Paul Shaffer: movies and TV shows
Paul Shaffer has 118 credits in the archive: 69 films and 49 TV series, from 1956 to 2026. Highest rated: Marty, Life Is Short (8.1/10).
Career timeline
1956 – 2026 · busiest year: 1975 (17 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Marty, Life Is Short | Self | Film | 8.1 | 76 |
| 2026 | You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... | Self | Film | — | 76 |
| 2026 | Peter Asher: Everywhere Man | Self | Film | — | 76 |
| 2025 | I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not | Self | Film | 6.9 | 75 |
| 2025 | SNL50: The Homecoming Concert | Self | Film | 6.8 | 75 |
| 2025 | Spinal Tap II: The End Continues | Artie Fufkin | Film | 6.2 | 75 |
| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music | Self - SNL Band Member 1975 - 1980 | Film | 7.8 | 75 |
| 2023 | The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story | Self | Film | — | 73 |
| 2022 | Spector | Self | TV | 6.3 | 72 |
| 2022 | Finding Sandler | Self | Film | 8.0 | 72 |
| 2022 | My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy | Film | 7.0 | 72 | |
| 2020 | Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man | Self | Film | 5.0 | 70 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | TV | 6.3 | 69 |
| 2019 | The Masked Singer | Self - Video Message | TV | 7.5 | 69 |
| 2019 | The Masked Singer | Skeleton (archive footage) | TV | 7.5 | 69 |
| 2019 | The Masked Singer | Skeleton | TV | 7.5 | 69 |
| 2019 | Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.6 | 69 |
| 2019 | Paul Shaffer Plus One | self | TV | 9.0 | 69 |
| 2019 | My Next Guest with David Letterman and Shah Rukh Khan | Film | 6.0 | 69 | |
| 2018 | Bachman | Self | Film | — | 68 |
| 2018 | Always at The Carlyle | Self | Film | 6.7 | 68 |
| 2018 | Love, Gilda | Self | Film | 7.2 | 68 |
| 2018 | Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017 | Self | Film | — | 68 |
| 2017 | Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs | Self | Film | 6.4 | 67 |
| 2016 | Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens | Paul Shaffer | Film | 4.5 | 66 |
| 2016 | Todd Who? | Himself | Film | — | 66 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Musical Guest | TV | 6.1 | 65 |
| 2015 | A Very Murray Christmas | Paul Schaffer | Film | 5.2 | 65 |
| 2015 | Being Canadian | Self | Film | 5.6 | 65 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band | TV | 5.8 | 64 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Musical Guest | TV | 5.8 | 64 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | TV | 5.8 | 64 | |
| 2012 | 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief | Self | Film | 6.8 | 62 |
| 2012 | Bachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom | Keyboards | Film | 8.0 | 62 |
| 2010 | Running Wilde | Self | TV | 6.3 | 60 |
| 2009 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Self | TV | 7.3 | 59 |
| 2008 | Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On | Self | Film | — | 58 |
| 2007 | Fats and Friends | Self | Film | 9.0 | 57 |
| 2007 | Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary | Self | Film | 6.0 | 57 |
| 2006 | Second City: First Family of Comedy | Self | TV | — | 56 |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Mother | Paul Shaffer | TV | 8.1 | 55 |
| 2005 | Disney Heroes Volume 1 | Hermes (voice) | Film | 7.9 | 55 |
| 2005 | The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music | Self | Film | — | 55 |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd | Blues Brothers Band (archive footage) | Film | 8.1 | 55 |
| 2004 | Rockin' Pianos | Self | Film | — | 54 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | TV | 5.3 | 53 |
| 2003 | Hope & Faith | Himself | TV | 5.4 | 53 |
| 2002 | The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase | Self - Host | Film | 5.5 | 52 |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Paul Shaffer | TV | 7.6 | 51 |
| 2001 | Primetime Glick | TV | 7.2 | 51 | |
| 2001 | America | A Tribute to Heroes | Self | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 2001 | The Concert for New York City | Self | Film | 5.1 | 51 |
| 2001 | The Concert for New York City | Film | 5.1 | 51 | |
| 2001 | 50 Years of NBC Late Night | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 51 |
| 2000 | Ed | Irv Nadler | TV | 7.7 | 50 |
| 1999 | Where Are They Now? | Self | TV | 7.5 | 49 |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Self | TV | 5.2 | 49 |
| 1999 | Mark Twain Prize | Self | TV | 6.8 | 49 |
| 1999 | Man on the Moon | Letterman Band (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 49 |
| 1999 | Hercules: Zero to Hero | Hermes (voice) (archive sound) | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special | Film | 6.9 | 49 | |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist | TV | 7.6 | 48 |
