Al Franken

Al Franken

Acting
Born May 21, 1951
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.

Known For

Filmography — Acting

Trading Places
7.2
1983

Trading Places

Baggage Handler #1

The Manchurian Candidate
6.5
2004

The Manchurian Candidate

TV Commentator

When a Man Loves a Woman
6.6
1994

When a Man Loves a Woman

Co-Pilot (uncredited)

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
7.8
2025

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995

The Words That Built America
6.0
2017

The Words That Built America

Self - Reader: The Constitution

Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
6.9
2024

Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

Gramps (voice)

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
6.8
1999

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Self

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
6.6
2017

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

Self

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
7.6
1989

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

Self

Earth to America
8.0
2005

Earth to America

Self

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

Self

Stuart Saves His Family
5.2
1995

Stuart Saves His Family

Stuart Smalley

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
7.0
2004

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

Self (archive footage)

Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007

Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

Self

Downey Wrote That
2025

Downey Wrote That

Self

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
8.5
1988

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel

The Awesome Pair

Al Franken: God Spoke
6.9
2006

Al Franken: God Spoke

Self

Tunnel Vision
4.5
1976

Tunnel Vision

Al

Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
7.2
2019

Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

Self

Harvard Man
4.6
2001

Harvard Man

Al Franken

Long Strange Trip
8.1
2017

Long Strange Trip

Self

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
7.5
1981

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

The Definite Maybe
2.0
1997

The Definite Maybe

Vagabond

Hot Coffee
7.2
2011

Hot Coffee

Self

Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
4.6
2008

Lord, Save Us from Your Followers

Self

One More Saturday Night
3.2
1986

One More Saturday Night

Paul Flum

Wellstone!
2004

Wellstone!

Self

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
5.1
2002

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase

Self - Roaster

Left of the Dial
7.5
2005

Left of the Dial

Self

Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
10.0
1981

Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead

Self - Host

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
6.0
2007

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

Self

Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
2008

Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary

Self

Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
1985

Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter

Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
6.5
2004

Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable

Self

Inside the Russian Info War Machine
2018

Inside the Russian Info War Machine

Self

1983

Franken and Davis at Stockton State

Himself

Hot Grease
2017

Hot Grease

Self

Filmography — Crew