
Actor
Al Franken
Born 1951 · 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.
Acting

Trading Places
Baggage Handler #1 · 1983

The Manchurian Candidate
TV Commentator · 2004

3rd Rock from the Sun
Frank Gansmiller · 1996

The Residence
Aaron Filkins · 2025

Saturday Night Live
McSooshi Announcer (voice) (uncredited) · 1975

The Daily Show
Self · 1996

Conan
Self · 2010

From the Earth to the Moon
Jerome Weisner · 1998

The Colbert Report
Self · 2005

When a Man Loves a Woman
Co-Pilot (uncredited) · 1994

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1993

The Larry Sanders Show
Al Franken · 1992

Clerks
Mayor McCheese (voice) · 2000

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 2014

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Self · 2017

Real Time with Bill Maher
Self - Guest · 2003

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Al (voice) · 1995

Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1993

Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
Gramps (voice) · 2024

Hot Coffee
Self · 2011

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
Self (archive footage) · 2004

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 2003

Long Strange Trip
Self · 2017

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995 · 2025
Writing

Saturday Night Live
Writer · 1975

When a Man Loves a Woman
Screenplay · 1994

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Writer · 1998

The Paul Simon Special
Writer · 1977

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Writer · 1981
Franken and Davis at Stockton State
Writer · 1983

Stuart Saves His Family
Screenplay · 1995

Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
Writer · 1979
LateLine
Writer · 1998

Politically Incorrect
Writer · 1993

The Coneheads
Writer · 1983

One More Saturday Night
Writer · 1986