Michael McKean
Acting • AGE 78
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.
Acting
In Memoriam
2026
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
David St. Hubbins
2025
The Diplomat
President William Rayburn
2023
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
Self
2022
Jerry & Marge Go Large
Howard
2022
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Sleazy MC
2022
My Little Pony: A New Generation
Argyle (voice)
2021
Playing God
Frank
2021
Rugrats
Grandpa Lou Pickles (voice)
2021
Pink Skies Ahead
Richard
2020
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Self
2020
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Self
2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Self
2020
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
Self
2020
Breeders
Michael
2020
Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers
Narrator (voice)
2019
Daddio
Paul
2019
Good Omens
Sergeant Shadwell
2019
The Good Place
Doug Forcett
2016
50 Years of Star Trek
Self
2016
The Meddler
Mark
2016
Talking Saul
Self - Guest
2016
Billions
Melville Revere
2016
Food: Fact or Fiction?
Himself
2015
Grace and Frankie
Jack
2015
Better Call Saul
Chuck McGill
2015
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Self - Actor
2014
The 7D
Uncle Humidor (voice)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Dr. Bartholomew Wolper (voice)
2013
10 Rules for Sleeping Around
Jeffrey Fields
2013
Drunk History
Carl Laemmle
2013
Family Tree
Keith Chadwick
2013
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
Bartholomew Wolper (voice)
2013
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
Dr. Bartholomew Wolper (voice)
2012
The Words
Nelson Wylie
2012
Veep
Governor Ballentine
2012
Homeland
Jeffrey Turner
2011
ThunderCats
Vultaire (voice)
2011
Happy Endings
Big Dave
2011
Off the Map
Ed Greenman
2011
Glory Daze
Stu
2010
Pure Country 2: The Gift
Angel Joseph
2010
Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer
Self
2009
Whatever Works
Joe - Boris' Friend #3
2009
Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead
David St. Hubbins
2009
Castle
Victor Baron
2009
Childrens Hospital
Death
2008
Adventures of Power
Harlan
2008
The Thick of It
Glen Glahm
2007
Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen
Kalgoron (voice)
2007
The Grand
Steve Lavisch
2007
Joshua
Chester
2007
The Year Without a Santa Claus
Snow Miser
2006
For Your Consideration
Lane Iverson
2006
Help Me Help You
2006
Relative Strangers
Ken Hyman
2006
The Unit
Dr. Donald Metz
2006
Open Wide: Tooth School Inside
Dr. Flossman (voice)
2006
The Producers
Prison Trustee
2005
Arnie the Doughnut
Narrator / Arnie the Doughnut (voice)
2005
Hopeless Pictures
2005
The Aristocrats
Self
2005
Catscratch
Groink (voice)
2005
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
2005
American Dad!
Emperor Zing (voice)
2005
Boston Legal
Dwight Biddle
2004
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
David St. Hubbins
2004
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
William Christy Cabanne
2003
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
Self
2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2003
A Mighty Wind
Jerry Palter
2003
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
Captain Van Legge
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
David St. Hubbins
2003
100 Mile Rule
Howard
2002
Auto Focus
Video Executive
2002
The Guru
Dwain
2002
Slap Her... She's French
Monsieur Duke
2002
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
Sarousch (voice)
2002
Justice League
The Sportsman / Sgt. O'Shaughnessey (voice)
2001
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
Mr. Bream (voice)
2001
Smallville
Perry White
2001
My First Mister
Bob
2001
Alias
Atticus Liddell
2001
Oswald
Louie (voice)
2001
Dr. Dolittle 2
Bird (voice)
2001
Primetime Glick
Adrien Van Voorhees
2001
Teddy Bears' Picnic
Porterfield 'Porty' Pendleton
2001
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell
Self
2001
Never Again
Alex The Transvestite
2001
The Lone Gunmen
2001
The Zeta Project
2001
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Evelyn Spyro Throckmorton (voice)
2000
Little Nicky
Chief of Police
2000
As Told by Ginger
Bobby Lightfoot (voice)
2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Matt Tessler
2000
Best in Show
Stefan Vanderhoof
2000
Beautiful
Lance DeSalvo
2000
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
David St. Hubbins
2000
The Huntress
2000
Strip Mall
2000
Clerks
Professor Ram / Creepy Old Guy (voice)
2000
Snowden's Christmas
Drummer (voice)
1999
The Early Show
David St. Hubbins
1999
Mystery, Alaska
Mr. Walsh
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Kurt Sandow
1999
Teaching Mrs. Tingle
Principal Potter
1999
SpongeBob SquarePants
Captain Frostymug (voice)
1999
True Crime
Réverend Shillerman
1999
Family Guy
Pengrove Pig / Andy Rooney / Camel Salesman (voice)
1999
Kill the Man
Mr. Livingston
1999
Batman Beyond
Ian Peek (voice)
1999
Providence
Sherman Smith
1999
101 Dalmatians Christmas
Jasper Badun
1998
With Friends Like These
Maxwell Hersh
1998
Archibald the Rainbow Painter
J.P. Bigelow
1998
Small Soldiers
Insaniac / Freakenstein (voice)
1998
Final Justice
Merle Hammond
1998
The Pass
Willie L.
