Al Franken

Acting·May 21, 1951· New York City, New York, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Lorne2026 · Self	Self
Downey Wrote That2025 · Self	Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music2025 · Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995	Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue2024 · Gramps (voice)	Gramps (voice)
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh2019 · Self	Self
Inside the Russian Info War Machine2018 · Self	Self
Hot Grease2017 · Self	Self
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power2017 · Self	Self
The Words That Built America2017 · Self - Reader: The Constitution	Self - Reader: The Constitution
Long Strange Trip2017 · Self	Self
Hot Coffee2011 · Self	Self
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary2008 · Self	Self
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers2008 · Self	Self
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater2007 · Self	Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation2007 · Self	Self
Al Franken: God Spoke2006 · Self	Self
Earth to America2005 · Self	Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found2005 · Self	Self
Left of the Dial2005 · Self	Self
Wellstone!2004 · Self	Self
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable2004 · Self	Self
The Manchurian Candidate2004 · TV Commentator	TV Commentator
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism2004 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase2002 · Self - Roaster	Self - Roaster
Harvard Man2001 · Al Franken	Al Franken
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special1999 · Self	Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman1998 · Writer	Writer
The Definite Maybe1997 · Vagabond	Vagabond
Stuart Saves His Family1995 · Stuart Smalley, Screenplay	Stuart Smalley, Screenplay
When a Man Loves a Woman1994 · Co-Pilot (uncredited), Screenplay	Co-Pilot (uncredited), Screenplay
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary1989 · Self	Self
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel1988 · The Awesome Pair	The Awesome Pair
One More Saturday Night1986 · Paul Flum, Writer	Paul Flum, Writer
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter1985 · Actor	Actor
FFranken and Davis at Stockton State1983 · Himself, Writer	Himself, Writer
The Coneheads1983 · Writer	Writer
Trading Places1983 · Baggage Handler #1	Baggage Handler #1
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever1981 · Actor, Writer	Actor, Writer
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead1981 · Self - Host	Self - Host
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda1979 · Writer	Writer
The Paul Simon Special1977 · Writer	Writer
Tunnel Vision1976 · Al	Al