Al Franken
Acting • Born 1951-05-21
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
127 credits
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
Stuart Saves His Family
Movie • 1995
Stuart Smalley
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
Movie • 2008
Self
Hot Coffee
Movie • 2011
Self
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
Movie • 2007
Self
Left of the Dial
Movie • 2005
Self
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
Movie • 1985
Tunnel Vision
Movie • 1976
Al
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
Movie • 2024
Gramps (voice)
The Definite Maybe
Movie • 1997
Vagabond
Al Franken: God Spoke
Movie • 2006
Self
Earth to America
Movie • 2005
Self
Harvard Man
Movie • 2001
Al Franken
Franken and Davis at Stockton State
Movie • 1983
Himself
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Movie • 2017
Self
When a Man Loves a Woman
Movie • 1994
Co-Pilot (uncredited)
One More Saturday Night
Movie • 1986
Paul Flum
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Movie • 1989
Self
Wellstone!
Movie • 2004
Self
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Movie • 1988
The Awesome Pair
The Words That Built America
Movie • 2017
Self - Reader: The Constitution
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
Movie • 2008
Self
Long Strange Trip
Movie • 2017
Self
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
Movie • 2002
Self - Roaster
Trading Places
Movie • 1983
Baggage Handler #1
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
Movie • 2004
Self
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
Movie • 1981
Self - Host
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Movie • 2019
Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie • 1999
Self
Inside the Russian Info War Machine
Movie • 2018
Self
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Movie • 1981
The Manchurian Candidate
Movie • 2004
TV Commentator
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie • 2025
Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995
Hot Grease
Movie • 2017
Self
Downey Wrote That
Movie • 2025
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Movie • 2005
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Movie • 2007
Self
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
TV • 1995
Al (voice)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Self
LateLine
TV • 1998
Al Freundlich
Politically Incorrect
TV • 1993
Self
The Colbert Report
TV • 2005
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TV • 1999
Self
From the Earth to the Moon
TV • 1998
Jerome Weisner
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
McSooshi Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Chelsea
TV • 2016
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
The History of Comedy
TV • 2017
Self
Tanner on Tanner
TV • 2004
Self
I Love You, America
TV • 2017
Self
Biography: Comedy Icons
TV • 2019
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Various Characters
3rd Rock from the Sun
TV • 1996
Frank Gansmiller
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Special Guest
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self - Guest Host
Clerks
TV • 2000
Mayor McCheese (voice)
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
Minnesota Experience
TV • 2018
Self (archive footage)
The Residence
TV • 2025
Aaron Filkins
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Judge / Cook (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Ron Ziegler (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Crowd Member (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Phone Technician (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Pong Player (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Mourner (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Pong Player #1 (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Pong Player on the Right (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Guest (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Player on the Left (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Bee / Pong Player (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Dancer (uncredited)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest Host
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Lab Technician (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Wanderer (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Voice of Senator / Dr. Alan S. Franken (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Various / Football Player (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
George Jessel / Various (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Various (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Patron (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Patron / Extra (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Mr. Arkansas
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Passenger (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Patron / Jewish Warrior (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Ray Floyd (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Lester Crackfield (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Rod M (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Pete Tagliani
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Guard (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Buzz (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Customer (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
René (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Student (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Two Mile Player (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Shipmate (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Cardinal / Brad Gunderic / Soldier (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Soldier (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Various
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Henry Kissinger / Barry / Delivery Man
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Henry Kissinger
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Roman
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Camper (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Caveman / Motorist (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Joe Daddy / Hunter
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
TV • 2025
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Pinklisting Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
The Life of Vlad the Impalere announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Russian Translator (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Narrator: Big Ball of Sports (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Bartender (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Henry Kissinger (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
ICM Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Various / Announcer (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Psycho Mutant (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Sen. Paul Simon (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self / Pat Robinson (uncredited)
The Larry Sanders Show
TV • 1992
Al Franken
Late Show with David Letterman
TV • 1993
Self - Guest