Al Franken

Al Franken

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

May 21, 1951 (75 yrs)

place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

total credits

37 movies

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

Trading Places

Trading Places

as Baggage Handler #1

Lorne

Lorne

as Self

The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

as TV Commentator

When a Man Loves a Woman

When a Man Loves a Woman

as Co-Pilot (uncredited)

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

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

Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

as Gramps (voice)

Filmography

37 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Trading Places
7.2

Trading Places

1983as Baggage Handler #1
Lorne
6.3

Lorne

2026as Self
The Manchurian Candidate
6.5

The Manchurian Candidate

2004as TV Commentator
When a Man Loves a Woman
6.6

When a Man Loves a Woman

1994as Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
7.8

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
6.9

Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue

2024as Gramps (voice)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
6.9

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

1999as Self
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
7.8

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

1989as Self
Harvard Man
4.7

Harvard Man

2001as Al Franken
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
6.6

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

2017as Self
The Words That Built America
6.0

The Words That Built America

2017as Self - Reader: The Constitution
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
8.0

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

2005as Self
Earth to America
7.7

Earth to America

2005as Self
Tunnel Vision
4.8

Tunnel Vision

1976as Al
Stuart Saves His Family
5.3

Stuart Saves His Family

1995as Stuart Smalley
Hot Coffee
7.2

Hot Coffee

2011as Self
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
7.0

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

2004as Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

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

2007as Self
One More Saturday Night
4.2

One More Saturday Night

1986as Paul Flum
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
7.2

Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

2019as Self
Al Franken: God Spoke
6.9

Al Franken: God Spoke

2006as Self
Downey Wrote That

Downey Wrote That

2025as Self
Long Strange Trip
8.1

Long Strange Trip

2017as Self
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
5.5

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase

2002as Self - Roaster
Wellstone!

Wellstone!

2004as Self
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
8.0

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

1988as The Awesome Pair
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary

Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary

2008as Self
The Definite Maybe
4.5

The Definite Maybe

1997as Vagabond
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
7.6

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

1981
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
8.5

Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead

1981as Self - Host
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
6.0

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater

2007as Self
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
7.0

Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable

2004as Self
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
4.6

Lord, Save Us from Your Followers

2008as Self
Left of the Dial
7.4

Left of the Dial

2005as Self
Hot Grease

Hot Grease

2017as Self
Inside the Russian Info War Machine

Inside the Russian Info War Machine

2018as Self
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter

Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter

1985