Acting credits
87
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Robert Smigel
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 58Series: 39Crew credits: 28
TMDB ID: 53684
IMDb ID: nm0806912
Known for: Acting
Born: February 7, 1960
Age: 66
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2026
Years active: 74
Average TMDB rating: 6.68
Wikidata: Q779151
Other jobs
Writer (11)Executive Producer (5)Producer (4)Creator (2)Director (2)Other (1)Songs (1)Story (1)
Biography
Robert Smigel (born February 7, 1960) is an American actor, filmmaker, and puppeteer, known for his Saturday Night Live "TV Funhouse" cartoon shorts and as the puppeteer and voice behind Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. He is also known for his collaborations with Adam Sandler, including co-writing the first two Hotel Transylvania films and You Don't Mess with the Zohan.
Movies
Movie credits linked with Robert Smigel.
Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been
as Self
2026 Movie
Lorne
as Lorne (voice)
2026 Movie
Downey Wrote That
as Self
2025 Movie
Happy Gilmore 2
as The Lawyer
2025 Movie
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
2025 Movie
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self - SNL Writer 1985 - 2013
2025 Movie
Between the Temples
as Rabbi Bruce
2024 Movie
Leo
as Miniature Horse / Drone / Old Lizard #1 / Old Lizard #3 (voice)
2023 Movie
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm
as Fraptaculan (Fraptaculan Robert) (voice)
2022 Movie
The King of Staten Island
as Male Pharmacy Owner
2020 Movie
Marriage Story
as Mediator
2019 Movie
The Week Of
as ER Doctor
2018 Movie
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
2017 Movie
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
as Self
2017 Movie
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
as Self
2016 Movie
The Do-Over
as Doctor
2016 Movie
Triumph's Election Special 2016
as Triumph
2016 Movie
Hotel Transylvania 2
as Marty (voice)
2015 Movie
Pixels
as White House Reporter #2
2015 Movie
Misery Loves Comedy
as Self
2015 Movie
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Thanks
2013 Movie
This Is 40
as Barry
2012 Movie
Hotel Transylvania
as Fake Dracula / Marty (voice)
2012 Movie
Jack and Jill
Executive Producer
2011 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Robert Smigel.
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
as Self • 2 eps
2025 Series
Hollywood Squares
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice) • 18 eps
2025 Series
White House Plumbers
as Inmate Friedman • 1 eps
2023 Series
The Story of Late Night
as Self • 6 eps
2021 Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 2 eps
2019 Series
What We Do in the Shadows
as Alexander • 1 eps
2019 Series
The Masked Singer
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice) • 1 eps
2019 Series
The Aquabats! Saturday Morning!
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice/puppeteer) • 1 eps
2018 Series
Match Game
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice) • 1 eps
2016 Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
2015 Series
The Jack and Triumph Show
as Triumph • 7 eps
2015 Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2014 Series
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice) • 1 eps
2013 Series
New Girl
as Chaplain • 1 eps
2011 Series
Portlandia
as Jarvis • 1 eps
2011 Series
Bob's Burgers
as Security Guard (voice) • 2 eps
2011 Series
Louie
Story • 1 eps
2010 Series
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
as Self • 1 eps
2009 Series
Match Game
as Panelist • 1 eps
2008 Series
The Gong Show with Dave Attell
as Self - Celebrity Judge (as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog) • 3 eps
2008 Series
Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
as Self • 1 eps
2008 Series
Last Comic Standing
1 eps
2003 Series
Night of Too Many Stars
Executive Producer • 5 eps
2003 Series