 -Richard H. Thorndyke

Director, Producer, Actor, Screenwriter, Songwriter

Film

Silent Movie 1976 -Mel Funn

Director, Actor, Screenwriter

Film

Young Frankenstein 1974

Director, Actor, Screenwriter, Screen Story

Film

Blazing Saddles 1974 -Governor Lepetomane, Indian Chief

Director, Actor, Actor, Screenwriter, Songwriter

Film

Putney Swope 1969 -Mr. Forget It

Actor

Film

The Producers 1968

Director, Actor, Screenwriter

Film

The Silence of the Hams -Guest Checking Out

Actor

Film

The Twelve Chairs -Tikon

Director, Actor, Screenwriter

Film

To Be or Not to Be -Frederick Bronski

Producer, Actor

Film

Screw Loose -Jake Gordon

Actor

Film

Shinbone Alley

Screenwriter

Film

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

Actor

Film

Look Who's Talking, Too -Mr. Toilet Man

Voice

Film

Mel Brooks: An Audience

Actor

Film

2000 Year Old Man -Mel Brooks

Actor

Film

Highlights

At age 14, he spent six months learning to play drums from jazz legend Buddy Rich.

After serving in World War II, he began working at Borscht Belt resorts in the Catskills, serving as a stand-up comedian, jazz drummer, handyman and social director.

Auditioned as a writer for Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows by performing a self-penned song titled "Here I Am, I'm Melvin Brooks."

Formed the production company BrooksFilms in 1979, which has helped finance serious films as well as comedies, such as David Lynch's The Elephant Man (1980) and David Cronenberg's 198

His 2000 Broadway production of The Producers received 15 Tony nominations and won a record 12 awards.