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| Born | Michael John McKean (1947-10-17)October 17, 1947 (age 78) New York City, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1967–present |
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| Children | 2[a] |
| Website | michaelmckean |
Michael John McKean (/məˈkiːən/; born October 17, 1947) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, composer, and musician.
McKean started his career as Lenny Kosnowski in theABCsitcomLaverne & Shirley from 1976 to 1983. He was briefly a cast member on theNBC sketch comedy seriesSaturday Night Live for its19th and20th seasons from 1994 to 1995, and played Gibby Fiske inHBO seriesDream On (1990–1996). He has acted in films such asUsed Cars (1980),Clue (1985), andThe Big Picture (1989), the last of which he also co-wrote.
He is also known for having collaborated withChristopher Guest acting in his films such asThis Is Spinal Tap (1984),Best in Show (2000),A Mighty Wind (2003), andFor Your Consideration (2006). He co-wrote the song "A Mighty Wind" (for the Guest filmA Mighty Wind), for which he won aGrammy Award. Along with his wife, Annette O’Toole, McKean also co-wrote "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" from the same film, which was nominated for anAcademy Award. He was nominated for aPrimetime Emmy Award in 2019 for his role asChuck McGill on theAMC seriesBetter Call Saul (2015–2018; 2022). Since 2020, he has voicedLou Pickles inNickelodeon'sRugrats franchise. He has acted in shows such asCurb Your Enthusiasm,Veep,Grace and Frankie,Breeders, andThe Diplomat.
On stage, McKean made hisBroadway debut as Edna Turnblad in the musicalHairspray (2004). He took on dual roles portrayingJ. Edgar Hoover andRobert Byrd in the political epic playAll the Way (2014). He has acted in Broadway plays such as theTracy Letts playSuperior Donuts (2009), theGore Vidal revivalThe Best Man (2012), and theLillian Hellman revivalThe Little Foxes (2017). McKean is thetwenty-second highest-earning game show contestant of all time, having accumulated $1,115,400 during his appearances onCelebrity Jeopardy!.[1][2][3]
McKean was born October 17, 1947, in New York City at Manhattan Women's Hospital.[4] He is the son of Gilbert S. McKean, one of the founders ofDecca Records, and Ruth Stewart McKean, a librarian,[5][6] and was raised inSea Cliff, New York, onLong Island.[7] McKean is of Irish, English, Scottish, and some German and Dutch descent.[8] He graduated from North Shore High School in 1965. In early 1967, he was briefly a member of the New York City "baroque pop" bandthe Left Banke and played on the "Ivy, Ivy" single (B-side: "And Suddenly").[9][10]
McKean began his career (as well as the characters of Lenny and Squiggy) in Pittsburgh while a student atCarnegie Mellon;David Lander was a fellow student at CMU. Their partnership grew after graduation as part of the comedy groupThe Credibility Gap withHarry Shearer in Los Angeles, but McKean's breakthrough came in 1976 when he and Lander joined the cast ofLaverne & Shirley portraying Lenny and Squiggy. McKean directed one episode, and the characters became something of a phenomenon, even releasing an album asLenny and the Squigtones in 1979, which featured a youngChristopher Guest on guitar (credited as Nigel Tufnel, the name Guest also used that year in his first appearance as part of the spoof rock bandSpinal Tap). "Foreign Legion of Love" was a big hit for the Squigtones, with frequent play on theDr. Demento Show. McKean also played his character in an episode ofHappy Days. After leavingLaverne & Shirley in 1982, McKean appeared in the film spoofYoung Doctors in Love, then two years later asDavid St. Hubbins in the comedyThis Is Spinal Tap with both Guest and Shearer.
