Steve Martin
Acting • Born 1945-08-14
Biography
Stephen Glenn 'Steve' Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer. He was born in Waco, Texas, and raised in Southern California, where his early influences were working at Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm and working magic and comedy acts at these and other smaller venues in the area. His ascent to fame picked up when he became a writer for the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and later became a frequent guest on The Tonight Show. In the 1970s, he performed his offbeat, absurdist comedy routines before packed houses on national tours. Since the 1980s, having branched away from stand-up comedy, he has become a successful actor, playwright, pianist, banjo player, and juggler, eventually earning Emmy, Grammy, and American Comedy awards.
Filmography
180 credits
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Movie • 1988
Freddy Benson
L.A. Story
Movie • 1991
Harris K. Telemacher
Parenthood
Movie • 1989
Gil Buckman
All of Me
Movie • 1984
Roger Cobb
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Movie • 1987
Neal Page
Shopgirl
Movie • 2005
Ray Porter
Bringing Down the House
Movie • 2003
Peter Sanderson
Housesitter
Movie • 1992
Newton Davis
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Movie • 2003
Mr. Chairman
And the Band Played On
Movie • 1993
The Brother
Little Shop of Horrors
Movie • 1986
Orin Scrivello, D.D.S.
Cheaper by the Dozen
Movie • 2003
Tom Baker
The Absent-Minded Waiter
Movie • 1977
Steven
Bowfinger
Movie • 1999
Bobby Bowfinger
Novocaine
Movie • 2001
Frank Sangster
The Jerk
Movie • 1979
Navin R. Johnson
It's Complicated
Movie • 2009
Adam Schaffer
Roxanne
Movie • 1987
C.D. "Charlie" Bales
The Man with Two Brains
Movie • 1983
Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr
Mixed Nuts
Movie • 1994
Philip
¡Three Amigos!
Movie • 1986
Lucky Day
Father of the Bride
Movie • 1991
George Banks
Father of the Bride Part II
Movie • 1995
George Banks
The Pink Panther
Movie • 2006
Clouseau
Baby Mama
Movie • 2008
Barry Waterman
The Out-of-Towners
Movie • 1999
Henry Clark
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Movie • 1982
Rigby Reardon
Leap of Faith
Movie • 1992
Jonas Nightengale
Sgt. Bilko
Movie • 1996
MSG Ernest G. Bilko
The Lonely Guy
Movie • 1984
Larry
The Prince of Egypt
Movie • 1998
Hotep (voice)
The Spanish Prisoner
Movie • 1997
Jimmy Dell
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Movie • 1980
Self
Live at Mister Kelly's
Movie • 2021
Self
The Pink Panther 2
Movie • 2009
Clouseau
A Simple Twist of Fate
Movie • 1994
Michael McCann
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
Movie • 2021
Self
The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1978
Movie • 1978
Self
My Blue Heaven
Movie • 1990
Vincent "Vinnie" Antonelli
Pennies from Heaven
Movie • 1981
Arthur
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Movie • 2023
Self - Guest
Fantasia 2000
Movie • 2000
Self - Introductory Host
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
Movie • 1985
Self
The Big Year
Movie • 2011
Stu Preissler
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
The Funnier Side of Eastern Canada
Movie • 1974
Himself
Twilight Theatre
Movie • 1982
Various Characters
Thank You Very Much
Movie • 2025
Self
Rona Barrett Looks at 1978
Movie • 1979
Self
Home
Movie • 2015
Capitain Smek (voice)
Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
Movie • 1990
Life of Python
Movie • 1990
Self
Almost Home
Movie • 2014
Captain Smek (voice)
Howard
Movie • 2018
Orin Scrivello, DDS (archive footage)
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
Movie • 2009
(archive footage)
Joe Gould's Secret
Movie • 2000
Charlie Duell
Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)
Movie • 2022
Self
The Muppet Movie
Movie • 1979
Insolent Waiter
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Movie • 2003
Self / Various (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hellraisers
Movie • 2000
Self (archive footage)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Movie • 1986
Self (archive footage)
Earth to America
Movie • 2005
Self
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Movie • 1978
Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
Movie • 1998
Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Movie • 2005
Various Characters (archive footage)
Thin Ice
Movie • 2001
Self
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Movie • 2016
Norm Oglesby
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
Movie • 2006
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin
Movie • 2000
Self (archive footage)
Grand Canyon
Movie • 1991
Davis
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
Movie • 2002
Edward Hopper
Movie • 2007
Self - Narrator
Love the Coopers
Movie • 2015
Rags (voice)
Steve Martin: Bits and Pieces
Movie • 2012
Self
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Movie • 1989
Self
Oh, Hello on Broadway
Movie • 2017
Self
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
Movie • 2014
Self
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Movie • 1978
Dr. Maxwell Edison
The Who: The Kids Are Alright
Movie • 1979
Self
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
Movie • 2003
Self - Interviewee
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Movie • 2005
Steve Martin
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
Movie • 1989
Self - Host
Disneyland Dream
Movie • 1956
Give Me the Banjo
Movie • 2011
Self
The American Epic Sessions
Movie • 2016
Self
Steve Martin Live!
