Acting
Al Franken
Born May 21, 1951 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Alan Stuart Franken is an American comedian, politician, media personality, and author who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. He became well known in the 1970s and 1980s as a staff writer and performer on the television comedy show Saturday Night Live.
Known for
80
7.5
Trading Places
Baggage Handler #1
636.6
The Manchurian Candidate
TV Commentator
738.3
The Daily Show
Self, Self - Guest Host
687.8
3rd Rock from the Sun
Frank Gansmiller
688.0
Saturday Night Live
McSooshi Announcer (voice) (uncredited), Self - Various Characters, Self - Special Guest, Judge / Cook (uncredited), Ron Ziegler (voice) (uncredited), Crowd Member (uncredited), Phone Technician (uncredited), Pong Player (voice) (uncredited), Mourner (uncredited), Pong Player #1 (voice) (uncredited), Pong Player on the Right (voice) (uncredited), Guest (uncredited), Player on the Left (voice) (uncredited), Bee / Pong Player (uncredited), Dancer (uncredited), Lab Technician (uncredited), Wanderer (uncredited), Voice of Senator / Dr. Alan S. Franken (uncredited), Self (uncredited), Various / Football Player (uncredited), George Jessel / Various (uncredited), Patron (uncredited), Patron / Extra (uncredited), Mr. Arkansas, Passenger (uncredited), Patron / Jewish Warrior (uncredited), Ray Floyd (uncredited), Lester Crackfield (uncredited), Rod M (uncredited), Pete Tagliani, Guard (uncredited), Buzz (uncredited), Customer (uncredited), René (uncredited), Student (uncredited), Two Mile Player (uncredited), Shipmate (uncredited), Cardinal / Brad Gunderic / Soldier (uncredited), Camper (uncredited), Caveman / Motorist (uncredited), Pinklisting Narrator (voice) (uncredited), The Life of Vlad the Impalere announcer (voice) (uncredited), Russian Translator (voice) (uncredited), Narrator: Big Ball of Sports (voice) (uncredited), Bartender (uncredited), Henry Kissinger (uncredited), ICM Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Various / Announcer (uncredited), Psycho Mutant (uncredited), Sen. Paul Simon (uncredited), Self / Pat Robinson (uncredited), Stuart Smalley (uncredited), Producer, Writer
556.6
When a Man Loves a Woman
Co-Pilot (uncredited), Executive Producer, Screenplay
267.0
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
657.7
The Residence
Aaron Filkins
838.4
The Colbert Report
Self
788.2
Conan
Self
387.2
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self - Guest
166.4
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest, Self - Guest Host
616.6
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Self
597.0
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
808.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
908.5
From the Earth to the Moon
Jerome Weisner
216.4
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
537.4
Clerks
Mayor McCheese (voice)
22.4
The View
Self
75.3
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
Filmography
- 2026LorneSelfMovie
- 2025Downey Wrote ThatSelfMovie
- 2025The ResidenceAaron FilkinsSeries
- 2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelfMovie
- 2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995Movie
- 2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday NightSelfSeries
- 2024Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the RescueGramps (voice), Executive ProducerMovie
- 2019Chris Farley: Anything for a LaughSelfMovie
- 2019Biography: Comedy IconsSelfSeries
- 2018Minnesota ExperienceSelf (archive footage)Series
- 2018Inside the Russian Info War MachineSelfMovie
- 2017Hot GreaseSelfMovie
- 2017I Love You, AmericaSelfSeries
- 2017An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to PowerSelfMovie
- 2017The Words That Built AmericaSelf - Reader: The ConstitutionMovie
- 2017Long Strange TripSelfMovie
- 2017The History of ComedySelfSeries
- 2016ChelseaSelfSeries
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - GuestSeries
- 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelfSeries
- 2011Hot CoffeeSelfMovie
- 2010ConanSelfSeries
- 2010Overheard with Evan SmithSelfSeries
- 2008Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American PrimarySelfMovie
- 2008Lord, Save Us from Your FollowersSelfMovie
