Martin Short
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.
Known For
Only Murders in the Building
Oliver Putnam
Treasure Planet
B.E.N. (voice)
The Prince of Egypt
Huy (voice)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Stefano (voice)
Frankenweenie
Mr. Frankenstein / Mr. Burgemeister / Nassor (voice)
Mars Attacks!
Jerry Ross
Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper
Preminger (voice)
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Thimbletack (voice)
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Filmography
Acting (195)
Movies (104)
Marty, Life Is Short
2026 Upcomingas Self
May 12
John Candy: I Like Me
2025as Self - Actor, SCTV
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025as Self
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
2025as Self
Downey Wrote That
2025as Self
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2025as Self / Jeffrey
This Is the Tom Green Documentary
2025as Self (archive footage)
Starring Dick Van Dyke
2025
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023as Kingfish (voice)
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023as Self
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023as Self - Guest
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
2022as Lumière
Mack & Rita
2022as Cheese (voice)
Back Home Again
2021as Justin Beaver (voice)
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020as Martin Short
The Willoughbys
2020as The Father (voice)
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020as (archive footage)
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)
2020as Franck Eggelhoffer
The Addams Family
2019as Grandpa Frump (voice)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019as Self - Performer
Love, Gilda
2018as Self
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
2018as Lemondrop / Ludzinka / Blitzen (voice)
Bathtubs Over Broadway
2018as Self
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life
2018as Self
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017as Self
The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Space!
2017as The Cat in the Hat
Who Is the Real Martin Short?
2017
Hairspray Live!
2016as Wilbur Turnblad
The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Halloween!
2016as The Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Camping!
2016as The Cat in the Hat
Being Canadian
2015as Self
Misery Loves Comedy
2015as Self
Inherent Vice
2014as Dr. Rudy Blatnoyd, D.D.S.
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
2014as The Appraiser / The Jester (voice)
All In
2014as Self
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012as Stefano (voice)
Frankenweenie
2012as Mr. Frankenstein / Mr. Burgemeister / Nassor (voice)
Cat in the Hat: Ocean Commotion
2012
Cat in the Hat: Miles & Miles of Reptiles
2012as Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas!
2012as The Cat in the Hat
I, Martin Short, Goes Home
2012
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
2011as Kirk the Woodsman (voice)
Cat in the Hat: Tricks and Treats
2011as The Cat in the Hat
Cat in the Hat: Tales About Tails
2011as The Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat: Surprise, Little Guys!
2010as The Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about That!: Wings and Things
2010as The Cat in the Hat
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008as Thimbletack (voice)
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
2007as Self
Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women
2007as Self
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
2006as Jack Frost
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005as Jiminy Glick / David Lynch
Earth to America
2005as Nathan Thurm
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005as Self
Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper
2004as Preminger (voice)
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
2003as Lars (voice)
Treasure Planet
2002as B.E.N. (voice)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002as Self
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
2001as Ooblar (voice)
Get Over It
2001as Dr. Desmond Forrest Oates
Prince Charming
2001as Rodney
Mumford
1999as Lionel Dillard
Alice in Wonderland
1999as Mad Hatter
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
1999as Self (archive footage)
The Prince of Egypt
1998as Huy (voice)
Junket Whore
1998as Self
A Simple Wish
1997as Murray
Jungle 2 Jungle
1997as Richard Kempster
The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!
1997as Self - Host
Mars Attacks!
1996as Jerry Ross
Father of the Bride Part II
1995as Franck Eggelhoffer
The Pebble and the Penguin
1995as Hubie (voice)
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
1995as Self / Various
Clifford
1994as Clifford Daniels
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994as Ed Grimley (archive footage)
Money For Nothing
1993as Harrison Kilray
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
1993as Stubbs the Clown (voice)
Friends of Gilda
1993as Himself
Captain Ron
1992as Martin Harvey
Martin Short: Home Safe
1992as Self
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
1992as Martin Short
Father of the Bride
1991as Franck Eggelhoffer
Pure Luck
1991as Eugene Proctor
The Earth Day Special
1990as Nathan Thurm
Night of 100 Stars III
1990as Self
Andrea Martin... Together Again
1989
The Big Picture
1989as Neil Sussman - Nick's Agent
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989as Self
Three Fugitives
1989as Ned Perry
The Making of Me
1989as Self
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
1989as Various Roles
The Best of SCTV
1988
Innerspace
1987as Jack Putter
Cross My Heart
1987as David Morgan
On Location: Women of the Night
1987as Host
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986as King Louis XVI
Really Weird Tales
1986as Shucky (segment "All's Well That Ends Strange")
¡Three Amigos!
