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Al Franken

Al Franken

Acting·1951·41 films

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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As Actor

Trading Places
Trading Places (1983)Baggage Handler #1
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)TV Commentator
When a Man Loves a Woman
When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)Co-Pilot (uncredited)
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017)Self
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue (2024)Gramps (voice)
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004)Self (archive footage)
Hot Coffee
Hot Coffee (2011)Self
Harvard Man
Harvard Man (2001)Al Franken
Stuart Saves His Family
Stuart Saves His Family (1995)Stuart Smalley
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999)Self
Tunnel Vision
Tunnel Vision (1976)Al
Long Strange Trip
Long Strange Trip (2017)Self
The Words That Built America
The Words That Built America (2017)Self - Reader: The Constitution
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase (2002)Self - Roaster
Al Franken: God Spoke
Al Franken: God Spoke (2006)Self
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers (2008)Self
Lorne
Lorne (2026)Self
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989)Self
One More Saturday Night
One More Saturday Night (1986)Paul Flum
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh (2019)Self
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981)
Left of the Dial
Left of the Dial (2005)Self
Earth to America
Earth to America (2005)Self
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel (1988)The Awesome Pair
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable (2004)Self
The Definite Maybe
The Definite Maybe (1997)Vagabond
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead (1981)Self - Host
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater (2007)Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found (2005)Self
Downey Wrote That
Downey Wrote That (2025)Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation (2007)Self
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary (2008)Self
Wellstone!
Wellstone! (2004)Self
Hot Grease
Hot Grease (2017)Self
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter (1985)
Inside the Russian Info War Machine
Inside the Russian Info War Machine (2018)Self

As Writer

When a Man Loves a Woman
When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)
Stuart Saves His Family
Stuart Saves His Family (1995)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (1998)
The Coneheads
The Coneheads (1983)
One More Saturday Night
One More Saturday Night (1986)
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981)
The Paul Simon Special
The Paul Simon Special (1977)
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda (1979)