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Michael McKean

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.

Known For

5.5

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

2026 · TV Show

In Memoriam

2026 · Movie

6.1

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

2025 · Movie

7.6

The Diplomat

2023 · TV Show

5.2

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

2022 · Movie

7.3

Jerry & Marge Go Large

2022 · Movie

6.7

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

2022 · Movie

7.7

My Little Pony: A New Generation

2021 · Movie

6.0

Playing God

2021 · Movie

6.9

Rugrats

2021 · TV Show

5.7

Pink Skies Ahead

2020 · Movie

6.8

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

2020 · Movie

8.0

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

2020 · Movie

7.2

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time

2020 · TV Show

6.0

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

2020 · Movie

6.8

Breeders

2020 · TV Show

8.4

Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers

2019 · Movie

5.0

Daddio

2019 · Movie

8.0

Good Omens

2019 · TV Show

8.0

The Good Place

2016 · TV Show

6.2

50 Years of Star Trek

2016 · Movie

6.0

The Meddler

2016 · Movie

6.5

Talking Saul

2016 · TV Show

7.8

Billions

2016 · TV Show

8.0

Food: Fact or Fiction?

2015 · TV Show

7.7

Grace and Frankie

2015 · TV Show

8.7

Better Call Saul

2015 · TV Show

6.3

21 Years: Richard Linklater

2014 · Movie

6.2

The 7D

2014 · TV Show

5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 · TV Show

8.1

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

2013 · Movie

3.5

10 Rules for Sleeping Around

2013 · Movie

6.9

Drunk History

2013 · TV Show

6.4

Family Tree

2013 · TV Show

7.9

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2

2013 · Movie

7.7

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

2012 · Movie

6.7

The Words

2012 · Movie

7.5

Veep

2012 · TV Show

7.6

Homeland

2011 · TV Show

7.9

ThunderCats

2011 · TV Show

6.9

Happy Endings

2011 · TV Show

6.8

Off the Map

2011 · TV Show

5.7

Glory Daze

2010 · TV Show

6.7

Pure Country 2: The Gift

2010 · Movie

8.0

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

2009 · Movie

Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place

2009 · Movie

7.1

Whatever Works

2009 · Movie

6.0

Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead

2009 · Movie

8.0

Castle

2009 · TV Show

7.0

Childrens Hospital

2008 · TV Show

5.1

Adventures of Power

2008 · Movie

8.5

The Thick of It

2007 · Movie

8.3

Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen

2007 · Movie

5.8

The Grand

2007 · Movie

5.6

Joshua

2007 · Movie

5.8

The Year Without a Santa Claus

2006 · Movie

5.8

For Your Consideration

2006 · Movie

4.5

Help Me Help You

2006 · TV Show

5.3

Relative Strangers

2006 · Movie

7.4

The Unit

2006 · TV Show

Open Wide: Tooth School Inside

2006 · Movie

6.2

The Producers

2005 · Movie

9.0

Arnie the Doughnut

2005 · Movie

6.8

Hopeless Pictures

2005 · TV Show

5.9

The Aristocrats

2005 · Movie

7.5

Catscratch

2005 · TV Show

8.0

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

2005 · Movie

8.0

Candor City Hospital

2005 · Movie

7.0

American Dad!

2005 · TV Show

7.9

Boston Legal

2004 · TV Show

The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition

2004 · Movie

6.4

The Tony Danza Show

2004 · TV Show

6.7

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

2003 · Movie

8.4

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

2003 · Movie

8.0

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2003 · Movie

6.8

A Mighty Wind

2003 · Movie

5.2

Haunted Lighthouse 4-D

2003 · Movie

6.0

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003 · TV Show

5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 · TV Show

5.5

100 Mile Rule

2002 · Movie

6.4

Auto Focus

2002 · Movie

5.4

The Guru

2002 · Movie

4.7

Slap Her... She's French

2002 · Movie

5.4

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II

2002 · Movie

8.2

Justice League

2001 · TV Show

6.3

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

2001 · Movie

8.2

Smallville

2001 · TV Show

6.6

My First Mister

2001 · Movie

6.8

Alias

2001 · TV Show

7.2

Oswald

2001 · TV Show

5.3

Dr. Dolittle 2

2001 · Movie

7.2

Primetime Glick

2001 · TV Show

4.0

Teddy Bears' Picnic

2001 · Movie

10.0

Adam Sandler Goes to Hell

2001 · Movie

4.2

Never Again

2001 · Movie

6.8

The Lone Gunmen

2001 · TV Show

7.5

The Zeta Project

2001 · TV Show

8.0

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

2000 · TV Show

5.8

Little Nicky

2000 · Movie

6.9

As Told by Ginger

2000 · TV Show

Full Filmography

100 titles, newest first

5.5

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

2026 · TV Show

In Memoriam

2026 · Movie

6.1

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

2025 · Movie

7.6

The Diplomat

2023 · TV Show

5.2

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

2022 · Movie

7.3

Jerry & Marge Go Large

2022 · Movie

6.7

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

2022 · Movie

7.7

My Little Pony: A New Generation

2021 · Movie