Michael McKean

Biography

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 ForActing

BornOctober 17, 1947 (79)

Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA

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

2026

Michael Finney

Movie

In Memoriam

2026

Movie

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

2025

David St. Hubbins

Movie

No Friends

2025

Leon Rastatter

The Diplomat

2023

President William Rayburn

Movie

Who Done It: The Clue Documentary

2022

Self

Movie

Jerry & Marge Go Large

2022

Howard

Movie

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

2022

Sleazy MC

Movie

My Little Pony: A New Generation

2021

Argyle (voice)

Movie

Playing God

2021

Frank

Rugrats

2021

Grandpa Lou Pickles (voice)

Movie

Pink Skies Ahead

2020

Richard

Movie

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

2020

Self

Movie

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

2020

Self

Movie

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

2020

Self

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time

2020

Self

Breeders

2020

Michael

Movie

Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers

2019

Narrator (voice)

Movie

Daddio

2019

Paul

Good Omens

2019

Sergeant Shadwell

The Good Place

2016

Doug Forcett

Movie

50 Years of Star Trek

2016

Self

Movie

The Meddler

2016

Mark

Talking Saul

2016

Self - Guest

Billions

2016

Melville Revere

Food: Fact or Fiction?

2015

Himself

Grace and Frankie

2015

Jack

Better Call Saul

2015

Chuck McGill

Movie

21 Years: Richard Linklater

2014

Self - Actor

The 7D

2014

Uncle Humidor (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

Self

Movie

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

2013

Dr. Bartholomew Wolper (voice)

Movie

10 Rules for Sleeping Around

2013

Jeffrey Fields

Drunk History

2013

Carl Laemmle

Family Tree

2013

Keith Chadwick

Movie

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2

2013

Bartholomew Wolper (voice)

Movie

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

2012

Dr. Bartholomew Wolper (voice)

Movie

The Words

2012

Nelson Wylie

Veep

2012

Governor Ballentine

Homeland

2011

Jeffrey Turner

ThunderCats

2011

Vultaire (voice)

Happy Endings

2011

Big Dave

Off the Map

2011

Ed Greenman

Glory Daze

2010

Stu

Movie

Pure Country 2: The Gift

2010

Angel Joseph

Movie

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

2009

Self

Movie

Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place

2009

David St. Hubbins

Movie

Whatever Works

2009

Joe - Boris' Friend #3

Movie

Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead

2009

David St. Hubbins

Castle

2009

Victor Baron

Childrens Hospital

2008

Death

Movie

Adventures of Power

2008

Harlan

Movie

The Thick of It

2007

Glen Glahm

Movie

Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen

2007

Kalgoron (voice)

Movie

The Grand

2007

Steve Lavisch

Movie

Joshua

2007

Chester

Movie

The Year Without a Santa Claus

2006

Snow Miser

Movie

For Your Consideration

2006

Lane Iverson

Help Me Help You

2006

Movie

Relative Strangers

2006

Ken Hyman

The Unit

2006

Dr. Donald Metz

Movie

Open Wide: Tooth School Inside

2006

Dr. Flossman (voice)

Movie

The Producers

2005

Prison Trustee

Movie

Arnie the Doughnut

2005

Narrator / Arnie the Doughnut (voice)

Hopeless Pictures

2005

Movie

The Aristocrats

2005

Self

Catscratch

2005

Groink (voice)

Movie

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

2005

Self

Movie

Candor City Hospital

2005

Patient

American Dad!

