Tim Robbins filmography
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American actor and filmmaker Tim Robbins started his acting career in 1982 with a few episodes on the medical drama series St. Elsewhere. His film debut was in the 1984 action film Toy Soldiers. He had a key role in Fraternity Vacation (1985) and a minor role in Top Gun (1986) before co-starring in the 1988 romantic comedy sports film Bull Durham with Kevin Costner. He went on to star in the films Erik the Viking with Mickey Rooney (1989), Jacob's Ladder with Elizabeth Peña (1990), Cadillac Man with Robin Williams (also 1990), and The Player with Greta Scacchi (1992). In 1994, he portrayed Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption with Morgan Freeman. To prepare for his role, he spent time in solitary confinement.{{cite web |title='The Shawshank Redemption': Tim Robbins Spent Time in Solitary Confinement Before His Role as Andy Dufresne |url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/shawshank-redemption-tim-robbins-spent-time-solitary-confinement-role-andy-dufresne.html/ |website=Cheatsheet.com |access-date=November 4, 2022 |date=August 23, 2021}} He also appeared in the 2000 comedy film High Fidelity with John Cusack. In 2003, he co-starred in Clint Eastwood's neo-noir crime drama film Mystic River with Sean Penn. For that role, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.
His television work includes the comedy series The Brink (2015), drama series Here and Now (2018), and psychological horror series Castle Rock (2019). As a director, Robbins has directed the films Bob Roberts (1992), Dead Man Walking (1995), and Cradle Will Rock (1999). For Dead Man Walking, he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Director.
Film
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class=unsortable | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | 1984
| Boe | |
| No Small Affair
| Nelson | |
| rowspan="2" | 1985
| Larry "Mother" Tucker | |
| The Sure Thing
| Gary Cooper | |
| rowspan="2" | 1986
| Phil Blumburtt | |
| Top Gun
| LTJG. Samuel "Merlin" Wells | |
| rowspan="3" | 1988
| Harry | |
| Bull Durham
| Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh | |
| Tapeheads
| Josh Tager | |
| rowspan="3" | 1989
| Erik | |
| Miss Firecracker
| Delmount Williams | |
| Twister
| Jeff | |
| rowspan="2" | 1990
| Jacob Singer | |
| Cadillac Man
| Larry | |
| 1991
| Jerry | |
| rowspan="2" | 1992
| Bob Roberts | Also writer and director |
| The Player
| Griffin Mill | |
| 1993
| Gene Shepard | |
| rowspan="4" | 1994
| I.Q. | Ed Walters | |
| Prêt-à-Porter
| Joe Flynne | Title in English: Ready to Wear |
| The Shawshank Redemption
| Andy Dufresne | |
| The Hudsucker Proxy
| Norville Barnes | |
| 1995
| | Writer and director only |
| 1997
| Nick Beam | |
| rowspan="3" | 1999
| Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | "The President" | |
| Cradle Will Rock
| Voice on Film Reel | Uncredited voice; also writer and director |
| Arlington Road
| Oliver Lang/William Fenimore | |
| rowspan="2" | 2000
| Woodrow "Woody" Blake | |
| High Fidelity
| Ian "Ray" Raymond | |
| rowspan="3" | 2001
| Gary Winston | |
| Human Nature
| Dr. Nathan Bronfman | |
| The Party's Over
| Himself | |
| 2002
| Lewis Bartholomew | |
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| Dave Boyle | |
| Code 46
| William Geld | |
| 2004
| Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Public News Anchor | Uncredited cameo |
| rowspan="3" | 2005
| Josef | |
| War of the Worlds
| Harlan Ogilvy | |
| Zathura: A Space Adventure
| Mr. Budwing | Cameo |
| rowspan="2" | 2006
| Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny | The Stranger | |
| Catch a Fire
| Nic Vos | |
| 2007
| Noise | David Owen | |
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| Fred Cheaver | |
| City of Ember
| Loris Harrow | |
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| Senator Robert Hammond | |
| Revenge of the Electric Car
| Narrator | |
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| Father Megan | |
| Thanks for Sharing
| Mike | |
| 2013
| Frank Dawson | |
| 2014
| Dr. Moffat | |
| 2015
| B | |
| 2017
| Jon | |
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| VHYes | Sir Roger Handley III | |
| Dark Waters
| Tom Terp | |
Television
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class=unsortable | Notes |
|---|
| 1982
| Andrew Reinhardt | 3 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 1983
| At Ease | Medic | Episode: "A Tankful of Dollars" |
| Quarterback Princess
| Marvin | Television film |
| rowspan="5" | 1984
| Legmen | Brewster Kingston | Episode: "How the Other Half Dies" |
| Hardcastle and McCormick
| Inmate Johnson | Episode: "Scared Stiff" |
| Santa Barbara
| Man | Episode #1.8 |
| The Love Boat
| Young Erik | 2 episodes |
| Hill Street Blues
| Officer Lawrence "Larry" Swann | Episode: "Rookie Nookie" |
| rowspan="2" | 1985
| Fremmer | Episode: "Gunfight at the So-So Corral" |
| Malice in Wonderland
| Television film |
| rowspan="2" | 1986
| Jordan's Phantom | Episode: "Mirror, Mirror" |
| rowspan="2" | Saturday Night Live
| Bob Roberts | Episode: "Steve Guttenberg/The Pretenders"; uncredited |
| 1992
| Himself (host) | Episode: "Tim Robbins/Sinéad O'Connor" |
| 1999
| Jim Hope (voice) | Episode: "Grift of the Magi" |
| 2003
| Freedom: A History of Us | Various voices | 3 episodes |
| 2005
| Pres. Robert McCallister (voice) | Episode: "Legacy" |
| 2011
| Television film |
| 2012
| Excellency | 2 episodes |
| 2014
| Jonas Morehouse | Miniseries; 4 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| Red-Vested Bartender | Episode: "The Trip Trap" |
| The Brink
| Secretary of State Walter Larson | Main cast; 10 episodes |
| 2018
| Greg Boatwright | Main cast; 10 episodes |
| 2019
| Reginald "Pop" Merrill | Main cast (Season 2) |
| 2023–present
| Silo | Bernard |Main cast; 20 episodes |
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Category:American filmographies