Michael McKean

Acting

Michael McKean

Born October 17, 1947New York City, New York, USA216 credits

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.

Known For

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
6.4

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

Movie

2025

The Diplomat
7.6

The Diplomat

TV

2023

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
5.3

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

Movie

2022

Jerry & Marge Go Large
7.4

Jerry & Marge Go Large

Movie

2022

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
6.7

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Movie

2022

My Little Pony: A New Generation
7.7

My Little Pony: A New Generation

Movie

2021

Filmography

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025Spinal Tap II: The End Continuesas David St. HubbinsMovie
The Diplomat
2023The Diplomatas President William RayburnTV
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
2022Who Done It: The Clue Documentaryas SelfMovie
Jerry & Marge Go Large
2022Jerry & Marge Go Largeas HowardMovie
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
2022Weird: The Al Yankovic Storyas Sleazy MCMovie
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2021My Little Pony: A New Generationas Argyle (voice)Movie
Playing God
2021Playing Godas FrankMovie
Rugrats
2021Rugratsas Grandpa Lou Pickles (voice)TV
Pink Skies Ahead
2020Pink Skies Aheadas RichardMovie
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Campas SelfMovie
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020The Happy Days of Garry Marshallas SelfMovie
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madnessas SelfMovie
Breeders
2020Breedersas MichaelTV
Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers
2019Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographersas Narrator (voice)Movie
Daddio
2019Daddioas PaulMovie
Good Omens
2019Good Omensas Sergeant ShadwellTV
The Good Place
2016The Good Placeas Doug ForcettTV
50 Years of Star Trek
201650 Years of Star Trekas SelfMovie
The Meddler
2016The Meddleras MarkMovie
Talking Saul
2016Talking Saulas Self - GuestTV
Billions
2016Billionsas Melville RevereTV
Food: Fact or Fiction?
2015Food: Fact or Fiction?as HimselfTV
Grace and Frankie
2015Grace and Frankieas JackTV
Better Call Saul
2015Better Call Saulas Chuck McGillTV
21 Years: Richard Linklater
201421 Years: Richard Linklateras Self - ActorMovie
The 7D
2014The 7Das Uncle Humidor (voice)TV
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
2013Batman: The Dark Knight Returnsas Dr. Bartholomew Wolper (voice)Movie
10 Rules for Sleeping Around
201310 Rules for Sleeping Aroundas Jeffrey FieldsMovie
Drunk History
2013Drunk Historyas Carl LaemmleTV
Family Tree
2013Family Treeas Keith ChadwickTV
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
2013Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2as Bartholomew Wolper (voice)Movie
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
2012Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1as Dr. Bartholomew Wolper (voice)Movie
The Words
2012The Wordsas Nelson WylieMovie
Veep
2012Veepas Governor BallentineTV
Homeland
2011Homelandas Jeffrey TurnerTV
ThunderCats
2011ThunderCatsas Vultaire (voice)TV
Happy Endings
2011Happy Endingsas Big DaveTV
Off the Map
2011Off the Mapas Ed GreenmanTV
Glory Daze
2010Glory Dazeas StuTV
Pure Country 2: The Gift
2010Pure Country 2: The Giftas Angel JosephMovie
Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer
2009Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Sheareras SelfMovie
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2009Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Placeas David St. HubbinsMovie
Whatever Works
2009Whatever Worksas Joe - Boris' Friend #3Movie
Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
2009Spinal Tap: Back from the Deadas David St. HubbinsMovie
Castle
2009Castleas Victor BaronTV
Childrens Hospital
2008Childrens Hospitalas DeathTV
Adventures of Power
2008Adventures of Poweras HarlanMovie
The Thick of It
2007The Thick of Itas Glen GlahmMovie
Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen
2007Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queenas Kalgoron (voice)Movie
The Grand
2007The Grandas Steve LavischMovie
Joshua
2007Joshuaas ChesterMovie
The Year Without a Santa Claus
2006The Year Without a Santa Clausas Snow MiserMovie
For Your Consideration
2006For Your Considerationas Lane IversonMovie
Help Me Help You
2006Help Me Help YouTV
Relative Strangers
2006Relative Strangersas Ken HymanMovie
The Unit
2006The UnitTV
Open Wide: Tooth School Inside
2006Open Wide: Tooth School Insideas Dr. Flossman (voice)Movie
The Producers
2005The Producersas Prison TrusteeMovie
Arnie the Doughnut
2005Arnie the Doughnutas Narrator / Arnie the Doughnut (voice)Movie
Hopeless Pictures
2005Hopeless PicturesTV
The Aristocrats
2005The Aristocratsas SelfMovie
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Foundas SelfMovie
