
Bob Odenkirk
Highest Rated: 100% Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003)
Lowest Rated: 12% Let's Go to Prison (2006)
Birthday: Oct 22, 1962
Birthplace: Naperville, Illinois, USA
In the 1990s, Bob Odenkirk established himself as an avatar of the next wave of edgy, ribald American sketch comedy, initially as a cast member of the short-lived but portentous Fox series "The Ben Stiller Show" (1992-1993), then as co-creator and star of the off-the-wall subversive HBO series "Mr. Show With Bob and David" (1995-99). A native of Chicago's suburbs and later product of the Second City comedy fraternity, he followed that talent pipeline to a writing job on NBC's weekend institution "Saturday Night Live" (1975- ). Finding the "SNL" environment suffocating, he landed a cast role on "The Ben Stiller Show." Though the show only lasted a season, it would put Odenkirk in with Hollywood's comedy in-crowd, netting him work on HBO's groundbreaking single-cam "The Larry Sanders Show" (1993-98), writing for fellow "SNL"-alum Conan O'Brien's late-night talk show, and eventually creating his own HBO series alongside former "Stiller" co-writer David Cross, "Mr. Show." (The pair reunited later for a second series, "W/ Bob and David" (Netflix 2015).) He would expand his résumé as a producer-talent spotter of underground, post-structural comedy for online media and Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block, and as director of such offbeat, almost awkwardly silly comedy features as "Let's Go to Prison" (2006) and "The Brothers Solomon" (2008). Maintaining a regimen of comic supporting roles and TV guest-work, Odenkirk in 2009 joined the cast of the Emmy-winning AMC series "Breaking Bad" (2008-2013) as the cheerfully malignant TV lawyer Saul Goodman, a role he deepened and expanded on in the seriocomic prequel "Better Call Saul" (AMC 2015- ). A missionary of ironic over-the-top social satire, Odenkirk made himself a nexus of the edgiest comic circles.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nobody |
Hutch Mansell (Character), Producer |
- | 2021 |
81% | 74% | Long Shot | President Chambers (Character) | $30.3M | 2019 |
95% | 92% | Little Women | Father March (Character) | $108.1M | 2019 |
93% | 84% | Incredibles 2 | Winston Deavor (Voice) | $608.6M | 2018 |
43% | 37% | Girlfriend's Day |
Ray Wentworth (Character), Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 2017 |
88% | 73% | The Post | Ben Bagdikian (Character) | $81.4M | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hell and Back | The Devil (Voice) | $156.2K | 2015 |
71% | 77% | I Am Chris Farley | Unknown (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 45% | Freaks of Nature | Shooter Parker (Character) | - | 2015 |
52% | 30% | Boulevard | Winston (Character) | $126.2K | 2014 |
37% | 30% | Dealin' With Idiots | Coach Jimbo (Character) | $15.3K | 2013 |
91% | 76% | The Spectacular Now | Dan (Character) | $6.9M | 2013 |
27% | 17% | Ass Backwards | Pageant MC (Character) | - | 2013 |
91% | 83% | Nebraska | Ross Grant (Character) | $17.6M | 2013 |
70% | 65% | The Giant Mechanical Man | Mark (Character) | $5.4K | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 16% | Son of Morning | Fred Charles (Character) | - | 2011 |
28% | 42% | Take Me Home Tonight | Bob (Character) | $6.9M | 2011 |
40% | 25% | Operation: Endgame | Emperor (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 75% | The Comedians of Comedy: Live at The Troubadour | Himself (Character) | - | 2007 |
16% | 31% | The Brothers Solomon |
Jim Treacher (Character), Director |
$900.9K | 2007 |
12% | 48% | Let's Go to Prison |
Duane (Character), Director |
$4.6M | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 31% | Relative Strangers | Mitch Clayton (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 28% | Danny Roane: First Time Director | Pete Kesselmen (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Pity Card | Director | - | 2006 |
100% | 80% | Melvin Goes to Dinner |
Director, Producer |
- | 2003 |
71% | 72% | Run Ronnie Run! |
Terry Twillstein (Character), Co-Screenwriter |
- | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Can't Stop Dancing | Simpson (Character) | - | 1999 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2020 2018 2016 2013-2014 |
97% | 96% | Better Call Saul |
Saul Goodman (Character), Producer, Executive Producer |
2020 2015-2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2020 2017-2018 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Strahan & Sara | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2019-2020 2015-2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live with Kelly and Ryan | Guest | 2020 2017-2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Entertainment Tonight Canada | Guest | 2020 |
85% | 76% | The Simpsons | Mob Lawyer (Guest Voice) | 2019 |
98% | 93% | Undone | Jacob (Voice) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Better Call Saul: Los Pollos Hermanos Employee Training | Unknown (Character) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nerdist Presents Set List | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 34% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2017-2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Good Morning America | Guest | 2018 2015 |
No Score Yet | 58% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2016-2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show With Trevor Noah | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 40% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2017 |
73% | No Score Yet | Nobodies | Bob Odenkirk (Guest Star) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | LIVE with Kelly | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The View | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live! With Kelly and Michael | Guest | 2015-2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | CBS This Morning | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | CBS News Sunday Morning | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | w/Bob & David | Unknown (Character) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 91% | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014-2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Guest | 2015 2013 2002 |
100% | 93% | The Birthday Boys |
Unknown (Guest Star), Executive Producer |
2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
93% | 84% | Fargo | Bill Oswalt (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job! |
Pussy Doodles Commercial Director (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2013 2008-2010 |
96% | 98% | Breaking Bad |
Saul Goodman (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2009-2013 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Drunk History | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
81% | 90% | The Office | Mark (Guest Star) | 2013 |
81% | 81% | The League | Miles Miller (Guest Star) | 2012 |
91% | 89% | Bob's Burgers | Chase (Guest Voice) | 2012 |
83% | 84% | How I Met Your Mother | Arthur Hobbs (Guest Star) | 2008-2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2012 |
66% | 83% | Entourage | Ken Austin (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 90% | American Dad | Third Worker (Guest Voice) | 2009-2010 |
39% | No Score Yet | The Goode Family | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 71% | Rules of Engagement | Mike (Guest Star) | 2009 |
70% | 77% | Weeds | Barry (Guest Star) | 2008 |
80% | No Score Yet | Tom Goes to the Mayor |
Executive Producer, Writer |
2004-2006 |
75% | 82% | Arrested Development | Dr. Phil Gunty (Guest Star) | 2003 |
95% | 95% | Futurama | Chaz (Guest Voice) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Less Than Perfect | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | 77% | Everybody Loves Raymond | Scott Preman (Guest Star) | 2001 1997 |
92% | 95% | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Gil (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sammy | Unknown (Voice) | 2000 |
100% | No Score Yet | Tenacious D |
Executive Producer, Creator |
1999-2000 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 3rd Rock From the Sun | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Just Shoot Me | Barry (Guest Star) | 1999 |
100% | 87% | Mr. Show With Bob and David | Host | 1995-1999 |
100% | No Score Yet | The Larry Sanders Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
95% | No Score Yet | NewsRadio | Dr. Smith (Guest Star) | 1997-1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Space Ghost: Coast to Coast | Guest | 1997 |
88% | 94% | Seinfeld | Ben (Guest Star) | 1996 |
91% | No Score Yet | The Ben Stiller Show | Unknown (Character) | 1995 1992-1993 |
76% | 68% | Roseanne | Jim (Guest Star) | 1993 |
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