Al Franken
Known for Acting
Born May 21, 1951
Place of Birth 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.
Filmography
Trading Places
1983
as Baggage Handler #1
Lorne
2026
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
as Self
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994
as Co-Pilot (uncredited)
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994
Screenplay
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994
Executive Producer
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
as TV Commentator
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
2024
as Gramps (voice)
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
2024
Executive Producer
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
2017
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995
The Words That Built America
2017
as Self - Reader: The Constitution
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
as Self
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
as Self
Earth to America
2005
as Self
Downey Wrote That
2025
as Self
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self
Harvard Man
2001
as Al Franken
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998
Writer
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