Paul Shaffer

Actor

1949-11-28 · Fort William, Ontario, Canada

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.

• Hercules (1997) — Hermes (voice)
• Man on the Moon (1999) — Letterman Band (uncredited)
• Scrooged (1988) — Street Musician
• This Is Spinal Tap (1984) — Artie Fufkin
• Look Who's Talking Too (1990) — Taxi Businessman
• Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) — Marco, Music, Original Music Composer
• A Very Murray Christmas (2015) — Paul Schaffer
• Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016) — Paul Shaffer
• Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025) — Artie Fufkin
• Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999) — Hermes (voice) (archive sound)
• A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out (1992) — Artie Fufkin
• Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999) — Writer
• My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy (2022) — Original Music Composer
• The Concert for New York City (2001) — Music Director
• Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979) — Church of Jack Lord Organist
• Gilda Live (1980) — