Michael McKean (I)

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Michael McKean was born on October 17, 1947 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and ...

Born: October 17, 1947

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Filmography

Known For

This Is Spinal Tap David St. Hubbins (1984)
A Mighty Wind Jerry Palter (2003)
Clue Mr. Green (1985)
Known For

Better Call Saul Chuck McGill (2015-2018)
Actor

Grace and Frankie Jack (2020-2022)
Rugrats Lou (2021-2022)
Jerry and Marge Go Large Howard (2022)
Billions Melville Revere (2022)
My Little Pony: A New Generation Argyle (2021)
Playing God Frank (2021)
Delilah Tom Childs Sr. (2020)
Pink Skies Ahead Robert (2020)
Helpsters Roy (2020)
At Home with Amy Sedaris Guy Lombardi (2020)
Breeders Michael (2020)
Daddio Paul (2019)
Good Omens Shadwell (2019)
Veep Governor Ballentine (2019)
The Good Place Doug Forcett (2018)
Better Call Saul Chuck McGill (2015-2018)
Goldie and Bear Mr. Locks (2016-2018)
Observatory Blues Jim (2017)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Aide (2017)
Drunk History Arthur Jell (2015-2016)
SpongeBob SquarePants Lonnie (2012-2016)
Comedy Bang! Bang! Zeus (2015)
The Meddler Mark (2015)
The 7D Uncle Humidor (2014)
Sesame Street: Learning Rocks Virgil Von Vivald (2014)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Dr. Bartholomew Wolper (2013)
10 Rules for Sleeping Around Jeffrey Fields (2013)
Family Tree Keith Chadwick (2013)
American Dad! Emperor Zing (2013)
Happy Endings Big Dave (2012-2013)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 Dr. Bartholomew Wolper (2013)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 Dr. Bartholomew Wolper (2012)
Thundercats Vultaire (2012)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Fred Sandow (2012)
The Words Nelson Wylie (2012)
Glenn Martin DDS Eye-Hawk (2011)
Homeland Judge Jeffrey Turner (2011)
Curb Your Enthusiasm Matt Tessler (2007-2011)
Childrens Hospital Death (2011)
Smallville Perry White (2003-2011)
Castle Victor Baron (2011)
Off the Map Ed Greenman (2011)
Open Books Bert (2010)
Sesame Street Vergil Von Vivaldi (2010)
Glory Daze Stu (2010)
Pure Country 2: The Gift Peter (2010)
Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead David St. Hubbins (2009)
Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place David St. Hubbins (2009)
The Daily Show David St. Hubbins (2000-2009)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon David St. Hubbins (2009)
Channel 4 News David St. Hubbins (2007-2009)
Glastonbury 2009 David St. Hubbins (2009)
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien David St. Hubbins (2009)
Entertainment Tonight David St. Hubbins (2009)
Whatever Works Boris' Friend (2009)
The Unit Dr. Donald Metz (2008)
Adventures of Power Harlan (2008)
Law & Order Bill Nolan (2000-2008)
The Thick of It Glen Glahm (2007)
CNN Newsroom David St. Hubbins (2007)
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Kalgoron (2007)
Breakfast David St. Hubbins (2007)
The Grand Steve Lavisch (2007)
Joshua Chester Jenkins (2007)
The Year Without a Santa Claus Snow Miser (2006)
The Harry Smith Project Live Jerry Palter (2006)
Help Me Help You Dr. Howard 'J.' Hubbins (2006)
Catscratch Groink (2006)
For Your Consideration Lane Iverson (2006)
Relative Strangers Ken Hyman (2006)
Open Wide: Tooth School Inside Dr. Flossman (2006)
Blue Skies Fred (2005)
The Producers Prison Trustee (2005)
Boston Legal Dwight Biddle (2005)
Hopeless Pictures Mel Wax (2005)
Arnie the Doughnut Narrator / Arnie the Doughnut (2005)