McKean quickly became a recognizable name in film and television, with appearances in movies such asUsed Cars (1980),Clue (1985),D.A.R.Y.L. (1985),Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987),Earth Girls Are Easy (1988), and taking a lead role inShort Circuit 2 (1988). He appeared oppositeKiefer Sutherland andDennis Hopper inFlashback (1990). The same year, McKean was part of an ensemble cast in the television seriesGrand, which aired for a short time. In 1991, McKean co-wrote (withChristopher Guest) the second episode and later directed the final episode of the mock documentary seriesMorton & Hayes, created byPhil Mishkin andRob Reiner. McKean appeared in a number of film roles, including the film adaptation ofMemoirs of an Invisible Man (1992),Coneheads (1993),Airheads (1994), andRadioland Murders (1994).
After he appeared onSaturday Night Live as a musical guest and later as a guest host, McKean joined the cast from 1994 to 1995. At age 46, he was the oldest person ever to join theSNL cast at the time (later surpassed byLeslie Jones, who joined in 2014 at age 47),[11] one of a handful ofSNL cast members who weren't already hired to work behind the scenes (likeSNL's numerous writers-turned-cast members) to appear on the show before becoming a cast member and the only one to be a musical guest and a host before becoming a cast member.[12] During this time, he also released a video follow-up toSpinal Tap, played the villainous Mr. Dittmeyer inThe Brady Bunch Movie, and played the boss Gibby in the seriesDream On. After leavingSaturday Night Live, McKean spent a lot of time doing children's fare, voicing various TV shows and films. In 1997, he performed the lead voice role in the video gameZork Grand Inquisitor as Dalboz of Gurth and appeared in the 1999 filmsTeaching Mrs. Tingle andMystery, Alaska.
McKean's television guest appearances includeThe Simpsons;Star Trek: Voyager;Boy Meets World;Murder, She Wrote;Murphy Brown;Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman;Friends; andCaroline in the City. McKean had a recurring role on theHBO sketch comedy series,Tracey Takes On..., which he also directed. In 1998, he guest starred in a two-part episode ofThe X-Files titled "Dreamland," in which his characterMorris Fletcher switched bodies withFox Mulder. The character was a success, reappearing in 1999's "Three of a Kind," an episode which focused on the recurring characters ofThe Lone Gunmen. The character appeared on the short-lived spin-off series in 2001, and then returned toThe X-Files in its final season for an episode called "Jump the Shark."
McKean reunited with Christopher Guest inBest in Show (2000) and appeared inLittle Nicky (2000),The Guru (2002),And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003), andA Mighty Wind (2003), in whichThe Folksmen are played by the actors who played asSpinal Tap. McKean had a regular role as the brassy, heavily made-up bandleader Adrian Van Voorhees inMartin Short's seriesPrimetime Glick. He also had guest roles on such shows asLaw & Order,Family Guy,SpongeBob SquarePants, andHarvey Birdman, Attorney at Law. He did voiceover work as Henry's cousin Louie onOswald, which coincidentally featured the voice of David Lander as Henry. He lent his voice to an episode ofKevin Smith'sClerks: The Animated Series that never aired but was included on the VHS and DVD versions of the series.
In 2003, he guest-starred onSmallville, theSuperman prequel in which his wifeAnnette O'Toole starred asMartha Kent. McKean playedPerry White, who ultimately becomes Clark Kent's boss. He previously associated with the Superman universe in 1994 on theLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman first-season episode "Vatman," in which he played Dr. Fabian Leek, a cloning expert who creates a Superman clone that belonged to corporate mogulLex Luthor (John Shea). Also, during his short stint onSaturday Night Live, McKean playedPerry White in a Superman spoof. McKean appeared in the Christopher Guest comedyA Mighty Wind (2003), also co-writing several songs for the film, including the title track (with Guest andEugene Levy), which won theGrammy for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media andA Kiss at the End of the Rainbow, which was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Song.
