Al Franken
Acting
Born: May 21, 1951 (age 75) · New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
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
Trading Places
1983
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994
The Residence
2025
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
2017
From the Earth to the Moon
1998
Clerks
2000
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
2024
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
2004
Hot Coffee
2011
Photos (1)
Movies (12)
Trading Places
Baggage Handler #1
The Manchurian Candidate
TV Commentator
When a Man Loves a Woman
Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
Gramps (voice)
Harvard Man
Al Franken
Stuart Saves His Family
Stuart Smalley
Tunnel Vision
Al
One More Saturday Night
Paul Flum
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981
The Definite Maybe
Vagabond
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
The Awesome Pair
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
1985
TV Shows (57)
Saturday Night Live
McSooshi Announcer (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Judge / Cook (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Ron Ziegler (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Crowd Member (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Phone Technician (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Pong Player (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Mourner (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Pong Player #1 (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Pong Player on the Right (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Guest (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Player on the Left (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Bee / Pong Player (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Dancer (uncredited) · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Lab Technician (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Wanderer (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Voice of Senator / Dr. Alan S. Franken (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Various / Football Player (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
George Jessel / Various (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Various (uncredited) · 7 eps
Saturday Night Live
Patron (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Patron / Extra (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Mr. Arkansas · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Passenger (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Patron / Jewish Warrior (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Ray Floyd (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Lester Crackfield (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Rod M (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Pete Tagliani · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Guard (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Buzz (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Customer (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
René (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Student (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Two Mile Player (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Shipmate (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Cardinal / Brad Gunderic / Soldier (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Soldier (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Various · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Camper (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Caveman / Motorist (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Pinklisting Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
The Life of Vlad the Impalere announcer (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Russian Translator (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Narrator: Big Ball of Sports (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Bartender (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Henry Kissinger (uncredited) · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
ICM Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Various / Announcer (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Psycho Mutant (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Sen. Paul Simon (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Stuart Smalley (uncredited) · 1 eps
3rd Rock from the Sun
Frank Gansmiller · 1 eps
The Larry Sanders Show
Al Franken · 1 eps
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Al (voice) · 1 eps
From the Earth to the Moon
Jerome Weisner · 1 eps
The Residence
Aaron Filkins · 7 eps
Clerks
Mayor McCheese (voice) · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (55)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 6 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest Host · 4 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters · 147 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Special Guest · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited) · 8 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self · 11 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self / Pat Robinson (uncredited) · 1 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self - Guest · 6 eps
Conan
Self · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest Host · 1 eps
The Colbert Report
Self · 1 eps
The View
Self · 3 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 9 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · 1 eps
Chelsea
Self · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self · 5 eps
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self · 2 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self · 1 eps
The History of Comedy
Self · 14 eps
Lorne
Self
Tanner on Tanner
Self · 1 eps
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
I Love You, America
Self · 1 eps
Politically Incorrect
Self · 6 eps
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Overheard with Evan Smith
Self · 1 eps
Biography: Comedy Icons
Self · 1 eps
Minnesota Experience
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Self
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: The Constitution
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Self
Earth to America
Self
Al Franken: God Spoke
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
Self (archive footage)
Hot Grease
Self
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
Self - Roaster
Wellstone!
Self
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Self
Downey Wrote That
Self
Hot Coffee
Self
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
Self
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
Self
Long Strange Trip
Self
Inside the Russian Info War Machine
Self
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
Self - Host
Left of the Dial
Self
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
Self
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
Self
Writing (12)
Saturday Night Live
Writer
When a Man Loves a Woman
Screenplay
Politically Incorrect
Writer
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Writer
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Writer
Stuart Saves His Family
Screenplay
Stuart Saves His Family
Novel
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
Writer
One More Saturday Night
Writer
The Coneheads
Writer
The Paul Simon Special
Writer
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Writer