Acting credits
85
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Paul Shaffer
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.4
Low visibility
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Movies: 60Series: 28Crew credits: 7
TMDB ID: 69921
IMDb ID: nm0787322
Known for: Acting
Born: November 28, 1949
Age: 76
Place of birth: Fort William, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1956 - 2026
Years active: 71
Average TMDB rating: 6.55
Wikidata: Q963626
Other jobs
Music Director (2)Original Music Composer (2)Writer (2)Music (1)
Biography
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.
Movies
Movie credits linked with Paul Shaffer.
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
as Self
2026 Movie
Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been
as Self
2026 Movie
Peter Asher: Everywhere Man
as Self
2026 Movie
Marty, Life Is Short
as Self
2026 Movie
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
as Self
2025 Movie
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
as Artie Fufkin
2025 Movie
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
2025 Movie
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self - SNL Band Member 1975 - 1980
2025 Movie
The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story
as Self
2023 Movie
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Original Music Composer
2022 Movie
Finding Sandler
as Self
2022 Movie
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
as Self
2020 Movie
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Shah Rukh Khan
Original Music Composer
2019 Movie
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
as Self (archive footage)
2019 Movie
Love, Gilda
as Self
2018 Movie
Always at The Carlyle
as Self
2018 Movie
Bachman
as Self
2018 Movie
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
as Self
2018 Movie
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
as Self
2017 Movie
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
as Paul Shaffer
2016 Movie
Todd Who?
as Himself
2016 Movie
A Very Murray Christmas
as Paul Schaffer
2015 Movie
Being Canadian
as Self
2015 Movie
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
as Self
2012 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Paul Shaffer.
Spector
as Self • 4 eps
2022 Series
Paul Shaffer Plus One
as self • 9 eps
2019 Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
The Masked Singer
as Self - Video Message • 1 eps
2019 Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Paul Shaffer and the World's Most Dangerous Band • 1 eps
2014 Series
Running Wilde
as Self • 1 eps
2010 Series
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self • 1 eps
2009 Series
Second City: First Family of Comedy
as Self • 3 eps
2006 Series
How I Met Your Mother
as Paul Shaffer • 1 eps
2005 Series
Hope & Faith
as Himself • 1 eps
2003 Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self • 1 eps
2003 Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Paul Shaffer • 1 eps
2001 Series
Primetime Glick
1 eps
2001 Series
Ed
as Irv Nadler • 1 eps
2000 Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self • 1 eps
1999 Series
Mark Twain Prize
as Self • 1 eps
1999 Series
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist • 5 eps
1998 Series
Hercules
as Hermes (voice) • 10 eps
1998 Series
The View
as Self • 2 eps
1997 Series
Flash Gordon
as Dr. Zarkov (voice) • 26 eps
1996 Series
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Musical Director • 4252 eps
1993 Series
Jeopardy!
as Self • 1 eps
1984 Series
CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self • 1 eps
1979 Series