Martin Short

Known for: Acting

Born: 1950-03-26 (age 76)

From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Martin Hayter Short, CM (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian comedian, actor, writer, singer and producer. He is best known for his comedy work, particularly on the TV programs SCTV and Saturday Night Live. He has also starred in many popular comedic films such as Three Amigos, Innerspace, Pure Luck, Jungle 2 Jungle, Mars Attacks!, Father of the Bride, and Father of the Bride Part 2.

Filmography (199)

MOVIE
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2026
as Self / Jeffrey
MOVIE★ 8.1
Marty, Life Is Short
2026
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.9
Lorne
2026
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
Starring Dick Van Dyke
2025
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.8
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
2025
as Self
MOVIE
Downey Wrote That
2025
as Self
TV
Only Murders in the Building: Official Podcast
2025
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.9
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
as Self - Actor, SCTV
MOVIE★ 7.8
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.3
This Is the Tom Green Documentary
2025
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 7.8
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
2024
as Self
TV★ 6.1
Grimsburg
2024
as Otis Volcanowitz (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023
as Kingfish (voice)
MOVIE★ 8.3
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 6.8
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
2022
as Lumière
MOVIE★ 5.5
Mack & Rita
2022
as Cheese (voice)
TV★ 5.8
Password
2022
as Self - Celebrity Guest
MOVIE★ 7.0
Back Home Again
2021
as Justin Beaver (voice)
TV★ 8.4
Only Murders in the Building
2021
as Oliver Putnam
TV★ 6.9
Schmigadoon!
2021
as Oscar the Leprechaun
MOVIE★ 7.1
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020
as Martin Short
MOVIE★ 7.5
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)
2020
as Franck
TV★ 8.8
Tough As Nails
2020
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Willoughbys
2020
as The Father (voice)
TV
Stars in the House
2020
as Self - Special Guest
MOVIE★ 9.7
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
as (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.1
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019
as Self - Performer
TV★ 7.7
The Morning Show
2019
as Dick Lundy
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Addams Family
2019
as Grandpa Frump (voice)
TV★ 5.6
Lights Out with David Spade
2019
as Self - Panelist
MOVIE★ 5.7
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
2018
as Lemondrop / Ludzinka / Blitzen (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.6
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life
2018
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.1
Bathtubs Over Broadway
2018
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.2
Love, Gilda
2018
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.4
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
as Self
TV★ 7.6
Big Mouth
2017
as Gordie (voice)
MOVIE★ 4.0
The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Space!
2017
as The Cat in the Hat
MOVIE
Who Is the Real Martin Short?
2017
MOVIE★ 7.3
Hairspray Live!
2016
as Wilbur Turnblad
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Halloween!
2016
as The Cat in the Hat
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Camping!
2016
as The Cat in the Hat
TV★ 6.4
Match Game
2016
as Self - Host
TV★ 5.5
Maya & Marty
2016
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 5.6
Being Canadian
2015
as Self
TV★ 6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
TV★ 6.3
Difficult People
2015
as Martin Short
TV★ 7.1
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
as Dr. Franff
TV★ 6.9
The Last Man on Earth
2015
as Murder victim
MOVIE★ 6.0
Misery Loves Comedy
2015
as Self
TV★ 4.2
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Inherent Vice
2014
as Dr. Rudy Blatnoyd, D.D.S.
TV★ 4.1
Mulaney
2014
as Lou
TV★ 8.5
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Poppy Stilton (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.9
All In
2014
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
2014
as The Appraiser / The Jester (voice)
TV★ 5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TV★ 5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
TV★ 5.0
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
TV★ 6.5
Hollywood Game Night
2013
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas!
2012
as The Cat in the Hat
MOVIE★ 7.0
Frankenweenie
2012
as Mr. Frankenstein / Mr. Burgemeister / Nassor (voice)
TV★ 7.1
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012
as Stefano (voice)
MOVIE
Cat in the Hat: Ocean Commotion
2012
MOVIE★ 10.0
Cat in the Hat: Miles & Miles of Reptiles
2012
as Cat in the Hat
MOVIE★ 2.3
I, Martin Short, Goes Home
2012
TV★ 10.0
Canada's Got Talent
2012
as Self - Judge
TV★ 6.5
Inside Comedy
2012
as Self
MOVIE
Cat in the Hat: Tricks and Treats
2011
as The Cat in the Hat
MOVIE★ 5.1
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
2011
as Kirk the Woodsman (voice)
MOVIE
Cat in the Hat: Tales About Tails
2011
as The Cat in the Hat
TV★ 7.2
Conan
2010
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about That!: Wings and Things
2010
as The Cat in the Hat
TV★ 7.9
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
2010
as The Cat in the Hat (voice)
MOVIE
The Cat in the Hat: Surprise, Little Guys!
2010
as The Cat in the Hat
TV★ 3.8
The Marriage Ref
2010
as Self - Panelist
TV★ 7.9
Modern Family
2009
as Merv Schechter
TV★ 5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
as Thimbletack (voice)
MOVIE★ 9.0
O Canada!
2007
as Narrator
TV★ 7.4
Damages
2007
as Leonard Winstone
MOVIE
Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
2006
as Jack Frost
TV★ 5.1
Rachael Ray
2006
TV
Second City: First Family of Comedy
2006
as Self
TV★ 9.0
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
2005
MOVIE★ 7.7
Earth to America
2005
as Nathan Thurm
TV★ 6.9
The Colbert Report
2005
TV★ 8.1
How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Garrison Cootes
TV★ 7.5
Weeds
2005
as Steward Havens
MOVIE★ 4.3
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005
