Roger Bart

Biography

Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, and raised in New Jersey, Roger Bart is an American actor who began his Broadway career as Tom Sawyer in Big River in 1985. He won a Tony and a Drama Desk Award for playing Snoopy in the 1999 You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown revival, then earned Tony nominations for Carmen Ghia in the original The Producers and for his Doc Brown role in Back to the Future: The Musical. He also received a SAG Award and three Outer Critics Circle nominations. His stage credits include King David, Triumph of Love, The Frogs, and the lead in Young Frankenstein. On screen, he was the singing voice of teenage Hercules in Hercules (1997) and appeared in The Stepford Wives (2004), The Producers (2005), Hostel: Part II (2007), and Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008). On television, he played George Williams on Desperate Housewives and later had roles on Revenge, Episodes, and Good Trouble.

64years old

Turns 65 on September 29in 346 days

Born September 29, 1962Norwalk
Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22

Movie Career

Films: 19
Career span: 29 years1997 to 2026

Genres

Comedy68%, 13 films
Horror32%, 6 films
Drama26%, 5 films
Crime21%, 4 films
Thriller21%, 4 films

First and latest

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First role
Bart was the first to play Dr. Frederick Frankenstein in the musical version of Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein, which reached Broadway in November 2007 after a Seattle run. In the original workshop read-through, he played Igor.
Beyond film
Bart performed "Go the Distance" for the 1997 animated film Hercules. The song earned nominations for an Oscar and a Golden Globe.

Roger Bart movies on Netflix

Office Romance2026IMDb rating 5.8as William Butten
Ghost Light2018IMDb rating 5.3as Henry Asquith
Speech & Debate2017IMDb rating 5.9as Principal Bellingham
Trumbo2015IMDb rating 7.4as Buddy Ross
How to Build a Better Boy2014IMDb rating 5.4as Dr. James Hartley
April Apocalypse2013IMDb rating 4.9as Jack
Last Vegas2013IMDb rating 6.6as Maurice Tischler
A Green Story2012IMDb rating 5.2as Johnson
Excision2012IMDb rating 6.1as Bob
Freaky Deaky2012IMDb rating 5.6as Jerry Baker
Smiley2012IMDb rating 3.3as Professor Clayton
Law Abiding Citizen2009IMDb rating 7.4as Brian Bringham
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay2008IMDb rating 6.5as Dr. Beecher
Spy School2008IMDb rating 4.5as Principal Hampton
The Midnight Meat Train2008IMDb rating 6.0as Jurgis
Hostel: Part II2007IMDb rating 5.5as Stuart
The Producers2005IMDb rating 6.4as Carmen Ghia
The Stepford Wives2004IMDb rating 5.4as Roger Bannister
Hercules1997IMDb rating 7.3as Young Hercules (singing voice)

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Hercules1997 Adventure, Animation, Comedyas Young Hercules (singing voice)
IMDb rating 7.3284K votes
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay2008 Adventure, Comedyas Dr. Beecher
IMDb rating 6.5147K votes
Hostel: Part II2007as Stuart
IMDb rating 5.5103K votes
The Midnight Meat Train2008as Jurgis
IMDb rating 6.076K votes
Last Vegas2013as Maurice Tischler
IMDb rating 6.6141K votes
The Stepford Wives2004as Roger Bannister
IMDb rating 5.473K votes
Excision2012as Bob
IMDb rating 6.127K votes
The Producers2005as Carmen Ghia
IMDb rating 6.447K votes

Most often with

Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Malcolm McDowell

Matthew Broderick

Jon Lovitz

Leslie Bibb

Kal Penn

Matt Shively

Films together

Malcolm McDowell2 films together, 2012
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- A Green Story2012IMDb rating 5.2Bart as JohnsonMcDowell as Barton
- Excision2012IMDb rating 6.1Bart as BobMcDowell as Mr. Cooper
Matthew Broderick2 films together, 2004 to 2005
Matthew Broderick's page
- The Producers2005IMDb rating 6.4Bart as Carmen GhiaBroderick as Leo Bloom
- The Stepford Wives2004IMDb rating 5.4Bart as Roger BannisterBroderick as Walter Kresby
Jon Lovitz2 films together, 2004 to 2005
Jon Lovitz's page
- The Producers2005IMDb rating 6.4Bart as Carmen GhiaLovitz as Mr. Marks
- The Stepford Wives2004IMDb rating 5.4Bart as Roger BannisterLovitz as Dave Markowitz
Leslie Bibb2 films together, 2008 to 2009
Leslie Bibb's page
- Law Abiding Citizen2009IMDb rating 7.4Bart as Brian BringhamBibb as Sarah Lowell
- The Midnight Meat Train2008IMDb rating 6.0Bart as JurgisBibb as Maya
Kal Penn2 films together, 2008 to 2017
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- Speech & Debate2017IMDb rating 5.9Bart as Principal BellinghamPenn as James
- Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay2008IMDb rating 6.5Bart as Dr. BeecherPenn as Kumar
Matt Shively2 films together, 2013 to 2014
Matt Shively's page
- How to Build a Better Boy2014IMDb rating 5.4Bart as Dr. James HartleyShively as Bart Hartley
- April Apocalypse2013IMDb rating 4.9Bart as JackShively as Terry

Box office

What Roger Bart's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$746 million

9 of the 19 films have a worldwide figure.

9Worldwide figure
1US gross only
2Never in cinemas
7Figure not found

Top grosser

Hercules1997Young Hercules (singing voice)$253 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Hercules1997as Young Hercules (singing voice)
$253M33.9% of the total
2
Last Vegas2013as Maurice Tischler
$134M18.0% of the total
3
Law Abiding Citizen2009as Brian Bringham
$128M17.1% of the total
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The Stepford Wives2004as Roger Bannister
$102M13.7% of the total
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Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay2008as Dr. Beecher
$43M5.8% of the total
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The Producers2005as Carmen Ghia
$38M5.1% of the total
7
Hostel: Part II2007as Stuart
$36M4.8% of the total
8
Trumbo2015as Buddy Ross
$8.2M1.1% of the total