Martin Short

Acting

Martin Short

Born March 26, 1950Hamilton, Ontario, Canada196 credits

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

Marty, Life Is Short

Marty, Life Is Short

Movie

2026

Starring Dick Van Dyke
10.0

Starring Dick Van Dyke

Movie

2025

I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
7.1

I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not

Movie

2025

Downey Wrote That

Downey Wrote That

Movie

2025

Only Murders in the Building Official Podcast

Only Murders in the Building Official Podcast

TV

2025

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...

Movie

2025

Filmography

Marty, Life Is Short
2026Marty, Life Is Shortas SelfMovie
Starring Dick Van Dyke
2025Starring Dick Van DykeMovie
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
2025I'm Chevy Chase and You're Notas SelfMovie
Downey Wrote That
2025Downey Wrote Thatas SelfMovie
Only Murders in the Building Official Podcast
2025Only Murders in the Building Official Podcastas SelfTV
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2025You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...as Self / JeffreyMovie
John Candy: I Like Me
2025John Candy: I Like Meas Self - Actor, SCTVMovie
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Musicas SelfMovie
This Is the Tom Green Documentary
2025This Is the Tom Green Documentaryas Self (archive footage)Movie
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces
2024STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 piecesas SelfTV
Grimsburg
2024Grimsburgas Otis Volcanowitz (voice)TV
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magicas SelfMovie
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomas Kingfish (voice)Movie
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Loveas Self - GuestMovie
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
2022Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebrationas LumièreMovie
Mack & Rita
2022Mack & Ritaas Cheese (voice)Movie
Password
2022Passwordas Self - Celebrity GuestTV
Back Home Again
2021Back Home Againas Justin Beaver (voice)Movie
Only Murders in the Building
2021Only Murders in the Buildingas Oliver PutnamTV
Schmigadoon!
2021Schmigadoon!as Oscar the LeprechaunTV
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeoveras Martin ShortMovie
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)
2020Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)as Franck EggelhofferMovie
Tough As Nails
2020Tough As Nailsas SelfTV
The Willoughbys
2020The Willoughbysas The Father (voice)Movie
Stars in the House
2020Stars in the Houseas Self - Special GuestTV
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVUas (archive footage)Movie
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"as Self - PerformerMovie
The Morning Show
2019The Morning Showas Dick LundyTV
The Addams Family
2019The Addams Familyas Grandpa Frump (voice)Movie
Lights Out with David Spade
2019Lights Out with David Spadeas Self - PanelistTV
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
2018Elliot: The Littlest Reindeeras Lemondrop / Ludzinka / Blitzen (voice)Movie
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life
2018Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Lifeas SelfMovie
Bathtubs Over Broadway
2018Bathtubs Over Broadwayas SelfMovie
Love, Gilda
2018Love, Gildaas SelfMovie
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programsas SelfMovie
Big Mouth
2017Big Mouthas Gordie (voice)TV
The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Space!
2017The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Space!as The Cat in the HatMovie
Who Is the Real Martin Short?
2017Who Is the Real Martin Short?Movie
Hairspray Live!
2016Hairspray Live!as Wilbur TurnbladMovie
The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Halloween!
2016The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Halloween!as The Cat in the HatMovie
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Camping!
2016The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Camping!as The Cat in the HatMovie
Match Game
2016Match Gameas Self - HostTV
Maya & Marty
2016Maya & Martyas Self - HostTV
Being Canadian
2015Being Canadianas SelfMovie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas SelfTV
Difficult People
2015Difficult Peopleas Martin ShortTV
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidtas Dr. FranffTV
The Last Man on Earth
2015The Last Man on Earthas Murder victimTV
Misery Loves Comedy
2015Misery Loves Comedyas SelfMovie
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actorsas SelfTV
Inherent Vice
2014Inherent Viceas Dr. Rudy Blatnoyd, D.D.S.Movie
Mulaney
2014Mulaneyas LouTV
BoJack Horseman
2014BoJack Horsemanas Poppy Stilton (voice)TV
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2014All Inas SelfMovie
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
2014Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Returnas The Appraiser / The Jester (voice)Movie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas SelfTV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self - GuestTV
