Paul Shaffer

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.

Cast

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)