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
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
Gramps (voice)
When a Man Loves a Woman
Co-Pilot (uncredited)
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
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
The Awesome Pair
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
1985
The Definite Maybe
Vagabond
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
The Residence
Aaron Filkins · 7 eps
From the Earth to the Moon
Jerome Weisner · 1 eps
Clerks
Mayor McCheese (voice) · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (55)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 6 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest Host · 4 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Conan
Self · 2 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
The Colbert Report
Self · 1 eps
The View
Self · 3 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest Host · 1 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self - Guest · 6 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
The History of Comedy
Self · 14 eps
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self · 2 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self · 1 eps
I Love You, America
Self · 1 eps
Tanner on Tanner
Self · 1 eps
Politically Incorrect
Self · 6 eps
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
Lorne
Self
Biography: Comedy Icons
Self · 1 eps
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Self
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: The Constitution
Overheard with Evan Smith
Self · 1 eps
Al Franken: God Spoke
Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self
Earth to America
Self
Downey Wrote That
Self
Minnesota Experience
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Hot Grease
Self
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
Self (archive footage)
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
Self - Host
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
Self
Wellstone!
Self
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
Self
Long Strange Trip
Self
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
Self - Roaster
Left of the Dial
Self
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Self
Hot Coffee
Self
Inside the Russian Info War Machine
Self
Writing (12)
Saturday Night Live
Writer
When a Man Loves a Woman
Screenplay
Politically Incorrect
Writer
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
Writer
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Writer
Stuart Saves His Family
Screenplay
Stuart Saves His Family
Novel
One More Saturday Night
Writer
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Writer
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Writer
The Coneheads
Writer
The Paul Simon Special
Writer