| 1998 | Hercules | Hermes (voice) | TV | 6.9 | 48 |
| 1998 | Blues Brothers 2000 | Marco | Film | 5.3 | 48 |
| 1998 | Blues Brothers 2000 | Film | 5.3 | 48 | |
| 1998 | Blues Brothers 2000 | Film | 5.3 | 48 | |
| 1998 | The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers' | Self | Film | 6.5 | 48 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 47 |
| 1997 | Hercules | Hermes (voice) | Film | 7.5 | 47 |
| 1996 | Flash Gordon | Dr. Zarkov (voice) | TV | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1996 | Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo | Dr. Hans Zarkov (voice) | Film | 3.0 | 46 |
| 1995 | The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show | Self | Film | 8.5 | 45 |
| 1995 | The Weinerville New Year's Special: Lost in the Big Apple | Self | Film | — | 45 |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman | Self -Musical Director | TV | 6.4 | 43 |
| 1993 | Friends of Gilda | Self | Film | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1993 | The Best of the Blues Brothers | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.4 | 43 |
| 1992 | A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out | Artie Fufkin | Film | 6.2 | 42 |
| 1990 | Look Who's Talking Too | Taxi Businessman | Film | 5.5 | 40 |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars III | Self | Film | 4.0 | 40 |
| 1990 | Seriously... Phil Collins | Self | Film | 8.0 | 40 |
| 1988 | Scrooged | Street Musician | Film | 6.8 | 38 |
| 1987 | Heartbeat | Filmmaker's Assistant | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1987 | The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki | Self | Film | — | 37 |
| 1985 | Nightwatch | Film | — | 35 | |
| 1985 | Tears Are Not Enough | Self | Film | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1985 | Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas | Film | 9.3 | 35 | |
| 1984 | Jeopardy! | Self | TV | 6.9 | 34 |
| 1984 | This Is Spinal Tap | Artie Fufkin | Film | 7.4 | 34 |
| 1981 | Steve Martin's Best Show Ever | Self / Jo Jo the Dog-Faced Boy | Film | 7.6 | 31 |
| 1980 | Gilda Live | Don Kirshner / Arnie Schnachtman / Student Body President / The Candy Slice Group | Film | 6.1 | 30 |
| 1980 | Gilda Live | Film | 6.1 | 30 | |
| 1980 | Gilda Live | Film | 6.1 | 30 | |
| 1980 | Gilda Live | Film | 6.1 | 30 | |
| 1979 | CBS News Sunday Morning | Self | TV | 6.8 | 29 |
| 1979 | Mr. Mike's Mondo Video | Church of Jack Lord Organist | Film | 5.3 | 29 |
| 1978 | The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland | Film | 6.4 | 28 | |
| 1977 | A Year at the Top | TV | 6.5 | 27 | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 25 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 25 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Igor (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 25 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 25 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Crowd Member (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 25 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Pianist (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 25 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Musician at Plato’s Cave (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 25 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Don Kirshner / Paul (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 25 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - The Blues Brothers Band / Don Kirshner (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 25 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Don Kirshner (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 25 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Paul (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 25 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - The Blues Brothers Band (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 25 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Don Kirshner / Self (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 25 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Danny Kreutzman (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 25 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Various (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 25 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Musician | TV | 6.9 | 25 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Various Characters | TV | 6.9 | 25 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 12 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Performer | TV | — | 6 |
| Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been | Self | Film | — | — | |
| Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer | Self | Film | — | — |