Martin Short

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.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Sebastian Ballentine / Henry Palaver

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

Real Time with Bill Maher

Self

Real Time with Bill Maher

Jiminy Glick

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	This Is the Tom Green Documentary	Self (archive footage)
2025	Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music	Self
2023	Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love	Self - Guest
2023	Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom	Kingfish (voice)
2023	Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic	Self
2022	Mack & Rita	Cheese (voice)
2022	Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration	Lumière
2021	Back Home Again	Justin Beaver (voice)
2020	In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover	Martin Short
2020	The Willoughbys	The Father (voice)
2020	Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)	Franck Eggelhoffer
2020	The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU	(archive footage)
2019	The Addams Family	Grandpa Frump (voice)
2019	Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"	Self - Performer
2018	Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer	Lemondrop / Ludzinka / Blitzen (voice)
2018	Love, Gilda	Self
2018	Bathtubs Over Broadway	Himself
2018	Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life	Self
2017	Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs	Self
2017	The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Space!	The Cat in the Hat
2017	Who Is the Real Martin Short?
2016	Hairspray Live!	Wilbur Turnblad
2016	The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Camping!	The Cat in the Hat
2016	The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Halloween!	The Cat in the Hat
2015	Misery Loves Comedy	Self
2015	Being Canadian	Self
2014	Inherent Vice	Dr. Rudy Blatnoyd, D.D.S.
2014	Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return	The Appraiser / The Jester (voice)
2014	All In	Self
2012	Frankenweenie	Mr. Frankenstein / Mr. Burgemeister / Nassor (voice)
2012	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted	Stefano (voice)
2012	Cat in the Hat: Ocean Commotion
2012	The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas!	The Cat in the Hat
2012	Cat in the Hat: Miles & Miles of Reptiles	Cat in the Hat
2012	I, Martin Short, Goes Home
2011	Cat in the Hat: Tales About Tails	The Cat in the Hat
2011	Cat in the Hat: Tricks and Treats	The Cat in the Hat
2011	Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil	Kirk the Woodsman (voice)
2010	The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about That!: Wings and Things	The Cat in the Hat
2010	The Cat in the Hat: Surprise, Little Guys!	The Cat in the Hat
2008	The Spiderwick Chronicles	Thimbletack (voice)
2007	Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women	Self
2007	Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary	Himself
2006	The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause	Jack Frost
2005	Earth to America	Nathan Thurm
2005	Jiminy Glick in Lalawood	Jiminy Glick / David Lynch
2004	Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper	Preminger (voice)
2003	101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure	Lars (voice)
2002	Treasure Planet	B.E.N. (voice)
2002	NBC 75th Anniversary Special	Self
2002	CinéMagique	George
2001	Get Over It	Dr. Desmond Forrest Oates
2001	Prince Charming	Rodney
2001	Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius	Ooblar (voice)
1999	Mumford	Lionel Dillard
1999	Alice in Wonderland	Mad Hatter
1999	The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen	Self (archive footage)
1998	The Prince of Egypt	Huy (voice)
1998	Junket Whore	Self
1997	Jungle 2 Jungle	Richard Kempster
1997	A Simple Wish	Murray
1997	The Three Stooges Greatest Hits!	Self - Host
1996	Mars Attacks!	Jerry Ross
1995	Father of the Bride Part II	Franck Eggelhoffer
1995	The Pebble and the Penguin	Hubie (voice)
1995	The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show	Self / Various
1994	Clifford	Clifford Daniels
1994	Sesame Street \| All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!	Ed Grimley (archive footage)
1993	Money For Nothing	Harrison Kilray
1993	We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story	Stubbs the Clown (voice)
1992	Captain Ron	Martin Harvey
1992	The Return of Spinal Tap	Martin Short
1992	Martin Short: Home Safe	Himself
1991	Father of the Bride	Franck Eggelhoffer
1991	Pure Luck	Eugene Proctor
1990	Night of 100 Stars III	Self
1990	The Earth Day Special	Nathan Thurm
1989	Three Fugitives	Ned Perry
1989	The Big Picture	Neil Sussman - Nick's Agent
1989	Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary	Self
1989	The Making of Me	Himself
1989	I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood	Various Roles
1989	Andrea Martin... Together Again
1988	The Best of SCTV
1987	Innerspace	Jack Putter
1987	Cross My Heart	David Morgan
1987	On Location: Women of the Night	Host
1986	¡Three Amigos!	Ned Nederlander
1986	Really Weird Tales	Shucky (segment "All's Well That Ends Strange")
1986	The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood	King Louis XVI
1986	The Canadian Conspiracy
1986	Johnny Appleseed	Jonathan Chapman
1985	Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1983	Sunset Limousine	Bradley Z. Coleman
1982	O Canada!	Himself
1979	Lost and Found	Engel
1979	The Family Man	Louie
1978	Seer Was Here
	Godspell 2025
	SNL's A Christmas Carol	Ebenezer Scrooge

