Al Franken
Known for Acting · 68 credits
- Born
- 1951-05-21 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- 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
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self / Self - Guest Host
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as McSooshi Announcer (voice) (uncredited) / Self - Various Characters / Self - Cameo (uncredited) / 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)
TV Shows (30)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self / Self - Guest Host
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as McSooshi Announcer (voice) (uncredited) / Self - Various Characters / Self - Cameo (uncredited) / 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)
Conan
2010
as Self
The Colbert Report
2005
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest / Self - Guest Host
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Frank Gansmiller
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Al Franken
Chelsea
2016
as Self
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995
as Al (voice)
From the Earth to the Moon
1998
as Jerome Weisner
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self
The Residence
2025
as Aaron Filkins
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
as Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
The History of Comedy
2017
as Self
Clerks
2000
as Mayor McCheese (voice)
LateLine
1998
as Al Freundlich
Tanner on Tanner
2004
as Self
I Love You, America
2017
as Self
Politically Incorrect
1993
as Self
Overheard with Evan Smith
2010
as Self
Minnesota Experience
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Biography: Comedy Icons
2019
as Self
Movies (38)
Trading Places
1983
as Baggage Handler #1
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
as TV Commentator
Lorne
2026
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994
as Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Harvard Man
2001
as Al Franken
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
as Self
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
2024
as Gramps (voice)
Earth to America
2005
as Self
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
2017
as Self
The Words That Built America
2017
as Self - Reader: The Constitution
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
as Self
Stuart Saves His Family
1995
as Stuart Smalley
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988
as The Awesome Pair
Wellstone!
2004
as Self
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
2008
as Self
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
as Self
The Definite Maybe
1997
as Vagabond
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Tunnel Vision
1976
as Al
Hot Coffee
2011
as Self
Downey Wrote That
2025
as Self
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
2002
as Self - Roaster
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
2008
as Self
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981
One More Saturday Night
1986
as Paul Flum
Al Franken: God Spoke
2006
as Self
Left of the Dial
2005
as Self
Long Strange Trip
2017
as Self
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
1985
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
2007
as Self
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
1981
as Self - Host
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
2004
as Self
Inside the Russian Info War Machine
2018
as Self
Hot Grease
2017
as Self
Franken and Davis at Stockton State
1983
as Himself
About Al Franken
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. With 68 credits spanning from 1975 to 2026, Al Franken has appeared in 38 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular Al Franken Movies
- Trading Places (1983) — as Baggage Handler #1
- The Manchurian Candidate (2004) — as TV Commentator
- Lorne (2026) — as Self
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025) — as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995
- When a Man Loves a Woman (1994) — as Co-Pilot (uncredited)
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