Acting
Paul Shaffer
Acting · Born 1949-11-28 · Fort William, Ontario, Canada
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.
Credits · 77
FilmMarty, Life Is Short
2026 · Self
FilmI'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
2025 · Self
FilmSpinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025 · Artie Fufkin
FilmSNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · Self
FilmLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Self - SNL Band Member 1975 - 1980
FilmMy Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy
2022 · Original Music Composer
FilmFinding Sandler
2022 · Self
Spector
2022 · Self
FilmChuck Leavell: The Tree Man
2020 · Self
FilmMy Next Guest with David Letterman and Shah Rukh Khan
2019 · Original Music Composer
Paul Shaffer Plus One
2019 · self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
FilmLinda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
2019 · Self (archive footage)
The Masked Singer
2019 · Self - Video Message
FilmLove, Gilda
2018 · Self
FilmAlways at The Carlyle
2018 · Self
FilmNight of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017 · Self
FilmSharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
2016 · Paul Shaffer
FilmA Very Murray Christmas
2015 · Paul Schaffer
FilmBeing Canadian
2015 · Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Musical Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band
Film12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012 · Self
FilmBachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom
2012 · Keyboards
Running Wilde
2010 · Self
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009 · Self
FilmFats and Friends
2007 · Self
Second City: First Family of Comedy
2006 · Self
How I Met Your Mother
2005 · Paul Shaffer
FilmSaturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005 · Blues Brothers Band (archive footage)
FilmDisney Heroes Volume 1
2005 · Hermes (voice)
Hope & Faith
2003 · Himself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self
FilmThe N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
2002 · Self - Host
FilmThe Concert for New York City
2001 · Self
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Paul Shaffer
Film50 Years of NBC Late Night
2001 · Self (archive footage)
FilmAmerica | A Tribute to Heroes
2001 · Self
Primetime Glick
2001
Ed
2000 · Irv Nadler
FilmMan on the Moon
1999 · Letterman Band (uncredited)
FilmSaturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999 · Writer
FilmHercules: Zero to Hero
1999 · Hermes (voice) (archive sound)
Where Are They Now?
Where Are They Now?
1999 · Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999 · Self
Mark Twain Prize
1999 · Self
Hollywood Squares
1998 · Self - Panelist
FilmThe Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
1998 · Self
Hercules
1998 · Hermes (voice)
FilmBlues Brothers 2000
1998 · Marco
The View
1997 · Self
FilmHercules
1997 · Hermes (voice)
Flash Gordon
1996 · Dr. Zarkov (voice)
FilmFlash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo
1996 · Dr. Hans Zarkov (voice)
FilmThe Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
1995 · Self
Friends of Gilda
FilmFriends of Gilda
1993 · Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Musical Director
FilmThe Best of the Blues Brothers
1993 · Self (archive footage)
FilmA Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
1992 · Artie Fufkin
FilmLook Who's Talking Too
1990 · Taxi Businessman
FilmSeriously... Phil Collins
1990 · Self
FilmNight of 100 Stars III
1990 · Self
FilmScrooged
1988 · Street Musician
FilmHeartbeat
1987 · Filmmaker's Assistant
FilmTears Are Not Enough
1985 · Self
FilmMartin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1985 · Self
Jeopardy!
1984 · Self
FilmThis Is Spinal Tap
1984 · Artie Fufkin
FilmSteve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981 · Self / Jo Jo the Dog-Faced Boy
FilmGilda Live
1980 · Don Kirshner / Arnie Schnachtman / Student Body President / The Candy Slice Group
FilmMr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979 · Church of Jack Lord Organist
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979 · Self
FilmThe Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
1978
A Year at the Top
A Year at the Top
1977
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Performer