McKean performed in the Broadway production ofHairspray in 2004. He co-starred as Hines in a revival ofThe Pajama Game withHarry Connick, Jr. at theAmerican Airlines Theatre in the first half of 2006. Also in 2006, McKean reunited with most of the cast ofA Mighty Wind to film the comedyFor Your Consideration and appeared in the playLove Song on the stage in London. His musical interests led him to a starring role in the 2008 comedy air-drumming filmAdventures of Power, in which he was reunited withJane Lynch, his co-star fromFor Your Consideration, in a story intended to honor the leaders and fighters of the 99% movement.[13]
McKean acted in the pilot episode of a remake of the British seriesThe Thick of It as the chief of staff. The pilot was directed by Guest. McKean starred in the 40th anniversary Broadway revival ofHarold Pinter'sThe Homecoming, co-starringIan McShane,Raul Esparza,Eve Best, andJames Frain. The show opened on in 2007. In 2009, he starred in the Chicago-basedSteppenwolf Theatre Company's production ofSuperior Donuts by playwrightTracy Letts.
In 2010, McKean returned in an episode ofSmallville alongside his wife[14] and won aCelebrity Jeopardy! tournament defeatingJane Curtin andCheech Marin. The earnings were donated to the International Myeloma Foundation in honor of McKean's friend Lee Grayson, who died of myeloma in 2004. In Summer 2010, McKean took over the role of the Stage Manager inThornton Wilder'sOur Town at the Barrow Street Playhouse in New York's Greenwich Village. In 2011, McKean appeared on an episode ofSesame Street as a rock star looking for "rocks" to be in an all ROCK-band.
In 2012, McKean began performing on Broadway in Gore Vidal'sThe Best Man. During the show's run, he was hit by a car in New York City, suffering a broken leg.[15] He appeared in the HBO comedy seriesFamily Tree in 2013.[16] In 2014, McKean playedJ. Edgar Hoover in Broadway previews of Robert Schenkkan's Lyndon B. Johnson bio-playAll the Way, starring Emmy winnerBryan Cranston asLyndon B. Johnson.[17]
In 2015, McKean began appearing as a regular cast member in the first three seasons ofBreaking Bad spin-offBetter Call Saul in the role of the main character's older brotherChuck McGill – a new character created for the series[18] – also having guest appearances in the show'sfourth andsixth seasons. The same year, McKean began hosting theCooking Channel television seriesFood: Fact or Fiction? This show takes a look at food urban legends and features him both as host and narrator to some segments within each episode.
In 2018, McKean played Doug Forcett in the NBC sitcomThe Good Place,[19] a former stoner from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, who had a mushroom-induced hallucination in the 1970s and correctly guessed 92% of the afterlife. While Doug Forcett is mentioned multiple times in the show, McKean only portrayed him in one episode. McKean played Sgt. Shadwell in the 2019television mini-series adaptation of the novelGood Omens.[20] Following the death of Cindy Williams in January 2023, McKean is the last surviving original cast member ofLaverne & Shirley.
