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.

Filmography

• 2025John Candy: I Like Me — Self - Actor, SCTV
• 2024An SNL Thanksgiving — (archive footage)
• Grimsburg — Otis Volcanowitz (voice)
• 2023Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom — Kingfish (voice)
• 2022Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration — Lumière
• 2022Mack & Rita — Cheese (voice)
• 2021Back Home Again — Justin Beaver (voice)
• Only Murders in the Building — Oliver Putnam, Executive Producer
• Schmigadoon! — Oscar the Leprechaun, Steve the Leprechaun
• 2020Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) — Franck
• 2020In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover — Martin Short
• 2020The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU — (archive footage)
• 2020The Willoughbys — The Father (voice)
• 2019The Addams Family — Grandpa Frump (voice)
• The Morning Show — Dick Lundy
• 2018Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer — Lemondrop / Ludzinka / Blitzen (voice)
• 2018Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life — Self, Executive Producer, Writer
• Big Mouth — Gordie (voice)
• 2017The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Space! — The Cat in the Hat
• 2017Who Is the Real Martin Short?
• 2016Hairspray Live! — Wilbur Turnblad
• Match Game — Self - Host, Executive Producer
• 2016The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About Halloween! — The Cat in the Hat
• 2016The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Camping! — The Cat in the Hat
• Difficult People — Martin Short
• The Last Man on Earth — Murder victim
• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt — Dr. Franff
• BoJack Horseman — Poppy Stilton (voice)
• 2014Inherent Vice — Dr. Rudy Blatnoyd, D.D.S.
• 2014Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return — The Appraiser / The Jester (voice)
• Mulaney — Lou
• 2012Cat in the Hat: Miles & Miles of Reptiles — Cat in the Hat
• 2012Cat in the Hat: Ocean Commotion
• 2012Frankenweenie — Mr. Frankenstein / Mr. Burgemeister / Nassor (voice)
• 2012I, Martin Short, Goes Home — Various Characters, Writer, Executive Producer
• 2012Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted — Stefano (voice)
• 2012The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas! — The Cat in the Hat
• 2011Cat in the Hat: Tales About Tails — The Cat in the Hat
• 2011Cat in the Hat: Tricks and Treats — The Cat in the Hat
• 2011Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil — Kirk the Woodsman (voice)
• The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! — The Cat in the Hat (voice)
• 2010The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about That!: Wings and Things — The Cat in the Hat
• 2010The Cat in the Hat: Surprise, Little Guys! — The Cat in the Hat
• Modern Family — Merv Schechter
• 2008The Spiderwick Chronicles — Thimbletack (voice)
• Damages — Leonard Winstone
• Rachael Ray
• 2006The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause — Jack Frost
• 2005Earth to America — Nathan Thurm
• How I Met Your Mother — Garrison Cootes
• 2005Jiminy Glick in Lalawood — Jiminy Glick / David Lynch, Producer, Writer
• Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
• The Colbert Report
• Weeds — Steward Havens
• 2004Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper — Preminger (voice)
• Dennis Miller
• 2003101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure — Lars (voice)
• Arrested Development — Uncle Jack
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest, Self - Guest Host, Jiminy Glick
• Real Time with Bill Maher — Self, Jiminy Glick
• 2002Treasure Planet — B.E.N. (voice)
• 2001Get Over It — Dr. Desmond Forrest Oates
• 2001Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius — Ooblar (voice)
• Primetime Glick — Jiminy Glick, Executive Producer, Creator
• 2001Prince Charming — Rodney
• Curb Your Enthusiasm — Martin Short
• 1999Alice in Wonderland — Mad Hatter
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Sebastian Ballentine
• 1999Mumford — Lionel Dillard
• Merlin — Frik
• 1998The Prince of Egypt — Huy (voice)
• 1997A Simple Wish — Murray
• 1997Jungle 2 Jungle — Richard Kempster
• The Wonderful World of Disney
• 1996Mars Attacks! — Jerry Ross
• 1995Father of the Bride Part II — Franck Eggelhoffer
• MADtv — Self, Jiminy Glick
• 1995The Pebble and the Penguin — Hubie (voice)
• 1995The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show — Self / Various, Executive Producer, Writer
• 1994Clifford — Clifford Daniels
• 1994Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! — Ed Grimley (archive footage)
• The Martin Short Show — Marty Short, Creator
• 1993Friends of Gilda — Self, Director
• 1993Money For Nothing — Harrison Kilray
• 1993We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story — Stubbs the Clown (voice)
• 1992A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out — Martin Short
• 1992Captain Ron — Martin Harvey
• Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories — Narrator (voice)
• 1991Father of the Bride — Franck Eggelhoffer
• 1991Pure Luck — Eugene Proctor
• 1990The Earth Day Special — Nathan Thurm
• 1989Andrea Martin... Together Again
• Dink, the Little Dinosaur
• 1989I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood — Various Roles, Songs, Writer
• Screen One — Harrison Kilray
• 1989The Big Picture — Neil Sussman - Nick's Agent
• The Simpsons — Guthrie Frenel (voice)
• 1989Three Fugitives — Ned Perry
• 1988The Best of SCTV
• The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley — Ed Grimley (voice), Producer
• 1987Cross My Heart — David Morgan
• 1987Innerspace — Jack Putter
• 1987On Location: Women of the Night — Host
• 1986Johnny Appleseed — Jonathan Chapman
• 1986Really Weird Tales — Shucky (segment "All's Well That Ends Strange")
• 1986The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood — King Louis XVI
• 1986¡Three Amigos! — Ned Nederlander
• 1985Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas — Writer, Executive Producer
• Tall Tales & Legends — Johnny Appleseed
• SCTV Channel
• 1983Sunset Limousine — Bradley Z. Coleman
• 1982O Canada! — Narrator
• SCTV Network 90 — Various
• I'm a Big Girl Now
• 1979Lost and Found — Engel
• The Associates
• 1979The Family Man — Louie
• 1978Seer Was Here
• Taxi — Mitch Harris
• The Love Boat — Melvin
• For the Record
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Various Characters, Self - Host, Self (uncredited), Self - Co-Host, Jiminy Glick (uncredited), Bartender (uncredited), Writer
• Cucumber — Smokey The Hare
• The David Steinberg Show

