Paul Shaffer
Acting • AGE 76
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 (1982-201...
Acting
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Self
2026
Peter Asher: Everywhere Man
Self
2026
Marty, Life Is Short
Self
2026
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
Self
2025
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Artie Fufkin
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self - SNL Band Member 1975 - 1980
2025
The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story
Self
2023
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Original Music Composer
2022
Finding Sandler
Self
2022
Spector
Self
2022
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
Self
2020
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Shah Rukh Khan
Original Music Composer
2019
Paul Shaffer Plus One
self
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Self (archive footage)
2019
The Masked Singer
Self - Video Message
2019
Always at The Carlyle
Self
2018
Bachman
Self
2018
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
Self
2018
Love, Gilda
Self
2018
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Self
2017
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
Paul Shaffer
2016
Todd Who?
Himself
2016
A Very Murray Christmas
Paul Schaffer
2015
Being Canadian
Self
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest
2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band
2014
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
2012
Bachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom
Keyboards
2012
Running Wilde
Self
2010
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
2009
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
Self
2008
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
Self
2007
Fats and Friends
Self
2007
Second City: First Family of Comedy
Self
2006
How I Met Your Mother
Paul Shaffer
2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Blues Brothers Band (archive footage)
2005
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
Self
2005
Disney Heroes Volume 1
Hermes (voice)
2005
Rockin' Pianos
Self
2004
Hope & Faith
Himself
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
Self - Host
2002
The Concert for New York City
Self
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Paul Shaffer
2001
50 Years of NBC Late Night
Self (archive footage)
2001
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self
2001
Primetime Glick
2001
Ed
Irv Nadler
2000
Man on the Moon
Letterman Band (uncredited)
1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Writer
1999
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Hermes (voice) (archive sound)
1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self
1999
Mark Twain Prize
Self
1999
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
Self
1998
Hercules
Hermes (voice)
1998
Blues Brothers 2000
Marco
1998
The View
Self
1997
Hercules
Hermes (voice)
1997
Flash Gordon
Dr. Zarkov (voice)
1996
Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo
Dr. Hans Zarkov (voice)
1996
The Weinerville New Year's Special: Lost in the Big Apple
Self
1995
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
Self
1995
Late Show with David Letterman
Self -Musical Director
1993
The Best of the Blues Brothers
Self (archive footage)
1993
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
Artie Fufkin
1992
Look Who's Talking Too
Taxi Businessman
1990
Seriously... Phil Collins
Self
1990
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990
Scrooged
Street Musician
1988
Heartbeat
Filmmaker's Assistant
1987
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
Self
1987
Tears Are Not Enough
Self
1985
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1985
Jeopardy!
Self
1984
This Is Spinal Tap
Artie Fufkin
1984
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Self / Jo Jo the Dog-Faced Boy
1981
Gilda Live
Don Kirshner / Arnie Schnachtman / Student Body President / The Candy Slice Group
1980
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Church of Jack Lord Organist
1979
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
1979
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
1978
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
1956