Michael McKean

Acting

Born 17/10/1947
New York City, New York, USA

Michael McKean (born October 17, 1947) is an American actor, comedian, writer, composer and musician, perhaps best known for Laverne & Shirley, Spinal Tap and Better Call Saul.

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Known For

Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
2026
In Memoriam
2026
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025
No Friends
2025
The Diplomat
2023
The Diplomat
2023
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
2022
Jerry & Marge Go Large
2022
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
2022
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2021
Playing God
2021
Rugrats
2021
Pink Skies Ahead
2020
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
2020
Breeders
2020
Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers
2019
Daddio
2019
Good Omens
2019
The Good Place
2016
50 Years of Star Trek
2016
The Meddler
2016
Talking Saul
2016
Billions
2016
Food: Fact or Fiction?
2015
Grace and Frankie
2015
Better Call Saul
2015
21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014
The 7D
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
2013
10 Rules for Sleeping Around
2013
Drunk History
2013
Family Tree
2013
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
2013
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
2012
The Words
2012
Veep
2012
Homeland
2011
ThunderCats
2011
Happy Endings
2011
Off the Map
2011
Glory Daze
2010
Pure Country 2: The Gift
2010
Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer
2009
Whatever Works
2009
Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
2009
Castle
2009
Childrens Hospital
2008
Adventures of Power
2008
The Thick of It
2007
Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen
2007
The Grand
2007
Joshua
2007
The Year Without a Santa Claus
2006
For Your Consideration
2006
Help Me Help You
2006
Relative Strangers
2006
The Unit
2006
Open Wide: Tooth School Inside
2006
The Producers
2005
Arnie the Doughnut
2005
Hopeless Pictures
2005
The Aristocrats
2005
Catscratch
2005
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
American Dad!
2005
Boston Legal
2004
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
2004
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
A Mighty Wind
2003
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
100 Mile Rule
2002
Auto Focus
2002
The Guru
2002
Slap Her... She's French
2002
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
2002
Justice League
2001
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
2001
Smallville
2001
My First Mister
2001
Alias
2001
Oswald
2001
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
Primetime Glick
2001
Teddy Bears' Picnic
2001
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell
2001
Never Again
2001
The Lone Gunmen
2001
The Zeta Project
2001
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
2000
Little Nicky
2000
As Told by Ginger
2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Best in Show
2000
Beautiful
2000
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
2000
The Huntress
2000
Strip Mall
2000
Clerks
2000
Snowden's Christmas
1999
The Early Show
1999
Mystery, Alaska
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
1999
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
True Crime
1999
Family Guy
1999
Family Guy
1999
Kill the Man
1999
Batman Beyond
1999
Providence
1999
101 Dalmatians Christmas
1998
With Friends Like These
1998
Archibald the Rainbow Painter
1998
Small Soldiers
1998
Final Justice
1998
The Pass
1998
Veronica's Closet
1997
The Weird Al Show
1997
The New Batman Adventures
1997
101 Dalmatians: The Series
1997
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
1997
Still Breathing
1997
No Strings Attached
1997
The View
1997
Nothing to Lose
1997
That Darn Cat
1997
Jungle Cubs (Volume 1): Born to be Wild
1996
Hey Arnold!
1996
Jungle Cubs
1996
Road Rovers
1996
Jack
1996
The Sunshine Boys
1996
The Pompatus of Love
1996
Edie & Pen
1996
Film Independent Spirit Awards
1996
Tracey Takes On...
1996
Mr. Show with Bob and David
1995
Caroline in the City
1995
Pinky and the Brain
1995
The Brady Bunch Movie
1995
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
Radioland Murders
1994
Across the Moon
1994
Friends
1994
Airheads
1994
MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice
1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
Duckman
1994
The Nanny
1993
Boy Meets World
1993
Animaniacs
1993
Animaniacs
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Animaniacs
1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
The X-Files
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Coneheads
1993
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
1992
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
1992
Man Trouble
1992
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992
Amnesty International's Big 30
1991
Sessions
1991
True Identity
1991
Murder in High Places
1991
Dinosaurs
1991
Dinosaurs
1991
Dinosaurs
1991
Dinosaurs
1991
Dinosaurs
1991
Dinosaurs
1991
Dinosaurs
1991
Dinosaurs
1991
Dinosaurs
1991
Dinosaurs
1991
Dinosaurs
1991
Dinosaurs
1991
Law & Order
1990
Law & Order
1990
Book of Love
1990
Dream On
1990
Flashback
1990
Grand
1990
The Simpsons
1989
The Simpsons
1989
The Big Picture
1989
Hider in the House
1989
Earth Girls Are Easy
1988
Portrait of a White Marriage
1988
Short Circuit 2
1988
A Father's Homecoming
1988
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987
Daniel and the Towers
1987
Double Agent
1987
Light of Day
1987
Davy Crockett
1986
Johnny Appleseed
1986
Jumpin' Jack Flash
1986
Classified Love
1986
The Hear 'n Aid Sessions
1986
The History of White People in America: Volume II
1986
Clue
1985
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
D.A.R.Y.L.
1985
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Jeopardy!
1984
This Is Spinal Tap
1984
Imps*
1983
Young Doctors in Love
1982
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
1981
Likely Stories Vol. 1
1981
Used Cars
1980
Fridays
1980
Goodtime Girls
1980
1941
1979
The T.V. Show
1979
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
More Than Friends
1978
Cracking Up
1977
Laverne & Shirley
1976
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Dinah!
1974
Happy Days
1974
Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale
Sesame Street
1969
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Oscars
1953