Al Franken
Born: 1951-05-21 in New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- The Residence as Aaron Filkins
- SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night as Self
- Downey Wrote That as Self
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
2024
- Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue as Gramps (voice)
2018
- Inside the Russian Info War Machine as Self
- Minnesota Experience as Self (archive footage)
2017
- An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power as Self
- The History of Comedy as Self
- The Words That Built America as Self - Reader: The Constitution
- Hot Grease as Self
- Long Strange Trip as Self
- I Love You, America as Self
2016
- Chelsea as Self
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2011
- Hot Coffee as Self
2010
- Conan as Self
2008
2007
2006
- Al Franken: God Spoke as Self
2005
- The Colbert Report as Self
- Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found as Self
- Earth to America as Self
- Left of the Dial as Self
2004
- Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism as Self (archive footage)
- The Manchurian Candidate as TV Commentator
- Tanner on Tanner as Self
- Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable as Self
- Wellstone! as Self
2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2002
- The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase as Self - Roaster
2001
- Harvard Man as Al Franken
2000
- Clerks as Mayor McCheese (voice)
1999
1998
- From the Earth to the Moon as Jerome Weisner
- LateLine
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman ... (Writer)
1997
- The View as Self
- The Definite Maybe as Vagabond
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- 3rd Rock from the Sun as Frank Gansmiller
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
1995
- Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Al (voice)
- Stuart Saves His Family as Stuart Smalley
1994
- When a Man Loves a Woman as Co-Pilot (uncredited)
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Politically Incorrect as Self
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
1989
1988
- Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel as The Awesome Pair
1986
- One More Saturday Night as Paul Flum
1983
- Trading Places as Baggage Handler #1
- The Coneheads ... (Writer)
- Franken and Davis at Stockton State as Himself
1981
- Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead as Self - Host
- Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1979
- Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda ... (Writer)
1977
- The Paul Simon Special ... (Writer)
1976
- Tunnel Vision as Al
1975
- Saturday Night Live as McSooshi Announcer (voice) (uncredited)