Year	TV Show	Role
2025	Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025	Match Game	Self - Host
2024	STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces	Self
2024	Grimsburg	Otis Volcanowitz (voice)
2022	Password	Self - Celebrity Guest
2021	Schmigadoon!	Oscar the Leprechaun
2021	Schmigadoon!	Steve the Leprechaun
2021	Only Murders in the Building	Oliver Putnam
2020	Tough As Nails	Self
2020	Stars in the House	Self - Special Guest
2020	Stars in the House	Self
2019	Lights Out with David Spade	Self - Panelist
2019	The Morning Show	Dick Lundy
2017	Big Mouth	Gordie (voice)
2016	Maya & Marty	Self - Host
2015	The Last Man on Earth	Murder victim
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self
2015	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt	Dr. Franff
2015	Difficult People	Martin Short
2014	Mulaney	Lou
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self - Guest
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self
2014	BoJack Horseman	Poppy Stilton (voice)
2014	Off Camera with Sam Jones	Self
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self
2014	Variety Studio: Actors on Actors	Self
2013	Hollywood Game Night	Self
2012	Inside Comedy	Self
2012	Canada's Got Talent	Self - Judge
2012	Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee	Self
2010	The Marriage Ref	Self - Panelist
2010	The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!	The Cat in the Hat (voice)
2010	Conan	Self
2009	Modern Family	Merv Schechter
2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Self - Guest
2007	Damages	Leonard Winstone
2006	Rachael Ray
2006	Second City: First Family of Comedy	Self
2005	How I Met Your Mother	Garrison Cootes
2005	The Colbert Report
2005	Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
2005	Weeds	Steward Havens
2005	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	Self
2004	Dennis Miller
2003	The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Self
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Self
2003	Arrested Development	Uncle Jack
2003	Real Time with Bill Maher	Self
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Self - Guest Host
2003	Real Time with Bill Maher	Jiminy Glick
2001	Primetime Glick	Jiminy Glick
2001	Good Day Live	Self
2000	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Martin Short
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Sebastian Ballentine / Henry Palaver
1999	The Early Show	Self
1999	The Martin Short Show	Self - Host
1998	Merlin	Frik
1998	Hollywood Squares	Self - Panelist
1998	Hollywood Squares
1997	The View	Self
1997	The Wonderful World of Disney
1997	The View	Self - Guest
1996	The Daily Show	Self
1996	Muppets Tonight	Self
1996	The Rosie O'Donnell Show	Self - Guest
1995	MADtv	Self
1995	MADtv	Jiminy Glick
1994	Inside the Actors Studio	Self
1994	The Martin Short Show	Marty Short
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Guest
1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	Self
1992	Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy	Self
1992	Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories	Narrator (Voice)
1989	Dink, the Little Dinosaur
1989	The Simpsons	Guthrie Frenel (voice)
1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark	Self - Guest
1988	The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley	Ed Grimley (voice)
1985	Tall Tales & Legends	Johnny Appleseed
1984	Jeopardy!
1983	SCTV Channel
1983	Reading Rainbow	Himself - Narrator (voice)
1980	I'm a Big Girl Now
1979	CBS News Sunday Morning	Self
1979	The Associates
1978	Taxi	Mitch Harris
1977	For The Record
1977	The Love Boat	Melvin
1976	Second City Television	Self - Various Characters
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Various Characters
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Host
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self
1974	Cucumber	Smokey The Hare
1972	The David Steinberg Show
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self
1956	Tony Awards	Self - Presenter
1953	The Oscars	Self
1944	Golden Globe Awards	Self - Nominee