--- name: "Mel Brooks" canonical: "https://film.one/person/mel-brooks" fi1m_id: "mel-brooks" imdb_id: "nm0000316" tmdb_id: 14639 wikidata_id: "Q104266" roles: ["Producer","Director"] born: "28 June 1926" reviewed_on_fi1m: 4 average_as: "producer" average_over: 0 updated: "2026-09-24T02:01:50.856253+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Mel Brooks ## Identity Mel Brooks - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mel-brooks - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** mel-brooks - **IMDb ID:** nm0000316 - **TMDB ID:** 14639 - **Wikidata ID:** Q104266 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Brooks, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104266, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000316/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14639 Producer and director. Born 28 June 1926 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Producer, Director - **Born:** 28 June 1926, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA - **Active:** 1989–2019 - **Also known as:** Melvin James Kaminsky , Melvin James Brooks - **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 3 acting, 1 directing - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 2 nominated) - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 88 (1), 1990s 55 (1), 2000s 84 (1), 2010s 78 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Brooks, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104266, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000316/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14639 ## Coming up - *Spaceballs: The New One* (2027-04-22), President Skroob / Yogurt ## Streaming the US now - **The Roku Channel:** [*Robin Hood: Men in Tights*](https://film.one/film/robin-hood-men-in-tights.md) (55) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Mel Brooks is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker and songwriter. He is credited as director, producer and co-writer of the 1993 film *Robin Hood: Men in Tights*, in which he also appears as Rabbi Tuckman. Born Melvin James Kaminsky on 28 June 1926 in Brooklyn, New York City, Brooks began his career writing for Sid Caesar's variety show *Your Show of Shows*. He co-created the comedy sketch series *Get Smart* and the recurring character the 2000 Year Old Man with Carl Reiner. Brooks directed and co-wrote several comedy films, including *The Producers* (1967), *Blazing Saddles* (1974), *Young Frankenstein* (1974) and *Spaceballs* (1987). He has also provided voice work for animated films and series such as *The Simpsons*, the *Hotel Transylvania* films and *Toy Story 4*. *Sources: wikidata.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (4) ### Performed in (3) - *Toy Story 4* (2019), Fi1m 78, as Melephant Brooks (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-4.md) - *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), Fi1m 84, as Mel Brooks — [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md) - *The Simpsons* (1989), Fi1m 88, as Mel Brooks (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md) ### Directed (1) - *Robin Hood: Men in Tights* (1993), Fi1m 55, as Rabbi Tuckman — [page](https://film.one/film/robin-hood-men-in-tights.md) ## Complete filmography (87) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Spaceballs: The New One* (2027), as President Skroob / Yogurt · Producer, Original Film Writer - *The Land of Sometimes* (2026), as The Postman (voice) - *The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld* (2025), Actor - *Flower of the Dawn* (2025), as Bürgermeister (voice) - *History of the World: Part II* (2023), series, as Narrator (voice) · Executive Producer, Writer, Creator - *Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank* (2022), as Shogun (voice) · Executive Producer, Original Film Writer - *The Automat* (2021), as Songs - *Only Murders in the Building* (2021), series, as Mel Brooks — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/only-murders-in-the-building.md) - *Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?* (2019), as Melephant Brooks (voice) - *Forky Asks a Question* (2019), series, as Melephant Brooks (voice) - *The Producers* (2019), Writer, Lyricist, Music - *Toy Story 4* (2019), as Melephant Brooks (voice) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-4.md) - *Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation* (2018), as Vlad (voice) - *Ballerina* (2016), as Luteau (US version) - *Hotel Transylvania 2* (2015), as Vlad (voice) - *Sam* (2015), Executive Producer - *Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen* (2015), Writer, Executive Producer - *Ride* (2014), Thanks - *Mr. Peabody & Sherman* (2014), as Albert Einstein (voice) - *The Paul Reiser Show* (2011), series, as The Angry Cat (voice) - *Ruby's Studio: the Feelings Show* (2010), as Sally Simon Simmons Narrator - *Glenn Martin, DDS* (2009), series, Actor - *Spaceballs: The Animated Series* (2008), series, as President Skroob / Yogurt (voice) · Executive Producer, Main Title Theme Composer, Writer, Creator - *Spaceballs: The Totally Warped Animated Adventures* (2008), as President Skroob/Yogurt - *Get Smart* (2008), Characters - *Hitler: The Comedy Years* (2007), as Singer in 'Springtime for Hitler' (archive footage) (uncredited) - *Legends* (2006), series, as Mel Funn (archive footage) (uncredited) - *The Producers* (2005), as Hilda the Pigeon / Tom the Cat (voice) · Producer, Screenplay, Songs - *Robots* (2005), as Bigweld (voice) - *Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks* (2003), series, as Wiley (voice) - *It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie* (2002), as Joe Snow (voice) - *The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius* (2002), series, as Santa Claus (voice) - *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), series, as Mel Brooks — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md) - *Sex, Lies and Video Violence* (2000), as Stressed old man - *Screw Loose* (1999), as Jake Gordon - *Dracula: Dead and Loving It* (1995), as Prof. Abraham Van Helsing · Director, Producer, Screenplay - *The Little Rascals* (1994), as Mr. Welling - *The Silence of the Hams* (1994), as Checkout Guest (uncredited) - *RTL Samstag Nacht* (1993), series, Actor - *Frasier* (1993), series, as Tom (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md) - *Robin Hood: Men in Tights* (1993), as Rabbi Tuckman · Director, Screenplay, Producer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/robin-hood-men-in-tights.md) - *Mickey's Audition* (1992), as Movie Director - *Mad About You* (1992), series, as Uncle Phil - *The Vagrant* (1992), Executive Producer - *Noel's House Party* (1991), series, Actor - *Life Stinks* (1991), as Goddard Bolt · Director, Screenplay, Producer, Story - *Look Who's Talking Too* (1990), as Mr. Toilet Man (voice) - *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Mel Brooks (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md) - *The Nutt House* (1989), series, Writer, Creator - *The Fly II* (1989), Producer - *Saturday Night Clive* (1989), series, Actor - *Spaceballs* (1987), as President Skroob / Yogurt · Director, Screenplay, Producer - *84 Charing Cross Road* (1987), Executive Producer - *Solarbabies* (1986), Producer - *The Doctor and the Devils* (1985), Executive Producer - *An Audience with Mel Brooks* (1984), Writer - *To Be or Not to Be* (1983), as Dr. Frederick Bronski · Producer - *History of the World: Part I* (1981), Moses / Comicus / Torquemada / Jacques / King Louis XVI, Director, Screenplay, Producer - *The Nude Bomb* (1980), Characters - *Fatso* (1980), Producer - *The Muppet Movie* (1979), as Professor Max Krassman - *Loose Shoes* (1978), Producer - *Peeping Times* (1978), as Adolf Hitler - *High Anxiety* (1977), as Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke · Writer, Director, Producer, Songs - *Silent Movie* (1976), as Mel Funn · Director, Screenplay - *The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother* (1975), as Lion victim (voice) - *When Things Were Rotten* (1975), series, as Guard (uncredited) · Producer, Writer, Creator - *The 2000 Year Old Man* (1975), as 2000 Year Old Man (voice) · Writer - *Young Frankenstein* (1974), as Werewolf / Cat / Victor Frankenstein (voice) (uncredited) · Director, Screenplay, Screenstory - *Free to Be… You and Me* (1974), as Baby Boy (voice) - *Blazing Saddles* (1974), as William Le Petomane / Indian Chief · Director, Screenplay, Songs, Lyricist - *The Electric Company* (1971), series, as Blond-Haired Cartoon Man (voice) - *The Twelve Chairs* (1970), as Tikon · Screenplay, Director - *Shinbone Alley* (1970), Author, Writer - *Annie: The Women in the Life of a Man* (1970), Writer - *The Producers* (1968), as Singer in "Springtime for Hitler" (voice) (uncredited) · Director, Songs, Lyricist, Writer - *Get Smart: A Man Called Smart* (1967), Writer - *Get Smart* (1965), series, Writer, Creator - *The Critic* (1963), as Narrator (voice) · Writer, Creator - *Inside Danny Baker* (1963), Writer - *The Ladies Man* (1961), Writer - *New Faces* (1954), Writer - *Grown Ups 3*, Actor - *Untitled Lani Pixels Project*, as Gatekeeper (voice) - *Untitled Get Smart Reboot*, Characters - *Enormous*, as Bernie (voice) - *Very Young Frankenstein*, series, Original Film Writer, Executive Producer ## Gallery - ![Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks talking to Bette Midler who is obscured by the man on the left. The photo has been taken at the 49th Emmy Awards in 1997.](https://film.one/media/person/390941/gallery-4f65e691b390.jpg) Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks talking to Bette Midler who is obscured by the man on the left. The photo has been taken at the 49th Emmy Awards in 1997. — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Anne_Bancroft_%26_Mel_Brooks.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Mel Brooks in 2014, during the filming of "The Last Laugh"](https://film.one/media/person/390941/gallery-59445b924c0e.jpg) Mel Brooks in 2014, during the filming of "The Last Laugh" — Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/FERNE_and_MEL%28Mel_Brooks_crop%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Ferne Pearlstein with Mel Brooks in 2014 during the filming of "The Last Laugh." (Photo by Robert Edwards) (2025)](https://film.one/media/person/390941/gallery-68e5b00175e7.jpg) Ferne Pearlstein with Mel Brooks in 2014 during the filming of "The Last Laugh." (Photo by Robert Edwards) (2025) — Blu82Green, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/FERNE_and_MEL.jpg/1280px-FERNE_and_MEL.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama with Kennedy Center Honorees in the Blue Room of the White House, Dec. 6, 2009. From left; First Lady Miche](https://film.one/media/person/390941/gallery-dc229b8a91f5.jpg) President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama with Kennedy Center Honorees in the Blue Room of the White House, Dec. 6, 2009. From left; First Lady Miche — Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Kennedy_Center_honorees_2009_WhiteHouse_Photo.jpg/1280px-Kennedy_Center_honorees_2009_WhiteHouse_Photo.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Mel Brooks](https://film.one/media/person/390941/gallery-eef5fd8b4044.jpg) Mel Brooks — Image via TMDB - ![Mel Brooks](https://film.one/media/person/390941/gallery-cd81d7a4db64.jpg) Mel Brooks — Image via TMDB - ![Mel Brooks](https://film.one/media/person/390941/gallery-da77a074b84d.jpg) Mel Brooks — Image via TMDB - ![Book signing with his pal Car Reiner Wash. D.C. (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/390941/gallery-0a9617d9cf17.jpg) Book signing with his pal Car Reiner Wash. D.C. (2010) — John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/MEL_BROOKS_2000_%285113183132%29.jpg/1280px-MEL_BROOKS_2000_%285113183132%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Book signing with his pal Car Reiner Wash. D.C. (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/390941/gallery-efac77134715.jpg) Book signing with his pal Car Reiner Wash. D.C. (2010) — John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/MEL_BROOKS_2000_%285113183132%29_%28headshot%29.jpg/1280px-MEL_BROOKS_2000_%285113183132%29_%28headshot%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 1 won, 2 nominated - 1975: Best Original Song (nominated), for *http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/1382eb966d1c23c1744a458d525c81d8* - 1975: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *Young Frankenstein* - 1969: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (won), for *The Producers* ### Golden Globes — 0 won, 5 nominated - 2005: Best Original Song (nominated) - 2005: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (nominated), for *The Producers* - 1977: Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (nominated), for *High Anxiety* - 1977: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (nominated), for *High Anxiety* - 1968: Best Screenplay (nominated), for *The Producers* ### Primetime Emmy Awards — 4 won, 4 nominated - 2012: Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special (nominated) - 1999: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (won), for *Mad About You* - 1998: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (won), for *Mad About You* - 1997: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (won), for *Mad About You* - 1967: Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (won) - 1966: Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (nominated), for *Get Smart* - 1958: Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (nominated), for *Caesar's Hour* - 1956: Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (nominated), for *Caesar's Hour* ### Other awards — 20 won, 4 nominated - Academy Honorary Award 2024: Academy Honorary Award (won) - Peabody Awards 2023: Peabody Awards (won) - AFI Life Achievement Award 2013: AFI Life Achievement Award (won) - Kennedy Center Honors 2009: Kennedy Center Honors (won) - Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics 2008: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics (nominated) - Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album 2008: Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album (nominated) - Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media 2007: Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media (nominated), for *The Producers* - Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program 2005: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program (nominated), for *Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks* - Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical 2005: Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical (won) - Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement 2003: Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement (won) - Grammy Award for Best New New Jack Swing Artist 2002: Grammy Award for Best New New Jack Swing Artist (won) - Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical 2001: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical (won) - Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics 2001: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics (won) - Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical 2001: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical (won) - Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album 2001: Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album (won) - Grammy Award for Best New New Jack Swing Artist 2001: Grammy Award for Best New New Jack Swing Artist (won) - Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical 2001: Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical (won), for *The Producers* - Tony Award for Best Original Score 2001: Tony Award for Best Original Score (won), for *The Producers* - Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album 1998: Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album (won) - Grammy Hall of Fame 1998: Grammy Hall of Fame (won) - Saturn Awards 1976: Best Director (won), for *Young Frankenstein* - Hugo Awards 1975: Best Dramatic Presentation (won), for *Young Frankenstein* - Nebula Award for Best Script 1975: Nebula Award for Best Script (won), for *Young Frankenstein* - Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay 1969: Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay (won), for *The Producers* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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