Michael McKean
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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 for
Credits
Small Soldiers (1998)
as Insaniac / Freakenstein (voice)
The Words (2012)
as Nelson Wylie
Clue (1985)
as Mr. Green
Nothing to Lose (1997)
as Phillip "P.B." Barrow
Little Nicky (2000)
as Chief of Police
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
as State Trooper
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012)
as Dr. Bartholomew Wolper (voice)
Coneheads (1993)
as Gorman Seedling, INS Deputy Commissioner
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013)
as Bartholomew Wolper (voice)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002)
as Sarousch (voice)
Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
as Bird (voice)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
as David St. Hubbins
Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)
as Woody
Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022)
as Howard
Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
as Leslie (uncredited)
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
as Sleazy MC
Jack (1996)
as Paulie
My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021)
as Argyle (voice)
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
as George Talbot
True Crime (1999)
as Réverend Shillerman
Whatever Works (2009)
as Joe - Boris' Friend #3
Best in Show (2000)
as Stefan Vanderhoof
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025)
as David St. Hubbins
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (2013)
as Dr. Bartholomew Wolper (voice)
Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)
as Principal Potter
Short Circuit 2 (1988)
as Fred Ritter
Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997)
as Bill Case
The Producers (2005)
as Prison Trustee
Used Cars (1980)
as Eddie Winslow
The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
as Mr. Larry Dittmeyer
A Mighty Wind (2003)
as Jerry Palter
Airheads (1994)
as Milo Jackson
Young Doctors in Love (1982)
as Dr. Simon August
1941 (1979)
as Willy
For Your Consideration (2006)
as Lane Iverson
Double Agent (1987)
as Jason Starr / Warren Starbinder
Mystery, Alaska (1999)
as Mr. Walsh
D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)
as Andy Richardson
Auto Focus (2002)
as Video Executive
50 Years of Star Trek (2016)
as Self
The Big Picture (1989)
as Emmet Sumner
Relative Strangers (2006)
as Ken Hyman
The Aristocrats (2005)
as Self
Slap Her... She's French (2002)
as Monsieur Duke
Pure Country 2: The Gift (2010)
as Angel Joseph
That Darn Cat (1997)
as Peter Randall
Classified Love (1986)
as Pete Newly
The Guru (2002)
as Dwain
With Friends Like These (1998)
as Maxwell Hersh
Joshua (2007)
as Chester
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2003)
as Self
Radioland Murders (1994)
as Rick Rochester
Adam Sandler Goes to Hell (2001)
as Self
Hider in the House (1989)
as Phil Dreyer
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street (2001)
as Mr. Bream (voice)
The Sunshine Boys (1996)
as Scott Grogan
In Memoriam (2026)
Actor
The Meddler (2016)
as Mark
My First Mister (2001)
as Bob
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)
as William Christy Cabanne
Flashback (1990)
as Hal Cresciman
The Grand (2007)
as Steve Lavisch
True Identity (1991)
as Harvey Cooper
Still Breathing (1997)
as New Mark
The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006)
as Snow Miser
The Thick of It (2007)
as Glen Glahm
10 Rules for Sleeping Around (2013)
as Jeffrey Fields
Book of Love (1990)
as Adult Jack Twiller
Candor City Hospital (2005)
as Patient
Playing God (2021)
as Frank
A Father's Homecoming (1988)
as Michael Fields
Haunted Lighthouse 4-D (2003)
as Captain Van Legge
Likely Stories Vol. 1 (1981)
Actor
Beautiful (2000)
as Lance DeSalvo
Pink Skies Ahead (2020)
as Richard
Kill the Man (1999)
as Mr. Livingston
Amnesty International's Big 30 (1991)
as David St. Hubbins
The Cackling of the Dodos (—)
Actor
21 Years: Richard Linklater (2014)
as Self - Actor
The Pass (1998)
as Willie L.
Never Again (2001)
as Alex The Transvestite
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (1992)
as David St. Hubbins / Jerry Palter
Arnie the Doughnut (2005)
as Narrator / Arnie the Doughnut (voice)
Light of Day (1987)
as Bu Montgomery
Man Trouble (1992)
as Eddy Revere
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour (1981)
as David St. Hubbins
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica (1992)
as David St. Hubbins
Across the Moon (1994)
as Frank
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (2003)
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found (2005)
as Self
Murder in High Places (1991)
as Pettibone
Imps* (1983)
as Fritz #2
Teddy Bears' Picnic (2001)
as Porterfield 'Porty' Pendleton
101 Dalmatians Christmas (1998)
as Jasper Badun
Edie & Pen (1996)
as Rick
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi (2000)
as David St. Hubbins
Spinal Tap: Back from the Dead (2009)
as David St. Hubbins
Snowden's Christmas (1999)
as Drummer (voice)
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (2020)
as Self
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp (2020)
as Self
Jungle Cubs (Volume 1): Born to be Wild (1996)
as (Voice)
The Hear 'n Aid Sessions (1986)
as David St. Hubbins [Spinal Tap]
The T.V. Show (1979)
Actor
100 Mile Rule (2002)
as Howard
Portrait of a White Marriage (1988)
as Reverend Alfred 'Alfie' Prufrock
Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale (—)
as David St. Hubbins
Final Justice (1998)
as Merle Hammond
Johnny Appleseed (1986)
as Mac Macintosh
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall (2020)
as Self
Cracking Up (1977)
Actor
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition (2004)
as David St. Hubbins
Adventures of Power (2008)
as Harlan
Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen (2007)
as Kalgoron (voice)
More Than Friends (1978)
as Terry Christopher
MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice (1994)
as Ozzie Evans
Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer (2009)
as Self
Archibald the Rainbow Painter (1998)
as J.P. Bigelow
Stonehenge: 'Tis a Magic Place (2009)
as David St. Hubbins
No Strings Attached (1997)
as Elliot Lewis
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary (2022)
as Self
Daddio (2019)
as Paul
Davy Crockett (1986)
as Mr. Wallace
The History of White People in America: Volume II (1986)
as Rev. Alfred 'Alfie' Prufrock
Daniel and the Towers (1987)
as Wexler Hatch
Open Wide: Tooth School Inside (2006)
as Dr. Flossman (voice)
Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers (2019)
as Narrator (voice)