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Al Franken

Al Franken

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.

Born

May 21, 1951

New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

39 acting

13 crew

Popularity

1.8

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Known For

Trading Places

Trading Places

1983

as Baggage Handler #1
The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

2004

as TV Commentator
When a Man Loves a Woman

When a Man Loves a Woman

1994

as Co-Pilot (uncredited)
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

2017

as Self
Trading Places
Trading Places
1983 • as Baggage Handler #1
★ 7.2
Lorne
Lorne
2026 • as Self
★ 6.9
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
2004 • as TV Commentator
★ 6.5
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 • as Self
★ 6.8
When a Man Loves a Woman
When a Man Loves a Woman
1994 • as Co-Pilot (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
2024 • as Gramps (voice)
★ 6.8
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
2017 • as Self
★ 6.6
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999 • as Self
★ 6.9
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981
★ 7.6
Harvard Man
Harvard Man
2001 • as Al Franken
★ 4.7
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 • as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member / Self - Producer 1975 - 1995
★ 7.7
Hot Grease
Hot Grease
2017 • as Self
Wellstone!
Wellstone!
2004 • as Self
The Words That Built America
The Words That Built America
2017 • as Self - Reader: The Constitution
★ 6.0
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
2004 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005 • as Self
★ 8.0
Downey Wrote That
Downey Wrote That
2025 • as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007 • as Self
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989 • as Self
★ 7.8
Stuart Saves His Family
Stuart Saves His Family
1995 • as Stuart Smalley
★ 5.2
Earth to America
Earth to America
2005 • as Self
★ 7.7
Hot Coffee
Hot Coffee
2011 • as Self
★ 7.2
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988 • as The Awesome Pair
★ 8.0
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
2019 • as Self
★ 7.2
Tunnel Vision
Tunnel Vision
1976 • as Al
★ 4.8
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
2002 • as Self - Roaster
★ 5.5
Long Strange Trip
Long Strange Trip
2017 • as Self
★ 8.1
Al Franken: God Spoke
Al Franken: God Spoke
2006 • as Self
★ 6.9
One More Saturday Night
One More Saturday Night
1986 • as Paul Flum
★ 4.2
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
1981 • as Self - Host
★ 8.5
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
2007 • as Self
★ 6.0
The Definite Maybe
The Definite Maybe
1997 • as Vagabond
★ 4.5
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
2008 • as Self
★ 4.6
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
2008 • as Self
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
2004 • as Self
★ 7.0
Left of the Dial
Left of the Dial
2005 • as Self
★ 7.4
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
1985
movie
Franken and Davis at Stockton State
1983 • as Himself
★ 8.0
Inside the Russian Info War Machine
Inside the Russian Info War Machine
2018 • as Self