Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

October 17, 1947 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Popular Genres

Comedy Science Fiction Family

Career Span

– Present

Michael McKean

2 wins

112 nominations

119 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.

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Personal Info

Born

Oct 17, 1947

From

New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Acting

Career

– Present

Known For

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

as State Trooper

Jerry & Marge Go Large

Jerry & Marge Go Large

Little Nicky

as Chief of Police

Clue

Jack

Coneheads

as Gorman Seedling, INS Deputy Commissioner

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

as George Talbot

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

as Dr. Bartholomew Wolper (voice)

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

The Words

as Nelson Wylie

Small Soldiers

as Insaniac / Freakenstein (voice)

Nothing to Lose

Nothing to Lose

as Phillip "P.B." Barrow

Frequent Collaborators

Steve Martin

1 shared project

in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles"

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John Candy

1 shared project

in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles"

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Laila Robins

1 shared project

in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles"

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Dylan Baker

1 shared project

in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles"

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Kevin Bacon

1 shared project

in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles"

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Olivia Burnette

Olivia Burnette

1 shared project

in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles"

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Carol Bruce

1 shared project

in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles"

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Diana Douglas

1 shared project

in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles"

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Martin Ferrero

1 shared project

in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles"

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Larry Hankin

1 shared project

in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles"

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Richard Herd

1 shared project

in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles"

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Susan Kellermann

Susan Kellermann

1 shared project

in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles"

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Award Recognition

2

Wins

112

Nominations

Complete Filmography

2025

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues as David St. Hubbins

2022

Jerry & Marge Go Large as Howard

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story as Sleazy MC Award

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary as Self

2021

My Little Pony: A New Generation as Argyle (voice) Award

Playing God as Frank

2020

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness as Self

Pink Skies Ahead as Richard

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall as Self

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp as Self

2019

Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers as Narrator (voice)

2016

The Meddler as Mark

50 Years of Star Trek as Self

2014

21 Years: Richard Linklater as Self - Actor

2013

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns as Dr. Bartholomew Wolper (voice) Award

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 as Bartholomew Wolper (voice)

10 Rules for Sleeping Around as Jeffrey Fields

2012

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 as Dr. Bartholomew Wolper (voice) Award

The Words as Nelson Wylie Award

2010

Pure Country 2: The Gift as Angel Joseph

2009

Whatever Works as Joe - Boris' Friend #3

Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead as David St. Hubbins

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

Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place as David St. Hubbins

2008

Adventures of Power as Harlan

2007

Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen as Kalgoron (voice)

The Grand as Steve Lavisch

Joshua as Chester

The Thick Of It as Glen Glahm

2006

For Your Consideration as Lane Iverson

Relative Strangers as Ken Hyman

The Year Without a Santa Claus as Snow Miser

Open Wide: Tooth School Inside as Dr. Flossman (voice)

2005

The Producers as Prison Trustee Award

The Aristocrats as Self

Candor City Hospital as Patient

Arnie the Doughnut as Narrator / Arnie the Doughnut (voice)

2004

The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition as David St. Hubbins

2003

A Mighty Wind as Jerry Palter

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself as William Christy Cabanne

Haunted Lighthouse 4-D as Captain Van Legge

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) as Self

2002

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II as Sarousch (voice) Award

The Guru as Dwain

100 Mile Rule as Howard

Auto Focus as Video Executive

Slap Her... She's French as Monsieur Duke

2001

Dr. Dolittle 2 as Bird (voice) Award

My First Mister as Bob

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street as Mr. Bream (voice)

Teddy Bears' Picnic as Porterfield 'Porty' Pendleton

Never Again as Alex The Transvestite

2000

Little Nicky as Chief of Police Award

Best in Show as Stefan Vanderhoof

Beautiful as Lance DeSalvo

Catching Up with Marty DiBergi as David St. Hubbins

1999

True Crime as Réverend Shillerman Award

Teaching Mrs. Tingle as Principal Potter

Mystery, Alaska as Mr. Walsh

Kill the Man as Mr. Livingston

Snowden's Christmas as (voice)

1998

Small Soldiers as Insaniac / Freakenstein (voice) Award

With Friends Like These as Dr. Maxwell Hersh

Archibald the Rainbow Painter as J.P. Bigelow

Final Justice as Merle Hammond

The Pass as Willie L.

101 Dalmatians Christmas as Jasper Badun

1997

Nothing to Lose as Phillip "P.B." Barrow Award

Casper: A Spirited Beginning as Bill Case

That Darn Cat as Peter Randall

Still Breathing as New Mark

No Strings Attached as Elliot Lewis

1996

Jack as Paulie Award

Edie & Pen as Rick

The Jungle Book's Jungle Cubs - Born to be Wild as (Voice)

The Sunshine Boys as Scott Grogan

1995

The Brady Bunch Movie as Mr. Larry Dittmeyer

1994

Airheads as Milo Jackson Award

Radioland Murders as Rick Rochester

Across the Moon as Frank

Spinal Tap: The Final Tour as David St. Hubbins

MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice as Ozzie Evans

1993

Coneheads as Gorman Seedling, INS Deputy Commissioner Award

1992

Memoirs of an Invisible Man as George Talbot Award

Man Trouble as Eddy Revere

Metallica: A Year And A Half In The Life Of Metallica as David St. Hubbins

The Return of Spinal Tap as David St. Hubbins / Jerry Palter

1991

Murder in High Places as Pettibone

Amnesty International's Big 30 as David St. Hubbins

1990

Flashback as Hal Cresciman

Book of Love as Adult Jack Twiller

1989

The Big Picture as Emmet Sumner

Hider in the House as Phil Dreyer

1988

Earth Girls Are Easy as Woody

Short Circuit 2 as Fred Ritter

A Father's Homecoming as Michael Fields

Portrait of a White Marriage as Reverend Alfred 'Alfie' Prufrock

1987

Planes, Trains and Automobiles as State Trooper

Light of Day as Bu Montgomery

Daniel and the Towers as Wexler Hatch

Double Agent as Jason Starr / Warren Starbinder

1986

Jumpin' Jack Flash as Leslie (uncredited)

Johnny Appleseed as Mac Macintosh

The History of White People in America: Volume II as Rev. Alfred 'Alfie' Prufrock

Classified Love as Pete Newly

Davy Crockett as Mr. Wallace

The Hear 'n Aid Sessions as David St. Hubbins [Spinal Tap]

1985

Clue as Mr. Green Award

D.A.R.Y.L. as Andy Richardson Award

1984

This Is Spinal Tap as David St. Hubbins

1983

Imps* as Fritz #2

1982

Young Doctors in Love as Dr. Simon August

1981

Likely Stories Vol. 1

1980

Used Cars as Eddie Winslow

1979

1978

More Than Friends as Terry Christopher

1977

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Jerry & Marge Go Large

Little Nicky

Clue

Jack

Coneheads

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

The Words

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