Portrait of Michael McKean

Michael McKean

Acting

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.

Born: October 17, 1947

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

2025
2023
The Diplomat

as President William Rayburn

2023
The Diplomat

as President William Rayburn (archive footage)

2021
Playing God

as Frank

2021
Rugrats

as Grandpa Lou Pickles (voice)

2020
2020
Breeders

as Michael

2019
Daddio

as Paul

2019
Good Omens

as Sergeant Shadwell

2016
The Good Place

as Doug Forcett

2016
2016
Talking Saul

as Self - Guest

2016
Billions

as Melville Revere

2015
Better Call Saul

as Chuck McGill

2014
2014
The 7D

as Uncle Humidor (voice)

2013
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

as Dr. Bartholomew Wolper (voice)

2013
2013
Drunk History

as Carl Laemmle

2013
Family Tree

as Keith Chadwick

2013
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2

as Bartholomew Wolper (voice)

2012
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

as Dr. Bartholomew Wolper (voice)

2012
The Words

as Nelson Wylie

2012
Veep

as Governor Ballentine

2011
Homeland

as Jeffrey Turner

2011
ThunderCats

as Vultaire (voice)

2011
Happy Endings

as Big Dave

2011
Off the Map

as Ed Greenman

2010
2009
Whatever Works

as Joe - Boris' Friend #3

2009
Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead

as David St. Hubbins

2009
Castle

as Victor Baron

2008
2008
2007
The Grand

as Steve Lavisch

2007
Joshua

as Chester

2007
The Thick Of It

as Glen Glahm

2006
For Your Consideration

as Lane Iverson

2006
Relative Strangers

as Ken Hyman

2006
Open Wide: Tooth School Inside

as Dr. Flossman (voice)

2005
The Producers

as Prison Trustee

2005
Arnie the Doughnut

as Narrator / Arnie the Doughnut (voice)

2005
2005
American Dad!

as Emperor Zing (voice)

2004
Boston Legal

as Dwight Biddle

2003
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

as William Christy Cabanne

2003
A Mighty Wind

as Jerry Palter

2003
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D

as Captain Van Legge

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as David St. Hubbins

2002
100 Mile Rule

as Howard

2002
Auto Focus

as Video Executive

2002
The Guru

as Dwain

2002
Slap Her... She's French

as Monsieur Duke

2002
2001
Justice League

as The Sportsman / Sgt. O'Shaughnessey (voice)

2001
Smallville

as Perry White

2001
2001
Alias

as Atticus Liddell

2001
Oswald

as Louie (voice)

2001
Dr. Dolittle 2

as Bird (voice)

2001
Primetime Glick

as Adrien Van Voorhees

2001
Teddy Bears' Picnic

as Porterfield 'Porty' Pendleton

2001
Never Again

as Alex The Transvestite

2000
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

as Evelyn Spyro Throckmorton (voice)

2000
Little Nicky

as Chief of Police

2000
As Told by Ginger

as Bobby Lightfoot (voice)

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Matt Tessler

2000
Best in Show

as Stefan Vanderhoof

2000
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi

as David St. Hubbins

2000
Beautiful

as Lance DeSalvo

2000
Clerks

as Professor Ram / Creepy Old Guy (voice)

1999
1999
The Early Show

as David St. Hubbins

1999
Mystery, Alaska

as Mr. Walsh

1999
Teaching Mrs. Tingle

as Principal Potter

1999
SpongeBob SquarePants

as Captain Frostymug (voice)

1999
True Crime

as Réverend Shillerman

1999
Family Guy

as Pengrove Pig / Andy Rooney / Camel Salesman (voice)

1999
Family Guy

as Pawtucket Pat (voice)

1999
Kill the Man

as Mr. Livingston

1999
Batman Beyond

as Ian Peek (voice)

1999
Providence

as Sherman Smith

1998
1998
With Friends Like These

as Dr. Maxwell Hersh

1998
Small Soldiers

as Insaniac / Freakenstein (voice)

1998
Final Justice

as Merle Hammond

1998
The Pass

as Willie L.