In 1970, McKean married Susan Russell inWestminster, California.[21] They had two sons, Colin (1976–2012) and Fletcher (born 1985), before divorcing in 1993.[21] Colin also became an actor,[22] but died in 2012 from an accidentalheroin overdose at the age of 36.[23] McKean married actress and singerAnnette O'Toole on March 20, 1999, becoming stepfather to her two daughters Nell and Anna.[21]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Cracking Up | Dr. Edward O'Mazuraski | Also co-writer (as a member of The Credibility Gap) |
| 1979 | 1941 | Willy | |
| 1980 | Used Cars | Eddie Winslow | |
| 1982 | Young Doctors in Love | Dr. Simon August | |
| 1984 | This Is Spinal Tap | David St. Hubbins | Also co-writer |
| 1985 | D.A.R.Y.L. | Andy Richardson | |
| Clue | Mr. Green | ||
| 1986 | Jumpin' Jack Flash | Leslie | Uncredited |
| 1987 | Light of Day | Bu Montgomery | |
| Planes, Trains and Automobiles | State Trooper | ||
| 1988 | Portrait of a White Marriage | Rev. Prufrock | |
| Short Circuit 2 | Fred Ritter | ||
| Earth Girls Are Easy | Woody | ||
| 1989 | Hider in the House | Phil Dreyer | |
| The Big Picture | Emmett Summer | Also co-writer | |
| 1990 | Flashback | Hal | |
| Book of Love | Adult Jack Twiller | ||
| 1991 | True Identity | Harvey Cooper | |
| 1992 | Memoirs of an Invisible Man | George Talbot | |
| Man Trouble | Eddy Revere | ||
| 1993 | Coneheads | Gorman Seedling | |
| 1994 | Airheads | Milo Jackson | |
| Radioland Murders | Rick Rochester | ||
| 1995 | The Brady Bunch Movie | Mr. Larry Dittmeyer | |
| Across the Moon | Frank | ||
| 1996 | Edie & Pen | Rick | |
| The Pompatus of Love | Sitcom Star | ||
| Jack | Paulie | ||
| 1997 | No Strings Attached | Elliot Lewis | |
| Casper: A Spirited Beginning | Bill Case | Direct-to-video | |
| That Darn Cat | Peter Randall | ||
| Nothing to Lose | Phillip "P.B" Barrow | ||
| Still Breathing | New Mark | ||
| 1998 | The Man Who Counted | Reverend Hooper | Short film |
| Spinal Tap: The Final Tour | David St. Hubbins | Short film | |
| The Pass | Willie L. | ||
| Small Soldiers | Insaniac, Freakenstein | Voice[24] | |
| Archibald the Rainbow Painter | J.P. Bigelow | ||
| With Friends Like These... | Dr. Maxwell Hersh | ||
| Sugar: The Fall of the West | Head of Sex Clinic | ||
| 1999 | Masters of Horror and Suspense | Will Masters | |
| Kill the Man | Mr. Livingston | ||
| True Crime | Reverend Shillerman | ||
| Teaching Mrs. Tingle | Principal Potter | ||
| Mystery, Alaska | Mr. Walsh | ||
| 2000 | Best in Show | Stefan Vanderhoof | |
| Beautiful | Lance DeSalvo | ||
| Little Nicky | Chief of Police | ||
| 2001 | My First Mister | Bob Benson | |
| Never Again | Alex The Transvestite | ||
| Dr. Dolittle 2 | Bird 1 | Voice[24] | |
| 2002 | Slap Her... She's French | Monsieur Duke | |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame II | Sarousch | Voice, direct-to-video[24] | |
| Teddy Bears' Picnic | Porterfield "Porty" Pendleton | ||
| The Guru | Dwain | ||
| Auto Focus | Video Executive | ||
| 100 Mile Rule | Howard | ||
| 2003 | Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) | Himself | |
| A Mighty Wind | Jerry Palter | ||
| 2005 | The Producers | Prison Trustee | |
| 2006 | Relative Strangers | Ken Hyman | |
| For Your Consideration | Lane Iverson | ||
| 2007 | Joshua | Chester Jenkins | |
| The Grand | Steve Lavisch | ||
| 2008 | Adventures of Power | Harlan | |
| 2009 | Whatever Works | Joe | |
| 2010 | Pure Country 2: The Gift | Peter | |
| 2012 | The Words | Nelson Wylie | |
| Batman: The Dark Knight Returns | Dr. Bartholomew Wolper | Voice, direct-to-video[24] | |
| 2013 | 10 Rules for Sleeping Around | Jeffrey Fields | |
