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.
Known For
Trading Places
(1983)
Baggage Handler #1
The Manchurian Candidate
(2004)
TV Commentator
When a Man Loves a Woman
(1994)
Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Earth to America
(2005)
Self
The Words That Built America
(2017)
Reader - The Constitution
Full Filmography
Acting
Tunnel Vision
(1976)
Al
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
(1981)
Self - Host
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
(1981)
Trading Places
(1983)
Baggage Handler #1
Franken and Davis at Stockton State
(1984)
Himself
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
(1985)
One More Saturday Night
(1986)
Paul Flum
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
(1988)
The Awesome Pair
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
(1989)
Self
When a Man Loves a Woman
(1994)
Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Stuart Saves His Family
(1995)
Stuart Smalley
The Definite Maybe
(1997)
Vagabond
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
(1999)
Self
Harvard Man
(2001)
Al Franken
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
(2002)
Self - Roaster
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
(2004)
Self (archive footage)
Wellstone!
(2004)
Self
Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable
(2004)
Self
The Manchurian Candidate
(2004)
TV Commentator
Left of the Dial
(2005)
Himself
Earth to America
(2005)
Self
Al Franken: God Spoke
(2006)
Self
Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater
(2007)
Self
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
(2008)
Himself
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
(2008)
Himself
Hot Coffee
(2011)
Himself
The Words That Built America
(2017)
Reader - The Constitution
Long Strange Trip
(2017)
Self
David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
(2017)
Self
Inside the Russian Info War Machine
(2018)
self
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
(2019)
Gracie and Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
(2024)
Gramps (voice)
Writing
The Paul Simon Special
(1977)
Writer
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
(1979)
Writer
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
(1981)
Writer
The Coneheads
(1983)
Writer
Franken and Davis at Stockton State
(1984)
Writer
One More Saturday Night
(1986)
Writer
When a Man Loves a Woman
(1994)
Screenplay
Stuart Saves His Family
(1995)
Screenplay and Novel
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
(1998)
Writer
Production