Mel Brooks

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jun 28, 1926 (98 years old)

Mel Brooks

Known For

David Lynch, A Hollywood Enigma
1h 3m
Movie 2025

David Lynch, A Hollywood Enigma

Creator of absolute freedom, David Lynch constructed his work as an enigma to be deciphered between dream and reality. A cult director from his first films ("Eraserhead", "Elephant Man", "Blue Velvet"), Lynch forever changed the world of television with his series "Twin Peaks", before tackling the lies of Hollywood in "Mulholland Drive". Tracing the life of the most influential filmmaker of his generation, this documentary explores the hidden meaning of a relentlessly consistent filmography and delves beneath the dark, teeming surface of the American Dream.

From Darkness to Light
1h 48m
Movie 2025

From Darkness to Light

Explores Jerry Lewis' unreleased 1972 film "The Day the Clown Cried," its mysterious disappearance, and the search for footage. Includes interviews with Lewis' associates and previously unseen production content.

Mel Brooks: Seriously... Well, Almost
0h 38m
Movie 2024

Mel Brooks: Seriously... Well, Almost

Brooks discusses his serious films.

Remembering Gene Wilder
1h 33m
Movie 2024

Remembering Gene Wilder

This loving tribute to Gene Wilder celebrates his life and legacy as the comic genius behind an extraordinary string of film roles, from his first collaboration with Mel Brooks in 'The Producers', to the enigmatic title role in the original 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory', to his inspired on-screen partnership with Richard Pryor in movies like 'Silver Streak'.

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
1h 28m
Movie 2023

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

CBS presents DICK VAN DYKE 98 YEARS OF MAGIC, an unforgettable special celebrating the legendary career of the iconic entertainer for his 98th birthday.

Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love
0h 57m
Movie 2023

Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love

In her first HBO comedy special since 2013’s acclaimed "Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles," Sarah Silverman showcases her fearless chutzpah in a performance filmed at The Wilbur Theater in Boston.

History of the World: Part II
TV Show 2023

History of the World: Part II

Explore different periods of human history through a variety of sketches.

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
1h 34m
Movie 2022

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

A hard-on-his-luck hound finds himself in a town full of cats in need of a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain's wicked plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant mentor, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day.

The Automat
1h 19m
Movie 2021

The Automat

The 100-year story of the iconic restaurant chain Horn & Hardart, the inspiration for Starbucks, where generations of Americans ate and drank coffee together at communal tables. From the perspective of former customers, we watch a business climb to its peak success and then grapple with fast food in a forever changed America.

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?
0h 4m
Movie 2019

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?

Forky attempts to understand the concept of love from Bonnie’s elder toys who believe they’ve been there, done that.

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Melvin Brooks (né Kaminsky, born June 28, 1926) is an American filmmaker, comedian, actor and composer. He is known as a creator of broad film farces and comic parodies. Brooks began his career as a comic and a writer for the early TV variety show Your Show of Shows. He became well known as part of the comedy duo with Carl Reiner in the comedy skit The 2000 Year Old Man. He also created, with Buck Henry, the hit television comedy series Get Smart, which ran from 1965 to 1970. In middle age, Brooks became one of the most successful film directors of the 1970s, with many of his films being among the top 10 moneymakers of the year they were released. His best-known films include The Producers, The Twelve Chairs, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Silent Movie, High Anxiety, History of the World, Part I, Spaceballs and Robin Hood: Men in Tights. A musical adaptation of his first film, The Producers, ran on Broadway from 2001 to 2007. In 2001, having previously won an Emmy, a Grammy and an Oscar, he joined a small list of EGOT winners with his Tony award for The Producers. He received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2009, the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010, the 41st AFI Life Achievement Award in June 2013, a British Film Institute Fellowship in March 2015, a National Medal of Arts in September 2016, and a BAFTA Fellowship in February 2017. Three of his films ranked in the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 comedy films of the past 100 years (1900–2000), all of which ranked in the top 15 of the list: Blazing Saddles at number 6, The Producers at number 11, and Young Frankenstein at number 13. Brooks was married to Oscar-winning actress Anne Bancroft from 1964 until her death in 2005.

Acting

2025
David Lynch, A Hollywood Enigma
2025
From Darkness to Light
2024
Mel Brooks: Seriously... Well, Almost
2024
Remembering Gene Wilder
2023
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023
Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love
2023
History of the World: Part II
2022
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
2021
The Automat
2019
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?
2019
Toy Story 4
2018
The Great Buster: A Celebration
2018
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
2018
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
2018
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2017
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
2017
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
2016
Ballerina
2016
It's Always About the Story: Conversations with Alan Ladd, Jr.
2016
The Last Laugh
2016
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
2015
Hotel Transylvania 2
2015
Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen
2014
Blaze of Glory: Mel Brooks' Wild, Wild West
2013
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2012
Mel Brooks Strikes Back!
2012
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years
2011
Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again
2011
The Great Dictator: The Clown Turns Prophet
2010
Ruby's Studio: the Feelings Show
2009
Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition
2009
Silent Laughter: The Reel Inspirations of 'Silent Movie'
2009
Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense
2009
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World
2009
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers
2009
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
2008
Spaceballs: The Animated Series
2008
Spaceballs: The Totally Warped Animated Adventures
2004
Broadway: The American Musical
2003
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
1996
Caesar's Writers
1994
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
1994
The Silence of the Hams
1993
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
1993
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
1992
Mickey's Audition
1988
Free to Be... a Family
1987
Spaceballs

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