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.
Blues Brothers 2000
(Marco)
Hercules
(Hermes (voice))
The Voice That Rocked America: The Dick Biondi Story
(Self)
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
(Self (archive footage))
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
(Self)
Finding Sandler
(Self)
David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
(Self)
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
(Self)
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
(Church of Jack Lord Organist)
Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
(Self)
Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo
(Dr. Hans Zarkov (voice))
The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland
Night of 100 Stars III
(Self)
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
(Self)
Heartbeat
(Filmmaker's Assistant)
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
(Self / Jo Jo the Dog-Faced Boy)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
(Blues Brothers Band (archive footage))
Being Canadian
(Self)
Rockin' Pianos
(Himself)
Man on the Moon
(Letterman Band (uncredited))
Scrooged
(Street Musician)
Seriously... Phil Collins
(Self)
A Very Murray Christmas
(Paul Schaffer)
The Best of the Blues Brothers
(Himself (archive footage))
Todd Who?
(Himself)
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
(Self)
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
(Paul Shaffer)
This Is Spinal Tap
(Artie Fufkin)
The Weinerville New Year's Special: Lost in the Big Apple
(Self)
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
(Self)
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
(Self)
Bachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom
(Keyboards)
Love, Gilda
(Self)
Tears Are Not Enough
(Self)
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
The Concert for New York City
(Self)
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
(Self - Host)
Always at The Carlyle
(Self)
The Return of Spinal Tap
(Artie Fufkin)
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
(Himself)
The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
(Self)
America | A Tribute to Heroes
(Self)
Hercules: Zero to Hero
(Hermes (voice) (archive sound))
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
(Self)
Disney Heroes Volume 1
(Hermes (voice))
Gilda Live
(Don Kirshner / Arnie Schnachtman / Student Body President / The Candy Slice Group)
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
(Self)
Bachman
(Self)
Godspell 2025
Ed
(Irv Nadler)
Hercules
(Hermes (voice))
Flash Gordon
Jeopardy!
A Year at the Top
Schitt's Creek
(Paul Shaffer)
Where Are They Now?
(Self)
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
(Self)
The Masked Singer
(Self - Video Message)
The Masked Singer
(Skeleton (archive footage))
Mark Twain Prize
(Self)
Paul Shaffer Plus One
(self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Cameo (uncredited))
Tony Awards
(Self - Performer)
Late Show with David Letterman
(Self -Musical Director)
Hope & Faith
(Himself)
Hollywood Squares
(Self - Panelist)
Second City: First Family of Comedy
(Self)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(Self)
The View
(Self)
Celebrity Ghost Stories
(Self)
The Masked Singer
(Skeleton)
Saturday Night Live
(Self / Various)
How I Met Your Mother
(Paul Shaffer)
Spector
(Self)
Running Wilde
(Self)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
(Paul Shaffer)
Primetime Glick
Saturday Night Live
(Self)
CBS News Sunday Morning
(Self)
Blues Brothers 2000
(Music)
David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
(Music Director)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
(Writer)
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy
(Original Music Composer)
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Shah Rukh Khan
(Original Music Composer)
The Concert for New York City
(Music Director)
Gilda Live
(Writer)
Gilda Live
(Music)
Gilda Live
(Musician)