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Michael McKean

Acting · Born 1947-10-17 · 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.

Credits · 216

Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America

2026 · Michael Finney

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

2025 · David St. Hubbins

2023 · President William Rayburn

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

Jerry & Marge Go Large

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

2022 · Sleazy MC

My Little Pony: A New Generation

2021 · Argyle (voice)

2021 · Grandpa Lou Pickles (voice)

Pink Skies Ahead

2020 · Richard

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time

2020 · Michael

Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers

2019 · Narrator (voice)

2019 · Sergeant Shadwell

2016 · Doug Forcett

50 Years of Star Trek

2016 · Self - Guest

2016 · Melville Revere

Food: Fact or Fiction?

2015 · Himself

Grace and Frankie

Better Call Saul

2015 · Chuck McGill

21 Years: Richard Linklater

2014 · Self - Actor

2014 · Uncle Humidor (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

2013 · Dr. Bartholomew Wolper (voice)

10 Rules for Sleeping Around

2013 · Jeffrey Fields

2013 · Carl Laemmle

2013 · Keith Chadwick

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2

2013 · Bartholomew Wolper (voice)

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

2012 · Dr. Bartholomew Wolper (voice)

2012 · Nelson Wylie

2012 · Governor Ballentine

2011 · Jeffrey Turner

2011 · Vultaire (voice)

2011 · Big Dave

2011 · Ed Greenman

Pure Country 2: The Gift

2010 · Angel Joseph

Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer

2009 · Joe - Boris' Friend #3

Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead

2009 · David St. Hubbins

2009 · Victor Baron

Childrens Hospital

Adventures of Power

The Thick of It

2007 · Glen Glahm

Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen

2007 · Kalgoron (voice)

2007 · Steve Lavisch

2007 · Chester

The Year Without a Santa Claus

2006 · Snow Miser

For Your Consideration

2006 · Lane Iverson

Help Me Help You

Relative Strangers

2006 · Ken Hyman

2006 · Dr. Donald Metz

2005 · Prison Trustee

Arnie the Doughnut

2005 · Narrator / Arnie the Doughnut (voice)

Hopeless Pictures

The Aristocrats

2005 · Groink (voice)

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

Candor City Hospital

Candor City Hospital

2005 · Patient

2005 · Emperor Zing (voice)

2004 · Dwight Biddle

The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

2004 · Self - Guest

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

2003 · William Christy Cabanne

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2003 · Jerry Palter

Haunted Lighthouse 4-D

2003 · Captain Van Legge

Real Time with Bill Maher

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 · David St. Hubbins - Guest/Musical Guest

2002 · Video Executive

Slap Her... She's French

2002 · Monsieur Duke

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II

2002 · Sarousch (voice)

2001 · The Sportsman / Sgt. O'Shaughnessey (voice)

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

2001 · Mr. Bream (voice)

2001 · Perry White

My First Mister

2001 · Atticus Liddell

2001 · Louie (voice)

2001 · Bird (voice)

Primetime Glick

2001 · Adrien Van Voorhees

Teddy Bears' Picnic

2001 · Porterfield 'Porty' Pendleton

Adam Sandler Goes to Hell

2001 · Alex The Transvestite

The Lone Gunmen

The Zeta Project

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

2000 · Evelyn Spyro Throckmorton (voice)

2000 · Chief of Police

As Told by Ginger

2000 · Bobby Lightfoot (voice)

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000 · Matt Tessler

2000 · Stefan Vanderhoof

2000 · Lance DeSalvo

Catching Up with Marty DiBergi

2000 · David St. Hubbins

2000 · Professor Ram / Creepy Old Guy (voice)

1999 · David St. Hubbins

Mystery, Alaska

1999 · Mr. Walsh

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 · Kurt Sandow

Teaching Mrs. Tingle

1999 · Principal Potter

Where Are They Now?

Where Are They Now?

