Tim Robbins

Biography

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).

Known For

Real Time with Bill Maher

Self

The Daily Show

Self

St. Elsewhere

Andrew Reinhardt

Hill Street Blues

The Simpsons

Jim Hope (voice)

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host

Saturday Night Live

Bob Roberts (uncredited)

The Colbert Report

Self

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music	Self
2021	Val	Self (archive footage)
2020	VHYes	Sir Roger Handley III
2020	My Darling Vivian	Self (archive footage)
2019	Dark Waters	Tom Terp
2019	The Creative Brain	Self
2019	Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero	Self
2017	Marjorie Prime	Jon
2017	Straws	Narrator
2015	Words, Maps, Secrets and Other Things	Self - Actor
2015	A Perfect Day	B
2014	Welcome to Me	Dr. Daryl Moffet
2014	Nelson Mandela Redrawn	Self
2013	Thanks for Sharing	Mike
2013	Life of Crime	Frank Dawson
2013	Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story	Self
2013	James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend	Self
2012	Back to 1942	Bishop Megan
2011	Green Lantern	Senator Hammond
2011	Cinema Verite	Bill Loud
2011	Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone	Himself
2011	Revenge of the Electric Car	Narrator (voice)
2008	City of Ember	Loris Harrow
2008	The Lucky Ones	Fred Cheaver
2007	Then She Found Me	Tim Robbins
2007	Noise	David Owen
2007	The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'	Self
2007	The Team. The Time. The 2006 Mets	Narrator
2006	Catch a Fire	Nic Vos
2006	Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny	The Stranger
2006	Golden Venture	Narrator
2005	War of the Worlds	Harlan Ogilvy
2005	The Secret Life of Words	Josef
2005	Zathura: A Space Adventure	Dad (Mr. Budwing)
2005	Embedded Live	Sarge / Cove
2004	Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy	Public TV News Anchor (uncredited)
2004	WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception	Self
2003	Mystic River	Dave Boyle
2003	Code 46	William Geld
2003	Orwell Rolls in His Grave	Self (archive footage)
2003	The Simpsons: Christmas
2003	The Day My God Died	Narrator (voice)
2003	The Education of Gore Vidal	Himself
2002	The Truth About Charlie	Hamilton Bartholomew
2002	New York at the Movies	Self
2002	Bull Durham: Between the Lines	Self
2001	Human Nature	Nathan Bronfman
2001	Antitrust	Gary Winston
2001	Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature	Self
2001	Last Party 2000	Self
2001	Between The Lines - The Making of Bull Durham	self
2000	High Fidelity	Ian Raymond
2000	Mission to Mars	Woody Blake
2000	Millennium Mets - The Story Of The 2000 National League Champions	Narrator
2000	Altman on His Own Terms	Self
1999	Arlington Road	Oliver Lang
1999	Stephen King: Shining in the Dark	Self
1999	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me	The President
1999	Making of Arlington Road	Himself
1999	Cradle Will Rock	Voice on Film Reel (voice) (uncredited)
1999	Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'
1997	Nothing to Lose	Nick Beam
1996	The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera	Self
1994	The Shawshank Redemption	Andy Dufresne
1994	Prêt-à-Porter	Joe Flynn
1994	I.Q.	Ed Walters
1994	The Hudsucker Proxy	Norville Barnes
1993	Short Cuts	Gene Shepard
1993	Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country	Self
1992	Bob Roberts	Bob Roberts
1992	The Player	Griffin Mill
1992	Post No Bills
1992	Robert Altman's Players	Self
1991	Jungle Fever	Jerry
1990	Cadillac Man	Larry
1990	Jacob's Ladder	Jacob
1990	Building 'Jacob's Ladder'	Self
1989	Erik the Viking	Erik
1989	Miss Firecracker	Delmount Williams
1989	Twister	Jeff
1988	Bull Durham	Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh
1988	Tapeheads	Josh Tager
1987	Five Corners	Harry Fitzgerald
1986	Top Gun	Merlin
1986	Howard the Duck	Phil Blumburtt
1985	Fraternity Vacation	Larry "Mother" Tucker
1985	The Sure Thing	Gary Cooper
1985	Malice in Wonderland	Joseph Cotten
1984	No Small Affair	Nelson
1984	Toy Soldiers	Boe
1983	Quarterback Princess	Marvin
	Planned Improvisation	Himself

Year	TV Show	Role
2023	Silo	Bernard Holland
2018	Here and Now	Greg
2018	Castle Rock	Reginald "Pop" Merrill
2015	The Brink	Walter Larson
2015	The Spoils Before Dying	Red-Vested Bartender
2014	The Spoils of Babylon	Jonas Morehouse
2014	Off Camera with Sam Jones	Self
2013	The Frame	William Geld
2011	Portlandia	Excellency
2010	Conan	Self
2005	The Colbert Report	Self
2004	Jack & Bobby
2003	Real Time with Bill Maher	Self
2001	Primetime Glick
1999	The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn	Self - Guest
1997	The View	Self
1996	The Daily Show	Self
1995	MADtv	Self
1994	Inside the Actors Studio	Self
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Guest
1992	HBO First Look
1989	The Simpsons	Jim Hope (voice)
1985	Amazing Stories	Jordan's Phantom
1985	Moonlighting
1985	Moonlighting	Fremmer
1984	Legmen	Brewster Kingston
1983	Hardcastle and McCormick
1982	St. Elsewhere	Andrew Reinhardt
1981	Hill Street Blues
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Host
1975	Saturday Night Live	Bob Roberts (uncredited)
1953	The Oscars	Self
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