Al Franken

Known for: Acting

Born: 1951-05-21 (age 75)

From: New York City, New York, USA

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 (68)

MOVIE★ 6.9
Lorne
2026
as Self
MOVIE
Downey Wrote That
2025
as Self
TV★ 7.5
The Residence
2025
as Aaron Filkins
MOVIE★ 7.8
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995
TV★ 8.0
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.9
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
2024
as Gramps (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.2
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019
as Self
TV
Biography: Comedy Icons
2019
as Self
TV
Minnesota Experience
2018
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Inside the Russian Info War Machine
2018
as Self
MOVIE
Hot Grease
2017
as Self
TV★ 6.6
I Love You, America
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Words That Built America
2017
as Self - Reader: The Constitution
MOVIE★ 8.1
Long Strange Trip
2017
as Self
TV★ 6.6
The History of Comedy
2017
as Self
TV★ 5.1
Chelsea
2016
as Self
TV★ 5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TV★ 5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.2
Hot Coffee
2011
as Self
TV★ 7.2
Conan
2010
as Self
TV
Overheard with Evan Smith
2010
as Self
MOVIE
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
2008
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.6
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
2008
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
2007
as Self
MOVIE
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.9
Al Franken: God Spoke
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.7
Earth to America
2005
as Self
TV★ 6.9
The Colbert Report
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.4
Left of the Dial
2005
as Self
MOVIE
Wellstone!
2004
as Self
TV★ 10.0
Tanner on Tanner
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
as TV Commentator
MOVIE★ 7.0
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
2004
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 6.1
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self - Guest
TV★ 5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 5.5
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
2002
as Self - Roaster
MOVIE★ 4.7
Harvard Man
2001
as Al Franken
TV★ 7.2
Clerks
2000
as Mayor McCheese (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
as Self
TV★ 5.2
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self
TV★ 8.1
From the Earth to the Moon
1998
as Jerome Weisner
TV★ 7.0
LateLine
1998
as Al Freundlich
TV★ 4.3
The View
1997
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.5
The Definite Maybe
1997
as Vagabond
TV★ 6.4
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
TV★ 4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self
TV★ 7.5
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Frank Gansmiller
TV★ 7.9
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995
as Al (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.3
Stuart Saves His Family
1995
as Stuart Smalley
MOVIE★ 6.6
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994
as Co-Pilot (uncredited)
TV★ 7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TV★ 6.4
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
TV★ 5.9
Politically Incorrect
1993
as Self
TV★ 7.7
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Al Franken
TV★ 5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.8
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988
as The Awesome Pair
MOVIE★ 4.2
One More Saturday Night
1986
as Paul Flum
MOVIE
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
1985
MOVIE★ 8.0
Franken and Davis at Stockton State
1983
as Himself
MOVIE★ 7.2
Trading Places
1983
as Baggage Handler #1
MOVIE★ 7.6
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981
MOVIE★ 8.5
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
1981
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 4.8
Tunnel Vision
1976
as Al
TV★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
as McSooshi Announcer (voice) (uncredited)