Martin Short
Born: 1950-03-26 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
2026
- Lorne as Self
- Marty, Life Is Short as Self
- You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... as Self / Jeffrey
2025
- John Candy: I Like Me as Self - Actor, SCTV
- Only Murders in the Building: Official Podcast as Self
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
- I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not as Self
- Downey Wrote That as Self
- Starring Dick Van Dyke as Self
- This Is the Tom Green Documentary as Self (archive footage)
2024
- Grimsburg as Otis Volcanowitz (voice)
- STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces as Self
2023
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom as Kingfish (voice)
- Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self - Guest
- Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic as Self
2022
- Password as Self - Celebrity Guest
- Mack & Rita as Cheese (voice)
- Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration as Lumière
2021
- Only Murders in the Building as Oliver Putnam
- Schmigadoon! as Oscar the Leprechaun
- Back Home Again as Justin Beaver (voice)
2020
- Stars in the House as Self - Special Guest
- The Willoughbys as The Father (voice)
- Tough As Nails as Self
- Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) as Franck
- The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU as (archive footage)
- In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover as Martin Short
2019
- The Morning Show as Dick Lundy
- Lights Out with David Spade as Self - Panelist
- The Addams Family as Grandpa Frump (voice)
- Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" as Self - Performer
2018
- Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer as Lemondrop / Ludzinka / Blitzen (voice)
- Love, Gilda as Self
- Bathtubs Over Broadway as Self
- Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life as Self
2017
- Big Mouth as Gordie (voice)
- Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs as Self
- Who Is the Real Martin Short?
- The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Space! as The Cat in the Hat
2016
- Match Game as Self - Host
- Maya & Marty as Self - Host
- Hairspray Live! as Wilbur Turnblad
- The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Halloween! as The Cat in the Hat
- The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Camping! as The Cat in the Hat
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Dr. Franff
- The Last Man on Earth as Murder victim
- Difficult People as Martin Short
- Being Canadian as Self
- Misery Loves Comedy as Self
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- BoJack Horseman as Poppy Stilton (voice)
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- Inherent Vice as Dr. Rudy Blatnoyd, D.D.S.
- Mulaney as Lou
- Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return as The Appraiser / The Jester (voice)
- All In as Self
2013
- Hollywood Game Night as Self
2012
- Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as Self
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted as Stefano (voice)
- Inside Comedy as Self
- Frankenweenie as Mr. Frankenstein / Mr. Burgemeister / Nassor (voice)
- Canada's Got Talent as Self - Judge
- The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas! as The Cat in the Hat
- I, Martin Short, Goes Home
- Cat in the Hat: Ocean Commotion
- Cat in the Hat: Miles & Miles of Reptiles as Cat in the Hat
2011
- Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil as Kirk the Woodsman (voice)
- Cat in the Hat: Tricks and Treats as The Cat in the Hat
- Cat in the Hat: Tales About Tails as The Cat in the Hat
2010
- Conan as Self
- The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! as The Cat in the Hat (voice)
- The Marriage Ref as Self - Panelist
- The Cat in the Hat: Surprise, Little Guys! as The Cat in the Hat
- The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about That!: Wings and Things as The Cat in the Hat
2009
- Modern Family as Merv Schechter
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2008
- The Spiderwick Chronicles as Thimbletack (voice)
2007
- Damages as Leonard Winstone
- Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women as Self
- Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary as Self
- O Canada! as Narrator
2006
- Rachael Ray
- The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause as Jack Frost
- Second City: First Family of Comedy as Self
2005
- How I Met Your Mother as Garrison Cootes
- The Colbert Report
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- Weeds as Steward Havens
- Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
- Earth to America as Nathan Thurm
- Jiminy Glick in Lalawood as Jiminy Glick / David Lynch
- Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found as Self
2004
- Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper as Preminger (voice)
- Dennis Miller
2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- Arrested Development as Uncle Jack
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure as Lars (voice)
- Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5 as Self
2002
- Treasure Planet as B.E.N. (voice)
- NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
2001
- Good Day Live as Self
- Primetime Glick as Jiminy Glick
- Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius as Ooblar (voice)
- Get Over It as Dr. Desmond Forrest Oates
- Prince Charming as Rodney
2000
- Curb Your Enthusiasm as Martin Short
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Sebastian Ballentine
- The Early Show as Self
- Alice in Wonderland as Mad Hatter
- The Martin Short Show as Self - Host
- Mumford as Lionel Dillard
- The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen as Self (archive footage)
1998
- Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
- The Prince of Egypt as Huy (voice)
- Merlin as Frik
- Junket Whore as Self
1997
- The View as Self
- The Wonderful World of Disney
- Jungle 2 Jungle as Richard Kempster
- A Simple Wish as Murray
- The Three Stooges Greatest Hits! as Self - Host
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Muppets Tonight as Self
- Mars Attacks! as Jerry Ross
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
1995
- Father of the Bride Part II as Franck Eggelhoffer
- MADtv as Self
- The Pebble and the Penguin as Hubie (voice)
- The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show as Self / Various
1994
- Clifford as Clifford Daniels
- The Martin Short Show as Marty Short
- Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! as Ed Grimley (archive footage)
- Inside the Actors Studio as Self
1993
- Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story as Stubbs the Clown (voice)
- Friends of Gilda as Self
- Money For Nothing as Harrison Kilray
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
- Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories as Narrator (voice)
- Captain Ron as Martin Harvey
- Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy as Self
- A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out as Martin Short
- Martin Short: Home Safe as Self
1991
- Father of the Bride as Franck Eggelhoffer
- Pure Luck as Eugene Proctor
1990
- Night of 100 Stars III as Self
- The Earth Day Special as Nathan Thurm
1989
- The Simpsons as Guthrie Frenel (voice)
- Screen One as Harrison Kilray
- Dink, the Little Dinosaur
- Three Fugitives as Ned Perry
- The Big Picture as Neil Sussman - Nick's Agent
- I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood as Various Roles
- Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary as Self
- Andrea Martin... Together Again
- The Making of Me as Self
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley as Ed Grimley (voice)
- The Best of SCTV
1987
- Innerspace as Jack Putter
- Cross My Heart as David Morgan
- On Location: Women of the Night as Host
1986
- American Masters as Self - Interviewee
- ¡Three Amigos! as Ned Nederlander
- Really Weird Tales as Shucky (segment "All's Well That Ends Strange")
- The Canadian Conspiracy as Self
- The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood as King Louis XVI
- Johnny Appleseed as Jonathan Chapman
1985
- Tall Tales & Legends as Johnny Appleseed
- Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1984
- Jeopardy! as Self
1983
- Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)
- SCTV Channel
- Sunset Limousine as Bradley Z. Coleman
1981
- SCTV Network 90 as Various
1980
1979
- CBS News Sunday Morning as Self
- The Associates
- Lost and Found as Engel
- The Family Man as Louie
1978
- Taxi as Mitch Harris
- Seer Was Here
1977
- The Love Boat as Melvin
1976
- Second City Television as Self - Various Characters
- For the Record
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters
1974
- Cucumber as Smokey The Hare
1962
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1949
- The Emmy Awards as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee