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Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

Department: Acting

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

War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

2005

The Secret Life of Words

The Secret Life of Words

2005

High Fidelity

High Fidelity

2000

The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

1994

Bull Durham

Bull Durham

1988

Mystic River

Mystic River

2003

Human Nature

Human Nature

2001

Arlington Road

Arlington Road

1999

Catch a Fire

Catch a Fire

2006

Cadillac Man

Cadillac Man

1990

Short Cuts

Short Cuts

1993

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

2006

Top Gun

Top Gun

1986

Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever

1991

Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's Ladder

1990

Bob Roberts

Bob Roberts

1992

Howard the Duck

Howard the Duck

1986

Code 46

Code 46

2003

Prêt-à-Porter

Prêt-à-Porter

1994

Words, Maps, Secrets and Other Things

Words, Maps, Secrets and Other Things

2015

The Player

The Player

1992

Nothing to Lose

Nothing to Lose

1997

I.Q.

I.Q.

1994

Zathura: A Space Adventure

Zathura: A Space Adventure

2005

Erik the Viking

Erik the Viking

1989

The Hudsucker Proxy

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994

Fraternity Vacation

Fraternity Vacation

1985

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

2004

Tapeheads

Tapeheads

1988

The Sure Thing

The Sure Thing

1985

Orwell Rolls in His Grave

Orwell Rolls in His Grave

2003

Then She Found Me

Then She Found Me

2007

WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception

WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception

2004

Antitrust

Antitrust

2001

The Truth About Charlie

The Truth About Charlie

2002

City of Ember

City of Ember

2008

The Lucky Ones

The Lucky Ones

2008

Noise

Noise

2007

No Small Affair

No Small Affair

1984

Green Lantern

Green Lantern

2011

Cinema Verite

Cinema Verite

2011

Five Corners

Five Corners

1987

Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone

Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone

2011

Quarterback Princess

Quarterback Princess

1983

Thanks for Sharing

Thanks for Sharing

2013

The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera

The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera

1996

Toy Soldiers

Toy Soldiers

1984

Back to 1942

Back to 1942

2012

Revenge of the Electric Car

Revenge of the Electric Car

2011

Stephen King: Shining in the Dark

Stephen King: Shining in the Dark

1999

New York at the Movies

New York at the Movies

2002

Life of Crime

Life of Crime

2013

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

2013

Malice in Wonderland

Malice in Wonderland

1985

Post No Bills

Post No Bills

1992

Miss Firecracker

Miss Firecracker

1989

Welcome to Me

Welcome to Me

2015

Planned Improvisation

Planned Improvisation

A Perfect Day

A Perfect Day

2015

Nelson Mandela Redrawn

Nelson Mandela Redrawn

2014

Golden Venture

Golden Venture

2006

The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'

The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'

2007

Marjorie Prime

Marjorie Prime

2017

Twister

Twister

1989

Robert Altman's Players

Robert Altman's Players

1992

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

1999

Bull Durham: Between the Lines

Bull Durham: Between the Lines

2002

Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature

Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature

2001

Straws

Straws

2017

Embedded Live

Embedded Live

2005

Millennium Mets - The Story Of The 2000 National League Champions

Millennium Mets - The Story Of The 2000 National League Champions

2000

The Team. The Time. The 2006 Mets

The Team. The Time. The 2006 Mets

2007

Dark Waters

Dark Waters

2019

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

1993

The Day My God Died

The Day My God Died

2003

Making of Arlington Road

Making of Arlington Road

1999

The Creative Brain

The Creative Brain

2019

VHYes

VHYes

2020

Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero

Dark Waters: The Cost of Being a Hero

2019

My Darling Vivian

My Darling Vivian

2020

Cradle Will Rock

Cradle Will Rock

1999

James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend

James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend

2013

Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'

Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'

1999

Building 'Jacob's Ladder'

Building 'Jacob's Ladder'

1990

Last Party 2000

Last Party 2000

2001

The Education of Gore Vidal

The Education of Gore Vidal

2003

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025

Altman on His Own Terms

Altman on His Own Terms

2000

Mystic River: Beneath the Surface

Mystic River: Beneath the Surface

2004

Mystic River: From Page to Screen

Mystic River: From Page to Screen

2003

Nothing Compares

Nothing Compares

2022

Moral Capacity

Moral Capacity

On the Rungs of Jacob's Ladder

On the Rungs of Jacob's Ladder

2025

Brunch Village

Brunch Village

2012

Mission to Mars

Mission to Mars

2000

Tenacious D: For the Ladies

Tenacious D: For the Ladies

2006

The Coen Brothers

The Coen Brothers

2000

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

1982

Hardcastle and McCormick

Hardcastle and McCormick

1983

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

1994

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

1985

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

Jack & Bobby

Jack & Bobby

2004

The View

The View

1997

Moonlighting

Moonlighting

1985

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

1981

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

2005

MADtv

MADtv

1995

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

Legmen

Legmen

1984

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

1999

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Silo

Silo

2023

The Spoils of Babylon

The Spoils of Babylon

2014

The Brink

The Brink

2015

The Spoils Before Dying

The Spoils Before Dying

2015

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Portlandia

Portlandia

2011

Here and Now

Here and Now

2018

Moonlighting

Moonlighting

1985

The Frame

The Frame

2013

Castle Rock

Castle Rock

2018

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003

Primetime Glick

Primetime Glick

2001

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Off Camera with Sam Jones

2014

HBO First Look

HBO First Look

1992

Conan

Conan

2010

Quelqu’un devrait interdire les dimanches après-midi

Quelqu’un devrait interdire les dimanches après-midi

2026

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003