Martin Short
Acting • Born 1950-03-26
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
207 credits
Mars Attacks!
Movie • 1996
Jerry Ross
Get Over It
Movie • 2001
Dr. Desmond Forrest Oates
Innerspace
Movie • 1987
Jack Putter
Clifford
Movie • 1994
Clifford Daniels
Mumford
Movie • 1999
Lionel Dillard
Alice in Wonderland
Movie • 1999
Mad Hatter
Three Fugitives
Movie • 1989
Ned Perry
¡Three Amigos!
Movie • 1986
Ned Nederlander
Father of the Bride
Movie • 1991
Franck Eggelhoffer
Father of the Bride Part II
Movie • 1995
Franck Eggelhoffer
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Movie • 2008
Thimbletack (voice)
Treasure Planet
Movie • 2002
B.E.N. (voice)
Jungle 2 Jungle
Movie • 1997
Richard Kempster
Back Home Again
Movie • 2021
Justin Beaver (voice)
Earth to America
Movie • 2005
Nathan Thurm
The Prince of Egypt
Movie • 1998
Huy (voice)
Lost and Found
Movie • 1979
Engel
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
Movie • 2003
Lars (voice)
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
Movie • 2006
Jack Frost
Captain Ron
Movie • 1992
Martin Harvey
Cat in the Hat: Tales About Tails
Movie • 2011
The Cat in the Hat
Frankenweenie
Movie • 2012
Mr. Frankenstein / Mr. Burgemeister / Nassor (voice)
A Simple Wish
Movie • 1997
Murray
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Movie • 2005
Jiminy Glick / David Lynch
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Movie • 2023
Self - Guest
Pure Luck
Movie • 1991
Eugene Proctor
Prince Charming
Movie • 2001
Rodney
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Movie • 2012
Stefano (voice)
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about That!: Wings and Things
Movie • 2010
The Cat in the Hat
The Pebble and the Penguin
Movie • 1995
Hubie (voice)
Cross My Heart
Movie • 1987
David Morgan
Cat in the Hat: Tricks and Treats
Movie • 2011
The Cat in the Hat
The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!
Movie • 1997
Self - Host
Cat in the Hat: Ocean Commotion
Movie • 2012
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas!
Movie • 2012
The Cat in the Hat
Cat in the Hat: Miles & Miles of Reptiles
Movie • 2012
Cat in the Hat
Inherent Vice
Movie • 2014
Dr. Rudy Blatnoyd, D.D.S.
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
Movie • 2014
The Appraiser / The Jester (voice)
Mack & Rita
Movie • 2022
Cheese (voice)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Movie • 2002
Self
Seer Was Here
Movie • 1978
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Movie • 2023
Kingfish (voice)
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Movie • 2023
Self
All In
Movie • 2014
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
Movie • 1990
Self
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Movie • 2022
Lumière
Misery Loves Comedy
Movie • 2015
Self
On Location: Women of the Night
Movie • 1987
Host
Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women
Movie • 2007
Self
The Cat in the Hat: Surprise, Little Guys!
Movie • 2010
The Cat in the Hat
Being Canadian
Movie • 2015
Self
Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper
Movie • 2004
Preminger (voice)
The Family Man
Movie • 1979
Louie
I, Martin Short, Goes Home
Movie • 2012
Really Weird Tales
Movie • 1986
Shucky (segment "All's Well That Ends Strange")
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
Movie • 2011
Kirk the Woodsman (voice)
The Big Picture
Movie • 1989
Neil Sussman - Nick's Agent
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
Movie • 2020
Martin Short
The Earth Day Special
Movie • 1990
Nathan Thurm
Junket Whore
Movie • 1998
Self
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Movie • 2001
Ooblar (voice)
Hairspray Live!
Movie • 2016
Wilbur Turnblad
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
Movie • 1986
King Louis XVI
The Canadian Conspiracy
Movie • 1986
Self
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Movie • 1989
Self
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
Movie • 2018
Lemondrop / Ludzinka / Blitzen (voice)
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Camping!
Movie • 2016
The Cat in the Hat
The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Halloween!
Movie • 2016
The Cat in the Hat
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Movie • 2017
Self
The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Space!
Movie • 2017
The Cat in the Hat
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
Movie • 2007
Self
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
Movie • 1995
Self / Various
Love, Gilda
Movie • 2018
Self
Bathtubs Over Broadway
Movie • 2018
Self
Who Is the Real Martin Short?