- 2007Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on GoldwaterSelfMovie
- 2007Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture NationSelfMovie
- 2006Al Franken: God SpokeSelfMovie
- 2005Earth to AmericaSelfMovie
- 2005The Colbert ReportSelfSeries
- 2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and FoundSelfMovie
- 2005Left of the DialSelfMovie
- 2004Wellstone!SelfMovie
- 2004Tanner on TannerSelfSeries
- 2004Indian Point: Imagining the UnimaginableSelfMovie
- 2004The Manchurian CandidateTV CommentatorMovie
- 2004Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on JournalismSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2003Real Time with Bill MaherSelf - GuestSeries
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest, Self - Guest HostSeries
- 2002The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy ChaseSelf - RoasterMovie
- 2001Harvard ManAl FrankenMovie
- 2000ClerksMayor McCheese (voice)Series
- 1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialSelfMovie
- 1999The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornSelfSeries
- 1998From the Earth to the MoonJerome WeisnerSeries
- 1998LateLineAl Freundlich, Producer, Writer, CreatorSeries
- 1998Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil HartmanWriterMovie
- 1997The ViewSelfSeries
- 1997The Definite MaybeVagabondMovie
- 1996The Daily ShowSelf, Self - Guest HostSeries
- 1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelfSeries
- 19963rd Rock from the SunFrank GansmillerSeries
- 1995Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistAl (voice), Additional WritingSeries
- 1995Stuart Saves His FamilyStuart Smalley, Screenplay, NovelMovie
- 1994When a Man Loves a WomanCo-Pilot (uncredited), Executive Producer, ScreenplayMovie
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - GuestSeries
- 1993Late Show with David LettermanSelf - GuestSeries
- 1993Politically IncorrectSelf, WriterSeries
- 1992The Larry Sanders ShowAl FrankenSeries
- 1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelfSeries
- 1989Saturday Night Live: 15th AnniversarySelf, WriterMovie
- 1988Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of SteelThe Awesome PairMovie
- 1986One More Saturday NightPaul Flum, WriterMovie
- 1985Tab Lloyd: Investigative ReporterMovie
- 1983Franken and Davis at Stockton StateHimself, WriterMovie
- 1983The ConeheadsWriterMovie
- 1983Trading PlacesBaggage Handler #1Movie
- 1981Steve Martin's Best Show EverMovie
- 1981Grateful Dead: Dead AheadSelf - HostMovie
- 1979Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & GildaWriterMovie
- 1977The Paul Simon SpecialWriterMovie
- 1976Tunnel VisionAlMovie
- 1975Saturday Night LiveMcSooshi Announcer (voice) (uncredited), Self - Various Characters, Self - Special Guest, Judge / Cook (uncredited), Ron Ziegler (voice) (uncredited), Crowd Member (uncredited), Phone Technician (uncredited), Pong Player (voice) (uncredited), Mourner (uncredited), Pong Player #1 (voice) (uncredited), Pong Player on the Right (voice) (uncredited), Guest (uncredited), Player on the Left (voice) (uncredited), Bee / Pong Player (uncredited), Dancer (uncredited), Lab Technician (uncredited), Wanderer (uncredited), Voice of Senator / Dr. Alan S. Franken (uncredited), Self (uncredited), Various / Football Player (uncredited), George Jessel / Various (uncredited), Patron (uncredited), Patron / Extra (uncredited), Mr. Arkansas, Passenger (uncredited), Patron / Jewish Warrior (uncredited), Ray Floyd (uncredited), Lester Crackfield (uncredited), Rod M (uncredited), Pete Tagliani, Guard (uncredited), Buzz (uncredited), Customer (uncredited), René (uncredited), Student (uncredited), Two Mile Player (uncredited), Shipmate (uncredited), Cardinal / Brad Gunderic / Soldier (uncredited), Camper (uncredited), Caveman / Motorist (uncredited), Pinklisting Narrator (voice) (uncredited), The Life of Vlad the Impalere announcer (voice) (uncredited), Russian Translator (voice) (uncredited), Narrator: Big Ball of Sports (voice) (uncredited), Bartender (uncredited), Henry Kissinger (uncredited), ICM Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Various / Announcer (uncredited), Psycho Mutant (uncredited), Sen. Paul Simon (uncredited), Self / Pat Robinson (uncredited), Stuart Smalley (uncredited), Producer, WriterSeries