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2005Candor City Hospitalas PatientMovie
American Dad!
2005American Dad!as Emperor Zing (voice)TV
Boston Legal
2004Boston Legalas Dwight BiddleTV
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
2004The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Editionas David St. HubbinsMovie
T
2004The Tony Danza Showas Self - GuestTV
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003And Starring Pancho Villa as Himselfas William Christy CabanneMovie
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
2003Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)as SelfMovie
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebrationas SelfMovie
A Mighty Wind
2003A Mighty Windas Jerry PalterMovie
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
2003Haunted Lighthouse 4-Das Captain Van LeggeMovie
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003Real Time with Bill Maheras SelfTV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as David St. HubbinsTV
100 Mile Rule
2002100 Mile Ruleas HowardMovie
Auto Focus
2002Auto Focusas Video ExecutiveMovie
The Guru
2002The Guruas DwainMovie
Slap Her... She's French
2002Slap Her... She's Frenchas Monsieur DukeMovie
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
2002The Hunchback of Notre Dame IIas Sarousch (voice)Movie
Justice League
2001Justice Leagueas The Sportsman / Sgt. O'Shaughnessey (voice)TV
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
2001Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Streetas Mr. Bream (voice)Movie
Smallville
2001Smallvilleas Perry WhiteTV
My First Mister
2001My First Misteras BobMovie
Alias
2001Aliasas Atticus LiddellTV
Oswald
2001Oswaldas Louie (voice)TV
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001Dr. Dolittle 2as Bird (voice)Movie
Primetime Glick
2001Primetime Glickas Adrien Van VoorheesTV
Teddy Bears' Picnic
2001Teddy Bears' Picnicas Porterfield 'Porty' PendletonMovie
Never Again
2001Never Againas Alex The TransvestiteMovie
The Lone Gunmen
2001The Lone GunmenTV
The Zeta Project
2001The Zeta ProjectTV
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
2000Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Lawas Evelyn Spyro Throckmorton (voice)TV
Little Nicky
2000Little Nickyas Chief of PoliceMovie
As Told by Ginger
2000As Told by Gingeras Bobby Lightfoot (voice)TV
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000Curb Your Enthusiasmas Matt TesslerTV
Best in Show
2000Best in Showas Stefan VanderhoofMovie
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
2000Catching Up with Marty DiBergias David St. HubbinsMovie
Beautiful
2000Beautifulas Lance DeSalvoMovie
The Huntress
2000The HuntressTV
Strip Mall
2000Strip MallTV
Clerks
2000Clerksas Professor Ram / Creepy Old Guy (voice)TV
Snowden's Christmas
1999Snowden's Christmasas Drummer (voice)Movie
The Early Show
1999The Early Showas David St. HubbinsTV
Mystery, Alaska
1999Mystery, Alaskaas Mr. WalshMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Kurt SandowTV
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
1999Teaching Mrs. Tingleas Principal PotterMovie
W
1999Where Are They Now?as SelfTV
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999SpongeBob SquarePantsTV
U
1999Uncomfortably Close with Michael McKeanTV
True Crime
1999True Crimeas Réverend ShillermanMovie
Family Guy
1999Family Guyas Pengrove Pig / Andy Rooney / Camel Salesman (voice)TV
Kill the Man
1999Kill the Manas Mr. LivingstonMovie
Batman Beyond
1999Batman Beyondas Ian Peek (voice)TV
Providence
1999Providenceas Sherman SmithTV
101 Dalmatians Christmas
1998101 Dalmatians Christmasas Jasper BadunMovie
With Friends Like These
1998With Friends Like Theseas Maxwell HershMovie
Archibald the Rainbow Painter
1998Archibald the Rainbow Painteras J.P. BigelowMovie
Small Soldiers
1998Small Soldiersas Insaniac / Freakenstein (voice)Movie
Final Justice
1998Final Justiceas Merle HammondMovie
The Pass
1998The Passas Willie L.Movie
L
1998LateLineTV
Veronica's Closet
1997Veronica's Closetas Dave WhitbyTV
The Weird Al Show
1997The Weird Al Showas MinerTV
The New Batman Adventures
1997The New Batman Adventuresas 50's Joker (voice)TV
101 Dalmatians Series
1997101 Dalmatians Seriesas Jasper Badun (voice)TV
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
1997Casper: A Spirited Beginningas Bill CaseMovie
Still Breathing
1997Still Breathingas New MarkMovie
No Strings Attached
1997No Strings Attachedas Elliot LewisMovie
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
Nothing to Lose
1997Nothing to Loseas Phillip "P.B." BarrowMovie
That Darn Cat
1997That Darn Catas Peter RandallMovie
Jungle Cubs (Volume 1): Born to be Wild
1996Jungle Cubs (Volume 1): Born to be Wildas (Voice)Movie
Hey Arnold!
1996Hey Arnold!TV
Jungle Cubs
1996Jungle CubsTV
Road Rovers
1996Road Roversas Dr. Jeffrey Otitus (voice)TV
Jack
1996Jackas PaulieMovie
The Sunshine Boys
