Bronson Alcott Pinchot (born May 20, 1959) is an American actor, and voice artist. He is best known for playing Balki Bartokomous in the ABC sitcom Perfect Strangers (1986–93). He also performed in films, such as Risky Business (1983), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), True Romance (1993), Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), It's My Party (1996), Courage Under Fire (1996) and The First Wives Club (1996), as well as on television series, such as The Prankster in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. In 2012, he starred in his own reality series, The Bronson Pinchot Project on the DIY Network.
Pinchot has worked extensively as an audiobook narrator, with over 100 recordings as of 2014. AudioFile magazine recognized him as Best Voice in Fiction & Classics for his 2010 renderings of Flannery O'Connor's Everything That Rises Must Converge (1965), Karl Marlantes's Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War (2009) and David Vann's Caribou Island (2011).
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Risky Business | Barry | |
| 1984 | Beverly Hills Cop | Serge | |
| 1984 | The Flamingo Kid | Alfred Schultz | |
| 1985 | Hot Resort | Brad | |
| 1985 | After Hours | Lloyd | |
| 1989 | Second Sight | Bobby McGee | |
| 1992 | Blame It on the Bellboy | Bellboy | |
| 1993 | True Romance | Elliot Blitzer | |
| 1993 | The Jungle Creature: Hugo | Hugo (voice) | English version |
| 1994 | Beverly Hills Cop III | Serge | |
| 1995 | Napoleon | Birdo (voice) | English version |
| 1996 | It's My Party | Monty Tipton | |
| 1996 | Courage Under Fire | Bruno | |
| 1996 | The First Wives Club | Duarto Feliz | |
| 1996 | Jungledyret 2 - den store filmhelt | Hugo (voice) | English version |
| 1997 | Babes in Toyland | Rodrigo (voice) | |
| 1998 | Slappy and the Stinkers | Roy | |
| 1998 | Quest for Camelot | Griffin (voice) | |
| 1998 | Beach Movie | Ronald | a.k.a. Boardheads |
| 1999 | Out of the Cold | Max Kaplan | |
| 1999 | The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy | Stanley | |
| 2002 | Winning Girls Through Psychic Mind Control | Devon Sharpe | |
| 2003 | Straight No Chaser | Josh Peters | Short |
| 2004 | Second Best | 'Doc' Klingenstein | |
| 2005 | Diamond Zero | Bergerac De La Houssey | AKA: IceMaker |
| 2007 | The Wager | Colin Buchanan | |
| 2007 | Mr. Art Critic | M.J. Clayton | |
| 2008 | From a Place of Darkness | Carl | |
| 2008 | The Tale of Despereaux | Town Crier (voice) | |
| 2009 | Hooking Up | Mr. Kimbal (voice) | |
| 2009 | Good Clean Fun | Dean Vernon | |
| 2010 | Pure Country 2: The Gift | Joseph | |
| 2011 | You and I | Torrino | |
| 2012 | Virgin Alexander | Bim Norse | |
| 2013 | Kung-Fu and Titties | The Beaver | |
| 2015 | The Strike | Carlo Lombardi | |
| 2017 | Double Play | Bob |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Sara | Dennis Kenper | 13 episodes |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories | Director | Episode: ""Mummy Daddy" |
| 1986 | Dave Thomas: The Incredible Time Travels of Henry Osgood | Charles Dickens | Television film |
| 1986 | Between Two Women | Photographer | Television film |
| 1986–93 | Perfect Strangers | Balki Bartokomous / Mama | 150 episodes |
| 1990 | ABC TGIF | Balki | |
| 1990 | The Great American Sex Scandal | Sanford Lagelfost / Jorge Jimenez / Arthur Lloyd / Magda | Television film |
| 1992 | Eek! the Cat | Additional voices | |
| 1993 | The Trouble with Larry | Larry Burton | 7 episodes |
| 1994/95 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Kyle Griffin / The Prankster | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | The Langoliers | Craig Toomey | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Dumb and Dumber | Dymbster (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | The Adventures of Hyperman | Valerie Knockisblokov (voice) | Episode: "Cosmo Not/The Brain Game" |
| 1996 | High Society | Arthur Zipkin | Episode: "Nip and Tuck" |
| 1996 | Duckman | Dr. Henri Ducharme (voice) | Episode: "A Room with a Bellevue" |
| 1996 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Roy Albright | Episode: "Ab-dick-ted" |
| 1996 | Bruno the Kid | General Armando Castrato (voice) | 36 episodes |
| 1996 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues | The Man / The Dog (voices) | Episode: "Work" |
| 1996 | Clueless | Mr. Pomormo / Ka-feen | 2 episodes |
| 1996 1997 |
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Dietrich Duchump Deitrich Dunlap (voices) |
"Amulet of Enfarg/Bad Hair Day" "The Lips Have It/Escape Claws" |
| 1997 | Meego | Meego | 13 episodes |
| 1997 | High Incident | Matt Shukat | Episode: "Show Me the Money" |
| 1997 | The Angry Beavers | Truman / Brat (voices) | Episode: "House Broken/Stinky Toe" |
| 1997 | I Am Weasel | Oscar / Guard / Old Wardrobe Man (voices) | Episode: "I Are Big Star" |
| 1997 | Step by Step | Jean-Luc Rieupeyroux / Black Bart | 24 episodes |
| 1997 | Merry Christmas, George Bailey | Mr. Carter | Television film |
| 1997 2000 |
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Sonny the Toad / Killer Whale / Reindeer (voices) | "Thumbelina" "The Snow Queen" |
| 1998 | Hey Arnold! | Ronnie Matthews / Director / Chauffeur (voices) | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | The Wild Thornberrys | Franz Fensterkopf (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Shakey / Science (voices) | Episode: "Haunted Moon" |
| 2002 | Breaking News | Phillip | Episode: "Spin Art |
| 2003 | All Grown Up! | Pepe (voice) | Episode: "Chuckie's in Love" |
| 2005 | The Surreal Life | Himself | Season 5 Castmember |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Dr. Greg Ross | Episode: "Beast" |
| 2007 | Six Degrees | Thomas Johnson | Episode: "Ray's Back" |
| 2007 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Henry Carlisle | Episode: "Alternate" |
| 2008 | The Young and the Restless | Patrick Dalton | 6 episodes |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 | Bastille | Episode: "Mana'o" |
| 2011 | The Problem Solverz | AI (voice) | Episode: "Videogamez" |
| 2011 | Shake It Up | Kashlack Hessenheffer | Episode: "Vatalihootsit It Up" |
| 2012–13 | The Bronson Pinchot Project | Himself (host) | 20 episodes |
| 2014 | NCIS | George Burton | Episode: "Parental Guidance Suggested" |
| 2015 | The Mysteries of Laura | Head Chef J.T. Thompson | Episode: "The Mystery of the Frozen Foodie |
| 2015 | Ray Donovan | Flip Brightman | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | The Untitled Action Bronson Show | Himself | Season 1 Episode 3 |
| 2018–2020 | Chilling Adventures of Sabrina | George Hawthorne | Recurring role, 8 episodes |
| 2019 | A Million Little Things | Berge | Episode: "Twelve Seconds" |
| 2019 | Lodge 49 | Dr. Kimbrough | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Project Blue Book | David Dubrovsky | Episode: "Close Encounters" |
| 2021 | Black Monday | Douglas Blackmore | Episode: "Four!" |
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie | General Armando Costrato | |
| 2001 | Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure | Francois |