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014Off Camera with Sam Jonesas SelfTV
Hollywood Game Night
2013Hollywood Game Nightas SelfTV
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas!
2012The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas!as The Cat in the HatMovie
Frankenweenie
2012Frankenweenieas Mr. Frankenstein / Mr. Burgemeister / Nassor (voice)Movie
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012Comedians in Cars Getting Coffeeas SelfTV
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wantedas Stefano (voice)Movie
Cat in the Hat: Ocean Commotion
2012Cat in the Hat: Ocean CommotionMovie
Cat in the Hat: Miles & Miles of Reptiles
2012Cat in the Hat: Miles & Miles of Reptilesas Cat in the HatMovie
I, Martin Short, Goes Home
2012I, Martin Short, Goes HomeMovie
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2012Canada's Got Talentas Self - JudgeTV
Inside Comedy
2012Inside Comedyas SelfTV
Cat in the Hat: Tricks and Treats
2011Cat in the Hat: Tricks and Treatsas The Cat in the HatMovie
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
2011Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evilas Kirk the Woodsman (voice)Movie
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2011Cat in the Hat: Tales About Tailsas The Cat in the HatMovie
Conan
2010Conanas SelfTV
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about That!: Wings and Things
2010The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about That!: Wings and Thingsas The Cat in the HatMovie
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
2010The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!as The Cat in the Hat (voice)TV
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2010The Cat in the Hat: Surprise, Little Guys!as The Cat in the HatMovie
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2010The Marriage Refas Self - PanelistTV
Modern Family
2009Modern Familyas Merv SchechterTV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - GuestTV
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008The Spiderwick Chroniclesas Thimbletack (voice)Movie
Damages
2007Damagesas Leonard WinstoneTV
Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women
2007Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Womenas SelfMovie
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
2007Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversaryas SelfMovie
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
2006The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clauseas Jack FrostMovie
Rachael Ray
2006Rachael RayTV
Second City: First Family of Comedy
2006Second City: First Family of Comedyas SelfTV
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2005Sit Down Comedy with David SteinbergTV
Earth to America
2005Earth to Americaas Nathan ThurmMovie
The Colbert Report
2005The Colbert ReportTV
How I Met Your Mother
2005How I Met Your Motheras Garrison CootesTV
Weeds
2005Weedsas Steward HavensTV
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005Jiminy Glick in Lalawoodas Jiminy Glick / David LynchMovie
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Foundas SelfMovie
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Fergusonas SelfTV
Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper
2004Barbie as The Princess & the Pauperas Preminger (voice)Movie
Dennis Miller
2004Dennis MillerTV
Arrested Development
2003Arrested Developmentas Uncle JackTV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Showas SelfTV
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
2003101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventureas Lars (voice)Movie
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003Real Time with Bill Maheras SelfTV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as SelfTV
Treasure Planet
2002Treasure Planetas B.E.N. (voice)Movie
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002NBC 75th Anniversary Specialas SelfMovie
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
2001Jimmy Neutron: Boy Geniusas Ooblar (voice)Movie
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2001Good Day Liveas SelfTV
Prince Charming
2001Prince Charmingas RodneyMovie
Primetime Glick
2001Primetime Glickas Jiminy GlickTV
Get Over It
2001Get Over Itas Dr. Desmond Forrest OatesMovie
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000Curb Your Enthusiasmas Martin ShortTV
The Early Show
1999The Early Showas SelfTV
Mumford
1999Mumfordas Lionel DillardMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Sebastian BallentineTV
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
1999The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screenas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Martin Short Show
1999The Martin Short Showas Self - HostTV
Alice in Wonderland
1999Alice in Wonderlandas Mad HatterMovie
The Prince of Egypt
1998The Prince of Egyptas Huy (voice)Movie
Junket Whore
1998Junket Whoreas SelfMovie
Hollywood Squares
1998Hollywood Squaresas Self - PanelistTV
Merlin
1998Merlinas FrikTV
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997The Wonderful World of DisneyTV
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
