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