Michael McKean
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael John McKean (born October 17, 1947) is an American actor, comedian, writer, composer and musician, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Squiggy's friend, Leonard 'Lenny' Kosnowski, on the sitcom Laverne and Shirley; and for his work in the Christopher Guest ensemble films, particularly as David St. Hubbins of Spinal Tap.
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- Born:
- Oct 17, 1947 In New York City, New York, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 121
- First Appeared:
- In the series Laverne & Shirley 1976-01-27
- Latest Project:
- Movie Spinal Tap II: The End Continues 2025-09-12
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Spinal Tap II: The End Continues | David St. Hubbins | 2025-09-12 |
| Movie | Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Sleazy MC | 2022-09-08 |
| Movie | Jerry & Marge Go Large | Howard | 2022-10-20 |
| Movie | Playing God | Frank | 2021-08-06 |
| Series | Rugrats | Grandpa Lou Pickles (voice) | 2021-05-27 |
| Movie | My Little Pony: A New Generation | Argyle (voice) | 2021-09-22 |
| Movie | Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness | Self | 2020-04-21 |
| Movie | The Happy Days of Garry Marshall | Self | 2020-05-12 |
| Movie | Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp | Self | 2020-06-23 |
| Movie | Pink Skies Ahead | Richard | 2020-10-18 |
| Series | Good Omens | Sergeant Shadwell | 2019-05-31 |
| Movie | Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers | Narrator (voice) | 2019-11-06 |
| Movie | The Meddler | Mark | 2016-04-05 |
| Movie | 50 Years of Star Trek | Self | 2016-08-14 |
| Series | Better Call Saul | Chuck McGill | 2015-02-08 |
| Movie | 21 Years: Richard Linklater | Self - Actor | 2014-11-07 |
| Movie | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 | Bartholomew Wolper (voice) | 2013-01-03 |
| Movie | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns | Dr. Bartholomew Wolper (voice) | 2013-10-08 |
| Movie | 10 Rules for Sleeping Around | Jeffrey Fields | 2013-08-23 |
| Movie | The Red Hen | 2012-02-12 | |
| Movie | The Words | Nelson Wylie | 2012-09-07 |
| Movie | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 | Dr. Bartholomew Wolper (voice) | 2012-09-25 |
| Series | ThunderCats | 2011-07-29 | |
| Movie | Pure Country 2: The Gift | Angel Joseph | 2010-10-15 |
| Movie | Whatever Works | Joe - Boris' Friend #3 | 2009-06-19 |
| Movie | Unwigged & Unplugged: An Evening with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer | Self | 2009-09-01 |
| Movie | Adventures of Power | Harlan | 2008-01-20 |
| Movie | The Grand | Steve Lavisch | 2007-06-07 |
| Movie | Joshua | Chester | 2007-01-21 |
| Movie | Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen | Kalgoron (voice) | 2007-07-06 |
| Movie | For Your Consideration | Lane Iverson | 2006-11-17 |
| Movie | Relative Strangers | Ken Hyman | 2006-05-01 |
| Movie | The Year Without a Santa Claus | Snow Miser | 2006-12-11 |
| Movie | The Aristocrats | Self | 2005-07-29 |
| Series | Hopeless Pictures | 2005-08-19 | |
| Movie | The Producers | Prison Trustee | 2005-12-25 |
| Series | The Tony Danza Show | 2004-09-13 | |
| Movie | The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition | David St. Hubbins | 2004-09-20 |
| Movie | Haunted Lighthouse 4-D | Captain Van Legge | 2003-03-07 |
| Movie | And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself | William Christy Cabanne | 2003-09-07 |
| Movie | A Mighty Wind | Jerry Palter | 2003-04-16 |
| Movie | Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) | Self | 2003-05-23 |
| Movie | Slap Her... She's French | Monsieur Duke | 2002-02-07 |
| Movie | The Hunchback of Notre Dame II | Sarousch (voice) | 2002-02-06 |
| Movie | Auto Focus | Video Executive | 2002-10-18 |
| Movie | The Guru | Dwain | 2002-08-21 |
| Movie | 100 Mile Rule | Howard | 2002-11-07 |
| Movie | Teddy Bears' Picnic | Porterfield 'Porty' Pendleton | 2001-04-30 |
| Movie | Never Again | Alex The Transvestite | 2001-03-11 |
| Movie | Dr. Dolittle 2 | Bird (voice) | 2001-06-22 |
| Series | Primetime Glick | Adrien Van Voorhees | 2001-06-20 |