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Evelyn Spyro Throckmorton (2002-2005)
Alias Dr. Atticus Liddell (2005)
Candor City Hospital Patient (2005)
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition David St. Hubbins (2004)
Hey Arnold! Pinkerton (1999-2003)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Jerry Palter (2003)
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself William Christy Cabanne (2003)
Primetime Glick Adrien Van Voorhees (2001-2003)
MADtv Jerry Palter (2003)
The View Jerry Palter (2003)
Late Show with David Letterman Jerry Palter (2000-2003)
Haunted Lighthouse Captain Van Legge (2003)
A Mighty Wind Jerry Palter (2003)
100 Mile Rule Howard (2002)
The Burbs (2002)
Oswald Maestro Bingo Bunny (2001-2002)
Auto Focus Video Executive (2002)
The Guru Dwain (2002)
The Zeta Project Dr. Marcus Edmund (2002)
Justice League The Sportsman (2002)
As Told by Ginger Bobby Lightfoot (2002)
The X-Files Morris Fletcher (1998-2002)
Teamo Supremo Mean Thumb (2002)
Family Guy Pengrove Pig (2000-2002)
She Gets What She Wants Monsieur Duke (2002)
Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street Mr. Bream (clips from episode 'Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave') (2001)
Lloyd in Space (2001)
The Huntress Ralph Thorson (2000-2001)
Dr. Dolittle 2 Bird (2001)
The Lone Gunmen Morris Fletcher (2001)
Teddy Bears' Picnic Porty Pendleton (2001)
Never Again Alex The Transvestite (2001)
On Edge Award Presenter (2001)
Clerks Professor Ram (2000-2001)
Strip Mall Psycho-Vivor Host (2001)
My First Mister Bob (2001)
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi David St. Hubbins (2000)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II Sarousch (2000)
Little Nicky Chief of Police (2000)
Life's Too Short Marek Kohler (2000)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno David St. Hubbins (2000)
Beautiful Lance DeSalvo (2000)
The Early Show David St. Hubbins (2000)
Best in Show Stefan Vanderhoof (2000)
The List David St. Hubbins (2000)
Batman Beyond Ian Peek (2000)
Legal Aid Nathan Pugh (1999)
Masters of Horror and Suspense Will Masters (1999)
Politically Incorrect Freud (1999)
Snowden's Christmas Drummer (1999)
Mystery, Alaska Mr. Walsh (1999)
Teaching Mrs. Tingle Principal Potter (1999)
Boy Meets World Jedediah Lawrence (1999)
The Simpsons Arthur Fortune (1992-1999)
Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain Grocer (1999)
Tracey Takes On... Barrington 'Barry' LeTissier (1996-1999)
True Crime Reverend Shillerman (1999)
Providence Sherman Smith (1999)
Kill the Man Mr. Livingston (1999)
Maggie Winters Lewis Stickley (1998-1999)
The Man Who Counted Reverend Hooper (1998)
Recess Mr. Bream (1998)
Veronica's Closet Dave Whitby (1998)
Mr. Show with Bob and David Professor Peens (1998)
The New Batman Adventures 50's Joker (1998)
Sugar: The Fall of the West Head Of Sex Clinic (1998)
With Friends Like These Dr. Maxwell Hersh (1998)
Archibald the Rainbow Painter J.P. Bigelow (1998)
Small Soldiers Insaniac / Freakenstein (1998)
Final Justice Merle Hammond (1998)
Animaniacs Neivel Nosenest (1993-1998)
The Pass Willie L. (1998)
The Angry Beavers L.G. Algae (1998)
Murphy Brown Dennis Page (1998)
LateLine Dick Obermeyer (1998)
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour David St. Hubbins (1998)
101 Dalmatians: The Series Jasper Badun (1997-1998)
The Closer Arthur Willhaven (1998)
Pinky and the Brain Mel Aroma (1996-1998)
Jungle Cubs Cecil (1996-1998)
Heaven Will Wait Harvey Baines (1997)
Zork: Grand Inquisitor Dalboz of Gurth, The Dungeon Master (1997)
Casper: A Spirited Beginning Bill Case (1997)