Appearances as themselves (79)

• 2026Lorne — Self
• 2026Marty, Life Is Short — Self
• 2026SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of — Self
• 2026You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... — Self / Jeffrey
• 2025Downey Wrote That — Self
• Good Hang with Amy Poehler — Self - Guest
• 2025I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not — Self
• 2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self
• Only Murders in the Building: Official Podcast — Self
• 2025Starring Dick Van Dyke — Self
• 2025This Is the Tom Green Documentary — Self (archive footage)
• STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces — Self
• 2023Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love — Self - Guest
• 2023Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic — Self
• Password — Self - Celebrity Guest
• Stars in the House — Self - Special Guest
• Tough As Nails — Self
• Lights Out with David Spade — Self - Panelist
• 2019Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" — Self - Performer
• 2018Bathtubs Over Broadway — Self
• 2018Love, Gilda — Self
• 2017Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs — Self
• Maya & Marty — Self - Host
• 2015Being Canadian — Self
• 2015Misery Loves Comedy — Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest
• 2014All In — Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self, Self - Guest
• Off Camera with Sam Jones — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors — Self
• Hollywood Game Night — Self
• Canada's Got Talent — Self - Judge
• Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee — Self
• Inside Comedy — Self
• Conan — Self, Self - Guest
• The Marriage Ref — Self - Panelist
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• 2007Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary — Self
• 2007Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women — Self
• Second City: First Family of Comedy — Self
• 2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found — Self
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson — Self
• 2003Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5 — Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• 2002NBC 75th Anniversary Special — Self
• Good Day Live — Self
• 1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special — Self
• The Early Show — Self
• The Martin Short Show — Self - Host
• 1999The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen — Self (archive footage)
• Hollywood Squares — Self - Panelist
• 1998Junket Whore — Self
• 1997The Three Stooges Greatest Hits! — Self - Host
• The View — Self, Self - Guest
• Muppets Tonight — Self
• The Daily Show — Self
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show — Self - Guest
• Inside the Actors Studio — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• Late Show with David Letterman — Self - Guest
• Martin & Lewis: Their Golden Age of Comedy — Self
• 1992Martin Short: Home Safe — Self
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno — Self
• 1990Night of 100 Stars III — Self
• 1989Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary — Self
• 1989The Making of Me — Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
• American Masters — Self - Interviewee
• 1986The Canadian Conspiracy — Self
• Jeopardy! — Self
• Reading Rainbow — Self - Narrator (voice)
• CBS News Sunday Morning — Self
• Second City Television — Self - Various Characters
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• Tony Awards — Self - Presenter
• The Oscars — Self
• The Emmy Awards — Self
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Nominee