2005

Emperor Zing (voice)

Boston Legal

2004

Dwight Biddle

Movie

The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition

2004

David St. Hubbins

The Tony Danza Show

2004

Self - Guest

Movie

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

2003

William Christy Cabanne

Movie

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

2003

Self

Movie

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2003

Self

Movie

A Mighty Wind

2003

Jerry Palter

Movie

Haunted Lighthouse 4-D

2003

Captain Van Legge

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003

Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

David St. Hubbins - Guest/Musical Guest

Movie

100 Mile Rule

2002

Howard

Movie

Auto Focus

2002

Video Executive

Movie

The Guru

2002

Dwain

Movie

Slap Her... She's French

2002

Monsieur Duke

Movie

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II

2002

Sarousch (voice)

Justice League

2001

The Sportsman / Sgt. O'Shaughnessey (voice)

Movie

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

2001

Mr. Bream (voice)

Smallville

2001

Perry White

Movie

My First Mister

2001

Bob

Alias

2001

Atticus Liddell

Oswald

2001

Louie (voice)

Movie

Dr. Dolittle 2

2001

Bird (voice)

Primetime Glick

2001

Adrien Van Voorhees

Movie

Teddy Bears' Picnic

2001

Porterfield 'Porty' Pendleton

Movie

Adam Sandler Goes to Hell

2001

Self

Movie

Never Again

2001

Alex The Transvestite

The Lone Gunmen

2001

The Zeta Project

2001

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

2000

Evelyn Spyro Throckmorton (voice)

Movie

Little Nicky

2000

Chief of Police

As Told by Ginger

2000

Bobby Lightfoot (voice)

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000

Matt Tessler

Movie

Best in Show

2000

Stefan Vanderhoof

Movie

Beautiful

2000

Lance DeSalvo

Movie

Catching Up with Marty DiBergi

2000

David St. Hubbins

The Huntress

2000

Strip Mall

2000

Clerks

2000

Professor Ram / Creepy Old Guy (voice)

Movie

Snowden's Christmas

1999

Drummer (voice)

The Early Show

1999

David St. Hubbins

Movie

Mystery, Alaska

1999

Mr. Walsh

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Kurt Sandow

Movie

Teaching Mrs. Tingle

1999

Principal Potter

Where Are They Now?

1999

Self

SpongeBob SquarePants

1999

Captain Frostymug (voice)

Uncomfortably Close with Michael McKean

1999

Movie

True Crime

1999

Réverend Shillerman

Family Guy

1999

Pengrove Pig / Andy Rooney / Camel Salesman (voice)

Movie

Kill the Man

1999

Mr. Livingston

Batman Beyond

1999

Ian Peek (voice)

Providence

1999

Sherman Smith

Movie

101 Dalmatians Christmas

1998

Jasper Badun

Movie

With Friends Like These

1998

Maxwell Hersh

Movie

Archibald the Rainbow Painter

1998

J.P. Bigelow

Movie

Small Soldiers

1998

Insaniac / Freakenstein (voice)

Movie

Final Justice

1998

Merle Hammond

Movie

The Pass

1998

Willie L.

LateLine

1998

Veronica's Closet

1997

Dave Whitby

The Weird Al Show

1997

Miner

The New Batman Adventures

1997

50's Joker (voice)

101 Dalmatians: The Series

1997

Jasper Badun (voice)

Movie

Casper: A Spirited Beginning

1997

Bill Case

Movie

Still Breathing

1997

New Mark

Movie

No Strings Attached

1997

Elliot Lewis

The View

1997

Self

Movie

Nothing to Lose

1997

Phillip "P.B." Barrow

Movie

That Darn Cat

1997

Peter Randall

Movie

Jungle Cubs (Volume 1): Born to be Wild

1996

(Voice)

Hey Arnold!

1996

Jungle Cubs

1996

Road Rovers

1996

Dr. Jeffrey Otitus (voice)

Movie

Jack

1996

Paulie

Movie

The Sunshine Boys

1996

Scott Grogan

Movie

The Pompatus of Love

1996

Sitcom Star

Movie

Edie & Pen

1996

Rick

Film Independent Spirit Awards

1996

Self - Performer (segment: Lost in Translation)

Tracey Takes On...