1998
Veronica's Closet
Dave Whitby
1997
The Weird Al Show
Miner
1997
The New Batman Adventures
50's Joker (voice)
1997
101 Dalmatians Series
Jasper Badun (voice)
1997
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
Bill Case
1997
Still Breathing
New Mark
1997
No Strings Attached
Elliot Lewis
1997
The View
Self
1997
Nothing to Lose
Phillip "P.B." Barrow
1997
That Darn Cat
Peter Randall
1997
Waiting for Guffman
Lyricist
1997
Jungle Cubs (Volume 1): Born to be Wild
(Voice)
1996
Hey Arnold!
1996
Jungle Cubs
1996
Road Rovers
Dr. Jeffrey Otitus (voice)
1996
Jack
Paulie
1996
The Sunshine Boys
Scott Grogan
1996
Edie & Pen
Rick
1996
Tracey Takes On...
Barry
1996
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Professor Peens
1995
Caroline in the City
Father Damian
1995
Pinky and the Brain
Toll Collector (voice)
1995
The Brady Bunch Movie
Mr. Larry Dittmeyer
1995
Star Trek: Voyager
The Clown
1995
Radioland Murders
Rick Rochester
1994
Across the Moon
Frank
1994
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Original Music Composer
1994
Friends
Mr. Rastatter
1994
Airheads
Milo Jackson
1994
MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice
Ozzie Evans
1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
Duckman
Bob Hiney (voice)
1994
The Nanny
Noel Babcock
1993
Boy Meets World
Jedediah Lawrence
1993
Animaniacs
Spink (voice)
1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Dr. Fabian Leek
1993
The X-Files
Morris Fletcher
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Coneheads
Gorman Seedling, INS Deputy Commissioner
1993
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
David St. Hubbins / Jerry Palter
1992
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
David St. Hubbins
1992
Man Trouble
Eddy Revere
1992
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
George Talbot
1992
Amnesty International's Big 30
David St. Hubbins
1991
Sessions
Dan Carver
1991
True Identity
Harvey Cooper
1991
Morton & Hayes
Director
1991
Murder in High Places
Pettibone
1991
Dinosaurs
Officer Bettleheim (voice)
1991
Law & Order
Bill Nolan
1990
Book of Love
Adult Jack Twiller
1990
Dream On
Gibby Fiske
1990
Flashback
Hal Cresciman
1990
Grand
Tom Smithson
1990
The Simpsons
Jerry Rude (voice)
1989
The Big Picture
Emmet Sumner
1989
Hider in the House
Phil Dreyer
1989
Earth Girls Are Easy
Woody
1988
Portrait of a White Marriage
Reverend Alfred 'Alfie' Prufrock
1988
Short Circuit 2
Fred Ritter
1988
A Father's Homecoming
Michael Fields
1988
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
State Trooper
1987
Daniel and the Towers
Wexler Hatch
1987
Double Agent
Jason Starr / Warren Starbinder
1987
Light of Day
Bu Montgomery
1987
Davy Crockett
Mr. Wallace
1986
Johnny Appleseed
Mac Macintosh
1986
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Leslie (uncredited)
1986
Classified Love
Pete Newly
1986
The Hear 'n Aid Sessions
David St. Hubbins [Spinal Tap]
1986
The History of White People in America: Volume II
Rev. Alfred 'Alfie' Prufrock
1986
Clue
Mr. Green
1985
Tall Tales & Legends
Mac Macintosh
1985
D.A.R.Y.L.
Andy Richardson
1985
Murder, She Wrote
Ross McKay
1984
Jeopardy!
Self
1984
This Is Spinal Tap
David St. Hubbins
1984
Imps*
Fritz #2
1983
Young Doctors in Love
Dr. Simon August
1982
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
David St. Hubbins
1981
Likely Stories Vol. 1
1981
Used Cars
Eddie Winslow
1980
Fridays
Self - Guest Host
1980
Goodtime Girls
1980
1941
Willy
1979
The T.V. Show
1979
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
1979
More Than Friends
Terry Christopher
1978
Cracking Up
1977
Laverne & Shirley
Lenny
1976
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
1975
Jaws
ADR & Dubbing
1975
Dinah!
Self
1974
Happy Days
1974
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
The Oscars
Self
1953
Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale
David St. Hubbins