Michael Keaton
ActingMichael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor. He has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. In 2016, he was named Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in France. Keaton gained early recognition for his comedic roles in Night Shift (1982), Mr. Mom (1983), and Beetlejuice (1988). He gained wider stardom portraying the title superhero in Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992). He took roles in Clean and Sober (1988), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), The Paper (1994), Multiplicity (1996), Jackie Brown (1997), Jack Frost (1998), Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005), and The Other Guys (2010). He also performed voice roles in the animated films Cars (2006), Toy Story 3 (2010), and Minions (2015). Keaton experienced a career resurgence after taking a starring role as a faded actor attempting a comeback in Alejandro González Iñárritu's Birdman (2014), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He has since acted in biographical dramas such as Spotlight (2015), The Founder (2016), The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), and Worth (2021). He portrayed the Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), while also reprising his roles as Batman in The Flash (2023) and the title role in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024). Keaton starred as a journalist in the HBO film Live from Baghdad (2002). He portrayed a drug-addicted doctor in the Hulu limited series Dopesick (2021), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Keaton directed the films The Merry Gentleman (2008) and Knox Goes Away (2023), in which he also played the starring role.
Known For
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Adrian Toomes / Vulture
Toy Story 3
Ken (voice)
Cars
Chick Hicks (voice)
The Flash
Bruce Wayne / Batman
Batman
Bruce Wayne / Batman
Beetlejuice
Betelgeuse
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice
Batman Returns
Bruce Wayne / Batman
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Riggan
Spotlight
Walter 'Robby' Robinson
Filmography — Acting
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Adrian Toomes / Vulture
Toy Story 3
Ken (voice)
Cars
Chick Hicks (voice)
The Flash
Bruce Wayne / Batman
Batman
Bruce Wayne / Batman
Beetlejuice
Betelgeuse
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice
Batman Returns
Bruce Wayne / Batman
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Riggan
Spotlight
Walter 'Robby' Robinson
American Assassin
Stan Hurley
Morbius
Adrian Toomes
Dumbo
V. A. Vandevere
RoboCop
Raymond Sellars
Jackie Brown
Ray Nicolette
Minions
Walter Nelson (voice)
The Founder
Ray Kroc
The Other Guys
Captain Gene Mauch
Need for Speed
Monarch
First Daughter
President Mackenzie
The Protégé
Michael Rembrandt
Herbie Fully Loaded
Ray Peyton Sr.
Inventing the Abbotts
Narrator (uncredited)
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Ramsey Clark
Minions & More 2
Walter Nelson (voice)
Out of Sight
Ray Nicolette (uncredited)
Much Ado About Nothing
Dogberry
Penthouse North
Hollader
Knox Goes Away
John Knox
Worth
Kenneth Feinberg
Jack Frost
Jack Frost
Pacific Heights
Carter Hayes / James Danforth
Night Shift
Bill Blazejowski
Goodrich
Andy
Multiplicity
Doug Kinney
Desperate Measures
Peter McCabe
Hawaiian Vacation
Ken (voice)
Mr. Mom
Jack
The Paper
Henry Hackett
Post Grad
Walter Malby
Gung Ho
Hunt Stevenson
My Life
Bob Jones
Quicksand
Martin Raikes
White Noise
Jonathan Rivers
She's Having a Baby
Michael Keaton (uncredited)
The Earth Day Special
Charles McIntyre
The Dream Team
Billy Caufield
Johnny Dangerously
Johnny Dangerously
Speechless
Kevin
Clear History
Joe Stumpo
One Good Cop
Artie Lewis
Clean and Sober
Daryl Poynter
The Whisper Man
Francis 'Frank' Carter
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self
Live from Baghdad
Robert Wiener
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self
Game 6
Nicky Rogan
The Last Time
Ted
Rabbit Test
Sailor
The Squeeze
Harry Berg
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Batman (archive footage)
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler
Joey (archive footage) (uncredited)
Binky Nelson Unpacified
Walter Nelson (voice)
A Shot at Glory
Peter Cameron
Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute
Self
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Self - Audition Tape (archive footage)
The Merry Gentleman
Frank Logan
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
Self
Touch and Go
Bobby Barbato
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming
Self
Clemente
Self
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
Self
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
Self
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
Self
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
Self - Host
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
Self
A Different Approach
Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary
Self
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tenacious D: Time Fixers
The Professor
Earth and the American Dream
Reader (voice)
Beetlejuice 3
Beetlejuice
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
Self
Wings Over Water
Narrator
Rabbit Ears - Mose the Fireman
Narrator (voice)
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
Self
Groovin' with Ken
Ken (voice)
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory
Self - Host (segment "75 Years of Blockbuster")
Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor
Himself
An Evening with Lucia Micarelli
Self - Host
Imagine Agents
Sweetwater
Robert Rogers
Ken's Dating Tips: #31 Play Hard to Get
Ken (voice)
Ken's Dating Tips: #24 Know Yourself, Be Yourself
Ken (voice)
Ken's Dating Tips: #48 Communication is Key
Ken (voice)
Ken's Dating Tips
Ken