Johnny Bravo King Raymond (1997)
The Weird Al Show Miner (1997)
No Strings Attached Elliot Lewis (1997)
Nothing to Lose Phillip "P.B" Barrow (1997)
Saturday Night Live Various (1984-1997)
Still Breathing New Mark (1997)
That Darn Cat Peter Randall (1997)
Road Rovers Dr. Jeffrey Otitus (1997)
Secret Service Guy Frank McClellan (1996)
Jack Paulie (1996)
Caroline in the City Father Damian (1996)
Edie & Pen Rick (1996)
Star Trek: Voyager The Clown (1996)
Dream On Gibby Fiske (1991-1996)
The Sunshine Boys Scott Grogan (1996)
Friends Mr. Rastatter (1995)
The Pompatus of Love Sitcom Star (1995)
The Nanny Professor Noel Babcock PhD (1995)
The Brady Bunch Movie Mr. Larry Dittmeyer (1995)
Across the Moon Frank (1994)
Radioland Murders Rick Rochester (1994)
Dinosaurs Les (1992-1994)
Airheads Milo Jackson (1994)
MacShayne: The Final Roll of the Dice Ozzie Evans (1994)
Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man Bob Hiney (1994)
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Dr. Fabian Leek (1994)
Getting By Dirk Clearfield (1994)
Family Album Mr. Gordon (1993)
Coneheads Gorman Seedling, INS Deputy Commissioner (1993)
Spinal Tap: Break Like the Wind - The Videos David St. Hubbins (1992)
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out David St. Hubbins (Spinal Tap) / Jerry Palter (The Folksmen) (1992)
The Arsenio Hall Show David St. Hubbins (1992)
Halloween Jam at Universal Studios David St. Hubbins (1992)
A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica David St. Hubbins (1992)
Man Trouble Eddy Revere (1992)
Spinal Tap: Bitch School David St. Hubbins (1992)
Fox News David St. Hubbins (1992)
Good Morning America David St. Hubbins (1992)
Headbangers Ball David St. Hubbins - Host (1992)
Late Night with David Letterman David St. Hubbins (1992)
Rockline on MTV David St. Hubbins (1992)
Memoirs of an Invisible Man George Talbot (1992)
Sessions Dan Carver (1991)
MTV News: The Week in Rock David St. Hubbins (1991)
True Identity Harvey Cooper (1991)
Morton & Hayes Dr. Mummenschvantz (1991)
Murder in High Places Pettibone (1991)
Murder, She Wrote Ross McKay (1990)
Book of Love Adult Jack Twiller (1990)
Empty Nest Dennis (1990)
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV? Principal Ford (segment "Peak A Boo") (1990)
Grand Tom Smithson (1990)
Flashback Hal (1990)
Hider in the House Phil Dreyer (1989)
The Big Picture Emmet Sumner (1989)
Earth Girls Are Easy Woody (1988)
Portrait of a White Marriage Reverend Prufrock (1988)
Short Circuit 2 Fred Ritter (1988)
A Father's Homecoming Michael Fields (1988)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles State Trooper (1987)
Daniel and the Towers Wexler Hatch (1987)
The Magical World of Disney Jason Starr (1987)
Light of Day Bu Montgomery (1987)
Hear 'n Aid: The Sessions David St. Hubbins (1986)
Hear 'n Aid: Stars David St. Hubbins (1986)
The History of White People in America: Volume II Rev. Prufrock (1986)
Tall Tales & Legends Mr. Wallace (1986)
Jumpin' Jack Flash Leslie (1986)
Classified Love Pete Newly (1986)
George Burns Comedy Week Joey (1985)
Clue Mr. Green (1985)
D.A.R.Y.L. Andy Richardson (1985)
The Bounder Howard Bender (1984)
This Is Spinal Tap David St. Hubbins (1984)
The Joe Franklin Show David St. Hubbins (1984)
Imps* Fritz #2 (segment "Interrogation") (1983)
Laverne & Shirley Lenny Kosnowski (1976-1983)
Young Doctors in Love Dr. Simon August (1982)
Likely Stories, Vol. 1 (1981)
Goodtime Girls Joey (1980)
Used Cars Eddie Winslow (1980)
1941 Willy (1979)
Happy Days Lenny Kosnowski (1979)
More Than Friends Terry Christopher (1978)
Actor