A Simple Wish
1997A Simple Wishas MurrayMovie
The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!
1997The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!as Self - HostMovie
Jungle 2 Jungle
1997Jungle 2 Jungleas Richard KempsterMovie
Mars Attacks!
1996Mars Attacks!as Jerry RossMovie
The Daily Show
1996The Daily Showas SelfTV
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Showas Self - GuestTV
Muppets Tonight
1996Muppets Tonightas SelfTV
Father of the Bride Part II
1995Father of the Bride Part IIas Franck EggelhofferMovie
MADtv
1995MADtvas SelfTV
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
1995The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Showas Self / VariousMovie
The Pebble and the Penguin
1995The Pebble and the Penguinas Hubie (voice)Movie
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1994The Martin Short Showas Marty ShortTV
Inside the Actors Studio
1994Inside the Actors Studioas SelfTV
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!as Ed Grimley (archive footage)Movie
Clifford
1994Cliffordas Clifford DanielsMovie
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
1993We're Back! A Dinosaur's Storyas Stubbs the Clown (voice)Movie
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1993Friends of Gildaas SelfMovie
Money For Nothing
1993Money For Nothingas Harrison KilrayMovie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
Late Show with David Letterman
1993Late Show with David Lettermanas Self - GuestTV
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
1992A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Outas Martin ShortMovie
Captain Ron
1992Captain Ronas Martin HarveyMovie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Lenoas SelfTV
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Storiesas Narrator (voice)TV
Martin Short: Home Safe
1992Martin Short: Home Safeas SelfMovie
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1992Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedyas SelfTV
Father of the Bride
1991Father of the Brideas Franck EggelhofferMovie
Pure Luck
1991Pure Luckas Eugene ProctorMovie
Night of 100 Stars III
1990Night of 100 Stars IIIas SelfMovie
The Earth Day Special
1990The Earth Day Specialas Nathan ThurmMovie
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsonsas Guthrie Frenel (voice)TV
The Making of Me
1989The Making of Meas SelfMovie
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversaryas SelfMovie
Dink, the Little Dinosaur
1989Dink, the Little DinosaurTV
The Big Picture
1989The Big Pictureas Neil Sussman - Nick's AgentMovie
Andrea Martin... Together Again
1989Andrea Martin... Together AgainMovie
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
1989I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywoodas Various RolesMovie
Three Fugitives
1989Three Fugitivesas Ned PerryMovie
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
1988The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimleyas Ed Grimley (voice)TV
The Best of SCTV
1988The Best of SCTVMovie
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - GuestTV
Cross My Heart
1987Cross My Heartas David MorganMovie
On Location: Women of the Night
1987On Location: Women of the Nightas HostMovie
Innerspace
1987Innerspaceas Jack PutterMovie
¡Three Amigos!
1986¡Three Amigos!as Ned NederlanderMovie
Johnny Appleseed
1986Johnny Appleseedas Jonathan ChapmanMovie
Really Weird Tales
1986Really Weird Talesas Shucky (segment "All's Well That Ends Strange")Movie
American Masters
1986American Mastersas Self - IntervieweeTV
The Canadian Conspiracy
1986The Canadian Conspiracyas SelfMovie
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgoodas King Louis XVIMovie
Tall Tales & Legends
1985Tall Tales & Legendsas Johnny AppleseedTV
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1985Martin Short: Concert for the North AmericasMovie
Jeopardy!
1984Jeopardy!as SelfTV
SCTV Channel
1983SCTV ChannelTV
Sunset Limousine
1983Sunset Limousineas Bradley Z. ColemanMovie
Reading Rainbow
1983Reading Rainbowas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
SCTV Network 90
1981SCTV Network 90as VariousTV
I'm a Big Girl Now
1980I'm a Big Girl NowTV
The Family Man
1979The Family Manas LouieMovie
The Associates
1979The AssociatesTV
Lost and Found
1979Lost and Foundas EngelMovie
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979CBS News Sunday Morningas SelfTV
Seer Was Here
1978Seer Was HereMovie
Taxi
1978Taxias Mitch HarrisTV
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boatas MelvinTV
Second City Television
1976Second City Televisionas Self - Various CharactersTV
For the Record
1976For the RecordTV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - Various CharactersTV
Cucumber
1974Cucumberas Smokey The HareTV
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1972The David Steinberg ShowTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - PresenterTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
The Emmy Awards
1949The Emmy Awardsas SelfTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - NomineeTV
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—O Canadaas NarratorMovie