SpongeBob SquarePants

1999 · Captain Frostymug (voice)

Uncomfortably Close with Michael McKean

Uncomfortably Close with Michael McKean

1999 · Réverend Shillerman

1999 · Pengrove Pig / Andy Rooney / Camel Salesman (voice)

1999 · Mr. Livingston

1999 · Ian Peek (voice)

1999 · Sherman Smith

101 Dalmatians Christmas

1998 · Jasper Badun

With Friends Like These

1998 · Maxwell Hersh

Archibald the Rainbow Painter

1998 · J.P. Bigelow

1998 · Insaniac / Freakenstein (voice)

1998 · Merle Hammond

1998 · Willie L.

Veronica's Closet

1997 · Dave Whitby

The Weird Al Show

The New Batman Adventures

1997 · 50's Joker (voice)

101 Dalmatians Series

1997 · Jasper Badun (voice)

Casper: A Spirited Beginning

1997 · Bill Case

Still Breathing

1997 · New Mark

No Strings Attached

1997 · Elliot Lewis

Nothing to Lose

1997 · Phillip "P.B." Barrow

1997 · Peter Randall

Waiting for Guffman

1997 · Lyricist

Jungle Cubs (Volume 1): Born to be Wild

1996 · (Voice)

1996 · Dr. Jeffrey Otitus (voice)

The Sunshine Boys

1996 · Scott Grogan

Tracey Takes On...

Mr. Show with Bob and David

1995 · Professor Peens

Caroline in the City

1995 · Father Damian

Pinky and the Brain

1995 · Toll Collector (voice)

The Brady Bunch Movie

1995 · Mr. Larry Dittmeyer

Star Trek: Voyager

1995 · The Clown

Radioland Murders

1994 · Rick Rochester

Across the Moon

Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman

1994 · Original Music Composer

1994 · Mr. Rastatter

1994 · Milo Jackson

MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice

1994 · Ozzie Evans

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1994 · Bob Hiney (voice)

1993 · Noel Babcock

Boy Meets World

1993 · Jedediah Lawrence

1993 · Spink (voice)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993 · Self - Guest

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993 · Dr. Fabian Leek

1993 · Morris Fletcher

Late Show with David Letterman

1993 · Self - Guest

1993 · Gorman Seedling, INS Deputy Commissioner

A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out

1992 · David St. Hubbins / Jerry Palter

Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica

1992 · David St. Hubbins

1992 · Eddy Revere

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1992 · George Talbot

Amnesty International's Big 30

1991 · David St. Hubbins

1991 · Dan Carver

1991 · Harvey Cooper

1991 · Director

Murder in High Places

1991 · Pettibone

1991 · Officer Bettleheim (voice)

1990 · Bill Nolan

1990 · Adult Jack Twiller

1990 · Gibby Fiske

1990 · Hal Cresciman

1990 · Tom Smithson

1989 · Jerry Rude (voice)

The Big Picture

1989 · Emmet Sumner

Hider in the House

1989 · Phil Dreyer

Earth Girls Are Easy

Portrait of a White Marriage

1988 · Reverend Alfred 'Alfie' Prufrock

Short Circuit 2

1988 · Fred Ritter

A Father's Homecoming

1988 · Michael Fields

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

1987 · State Trooper

Daniel and the Towers

1987 · Wexler Hatch

1987 · Jason Starr / Warren Starbinder

1987 · Bu Montgomery

1986 · Mr. Wallace

Jumpin' Jack Flash

1986 · Leslie (uncredited)

Classified Love

1986 · Pete Newly

The History of White People in America: Volume II

1986 · Rev. Alfred 'Alfie' Prufrock

1985 · Mr. Green

Tall Tales & Legends

1985 · Mac Macintosh

1985 · Andy Richardson

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Ross McKay

This Is Spinal Tap

1984 · David St. Hubbins

1983 · Fritz #2

Young Doctors in Love

1982 · Dr. Simon August

Spinal Tap: The Final Tour

1981 · David St. Hubbins

Likely Stories Vol. 1

1980 · Eddie Winslow

1980 · Self - Guest Host

CBS News Sunday Morning

More Than Friends

1978 · Terry Christopher

Laverne & Shirley

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self - Various Characters

1975 · ADR & Dubbing

The Mike Douglas Show

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