5.1Acting
Al Franken
- Born
- 1951-05-21
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
73 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Lorne
2026 · Movie
Self
Downey Wrote That
2025 · Movie
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Movie
Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025 · TV Show
Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · Movie
Self
The Residence
2025 · TV Show
Aaron Filkins
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
2024 · Movie
Gramps (voice) · Executive Producer
Biography: Comedy Icons
2019 · TV Show
Self
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019 · Movie
Self
Inside the Russian Info War Machine
2018 · Movie
Self
Minnesota Experience
2018 · TV Show
Self (archive footage)
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
2017 · Movie
Self
Hot Grease
2017 · Movie
Self
I Love You, America
2017 · TV Show
Self
Long Strange Trip
2017 · Movie
Self
The History of Comedy
2017 · TV Show
Self
The Words That Built America
2017 · Movie
Self - Reader: The Constitution
Chelsea
2016 · TV Show
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV Show
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV Show
Self
Hot Coffee
2011 · Movie
Self
Conan
2010 · TV Show
Self
Overheard with Evan Smith
2010 · TV Show
Self
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
2008 · Movie
Self
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
2008 · Movie
Self
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
2007 · Movie
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007 · Movie
Self
Al Franken: God Spoke
2006 · Movie
Self
Earth to America
2005 · Movie
Self
Left of the Dial
2005 · Movie
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005 · Movie
Self
The Colbert Report
2005 · TV Show
Self
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
2004 · Movie
Self
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
2004 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Tanner on Tanner
2004 · TV Show
Self
The Manchurian Candidate
2004 · Movie
TV Commentator
Wellstone!
2004 · Movie
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
Self - Guest · Self - Guest Host
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · TV Show
Self - Guest
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
2002 · Movie
Self - Roaster
Harvard Man
2001 · Movie
Al Franken
Clerks
2000 · TV Show
Mayor McCheese (voice)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999 · Movie
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999 · TV Show
Self
From the Earth to the Moon
1998 · TV Show
Jerome Weisner
LateLine
1998 · TV Show
Al Freundlich · Producer · Writer · Creator
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998 · Movie
Writer
The Definite Maybe
1997 · Movie
Vagabond
The View
1997 · TV Show
Self
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996 · TV Show
Frank Gansmiller
The Daily Show
1996 · TV Show
Self · Self - Guest Host
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · TV Show
Self
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995 · TV Show
Al (voice) · Additional Writing
Stuart Saves His Family
1995 · Movie
Stuart Smalley · Screenplay · Novel
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994 · Movie
Co-Pilot (uncredited) · Executive Producer · Screenplay
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · TV Show
Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · TV Show
Self - Guest
Politically Incorrect
1993 · TV Show
Self · Writer
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 · TV Show
Al Franken
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · TV Show
Self
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989 · Movie
Self · Writer
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988 · Movie
The Awesome Pair
One More Saturday Night
1986 · Movie
Paul Flum · Writer
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
1985 · Movie
Cast
Franken and Davis at Stockton State
1983 · Movie
Himself · Writer
The Coneheads
1983 · Movie
Writer
Trading Places
1983 · Movie
Baggage Handler #1
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
1981 · Movie
Self - Host
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981 · Movie
Cast · Writer
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
1979 · Movie
Writer
The Paul Simon Special
1977 · Movie
Writer
Tunnel Vision
1976 · Movie
Al
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
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) · Self · 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) · Soldier (uncredited) · Various · 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