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.
Movies
Mars Attacks! Jerry Ross
Get Over It Dr. Desmond Forrest Oates
Innerspace Jack Putter
Clifford Clifford Daniels
Mumford Lionel Dillard
Alice in Wonderland Mad Hatter
Three Fugitives Ned Perry
¡Three Amigos! Ned Nederlander
Father of the Bride Franck Eggelhoffer
Father of the Bride Part II Franck Eggelhoffer
The Spiderwick Chronicles Thimbletack (voice)
Treasure Planet B.E.N. (voice)
Jungle 2 Jungle Richard Kempster
Back Home Again Justin Beaver (voice)
Earth to America Nathan Thurm
The Prince of Egypt Huy (voice)
Lost and Found Engel
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure Lars (voice)
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Jack Frost
Captain Ron Martin Harvey
Cat in the Hat: Tales About Tails The Cat in the Hat
Frankenweenie Mr. Frankenstein / Mr. Burgemeister / Nassor (voice)
A Simple Wish Murray
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood Jiminy Glick / David Lynch
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love Self - Guest
Pure Luck Eugene Proctor
Prince Charming Rodney
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Stefano (voice)
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about That!: Wings and Things The Cat in the Hat
The Pebble and the Penguin Hubie (voice)
Cross My Heart David Morgan
Cat in the Hat: Tricks and Treats The Cat in the Hat
The Three Stooges Greatest Hits! Self - Host
Cat in the Hat: Ocean Commotion
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas! The Cat in the Hat
Cat in the Hat: Miles & Miles of Reptiles Cat in the Hat
David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize Self
Inherent Vice Dr. Rudy Blatnoyd, D.D.S.
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special Self
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return The Appraiser / The Jester (voice)
Mack & Rita Cheese (voice)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special Self
Seer Was Here
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom Kingfish (voice)
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic Self
All In Self
Night of 100 Stars III Self
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration Lumière
Misery Loves Comedy Self
On Location: Women of the Night Host
Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women Self
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! Self
The Cat in the Hat: Surprise, Little Guys! The Cat in the Hat
Being Canadian Self
Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper Preminger (voice)
The Family Man Louie
I, Martin Short, Goes Home
Really Weird Tales Shucky (segment "All's Well That Ends Strange")
Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil Kirk the Woodsman (voice)
The Big Picture Neil Sussman - Nick's Agent
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover Martin Short
The Earth Day Special Nathan Thurm
Junket Whore Self
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Ooblar (voice)
Hairspray Live! Wilbur Turnblad
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood King Louis XVI
The Canadian Conspiracy
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary Self
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer Lemondrop / Ludzinka / Blitzen (voice)
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Camping! The Cat in the Hat
The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Halloween! The Cat in the Hat
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs Self
The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Space! The Cat in the Hat
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary Himself
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show Self / Various
Love, Gilda Self
Bathtubs Over Broadway Himself
Who Is the Real Martin Short?
Money For Nothing Harrison Kilray
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life Self
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
The Willoughbys The Father (voice)
CinéMagique George
The Return of Spinal Tap Martin Short
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story Stubbs the Clown (voice)
The Making of Me Himself
Sunset Limousine Bradley Z. Coleman
The Addams Family Grandpa Frump (voice)
O Canada! Himself
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" Self - Performer
Johnny Appleseed Jonathan Chapman
The Best of SCTV
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood Various Roles
Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) Franck Eggelhoffer
Andrea Martin... Together Again
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! Ed Grimley (archive footage)
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU (archive footage)
Godspell 2025
Martin Short: Home Safe Himself
SNL's A Christmas Carol Ebenezer Scrooge
Shows
Inside the Actors Studio Self
How I Met Your Mother Garrison Cootes
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self
The Daily Show Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest
Rachael Ray
The View Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Self
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Sebastian Ballentine / Henry Palaver
Jeopardy!
Inside Comedy Self
CBS News Sunday Morning Self
The Early Show Self
The Colbert Report
The Last Man on Earth Murder victim
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest
MADtv Self
Modern Family Merv Schechter
Damages Leonard Winstone
Muppets Tonight Self
Arrested Development Uncle Jack
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
Dink, the Little Dinosaur
The Associates
SCTV Network 90
SCTV Channel
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Marriage Ref Self - Panelist
Primetime Glick Jiminy Glick
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley Ed Grimley (voice)
The David Steinberg Show
The Oscars Self
The Martin Short Show Marty Short
The Martin Short Show Self - Host
Dennis Miller
I'm a Big Girl Now
Schmigadoon! Oscar the Leprechaun
Saturday Night Live Self - Various Characters
Saturday Night Live Self - Host
Merlin Frik
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self
The View Self - Guest
Mulaney Lou
Weeds Steward Havens
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self
Curb Your Enthusiasm Martin Short
Tough As Nails Self
Maya & Marty Self - Host
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Dr. Franff
Hollywood Squares Self - Panelist
Taxi Mitch Harris
Tony Awards Self - Presenter
Canada's Got Talent Judge
Reading Rainbow Himself - Narrator (voice)
Cucumber Smokey The Hare
Second City: First Family of Comedy Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self
For The Record
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! The Cat in the Hat (voice)
Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Good Day Live Self
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories Narrator (Voice)
Schmigadoon! Steve the Leprechaun
STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces Self
Tall Tales & Legends Johnny Appleseed
Real Time with Bill Maher Self
Stars in the House Self - Special Guest
Stars in the House Self
The Love Boat Melvin
Saturday Night Live Self
Lights Out with David Spade Self - Panelist
BoJack Horseman Poppy Stilton (voice)
The Morning Show Dick Lundy
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Self
The Simpsons Guthrie Frenel (voice)
Hollywood Game Night Self
Password Self - Celebrity Guest
Saturday Night Live
Off Camera with Sam Jones Self
Big Mouth Gordie (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest Host
Real Time with Bill Maher Jiminy Glick
Only Murders in the Building Oliver Putnam
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self
Conan Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self