Cracking Up Dr. Edward O'Mazuraski (1977)
Soundtrack

Better Call Saul (2016-2018)
One Hit Wonderland (2016)
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009)
It Might Get Loud (2008)
They Can't Help it If They're Cute, They're Just Drawn That Way (2007)
The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006)
Guitar Hero II (2006)
Supernatural (2006)
The Producers (2005)
Standing Ovations 2 (2004)
McEnroe (2004)
The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004)
A Mighty Wind (2003)
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (2002)
Best in Show (2000)
Family Guy (2000)
Neon Genesis Evangelion: ReDeath (2000)
The X-Files (1998)
Murphy Brown (1998)
Waiting for Guffman (1996)
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1994-1996)
Saturday Night Live (1984-1994)
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1993)
Beavis and Butt-Head (1993)
The Simpsons (1992)
Amnesty International's Big 30 (1991)
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)
Soundgarden: Louder Than Live (1990)
The Big Picture (1989)
Light of Day (1987)
Clue (1985)
David Letterman's Holiday Film Festival (1985)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Laverne & Shirley (1976-1981)
American Bandstand (1979)
Soundtrack

America 2-Night (1978)
Writer

The Huntress (2000)
Spinal Tap: Break Like the Wind - The Videos (1992)
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (1992)
Morton & Hayes (1991)
The Big Picture (1989)
Saturday Night Live (1984)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Laverne & Shirley (1976-1977)
Writer

Economic Love-in (1973)
Director

Tracey Takes On... (1997)
Dream On (1992-1996)
Morton & Hayes (1991)
The Rich Hall Show (1987)
Director

Laverne & Shirley (1982)
Producer

Uncomfortably Close with Michael McKean (1999-2001)
Producer

A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (1992)
Archive footage

Entertainment Tonight (2015-2020)
Jeopardy! (2019)
Toys is Hell! Interview mit Regisseur Joe Dante (2014)
Theater Talk (2008-2009)
It Might Get Loud (2008)
Broadway Beat (2008)
The Comedy Map of Britain (2008)
TV Land Confidential (2007)
Nature (2007)
Comedy Club Shoot-Out: Vol. 2 (2006)
The 100 Funniest Movies (2006)
VH1's Heavy: The Story of Metal (2006)
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost & Found (2005)
Guilty Pleasures: Courtroom Dramas (2005)
The 20th Anniversary Independent Spirit Awards Special (2005)
Meet Bob Shaye (2004)
TV Guide CloseUp: Behind the Scenes of 'Smallville' (2004)
Spinal Tap Goes to 20 (2004)
101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments (2004)
Charlie Rose (2003)
Inside the Actors Studio (2003)
100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock (2000)
Short 3: Authority (2000)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (2000)
SNL: 25 Years of Music (1999)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey (1998)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers (1998)
The Best of Tracey Takes on... (1996)
Saturday Night Live (1995)
Archive footage

Beavis and Butt-Head (1993)
Late Night with David Letterman (1984)
Music Department

Spinal Tap: The Final Tour (1998)
Waiting for Guffman (1996)
Spinal Tap: Break Like the Wind - The Videos (1992)
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (1992)
Morton & Hayes (1991)
Saturday Night Live (1984)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Music Department

The Joe Franklin Show (1984)
The T.V. Show (1979)
Composer

Uncomfortably Close with Michael McKean (1999-2001)
Waiting for Guffman (1996)
Spinal Tap: Break Like the Wind - The Videos (1992)
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (1992)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Composer

Inland Sea Odyssey (1970)
Additional Crew

Food: Fact or Fiction? (2016)
Additional Crew

Almost Heroes (1998)
Laverne & Shirley (1976)

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Videos

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Another 10 wins & 26 nominations.

Did You Know

Trivia

Gilbert and Ruth McKean, his parents, hailed from Louisiana. Gilbert was a recording executive for RCA and Columbia. Also he helped found Decca Records. Ruth was a clerk who worked at a school library. The couple, along with Michael's grandmother, ...

Quotes

[describing how he and wife Annette O'Toole go about writing a song's music and lyrics] When we've done it - and this sounds like I'm talking about sex, doesn't it? - we've done it every way you can.

Trademark

Lenny Kosnowski's "Lone Wolf" jacket on Laverne & Shirley (1976)

Star Sign

Libra

Personal Details

Born

Michael John McKean
October 17, 1947
New York City, New York, USA

Height:

5' 11" (1.8 m)

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