| 2014 | Sesame Street: Learning Rocks | Virgil Von Vivaldi | Direct-to-video |
| 2015 | The Meddler | Mark | |
| 2020 | Pink Skies Ahead | Richard | |
| 2021 | Playing God | Frank | |
| My Little Pony: A New Generation | Argyle Starshine | Voice[24] | |
| 2022 | Jerry & Marge Go Large | Howard | |
| Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Sleazy MC | ||
| 2025 | Spinal Tap II: The End Continues | David St. Hubbins | Also co-writer |
| TBA | In Memoriam | TBA | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976–1983 | Laverne & Shirley | Leonard "Lenny" Kosnowski | 149 episodes |
| 1979 | Happy Days | Episode: "Fonzie's Funeral: Part 2" | |
| 1980 | Goodtime Girls | Joey | Episode: "Internal Injury" |
| 1984 | Saturday Night Live | Himself /David St. Hubbins /Jerry Palter | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | George Burns Comedy Week | Joey | Episode: "The Borrowing" |
| 1986 | Classified Love | Pete Newly | Television film |
| Tall Tales & Legends | Mac Macintosh / Mr. Wallace | 2 episodes | |
| 1987 | Double Agent | Jason Starr / Warren Starbinder | Television film |
| Daniel and the Towers | Wexler Hatch | ||
| 1990 | Grand | Tom Smithson | 13 episodes |
| Empty Nest | Dennis Adams | Episode: "Mad About the Boy" | |
| Murder, She Wrote | Ross McKay | Episode: "The Return of Preston Giles" | |
| The AFI Presents: TV or Not TV? | Principal Ford | Television special; segment: "Peak A Boo" | |
| 1991 | Morton & Hayes | Dr. Mummenschvantz | Episode: "The Bride of Mummula" |
| Murder in High Places | Pettibone | Television film | |
| 1991–1996 | Dream On | Gibby Fiske | 25 episodes |
| 1992–1994 | Dinosaurs | Various voices | 12 episodes |
| 1992, 1999 | The Simpsons | David St. Hubbins, Jerry Rude | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 1993–1994, 1998 | Animaniacs | Spink, Jake, Neivel Nosenest | 3 episodes[24] |
| 1993 | Family Album | Mr. Gordon | Episode: "Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall All You Gotta Do Is Call..." |
| 1994 | Getting By | Dirk Clearfield | Episode: "Sell It Like It Is" |
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Dr. Fabian Leek | Episode: "Vatman" | |
| Duckman | Bob Hiney | Voice, episode: "A Civil War" | |
| 1994–1995 | Saturday Night Live | Various Roles | 25 episodes |
| 1995 | The Nanny | Prof. Noel Babcock PhD | Episode: "Franny and the Professor" |
| Friends | Leon Rastatter | Episode: "The One with the List" | |
| 1996 | The Sunshine Boys | Scott Grogan | Television film |
| Star Trek: Voyager | The Clown | Episode: "The Thaw" | |
| Secret Service Guy | Frank McClellan | 7 episodes | |
| Caroline in the City | Father Damian | Episode: "Caroline and the Wedding" | |
| 1996–1998 | Jungle Cubs | Cecil | Voice, 20 episodes |
| Pinky and the Brain | Toll Collector / Ponytail Schneiderlander / Mel Anoma | Voice, 4 episodes[24] | |
| 1996–1999 | Tracey Takes On... | Barrington "Barry" LeTissier | 6 episodes; directed 5 episodes |
| 1997 | Road Rovers | Dr. Jeffrey Otitus | Voice, episode: "Reigning Cats and Dogs"[24] |
| Johnny Bravo | Various voices | 3 episodes | |
| The Weird Al Show | Miner | Episode: "Mining Accident" | |
| Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Himself | Episode: "BooBooKitty" | |
| 1997–1998 | 101 Dalmatians: The Series | Jasper Badun | Voice, 27 episodes |
| 1998 | The Closer | Arthur Willhaven | 2 episodes |
| LateLine | Dick Obermeyer | Episode: "Pearce's New Buddy" | |
| Murphy Brown | Dennis Page | Episode: "Second Time Around" | |
| The Angry Beavers | L.G. Algae, Raccoon | Voice, episode: "Pond Scum"[24] | |
| Final Justice | Merle Hammond | Television film | |
