Acting credits
66
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Al Franken
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.6
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Movies: 41Series: 29Crew credits: 12
TMDB ID: 65348
IMDb ID: nm0291253
Known for: Acting
Born: May 21, 1951
Age: 75
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2026
Years active: 52
Average TMDB rating: 6.55
Wikidata: Q319084
Other jobs
Writer (7)Screenplay (2)Additional Writing (1)Executive Producer (1)Producer (1)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Al Franken.
as Self
Lorne
2026 β’ Movie
as Self
Downey Wrote That
2025 β’ Movie
as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 β’ Movie
as Gramps (voice)
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
2024 β’ Movie
as Self
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019 β’ Movie
as Self
Inside the Russian Info War Machine
2018 β’ Movie
as Self
Hot Grease
2017 β’ Movie
as Self
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
2017 β’ Movie
as Self - Reader: The Constitution
The Words That Built America
2017 β’ Movie
as Self
Long Strange Trip
2017 β’ Movie
as Self
Hot Coffee
2011 β’ Movie
as Self
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
2008 β’ Movie
as Self
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
2008 β’ Movie
as Self
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
2007 β’ Movie
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007 β’ Movie
as Self
Al Franken: God Spoke
2006 β’ Movie
as Self
Earth to America
2005 β’ Movie
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005 β’ Movie
as Self
Left of the Dial
2005 β’ Movie
as Self
Wellstone!
2004 β’ Movie
as Self
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
2004 β’ Movie
as TV Commentator
The Manchurian Candidate
2004 β’ Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
2004 β’ Movie
as Self - Roaster
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
2002 β’ Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Al Franken.
as Aaron Filkins β’ 7 eps
The Residence
2025 β’ Series
as Self β’ 2 eps
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025 β’ Series
as Self β’ 1 eps
Biography: Comedy Icons
2019 β’ Series
as Self (archive footage) β’ 1 eps
Minnesota Experience
2018 β’ Series
as Self β’ 1 eps
I Love You, America
2017 β’ Series
as Self β’ 14 eps
The History of Comedy
2017 β’ Series
as Self β’ 1 eps
Chelsea
2016 β’ Series
as Self - Guest β’ 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 β’ Series
as Self β’ 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 β’ Series
as Self β’ 2 eps
Conan
2010 β’ Series
as Self β’ 1 eps
Overheard with Evan Smith
2010 β’ Series
as Self β’ 1 eps
The Colbert Report
2005 β’ Series
as Self β’ 1 eps
Tanner on Tanner
2004 β’ Series
as Self - Guest β’ 6 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 β’ Series
as Self - Guest β’ 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 β’ Series
as Mayor McCheese (voice) β’ 1 eps
Clerks
2000 β’ Series
as Self β’ 5 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999 β’ Series
as Jerome Weisner β’ 1 eps
From the Earth to the Moon
1998 β’ Series
as Self β’ 3 eps
The View
1997 β’ Series
as Self β’ 6 eps
The Daily Show
1996 β’ Series
as Self β’ 1 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 β’ Series
as Frank Gansmiller β’ 1 eps
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996 β’ Series
as Al (voice) β’ 1 eps
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995 β’ Series
as Self - Guest β’ 9 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 β’ Series