
Michael Keaton
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Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor. He has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. In 2016, he was named Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in France. Keaton gained early recognition for his comedic roles in Night Shift (1982), Mr. Mom (1983), and Beetlejuice (1988). He gained wider stardom portraying the title superhero in Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992). He took roles in Clean and Sober (1988), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), The Paper (1994), Multiplicity (1996), Jackie Brown (1997), Jack Frost (1998), Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005), and The Other Guys (2010). He also performed voice roles in the animated films Cars (2006), Toy Story 3 (2010), and Minions (2015). Keaton experienced a career resurgence after taking a starring role as a faded actor attempting a comeback in Alejandro González Iñárritu's Birdman (2014), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He has since acted in biographical dramas such as Spotlight (2015), The Founder (2016), The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), and Worth (2021). He portrayed the Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), while also reprising his roles as Man in The Flash (2023) and the title role in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024). Keaton starred as a journalist in the HBO film Live from Baghdad (2002). He portrayed a drug-addicted doctor in the Hulu limited series Dopesick (2021), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Keaton directed the films The Merry Gentleman (2008) and Knox Goes Away (2023), in which he also played the starring role.
Known for
Credits

Toy Story 3 (2010)
as Ken (voice)

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
as Adrian Toomes / Vulture

Cars (2006)
as Chick Hicks (voice)

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
as Beetlejuice

Minions (2015)
as Walter Nelson (voice)

The Flash (2023)
as Bruce Wayne / Batman

Batman (1989)
as Batman / Bruce Wayne

Batman Returns (1992)
as Batman / Bruce Wayne

Beetlejuice (1988)
as Betelgeuse

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
as Riggan

RoboCop (2014)
as Raymond Sellars

Need for Speed (2014)
as Monarch

Morbius (2022)
as Adrian Toomes

The Other Guys (2010)
as Captain Gene Mauch

American Assassin (2017)
as Stan Hurley

The Founder (2016)
as Ray Kroc

Minions & More 2 (2022)
as Walter Nelson (voice)

Spotlight (2015)
as Walter 'Robby' Robinson

Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)
as Ray Peyton Sr.

Jackie Brown (1997)
as Ray Nicolette

Hawaiian Vacation (2011)
as Ken (voice)

The Protégé (2021)
as Michael Rembrandt

Dumbo (2019)
as V. A. Vandevere

Post Grad (2009)
as Walter Malby

First Daughter (2004)
as President Mackenzie

The Whisper Man (2026)
as Francis 'Frank' Carter

Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
as Dogberry

Pacific Heights (1990)
as Carter Hayes

Desperate Measures (1998)
as Peter McCabe

Out of Sight (1998)
as Ray Nicolette (uncredited)

Mr. Mom (1983)
as Jack

Jack Frost (1998)
as Jack Frost

Clear History (2013)
as Joe Stumpo

Gung Ho (1986)
as Hunt Stevenson

Knox Goes Away (2024)
as John Knox

The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
as Ramsey Clark

Penthouse North (2013)
as Hollader

White Noise (2005)
as Jonathan Rivers

Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
as Narrator/Older Doug Holt (uncredited)

She's Having a Baby (1988)
as Michael Keaton (uncredited)

Multiplicity (1996)
as Doug Kinney

The Paper (1994)
as Henry Hackett

My Life (1993)
as Bob Jones

One Good Cop (1991)
as Artie Lewis

The Earth Day Special (1990)
as Charles McIntyre

Goodrich (2024)
as Andy

The Dream Team (1989)
as Billy Caufield

Johnny Dangerously (1984)
as Johnny Dangerously

Speechless (1994)
as Kevin

Night Shift (1982)
as Bill Blazejowski

Worth (2021)
as Kenneth Feinberg

The Squeeze (1987)
as Harry Berg

A Shot at Glory (2000)
as Peter Cameron

Mary (1977)
as Self (Various Characters)

America | A Tribute to Heroes (2001)
as Self

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes (2001)
as Batman (archive footage)

Clean and Sober (1988)
as Daryl Poynter

Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin (1992)
as Self

Quicksand (2003)
as Martin Raikes

Game 6 (2006)
as Nicky Rogan

Binky Nelson Unpacified (2015)
as Walter Nelson (voice)

The Last Time (2006)
as Ted

Tenacious D: Time Fixers (2006)
as The Professor

SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler (1999)
as Joey (archive footage) (uncredited)

Touch and Go (1986)
as Bobby Barbato

Earth and the American Dream (1992)
as Reader (voice)

Frank Capra's American Dream (1997)
as Self

The Merry Gentleman (2008)
as Frank Logan

Rabbit Test (1978)
as Sailor

Jackie Brown: How It Went Down (2002)
as Self

Live from Baghdad (2002)
as Robert Wiener
Sweetwater (2025)
as Robert Rogers

A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming (2017)
as Self
Rabbit Ears - Mose the Fireman (1991)
as Narrator (voice)

Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute (2022)
as Self

A Different Approach (1978)
Actor

Clemente (2025)
as Self

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration (2015)
as Self - Audition Tape (archive footage)

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (2013)
as Self

Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings) (2015)
as Self

Groovin' with Ken (2010)
as Ken (voice)

Tim Burton: Life in the Line (2024)
as Self

Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley (1998)
as Self

Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight (2008)
as Self

Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints (2000)
as Self

Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor (2004)
as Himself
Imagine Agents (—)
Actor

Making The Flash: Worlds Collide (2023)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

An Evening with Lucia Micarelli (2018)
as Self - Host

Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (1998)
as Self - Host (segment "75 Years of Blockbuster")

Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary (1982)
as Self

Mister Rogers: It's You I Like (2018)
as Self - Host

Wings Over Water (2022)
as Narrator

Ken's Dating Tips: #31 Play Hard to Get (2010)
as Ken (voice)

Ken's Dating Tips: #24 Know Yourself, Be Yourself (2010)
as Ken (voice)

Ken's Dating Tips: #48 Communication is Key (2010)
as Ken (voice)

Ken's Dating Tips (—)
as Ken





