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
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
as Adrian Toomes / Vulture
Toy Story 3 (2010)
as Ken (voice)
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
as Riggan
The Whisper Man (2026)
as Frank Carter
Cars (2006)
as Chick Hicks (voice)
The Flash (2023)
as Bruce Wayne / Batman
Beetlejuice (1988)
as Betelgeuse
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
as Beetlejuice
Spotlight (2015)
as Walter 'Robby' Robinson
The Other Guys (2010)
as Captain Gene Mauch
Minions (2015)
as Walter Nelson (voice)
Batman (1989)
as Batman / Bruce Wayne
Batman Returns (1992)
as Batman / Bruce Wayne
RoboCop (2014)
as Raymond Sellars
Morbius (2022)
as Adrian Toomes
Need for Speed (2014)
as Monarch
Post Grad (2009)
as Walter Malby
The Founder (2016)
as Ray Kroc
Jackie Brown (1997)
as Ray Nicolette
American Assassin (2017)
as Stan Hurley
Pacific Heights (1990)
as Carter Hayes
Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)
as Ray Peyton Sr.
Desperate Measures (1998)
as Peter McCabe
Dumbo (2019)
as V. A. Vandevere
Mr. Mom (1983)
as Jack
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
as Ramsey Clark
Hawaiian Vacation (2011)
as Ken (voice)
First Daughter (2004)
as President Mackenzie
The Protégé (2021)
as Michael Rembrandt
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
as Dogberry
Out of Sight (1998)
as Ray Nicolette (uncredited)
Gung Ho (1986)
as Hunt Stevenson
Minions & More Volume 2 (2022)
as Walter Nelson (voice)
Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
as Narrator/Older Doug Holt (uncredited)
Speechless (1994)
as Kevin
Mary (1977)
as Self (Various Characters)
Jack Frost (1998)
as Jack Frost
Clear History (2013)
as Joe Stumpo
Knox Goes Away (2024)
as John Knox
White Noise (2005)
as Jonathan Rivers
Multiplicity (1996)
as Doug Kinney
The Dream Team (1989)
as Billy Caufield
The Paper (1994)
as Henry Hackett
Goodrich (2024)
as Andy
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Rode to Ruin (2027)
as Marshal Henry Tillman
Worth (2021)
as Kenneth Feinberg
One Good Cop (1991)
as Artie Lewis
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler (1999)
as Joey (archive footage) (uncredited)
Night Shift (1982)
as Bill Blazejowski
Johnny Dangerously (1984)
as Johnny Dangerously
She's Having a Baby (1988)
as Michael Keaton (uncredited)
Penthouse North (2013)
as Hollader
The Last Time (2006)
as Ted
Clean and Sober (1988)
as Daryl Poynter
America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001)
as Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999)
as Self
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin (1992)
as Self
My Life (1993)
as Bob Jones
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes (2001)
as Batman (archive footage)
An Evening with Lucia Micarelli (2018)
as Self - Host
Sweetwater (2025)
as Robert Rogers
A Shot at Glory (2000)
as Peter Cameron
Quicksand (2003)
as Martin Raikes
The Merry Gentleman (2008)
as Frank Logan
Live from Baghdad (2002)
as Robert Wiener
Earth and the American Dream (1992)
as Reader (voice)
Game 6 (2006)
as Nicky Rogan
The Squeeze (1987)
as Harry Berg
The Earth Day Special (1990)
as Charles McIntyre
Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute (2022)
as Self
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide (2023)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Touch and Go (1986)
as Bobby Barbato
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming (2017)
as Self
Binky Nelson Unpacified (2015)
as Walter Nelson (voice)
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (2013)
as Self
Frank Capra's American Dream (1997)
as Self
Rabbit Test (1978)
as Sailor
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down (2002)
as Self
Clemente (2025)
as Self
Tenacious D: Time Fixers (2006)
as The Professor
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight (2008)
as Self
Rabbit Ears - Mose the Fireman (1991)
as Narrator (voice)
Groovin' with Ken (2010)
as Ken (voice)
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley (1998)
as Self
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (1998)
as Self - Host (segment "75 Years of Blockbuster")
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings) (2015)
as Self
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration (2015)
as Self - Audition Tape (archive footage)
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like (2018)
as Self - Host
Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary (1982)
as Self
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints (2000)
as Self
A Different Approach (1978)
Actor
Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor (2004)
as Himself
Wings Over Water (2022)
as Narrator
Ken's Dating Tips: #31 Play Hard to Get (2010)
as Ken (voice)
Ken's Dating Tips: #48 Communication is Key (2010)
as Ken (voice)
Ken's Dating Tips: #24 Know Yourself, Be Yourself (2010)
as Ken (voice)
Imagine Agents (—)
Actor
Ken's Dating Tips (—)
as Ken