Al Franken
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Acting Credits
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
Lorne
2026
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995
Downey Wrote That
2025
as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
as Self
The Residence
2025
as Aaron Filkins
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
as Self
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
2024
as Gramps (voice)
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019
as Self
Biography: Comedy Icons
2019
as Self
Inside the Russian Info War Machine
2018
as Self
Minnesota Experience
2018
as Self (archive footage)
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
2017
as Self
The Words That Built America
2017
as Self - Reader: The Constitution
Long Strange Trip
2017
as Self
Hot Grease
2017
as Self
The History of Comedy
2017
as Self
I Love You, America
2017
as Self
Chelsea
2016
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Hot Coffee
2011
as Self
Conan
2010
as Self
Overheard with Evan Smith
2010
as Self
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
2008
as Self
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
2008
as Self
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
2007
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
as Self
Al Franken: God Spoke
2006
as Self
Left of the Dial
2005
as Self
Earth to America
2005
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
as Self
The Colbert Report
2005
as Self
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Wellstone!
2004
as Self
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
2004
as Self
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
as TV Commentator
Tanner on Tanner
2004
as Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest Host
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
2002
as Self - Roaster
Harvard Man
2001
as Al Franken
Clerks
2000
as Mayor McCheese (voice)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self
LateLine
1998
as Al Freundlich
From the Earth to the Moon
1998
as Jerome Weisner
The Definite Maybe
1997
as Vagabond
The View
1997
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Frank Gansmiller
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest Host
Stuart Saves His Family
1995
as Stuart Smalley
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995
as Al (voice)
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994
as Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Politically Incorrect
1993
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Al Franken
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988
as The Awesome Pair
One More Saturday Night
1986
as Paul Flum
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
1985
Franken and Davis at Stockton State
1983
as Himself
Trading Places
1983
as Baggage Handler #1
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
1981
as Self - Host
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981
Tunnel Vision
1976
as Al
Saturday Night Live
1975
as McSooshi Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Special Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Judge / Cook (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Ron Ziegler (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Crowd Member (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Phone Technician (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Pong Player (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Mourner (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Pong Player #1 (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Pong Player on the Right (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Guest (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Player on the Left (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Bee / Pong Player (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Dancer (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Lab Technician (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Wanderer (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Voice of Senator / Dr. Alan S. Franken (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Various / Football Player (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as George Jessel / Various (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Various (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Patron (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Patron / Extra (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Mr. Arkansas
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Passenger (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Patron / Jewish Warrior (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Ray Floyd (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Lester Crackfield (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Rod M (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Pete Tagliani
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Guard (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Buzz (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Customer (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as René (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Student (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Two Mile Player (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Shipmate (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Cardinal / Brad Gunderic / Soldier (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Soldier (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Various
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Camper (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Caveman / Motorist (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Pinklisting Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as The Life of Vlad the Impalere announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Russian Translator (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Narrator: Big Ball of Sports (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Bartender (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Henry Kissinger (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as ICM Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Various / Announcer (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Psycho Mutant (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Sen. Paul Simon (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self / Pat Robinson (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Stuart Smalley (uncredited)