Movie • 2017
Money For Nothing
Movie • 1993
Harrison Kilray
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life
Movie • 2018
Self
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
Movie • 1985
The Willoughbys
Movie • 2020
The Father (voice)
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
Movie • 1992
Martin Short
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
Movie • 1993
Stubbs the Clown (voice)
The Making of Me
Movie • 1989
Self
Sunset Limousine
Movie • 1983
Bradley Z. Coleman
The Addams Family
Movie • 2019
Grandpa Frump (voice)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Movie • 2019
Self - Performer
Johnny Appleseed
Movie • 1986
Jonathan Chapman
The Best of SCTV
Movie • 1988
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
Movie • 1989
Various Roles
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)
Movie • 2020
Franck Eggelhoffer
Andrea Martin... Together Again
Movie • 1989
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
Movie • 1999
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Movie • 1994
Ed Grimley (archive footage)
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Movie • 2020
(archive footage)
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Movie • 2025
Self / Jeffrey
Martin Short: Home Safe
Movie • 1992
Self
This Is the Tom Green Documentary
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie • 2025
Self
John Candy: I Like Me
Movie • 2025
Self - Actor, SCTV
Friends of Gilda
Movie • 1993
Self
Downey Wrote That
Movie • 2025
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Movie • 2005
Self
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
Movie • 2025
Self
Starring Dick Van Dyke
Movie • 2025
Marty, Life Is Short
Movie • 2026
Self
O Canada
Movie
Narrator
Inside the Actors Studio
TV • 1994
Self
How I Met Your Mother
TV • 2005
Garrison Cootes
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Rachael Ray
TV • 2006
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Self
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Sebastian Ballentine
Jeopardy!
TV • 1984
Self
Inside Comedy
TV • 2012
Self
CBS News Sunday Morning
TV • 1979
Self
The Early Show
TV • 1999
Self
The Colbert Report
TV • 2005
The Last Man on Earth
TV • 2015
Murder victim
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
MADtv
TV • 1995
Self
Modern Family
TV • 2009
Merv Schechter
Damages
TV • 2007
Leonard Winstone
Muppets Tonight
TV • 1996
Self
Arrested Development
TV • 2003
Uncle Jack
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
TV • 2005
Dink, the Little Dinosaur
TV • 1989
The Associates
TV • 1979
SCTV Channel
TV • 1983
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV • 1997
The Marriage Ref
TV • 2010
Self - Panelist
Primetime Glick
TV • 2001
Jiminy Glick
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
TV • 1988
Ed Grimley (voice)
The David Steinberg Show
TV • 1972
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
The Martin Short Show
TV • 1994
Marty Short
The Martin Short Show
TV • 1999
Self - Host
Dennis Miller
TV • 2004
I'm a Big Girl Now
TV • 1980
Schmigadoon!
TV • 2021
Oscar the Leprechaun
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Merlin
TV • 1998
Frik
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self - Guest
Mulaney
TV • 2014
Lou
Weeds
TV • 2005
Steward Havens
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV • 2005
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV • 2000
Martin Short
Tough As Nails
TV • 2020
Self
Maya & Marty
TV • 2016
Self - Host
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
TV • 2015
Dr. Franff
Hollywood Squares
TV • 1998
Self - Panelist
Taxi
TV • 1978
Mitch Harris
Canada's Got Talent
TV • 2012
Self - Judge
Reading Rainbow
TV • 1983
Self - Narrator (voice)
Cucumber
TV • 1974
Smokey The Hare
Second City: First Family of Comedy
TV • 2006
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
For the Record
TV • 1976
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
TV • 2010
The Cat in the Hat (voice)
Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy
TV • 1992
Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self (uncredited)
Good Day Live
TV • 2001
Self
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
TV • 1992
Narrator (voice)
Schmigadoon!
TV • 2021
Steve the Leprechaun
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
TV • 2024
Self
Tall Tales & Legends
TV • 1985
Johnny Appleseed
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV • 2003
Self
Stars in the House
TV • 2020
Self - Special Guest
Stars in the House
TV • 2020
Self
The Love Boat
TV • 1977
Melvin
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self
Lights Out with David Spade
TV • 2019
Self - Panelist
BoJack Horseman
TV • 2014
Poppy Stilton (voice)
The Morning Show
TV • 2019
Dick Lundy
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
TV • 2012
Self
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Guthrie Frenel (voice)
Hollywood Game Night
TV • 2013
Self
Password
TV • 2022
Self - Celebrity Guest
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV • 2014
Self
Big Mouth
TV • 2017
Gordie (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest Host
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV • 2003
Jiminy Glick
Only Murders in the Building
TV • 2021
Oliver Putnam
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
Grimsburg
TV • 2024
Otis Volcanowitz (voice)
Difficult People
TV • 2015
Martin Short
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
MADtv
TV • 1995
Jiminy Glick
Second City Television
TV • 1976
Self - Various Characters
Match Game
TV • 2016
Self - Host
The Emmy Awards
TV • 1949
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Jiminy Glick
SCTV Network 90
TV • 1981
Various
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
American Masters
TV • 1986
Self - Interviewee
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Co-Host
Late Show with David Letterman
TV • 1993
Self - Guest