| Series | Oswald | Louie (voice) | 2001-08-20 |
| Movie | Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street | Mr. Bream (voice) | 2001-11-06 |
| Movie | My First Mister | Bob | 2001-10-12 |
| Movie | Beautiful | Lance DeSalvo | 2000-09-10 |
| Movie | Little Nicky | Chief of Police | 2000-11-10 |
| Movie | Best in Show | Stefan Vanderhoof | 2000-09-29 |
| Movie | True Crime | Réverend Shillerman | 1999-03-19 |
| Movie | Kill the Man | Mr. Livingston | 1999-01-24 |
| Series | Uncomfortably Close with Michael McKean | 1999-04-19 | |
| Movie | Teaching Mrs. Tingle | Principal Potter | 1999-08-11 |
| Movie | Mystery, Alaska | Mr. Walsh | 1999-10-01 |
| Series | The Martin Short Show | 1999-09-13 | |
| Movie | Final Justice | Merle Hammond | 1998-06-01 |
| Movie | Small Soldiers | Insaniac / Freakenstein (voice) | 1998-07-10 |
| Movie | The Pass | Willie L. | 1998-05-07 |
| Movie | Archibald the Rainbow Painter | J.P. Bigelow | 1998-08-07 |
| Movie | 101 Dalmatians Christmas | Jasper Badun | 1998-10-06 |
| Movie | With Friends Like These | Dr. Maxwell Hersh | 1998-09-10 |
| Movie | Nothing to Lose | Phillip "P.B." Barrow | 1997-07-18 |
| Movie | That Darn Cat | Peter Randall | 1997-02-14 |
| Movie | No Strings Attached | Elliot Lewis | 1997-08-27 |
| Movie | Still Breathing | New Mark | 1997-09-01 |
| Movie | Casper: A Spirited Beginning | Bill Case | 1997-09-09 |
| Movie | Edie & Pen | Rick | 1996-05-10 |
| Movie | The Sunshine Boys | Scott Grogan | 1996-08-08 |
| Series | Tracey Takes On... | Barry | 1996-01-24 |
| Series | Jungle Cubs | 1996-10-05 | |
| Movie | Jack | Paulie | 1996-08-09 |
| Movie | Jungle Cubs (Volume 1): Born to be Wild | (Voice) | 1996-11-01 |
| Movie | The Brady Bunch Movie | Mr. Larry Dittmeyer | 1995-02-16 |
| Movie | Across the Moon | Frank | 1994-10-01 |
| Movie | Airheads | Milo Jackson | 1994-08-05 |
| Movie | Spinal Tap: The Final Tour | David St. Hubbins | 1994-12-07 |
| Movie | Radioland Murders | Rick Rochester | 1994-10-21 |
| Movie | Coneheads | Gorman Seedling, INS Deputy Commissioner | 1993-07-23 |
| Movie | Memoirs of an Invisible Man | George Talbot | 1992-02-28 |
| Movie | Man Trouble | Eddy Revere | 1992-07-17 |
| Movie | A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out | David St. Hubbins / Jerry Palter | 1992-12-31 |
| Movie | Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica | David St. Hubbins | 1992-08-12 |
| Movie | Murder in High Places | Pettibone | 1991-06-02 |
| Movie | Amnesty International's Big 30 | David St. Hubbins | 1991-12-28 |
| Movie | True Identity | 1991-08-23 | |
| Movie | Flashback | Hal Cresciman | 1990-02-02 |
| Series | Grand | Tom Smithson | 1990-01-18 |
| Movie | Book of Love | Adult Jack Twiller | 1990-08-03 |
| Movie | Hider in the House | Phil Dreyer | 1989-05-13 |
| Movie | The Big Picture | Emmet Sumner | 1989-09-15 |
| Movie | A Father's Homecoming | Michael Fields | 1988-06-19 |
| Movie | Short Circuit 2 | Fred Ritter | 1988-07-06 |
| Movie | Portrait of a White Marriage | Reverend Alfred 'Alfie' Prufrock | 1988-08-27 |
| Movie | Earth Girls Are Easy | Woody | 1988-09-08 |
| Movie | Light of Day | Bu Montgomery | 1987-02-06 |
| Movie | Double Agent | Jason Starr / Warren Starbinder | 1987-03-29 |
| Movie | Planes, Trains and Automobiles | State Trooper | 1987-11-26 |
| Movie | Daniel and the Towers | Wexler Hatch | 1987-04-18 |
| Movie | The Hear 'n Aid Sessions | David St. Hubbins [Spinal Tap] | 1986-01-01 |
| Movie | Classified Love | Pete Newly | 1986-03-08 |
| Movie | Johnny Appleseed | Mac Macintosh | 1986-10-31 |
| Movie | Jumpin' Jack Flash | Leslie (uncredited) | 1986-10-09 |
| Movie | D.A.R.Y.L. | Andy Richardson | 1985-06-14 |
| Series | Tall Tales & Legends | Mac Macintosh / Mr. Wallace | 1985-09-25 |
| Movie | Clue | Mr. Green | 1985-12-13 |
| Movie | This Is Spinal Tap | David St. Hubbins | 1984-03-02 |
| Movie | Imps* | Fritz #2 | 1983-12-12 |
| Movie | Young Doctors in Love | Dr. Simon August | 1982-07-16 |
| Movie | Used Cars | Eddie Winslow | 1980-07-11 |
| Movie | 1941 | Willy | 1979-12-14 |
| Movie | More Than Friends | Terry Christopher | 1978-10-20 |
| Movie | Cracking Up | 1977-07-01 | |
| Series | Laverne & Shirley | Lenny | 1976-01-27 |