Michael Keaton
Biography
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 Batman 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.
Acting (92 movies)
Jackie Brown
1997
Batman
1989
Batman Returns
1992
Cars
2006
Toy Story 3
2010
Beetlejuice
1988
Pacific Heights
1990
Groovin' with Ken
2010
Goodrich
2024
The Merry Gentleman
2008
Herbie Fully Loaded
2005
White Noise
2005
Much Ado About Nothing
1993
Desperate Measures
1998
Ken's Dating Tips: #24 Know Yourself, Be Yourself
2010
Ken's Dating Tips: #48 Communication is Key
2010
Ken's Dating Tips: #31 Play Hard to Get
2010
The Paper
1994
Post Grad
2009
Jack Frost
1998
Multiplicity
1996
The Other Guys
2010
Mr. Mom
1983
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024
The Last Time
2006
Gung Ho
1986
Live from Baghdad
2002
First Daughter
2004
Clean and Sober
1988
My Life
1993
The Dream Team
1989
Night Shift
1982
Speechless
1994
Johnny Dangerously
1984
Out of Sight
1998
Quicksand
2003
Game 6
2006
One Good Cop
1991
Touch and Go
1986
Hawaiian Vacation
2011
RoboCop
2014
The Squeeze
1987
Clear History
2014
Need for Speed
2014
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014
Knox Goes Away
2024
Penthouse North
2013
Making The Flash: Worlds Collide
2023
A Different Approach
1978
Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute
2022
Spotlight
2015
An Evening with Lucia Micarelli
2018
Wings Over Water
2022
Minions & More Volume 2
2022
Minions
2015
The Founder
2016
The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
1992
Binky Nelson Unpacified
2015
Clemente
2025
Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017
The Earth Day Special
1990
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler
1999
Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary
1982
American Assassin
2017
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
2015
A Shot at Glory
2000
Rabbit Test
1978
She's Having a Baby
1988
Dumbo
2019
Inventing the Abbotts
1997
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013
Mister Rogers: It's You I Like
2018
Jackie Brown: How It Went Down
2002
Birdman: All-Access (A View From the Wings)
2015
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
2001
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory
1998
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020
The Protégé
2021
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
1998
Worth
2021
Morbius
2022
Earth and the American Dream
1992
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor
2004
The Flash
2023
Tenacious D: Time Fixers
2006
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
2000
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming
2017
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
2008
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
2024
Ken's Dating Tips
2010
Directing (2 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Body Shots | 1999 | Executive Producer |
| The Last Time | 2006 | Executive Producer |
| Penthouse North | 2013 | Executive Producer |
| Worth | 2021 | Producer |
| A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting | 2022 | Executive Producer |
| Knox Goes Away | 2024 | Producer |
| Goodrich | 2024 | Executive Producer |