| The New Batman Adventures | 1950sJoker | Voice, episode: "Legends of the Dark Knight"[24] | |
| Mr. Show with Bob and David | Professor Peens | Episode: "Life Is Precious and God and the Bible" | |
| Recess | Mr. Bream | Voice, episode: "Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave" | |
| 1998–1999 | Maggie Winters | Lewis Stickley | 2 episodes |
| 1998–2002 | The X-Files | Morris Fletcher | 4 episodes |
| 1999 | Providence | Sherman Smith | Episode: "Blind Faith" |
| Boy Meets World | Jedediah Lawrence | Episode: "State of the Unions" | |
| Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain | Grocer | Voice, episode: "The Mask of Braino"[24] | |
| 1999–2003 | Hey Arnold! | Johnny Stitches, Pinkerton, Earthflower | Voice, 2 episodes[24] |
| 2000 | Batman Beyond | Ian Peek | Voice, episode: "Sneak Peek"[24] |
| 2000–2001 | The Huntress | Lt. Praeger / Ralph Thorson | Voice, 3 episodes |
| Clerks: The Animated Series | Various voices | 2 episodes | |
| 2000, 2002 | Family Guy | Various voices | 2 episodes |
| 2000, 2008 | Law & Order | Elias Grace / Bill Nolan | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Strip Mall | Psycho-Vivor Host | 2 episodes |
| The Lone Gunmen | Morris Fletcher | Episode: "All About Yves" | |
| 2001–2002 | Oswald | Maestro Bingo / Louie | Voice, 5 episodes[24] |
| 2001–2003 | Primetime Glick | Adrien Van Voorhees | 30 episodes |
| 2002 | Teamo Supremo | Mean Thumb / Lo-Fi | Voice, 2 episodes |
| As Told by Ginger | Bobby Lightfoot | Voice, episode: "Family Therapy" | |
| Justice League | Sportsman | Voice, episode: "Legends"[24] | |
| The Zeta Project | Dr. Marcus Edmunds | Voice, episode: "The Hologram Man"[24] | |
| 2002–2005 | Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | Evelyn Spyro Throckmorton | Voice, 4 episodes[24] |
| 2003 | And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself | William Christy Cabanne | Television film |
| 2003, 2010–2011 | Smallville | Perry White | 3 episodes |
| 2005 | Alias | Dr. Atticus Liddell | 2 episodes |
| Hopeless Pictures | Mel Wax | Voice, 9 episodes | |
| Boston Legal | Dwight Biddle | Episode: "Truly, Madly, Deeply" | |
| 2006 | Catscratch | Groink | Voice, episode: "Love Jackal"[24] |
| Help Me Help You | Dr. Howard "J." Hubbins | Episode: "Pink Feud" | |
| The Year Without a Santa Claus | Snow Miser | Television film | |
| 2007 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Kalgoron | Voice, episode: "Wrath of the Spider Queen"[24] |
| 2007, 2011 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Matt Tessler | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | The Unit | Dr. Donald Metz | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Glory Daze | Stu | Episode: "Why Shant This Be Love?" |
| Sesame Street | Virgil Von Vivaldi | Episode: "Rock, Rock Band" | |
| 2011 | Off the Map | Ed Greenman | Episode: "Saved by the Great White Hope" |
| Castle | Victor Baron | Episode: "Pretty Dead" | |
| Childrens Hospital | Death | Episode: "Munch by Proxy" | |
| Glenn Martin, DDS | Eye-Hawk / Sarge | Voice, episode: "Heist" | |
| Homeland | Judge Jeffrey Turner | Episode: "Grace" | |
| 2012–2013 | Happy Endings | Big Dave | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Thundercats | Vultaire | Voice, 2 episodes[24] |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Fred Sandow | Episode: "Father's Shadow" | |
| 2012, 2016 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Captain Frosty Mug, Lonnie the Shark | Voice, 2 episodes[24] |
| 2013 | Family Tree | Keith Chadwick | 4 episodes |
| American Dad! | Emperor Zing | Voice, episode: "Lost in Space" | |
| 2014 | The 7D | Uncle Humidor | Voice, 2 episodes[24] |