as Jiminy Glick / David Lynch
MOVIE★ 8.0
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
as Self
TV★ 6.8
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.5
Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper
2004
as Preminger (voice)
TV
Dennis Miller
2004
TV★ 7.9
Arrested Development
2003
as Uncle Jack
TV★ 5.5
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
MOVIE
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
2003
as Lars (voice)
TV★ 6.1
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
TV★ 5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.6
Treasure Planet
2002
as B.E.N. (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.0
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.1
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
2001
as Ooblar (voice)
TV★ 3.8
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.9
Prince Charming
2001
as Rodney
TV★ 7.2
Primetime Glick
2001
as Jiminy Glick
MOVIE★ 5.6
Get Over It
2001
as Dr. Desmond Forrest Oates
TV★ 8.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Martin Short
TV★ 6.3
The Early Show
1999
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Mumford
1999
as Lionel Dillard
TV★ 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Sebastian Ballentine
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
1999
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 6.5
The Martin Short Show
1999
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 6.2
Alice in Wonderland
1999
as Mad Hatter
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Prince of Egypt
1998
as Huy (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.0
Junket Whore
1998
as Self
TV★ 7.6
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
TV★ 6.9
Merlin
1998
as Frik
TV★ 6.8
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
TV★ 4.3
The View
1997
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.5
A Simple Wish
1997
as Murray
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!
1997
as Self - Host
MOVIE★ 5.4
Jungle 2 Jungle
1997
as Richard Kempster
MOVIE★ 6.4
Mars Attacks!
1996
as Jerry Ross
TV★ 6.4
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
TV★ 4.1
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
TV★ 7.4
Muppets Tonight
1996
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
Father of the Bride Part II
1995
as Franck Eggelhoffer
TV★ 7.1
MADtv
1995
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.5
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
1995
as Self / Various
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Pebble and the Penguin
1995
as Hubie (voice)
TV★ 7.0
The Martin Short Show
1994
as Marty Short
TV★ 7.6
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Ed Grimley (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.1
Clifford
1994
as Clifford Daniels
MOVIE★ 6.1
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
1993
as Stubbs the Clown (voice)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Friends of Gilda
1993
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Money For Nothing
1993
as Harrison Kilray
TV★ 7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TV★ 6.4
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 6.2
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
1992
as Martin Short
MOVIE★ 5.6
Captain Ron
1992
as Martin Harvey
TV★ 5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
TV★ 9.5
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 8.5
Martin Short: Home Safe
1992
as Self
TV
Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy
1992
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Father of the Bride
1991
as Franck Eggelhoffer
MOVIE★ 5.6
Pure Luck
1991
as Eugene Proctor
MOVIE★ 4.0
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Earth Day Special
1990
as Nathan Thurm
TV★ 8.0
The Simpsons
1989
as Guthrie Frenel (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Making of Me
1989
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.8
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self
TV★ 4.6
Dink, the Little Dinosaur
1989
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Big Picture
1989
as Neil Sussman - Nick's Agent
TV★ 7.2
Screen One
1989
as Harrison Kilray
MOVIE★ 6.5
Andrea Martin... Together Again
1989
MOVIE★ 6.8
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
1989
as Various Roles
MOVIE★ 6.7
Three Fugitives
1989
as Ned Perry
TV★ 6.5
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
1988
as Ed Grimley (voice)
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Best of SCTV
1988
TV★ 5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 5.2
Cross My Heart
1987
as David Morgan
MOVIE★ 8.0
On Location: Women of the Night
1987
as Host
MOVIE★ 6.8
Innerspace
1987
as Jack Putter
MOVIE★ 6.3
¡Three Amigos!
1986
as Ned Nederlander
MOVIE
Johnny Appleseed
1986
as Jonathan Chapman
MOVIE★ 5.8
Really Weird Tales
1986
as Shucky (segment "All's Well That Ends Strange")
TV★ 7.0
American Masters
1986
as Self - Interviewee
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Canadian Conspiracy
1986
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986
as King Louis XVI
TV★ 6.0
Tall Tales & Legends
1985
as Johnny Appleseed
MOVIE★ 9.3
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1985
TV★ 6.9
Jeopardy!
1984
as Self
TV★ 7.8
SCTV Channel
1983
MOVIE★ 4.5
Sunset Limousine
1983
as Bradley Z. Coleman
TV★ 8.3
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TV★ 8.4
SCTV Network 90
1981
as Various
TV★ 7.5
I'm a Big Girl Now
1980
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Family Man
1979
as Louie
TV★ 7.5
The Associates
1979
MOVIE★ 6.0
Lost and Found
1979
as Engel
TV★ 7.0
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
as Self
MOVIE
Seer Was Here
1978
TV★ 7.3
Taxi
1978
as Mitch Harris
TV★ 6.3
The Love Boat
1977
as Melvin
TV★ 7.8
Second City Television
1976
as Self - Various Characters
TV★ 9.0
For the Record
1976
TV★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Various Characters
TV
Cucumber
1974
as Smokey The Hare
TV★ 6.5
The David Steinberg Show
1972
TV★ 7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TV
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
TV★ 7.0
The Oscars
1953
as Self
TV★ 7.9
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
TV★ 7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee