Paul Shaffer
Acting • Born 1949-11-28
Biography
Paul Shaffer is a Canadian musician, composer, vocalist, and band leader, among the highlights being the de facto leader of the early Saturday Night Live house band, and serving for 33 years (1982-2015) as the leader of David Letterman's house band.
Filmography
106 credits
Blues Brothers 2000
Movie • 1998
Marco
Hercules
Movie • 1997
Hermes (voice)
The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story
Movie • 2023
Self
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
Movie • 1987
Self
Finding Sandler
Movie • 2022
Self
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Movie • 1979
Church of Jack Lord Organist
Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo
Movie • 1996
Dr. Hans Zarkov (voice)
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
Movie • 1978
Night of 100 Stars III
Movie • 1990
Self
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
Movie • 2005
Self
Heartbeat
Movie • 1987
Filmmaker's Assistant
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Movie • 1981
Self / Jo Jo the Dog-Faced Boy
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Movie • 2005
Blues Brothers Band (archive footage)
Being Canadian
Movie • 2015
Self
Rockin' Pianos
Movie • 2004
Self
Man on the Moon
Movie • 1999
Letterman Band (uncredited)
Scrooged
Movie • 1988
Street Musician
Seriously... Phil Collins
Movie • 1990
Self
A Very Murray Christmas
Movie • 2015
Paul Schaffer
The Best of the Blues Brothers
Movie • 1994
Self (archive footage)
Todd Who?
Movie • 2016
Himself
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Movie • 2012
Self
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
Movie • 2016
Paul Shaffer
This Is Spinal Tap
Movie • 1984
Artie Fufkin
The Weinerville New Year's Special: Lost in the Big Apple
Movie • 1995
Self
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Movie • 2017
Self
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
Movie • 1995
Self
Bachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom
Movie • 2012
Keyboards
Love, Gilda
Movie • 2018
Self
Tears Are Not Enough
Movie • 1985
Self
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
Movie • 1985
The Concert for New York City
Movie • 2001
Self
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
Movie • 2002
Self - Host
Always at The Carlyle
Movie • 2018
Self
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
Movie • 1992
Artie Fufkin
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
Movie • 2008
Self
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
Movie • 1998
Self
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Movie • 2001
Self
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Movie • 1999
Hermes (voice) (archive sound)
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
Movie • 2020
Self
Disney Heroes Volume 1
Movie • 2005
Hermes (voice)
Gilda Live
Movie • 1980
Don Kirshner / Arnie Schnachtman / Student Body President / The Candy Slice Group
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
Movie • 2007
Self
Bachman
Movie • 2018
Self
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Movie • 2025
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie • 2025
Self - SNL Band Member 1975 - 1980
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie • 2025
Self
Look Who's Talking Too
Movie • 1990
Taxi Businessman
Fats and Friends
Movie • 2007
Self
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Movie • 2025
Artie Fufkin
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
Movie • 2018
Self
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
Movie
Self
Friends of Gilda
Movie • 1993
Self
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
Movie • 2025
Self
Ed
TV • 2000
Irv Nadler
Hercules
TV • 1998
Hermes (voice)
Flash Gordon
TV • 1996
Dr. Zarkov (voice)
Jeopardy!
TV • 1984
Self
A Year at the Top
TV • 1977
Where Are They Now?
TV • 1999
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TV • 1999
Self
The Masked Singer
TV • 2019
Self - Video Message
The Masked Singer
TV • 2019
Skeleton (archive footage)
Mark Twain Prize
TV • 1999
Self
Paul Shaffer Plus One
TV • 2019
self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Late Show with David Letterman
TV • 1993
Self -Musical Director
Hope & Faith
TV • 2003
Himself
Hollywood Squares
TV • 1998
Self - Panelist
Second City: First Family of Comedy
TV • 2006
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Celebrity Ghost Stories
TV • 2009
Self
The Masked Singer
TV • 2019
Skeleton
How I Met Your Mother
TV • 2005
Paul Shaffer
Spector
TV • 2022
Self
Running Wilde
TV • 2010
Self
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Paul Shaffer
Primetime Glick
TV • 2001
CBS News Sunday Morning
TV • 1979
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Igor (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Crowd Member (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Pianist (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Musician at Plato’s Cave (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Don Kirshner / Paul (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - The Blues Brothers Band / Don Kirshner (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Don Kirshner (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Paul (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - The Blues Brothers Band (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Don Kirshner / Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Danny Kreutzman (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Various (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self/ Friend / Andy / Andrew Mazelle / Beatalo
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Don Kirshner
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Robert Vesco / Artie
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Musician
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Various
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Marvin Hamlisch / Issac Stern’s nephew
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Oliver Selenko / Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Musical Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self