1997
Veronica's Closet

as Dave Whitby

1997
The New Batman Adventures

as 50's Joker (voice)

1997
101 Dalmatians: The Series

as Jasper Badun (voice)

1997
1997
Still Breathing

as New Mark

1997
No Strings Attached

as Elliot Lewis

1997
The View

as Self

1997
Nothing to Lose

as Phillip "P.B." Barrow

1997
That Darn Cat

as Peter Randall

1996
Road Rovers

as Dr. Jeffrey Otitus (voice)

1996
Jack

as Paulie

1996
The Sunshine Boys

as Scott Grogan

1996
Edie & Pen

as Rick

1996
1995
Mr. Show with Bob and David

as Professor Peens

1995
Caroline in the City

as Father Damian

1995
The Brady Bunch Movie

as Mr. Larry Dittmeyer

1995
Star Trek: Voyager

as The Clown

1994
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour

as David St. Hubbins

1994
Radioland Murders

as Rick Rochester

1994
1994
Friends

as Mr. Rastatter

1994
Airheads

as Milo Jackson

1994
Duckman

as Bob Hiney (voice)

1993
The Nanny

as Professor Noel Babcock PhD

1993
Boy Meets World

as Jedediah Lawrence

1993
Animaniacs

as Spink (voice)

1993
Animaniacs

as Jake (voice)

1993
The X-Files

as Morris Fletcher

1993
Coneheads

as Gorman Seedling, INS Deputy Commissioner

1992
1992
Man Trouble

as Eddy Revere

1992
1991
Amnesty International's Big 30

as David St. Hubbins

1991
1991
Dinosaurs

as Officer Bettleheim (voice)

1991
Dinosaurs

as Guy in the Lab Coat (voice)

1991
Dinosaurs

as Kyle (voice)

1991
Dinosaurs

as Mr. Myman (voice)

1991
Dinosaurs

as Ed (voice)

1991
Dinosaurs

as Police Chief Parish (voice)

1991
Dinosaurs

as Bryant (voice)

1991
Dinosaurs

as Hank (voice)

1991
Dinosaurs

as Ansel (voice)

1991
Dinosaurs

as Dr. Herder (voice)

1991
Dinosaurs

as Les (voice)

1991
Dinosaurs

as Inspector (voice)

1990
Law & Order

as Bill Nolan

1990
Law & Order

as Elias Grace

1990
Book of Love

as Adult Jack Twiller

1990
Dream On

as Gibby Fiske

1990
Flashback

as Hal Cresciman

1990
Grand

as Tom Smithson

1989
The Simpsons

as Jerry Rude (voice)

1989
The Simpsons

as David St. Hubbins (voice)

1989
The Big Picture

as Emmet Sumner

1989
Hider in the House

as Phil Dreyer

1988
Portrait of a White Marriage

as Reverend Alfred 'Alfie' Prufrock

1988
Short Circuit 2

as Fred Ritter

1988
A Father's Homecoming

as Michael Fields

1987
1987
Daniel and the Towers

as Wexler Hatch

1987
Double Agent

as Jason Starr / Warren Starbinder

1987
Light of Day

as Bu Montgomery

1986
Davy Crockett

as Mr. Wallace

1986
Johnny Appleseed

as Mac Macintosh

1986
Jumpin' Jack Flash

as Leslie (uncredited)

1986
Classified Love

as Pete Newly

1986
1986
The Hear 'n Aid Sessions

as David St. Hubbins [Spinal Tap]

1985
Clue

as Mr. Green

1985
Tall Tales & Legends

as Mac Macintosh

1985
Tall Tales & Legends

as Mr. Wallace

1985
D.A.R.Y.L.

as Andy Richardson

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Ross McKay

1984
Jeopardy!

as Self

1984
This Is Spinal Tap

as David St. Hubbins

1983
Imps*

as Fritz #2

1982
Young Doctors in Love

as Dr. Simon August

1980
Used Cars

as Eddie Winslow

1979
1941

as Willy

1978
More Than Friends

as Terry Christopher

1976
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Various Characters

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1974
Dinah!

as Self