1986as Ned Nederlander
Johnny Appleseed
1986as Jonathan Chapman
The Canadian Conspiracy
1986as Self
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1985
Sunset Limousine
1983as Bradley Z. Coleman
The Family Man
1979as Louie
Lost and Found
1979as Engel
Seer Was Here
1978Television (91)
Grimsburg
2024as Otis Volcanowitz (voice)
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
2024as Self
Password
2022as Self - Celebrity Guest
Only Murders in the Building
2021as Oliver Putnam
Schmigadoon!
2021as Oscar the Leprechaun
Stars in the House
2020as Self - Special Guest
Tough As Nails
2020as Self
The Morning Show
2019as Dick Lundy
Lights Out with David Spade
2019as Self - Panelist
Big Mouth
2017as Gordie (voice)
Match Game
2016as Self - Host
Maya & Marty
2016as Self - Host
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015as Self
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015as Dr. Franff
The Last Man on Earth
2015as Murder victim
Difficult People
2015as Martin Short
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014as Self
BoJack Horseman
2014as Poppy Stilton (voice)
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014as Self
Mulaney
2014as Lou
Hollywood Game Night
2013as Self
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012as Self
Inside Comedy
2012as Self
Canada's Got Talent
2012as Self - Judge
Conan
2010as Self
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
2010as The Cat in the Hat (voice)
The Marriage Ref
2010as Self - Panelist
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009as Self - Guest
Modern Family
2009as Merv Schechter
Damages
2007as Leonard Winstone
Rachael Ray
2006
Second City: First Family of Comedy
2006as Self
How I Met Your Mother
2005as Garrison Cootes
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005as Self
The Colbert Report
2005
Weeds
2005as Steward Havens
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
2005
Dennis Miller
2004
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003as Self - Guest Host
Arrested Development
2003as Uncle Jack
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003as Self
Good Day Live
2001as Self
Primetime Glick
2001as Jiminy Glick
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000as Martin Short
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999as Sebastian Ballentine
The Early Show
1999as Self
The Martin Short Show
1999as Self - Host
Hollywood Squares
1998as Self - Panelist
Merlin
1998as Frik
The View
1997as Self
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
The Daily Show
1996as Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996as Self - Guest
Muppets Tonight
1996as Self
MADtv
1995as Self
Inside the Actors Studio
1994as Self
The Martin Short Show
1994as Marty Short
Late Show with David Letterman
1993as Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992as Self
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992as Narrator (voice)
Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy
1992as Self
The Simpsons
1989as Guthrie Frenel (voice)
Dink, the Little Dinosaur
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988as Self - Guest
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
1988as Ed Grimley (voice)
American Masters
1986as Self - Interviewee
Tall Tales & Legends
1985as Johnny Appleseed
Jeopardy!
1984as Self
Reading Rainbow
1983as Self - Narrator (voice)
SCTV Channel
1983
SCTV Network 90
1981as Various
I'm a Big Girl Now
1980
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979as Self
The Associates
1979
Taxi
1978as Mitch Harris
The Love Boat
1977as Melvin
Second City Television
1976as Self - Various Characters
For the Record
1976
Saturday Night Live
1975as Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live
1975
Cucumber
1974as Smokey The Hare
The David Steinberg Show
1972
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962as Self
Tony Awards
1956as Self - Presenter
The Oscars
1953as Self
The Emmy Awards
1949as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944as Self - Nominee
Crew (14)
Movies (9)
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life
2018Executive Producer
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life
2018Writer
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005Producer
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005Writer
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
1995Executive Producer
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
1995Writer
Friends of Gilda
1993Director
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
1989Songs
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
1989Writer
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