Directed credits
0
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Al Franken
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.7
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew 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
Frequent 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
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Al Franken.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Al Franken.
as Jerome Weisner β’ 1 eps
From the Earth to the Moon
1998 β’ Series
as Al Franken β’ 1 eps
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 β’ Series
as Aaron Filkins β’ 7 eps
The Residence
2025 β’ Series
as Frank Gansmiller β’ 1 eps
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996 β’ Series
as Self - Guest β’ 9 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 β’ Series
as Mayor McCheese (voice) β’ 1 eps
Clerks
2000 β’ Series
as Self β’ 2 eps
Conan
2010 β’ Series
as Self β’ 1 eps
The Colbert Report
2005 β’ Series
Producer β’ 171 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 β’ Series
as Self - Guest β’ 3 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 β’ Series
as Self β’ 6 eps
The Daily Show
1996 β’ Series
as Self - Guest β’ 6 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 β’ Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Al Franken.
as Baggage Handler #1
Trading Places
1983 β’ Movie
as Self
Lorne
2026 β’ Movie
as TV Commentator
The Manchurian Candidate
2004 β’ Movie
Screenplay
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994 β’ Movie
as Self
Downey Wrote That
2025 β’ Movie
as Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999 β’ Movie
as Self
Wellstone!
2004 β’ Movie
as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 β’ Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Al Franken.
as Self β’ 6 eps
The Daily Show
1996 β’ Series
as Self β’ 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 β’ Series
as Self - Guest β’ 3 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 β’ Series
as Self - Guest β’ 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 β’ Series
as Self β’ 2 eps
Conan
2010 β’ Series
as Self β’ 1 eps
The Colbert Report
2005 β’ Series
as Self - Guest β’ 6 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 β’ Series
Producer β’ 171 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 β’ Series
as Self β’ 3 eps
The View
1997 β’ Series
as Self - Guest β’ 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 β’ Series
as Self - Guest β’ 9 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 β’ Series
as Self β’ 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 β’ Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Al Franken.
Executive Producer
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
2024 β’ Movie
Writer
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998 β’ Movie
Screenplay
Stuart Saves His Family
1995 β’ Movie
Screenplay
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994 β’ Movie
Writer
One More Saturday Night
1986 β’ Movie
Writer
The Coneheads
1983 β’ Movie
Writer
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981 β’ Movie
Writer
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
1979 β’ Movie
Writer
The Paul Simon Special
1977 β’ Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Al Franken.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for 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
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for 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