Al Franken
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2025
Downey Wrote That as Self
2025The Residence as Aaron Filkins
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night as Self
2024Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue as Gramps (voice)
2019Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019Biography: Comedy Icons as Self
2018Minnesota Experience as Self (archive footage)
2018Inside the Russian Info War Machine as Self
2017Hot Grease as Self
2017I Love You, America as Self
2017An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power as Self
2017The Words That Built America as Self - Reader: The Constitution
2017Long Strange Trip as Self
2017The History of Comedy as Self
2016Chelsea as Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2011Hot Coffee as Self
2010Conan as Self
2008Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary as Self
2008Lord, Save Us from Your Followers as Self
2007Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater as Self
2007Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation as Self
2006Al Franken: God Spoke as Self
2005Earth to America as Self
2005The Colbert Report as Self
2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found as Self
2005Left of the Dial as Self
2004Wellstone! as Self
2004Tanner on Tanner as Self
2004Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable as Self
2004The Manchurian Candidate as TV Commentator
2004Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism as Self (archive footage)
2003Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest Host
2002The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase as Self - Roaster
2001Harvard Man as Al Franken
2000Clerks as Mayor McCheese (voice)
1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special as Self
1999The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self
1998From the Earth to the Moon as Jerome Weisner
1998LateLine as Al Freundlich
1997The View as Self
1997The Definite Maybe as Vagabond
1996The Daily Show as Self
1996The Daily Show as Self - Guest Host
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
19963rd Rock from the Sun as Frank Gansmiller
1995Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Al (voice)
1995Stuart Saves His Family as Stuart Smalley
1994When a Man Loves a Woman as Co-Pilot (uncredited)
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1993Politically Incorrect as Self
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
1989Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self
1988Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel as The Awesome Pair
1986One More Saturday Night as Paul Flum
1985Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
1983Franken and Davis at Stockton State as Himself
1983Trading Places as Baggage Handler #1
1981Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead as Self - Host
1976Tunnel Vision as Al
1975Saturday Night Live as McSooshi Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Special Guest
1975Saturday Night Live as Judge / Cook (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Ron Ziegler (voice) (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Crowd Member (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Phone Technician (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Pong Player (voice) (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Mourner (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Pong Player #1 (voice) (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Pong Player on the Right (voice) (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Guest (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Player on the Left (voice) (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Bee / Pong Player (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Dancer (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Lab Technician (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Wanderer (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Voice of Senator / Dr. Alan S. Franken (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Self (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Various / Football Player (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as George Jessel / Various (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Self
1975Saturday Night Live as Various (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Patron (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Patron / Extra (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Mr. Arkansas (as Franken & Davis)
1975Saturday Night Live as Passenger (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Self (as Franken)
1975Saturday Night Live as Patron / Jewish Warrior (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Ray Floyd (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Self (as Franken and Davis)
1975Saturday Night Live as Lester Crackfield (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Rod M (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Pete Tagliani (as Franken)
1975Saturday Night Live as Guard (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Buzz (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Customer (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Various (as Franken)
1975Saturday Night Live as René (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Student (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Two Mile Player (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Shipmate (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Cardinal / Brad Gunderic / Soldier (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Soldier (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Various
1975Saturday Night Live as Henry Kissinger / Barry / Delivery Man
1975Saturday Night Live as Henry Kissinger
1975Saturday Night Live as Roman
1975Saturday Night Live as Camper (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Caveman / Motorist (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Joe Daddy / Hunter