| 2015–2018; 2022 | Better Call Saul | Chuck McGill | 28 episodes |
| 2015–2019 | Food: Fact or Fiction? | Himself (host) | 65 episodes |
| 2015 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Zeus | Episode: "Stephen Merchant Wears a Checkered Shirt and Rolled Up Jeans" |
| 2015–2016 | Drunk History | Carl Laemmle / Arthur Jell | 2 episodes |
| 2016–2018 | Goldie & Bear | Mr. Locks | Voice, 6 episodes |
| 2017 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Warren G. Harding counselor | Segment: "Harding" |
| 2018 | The Good Place | Doug Forcett | Episode: "Don't Let the Good Life Pass You By" |
| 2019 | Veep | Governor Ballentine | Episode: "Oslo" |
| Good Omens | Witchfinder Sgt. Shadwell | 5 episodes | |
| Delilah | Tom Childs Sr. | Pilot | |
| 2020–2022 | Grace and Frankie | Jack Ayres | 6 episodes |
| 2020 | Breeders | Michael | 5 episodes |
| At Home with Amy Sedaris | Guy Lombardi | Episode: "New Year's" | |
| Helpsters | Roy | Episode: "Billy Bug/Cody Rides a Bike" | |
| 2021–2024 | Rugrats | Lou Pickles | Voice, main role[24] |
| 2022 | Billions | Melville Revere | Episode: "Cannonade" |
| 2023–2024 | The Diplomat | President William Rayburn | 5 episodes |
| 2023 | Dead Ringers | Marion | Episode: "Five" |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Hairspray | Edna Turnblad | Neil Simon Theatre |
| 2004–2005 | A Second Hand Memory | Phil Wellman | Linda Gross Theater |
| 2006 | The Pajama Game | Hines | American Airlines Theatre |
| 2006 | Love Song | Harry | Ambassadors Theatre |
| 2007 | South Pacific | Luther Billis | Hollywood Bowl |
| 2007–2008 | The Homecoming | Sam | Cort Theatre |
| 2009 | Our Town | Stage Manager | Barrow Street Theatre |
| 2009–2010 | Superior Donuts | Arthur Przybyszewski | Music Box Theatre |
| 2011 | King Lear | Earl of Gloucester | The Public Theatre |
| 2012 | The Best Man | Dick Jensen | Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre |
| 2014 | All the Way | J. Edgar Hoover | American Repertory Theatre |
| 2017 | The Little Foxes | Ben Hubbard | Samuel J. Friedman Theatre |
| 2018 | The True | Erastus Corning II | Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre |
| 2025 | Glengarry Glen Ross | George Aaronow | Palace Theatre[25] |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2004 | Academy Award | Best Original Song | "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow", fromA Mighty Wind | Nominated |
| 2004 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award | Best Original Song | Won | |
| 2004 | Satellite Award | Best Original Song | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Grammy Award | Best Song Written for Visual Media | "A Mighty Wind", fromA Mighty Wind | Won |
| 2004 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award | Best Music | A Mighty Wind | Nominated |
| 2004 | Florida Film Critics Association Award | Best Ensemble Cast | Won | |
| 2004 | Phoenix Film Critics Society Award | Best Ensemble Acting | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Seattle Film Critics Award | Best Music | Won | |
| 2006 | Gotham Award | Best Ensemble Performance | For Your Consideration | Nominated |
| 2016 | Critics' Choice Television Award | Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Better Call Saul | Nominated |
| 2017 | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Satellite Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Won | |
| 2018 | Saturn Awards | Best Supporting Actor on Television | Won | |
| 2019 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
These earnings are in addition to the $50,000 each received during the quarterfinals.
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