1996The Sunshine Boysas Scott GroganMovie
Edie & Pen
1996Edie & Penas RickMovie
Tracey Takes On...
1996Tracey Takes On...as BarryTV
Mr. Show with Bob and David
1995Mr. Show with Bob and Davidas Professor PeensTV
Caroline in the City
1995Caroline in the Cityas Father DamianTV
Pinky and the Brain
1995Pinky and the Brainas Toll Collector (voice)TV
The Brady Bunch Movie
1995The Brady Bunch Movieas Mr. Larry DittmeyerMovie
Star Trek: Voyager
1995Star Trek: Voyageras The ClownTV
Radioland Murders
1994Radioland Murdersas Rick RochesterMovie
Across the Moon
1994Across the Moonas FrankMovie
Friends
1994Friendsas Mr. RastatterTV
Airheads
1994Airheadsas Milo JacksonMovie
MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice
1994MacShayne: Final Roll of the Diceas Ozzie EvansMovie
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994Space Ghost Coast to CoastTV
Duckman
1994Duckmanas Bob Hiney (voice)TV
The Nanny
1993The Nannyas Professor Noel Babcock PhDTV
Boy Meets World
1993Boy Meets Worldas Jedediah LawrenceTV
Animaniacs
1993Animaniacsas Spink (voice)TV
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Supermanas Dr. Fabian LeekTV
The X-Files
1993The X-Filesas Morris FletcherTV
Late Show with David Letterman
1993Late Show with David Lettermanas Self - GuestTV
Coneheads
1993Coneheadsas Gorman Seedling, INS Deputy CommissionerMovie
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
1992A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Outas David St. Hubbins / Jerry PalterMovie
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
1992Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallicaas David St. HubbinsMovie
Man Trouble
1992Man Troubleas Eddy RevereMovie
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992Memoirs of an Invisible Manas George TalbotMovie
Amnesty International's Big 30
1991Amnesty International's Big 30as David St. HubbinsMovie
Sessions
1991Sessionsas Dan CarverTV
True Identity
1991True Identityas Harvey CooperMovie
Morton & Hayes
1991Morton & HayesDirectorTV
Murder in High Places
1991Murder in High Placesas PettiboneMovie
Dinosaurs
1991Dinosaursas Officer Bettleheim (voice)TV
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Bill NolanTV
Book of Love
1990Book of Loveas Adult Jack TwillerMovie
Dream On
1990Dream Onas Gibby FiskeTV
Flashback
1990Flashbackas Hal CrescimanMovie
Grand
1990Grandas Tom SmithsonTV
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsonsas Jerry Rude (voice)TV
The Big Picture
1989The Big Pictureas Emmet SumnerMovie
Hider in the House
1989Hider in the Houseas Phil DreyerMovie
Earth Girls Are Easy
1988Earth Girls Are Easyas WoodyMovie
Portrait of a White Marriage
1988Portrait of a White Marriageas Reverend Alfred 'Alfie' PrufrockMovie
Short Circuit 2
1988Short Circuit 2as Fred RitterMovie
A Father's Homecoming
1988A Father's Homecomingas Michael FieldsMovie
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987Planes, Trains and Automobilesas State TrooperMovie
Daniel and the Towers
1987Daniel and the Towersas Wexler HatchMovie
Double Agent
1987Double Agentas Jason Starr / Warren StarbinderMovie
Light of Day
1987Light of Dayas Bu MontgomeryMovie
Davy Crockett
1986Davy Crockettas Mr. WallaceMovie
Johnny Appleseed
1986Johnny Appleseedas Mac MacintoshMovie
Jumpin' Jack Flash
1986Jumpin' Jack Flashas Leslie (uncredited)Movie
Classified Love
1986Classified Loveas Pete NewlyMovie
The Hear 'n Aid Sessions
1986The Hear 'n Aid Sessionsas David St. Hubbins [Spinal Tap]Movie
The History of White People in America: Volume II
1986The History of White People in America: Volume IIas Rev. Alfred 'Alfie' PrufrockMovie
Clue
1985Clueas Mr. GreenMovie
Tall Tales & Legends
1985Tall Tales & Legendsas Mac MacintoshTV
D.A.R.Y.L.
1985D.A.R.Y.L.as Andy RichardsonMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Ross McKayTV
Jeopardy!
1984Jeopardy!as SelfTV
This Is Spinal Tap
1984This Is Spinal Tapas David St. HubbinsMovie
Imps*
1983Imps*as Fritz #2Movie
Young Doctors in Love
1982Young Doctors in Loveas Dr. Simon AugustMovie
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
1981Spinal Tap: The Final Touras David St. HubbinsMovie
Likely Stories Vol. 1
1981Likely Stories Vol. 1Movie
Used Cars
1980Used Carsas Eddie WinslowMovie
Fridays
1980Fridaysas Self - Guest HostTV
Goodtime Girls
1980Goodtime GirlsTV
1941
19791941as WillyMovie
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979CBS News Sunday Morningas SelfTV
More Than Friends
1978More Than Friendsas Terry ChristopherMovie
Cracking Up
1977Cracking UpMovie
Laverne & Shirley
1976Laverne & Shirleyas LennyTV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - Various CharactersTV
Jaws
1975Jawsas Crowd Voices (uncredited)Movie
Dinah!
1974Dinah!as SelfTV
Happy Days
1974Happy DaysTV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
In Memoriam
—In MemoriamMovie
Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale
—Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finaleas David St. HubbinsMovie