Movie • 1984
Self
Movers & Shakers
Movie • 1985
Fabio Longio
The History of White People in America
Movie • 1985
Self
Troubadours
Movie • 2011
Self
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Movie • 1981
Self / Various
Steve Martin: On Location with Steve Martin
Movie • 1976
Self
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
Movie • 1980
Self / Various
All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special
Movie • 1980
Self
Another Nice Mess
Movie • 1972
Hippie
The Venice Project
Movie • 1999
Steve Martin
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
Movie • 1977
Self
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
Movie • 1986
Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Movie • 2005
Self
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Movie • 2005
Tom Baker
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Movie • 2002
Self (uncredited)
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life
Movie • 2018
Self
B.B. King: Into the Night
Movie • 1985
Self
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
Movie • 2018
Self
Rocky Mountain Christmas
Movie • 1975
Self
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
Movie • 1996
The World of Jim Henson
Movie • 1994
Self (archive footage)
Live from New York!
Movie • 2015
Self
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)
Movie • 2020
George Banks
Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell Live
Movie • 2014
Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie • 1999
Self
Inventing David Geffen
Movie • 2012
Self
Waiting for Beckett
Movie • 1993
Self
Nichols and May: Take Two
Movie • 1996
Self
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
Movie • 1999
Self (archive footage)
Enya: Moonshadows
Movie • 1991
(archive footage)
This Is the Tom Green Documentary
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
Movie • 2021
Self
Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
Movie • 1993
Self
John Candy: I Like Me
Movie • 2025
Self - Actor, 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles'
Jim Henson Idea Man
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
Movie • 2007
Self
Where the Universe Sings: The Spiritual Journey of Lawren Harris
Movie • 2017
self / art collector
Starring Dick Van Dyke
Movie • 2025
Oh. What. Fun.
Movie • 2025
Neal Page (archive footage)
Lorne
Movie • 2026
Self
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Ray Patterson (voice)
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Today
TV • 1952
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Inside Comedy
TV • 2012
Self
30 Rock
TV • 2006
Gavin Volure
The Colbert Report
TV • 2005
Self
The Muppet Show
TV • 1976
Self - Special Guest Star
Rock Concert
TV • 1973
Self
American Masters
TV • 1986
Self
Doc
TV • 1975
The Big Show
TV • 1980
Self
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV • 1997
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
TV • 1978
Self
The Smothers Brothers Show
TV • 1975
The Ray Stevens Show
TV • 1970
Off to See the Wizard
TV • 1967
Simon the Pieman
Cher
TV • 1975
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV • 2003
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
The Midnight Special
TV • 1972
Self
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
TV • 2012
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
Funny Business
TV • 1992
(archive footage)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self - Guest Host
Scene by Scene
TV • 1997
Self
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
TV • 1992
Narrator (voice)
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
TV • 2024
Self
The Carol Burnett Show
TV • 1967
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
TV • 2008
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
Primetime Glick
TV • 2001
Steve Martin
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2009
Self
Laurel Canyon
TV • 2020
Self
Only Murders in the Building
TV • 2021
Charles-Haden Savage
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self
The Emmy Awards
TV • 1949
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Musical Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
American Masters
TV • 1986
Self - Interviewee
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Co-Host
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self - Host
Late Show with David Letterman
TV • 1993
Self