1996

Barry

Mr. Show with Bob and David

1995

Professor Peens

Caroline in the City

1995

Father Damian

Pinky and the Brain

1995

Toll Collector (voice)

Movie

The Brady Bunch Movie

1995

Mr. Larry Dittmeyer

Star Trek: Voyager

1995

The Clown

Movie

Radioland Murders

1994

Rick Rochester

Movie

Across the Moon

1994

Frank

Friends

1994

Mr. Rastatter

Movie

Airheads

1994

Milo Jackson

Movie

MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice

1994

Ozzie Evans

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1994

Duckman

1994

Bob Hiney (voice)

The Nanny

1993

Noel Babcock

Boy Meets World

1993

Jedediah Lawrence

Animaniacs

1993

Spink (voice)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

Self - Guest

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993

Dr. Fabian Leek

The X-Files

1993

Morris Fletcher

Late Show with David Letterman

1993

Self - Guest

Movie

Coneheads

1993

Gorman Seedling, INS Deputy Commissioner

Movie

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

1992

David St. Hubbins / Jerry Palter

Movie

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

1992

David St. Hubbins

Movie

Man Trouble

1992

Eddy Revere

Movie

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1992

George Talbot

Movie

Amnesty International's Big 30

1991

David St. Hubbins

Sessions

1991

Dan Carver

Movie

True Identity

1991

Harvey Cooper

Movie

Murder in High Places

1991

Pettibone

Dinosaurs

1991

Officer Bettleheim (voice)

Law & Order

1990

Bill Nolan

Movie

Book of Love

1990

Adult Jack Twiller

Dream On

1990

Gibby Fiske

Movie

Flashback

1990

Hal Cresciman

Grand

1990

Tom Smithson

The Simpsons

1989

Jerry Rude (voice)

Movie

The Big Picture

1989

Emmet Sumner

Movie

Hider in the House

1989

Phil Dreyer

Movie

Earth Girls Are Easy

1988

Woody

Movie

Portrait of a White Marriage

1988

Reverend Alfred 'Alfie' Prufrock

Movie

Short Circuit 2

1988

Fred Ritter

Movie

A Father's Homecoming

1988

Michael Fields

Movie

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

1987

State Trooper

Movie

Daniel and the Towers

1987

Wexler Hatch

Movie

Double Agent

1987

Jason Starr / Warren Starbinder

Movie

Light of Day

1987

Bu Montgomery

Movie

Davy Crockett

1986

Mr. Wallace

Movie

Johnny Appleseed

1986

Mac Macintosh

Movie

Jumpin' Jack Flash

1986

Leslie (uncredited)

Movie

Classified Love

1986

Pete Newly

Movie

The Hear 'n Aid Sessions

1986

David St. Hubbins [Spinal Tap]

Movie

The History of White People in America: Volume II

1986

Rev. Alfred 'Alfie' Prufrock

Movie

Clue

1985

Mr. Green

Tall Tales & Legends

1985

Mac Macintosh

Movie

D.A.R.Y.L.

1985

Andy Richardson

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Ross McKay

Jeopardy!

1984

Self

Movie

This Is Spinal Tap

1984

David St. Hubbins

Movie

Imps*

1983

Fritz #2

Movie

Young Doctors in Love

1982

Dr. Simon August

Movie

Spinal Tap: The Final Tour

1981

David St. Hubbins

Movie

Likely Stories Vol. 1

1981

Movie

Used Cars

1980

Eddie Winslow

Fridays

1980

Self - Guest Host

Goodtime Girls

1980

Movie

1941

1979

Willy

Movie

The T.V. Show

1979

CBS News Sunday Morning

1979

Self

Movie

More Than Friends

1978

Terry Christopher

Movie

Cracking Up

1977

Laverne & Shirley

1976

Lenny

Saturday Night Live

1975

Self - Various Characters

Dinah!

1974

Self

Happy Days

1974

Sesame Street

1969

Vergil Von Vivaldi

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Self

The Oscars

1953

Self

Movie

Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale

David St. Hubbins

Movie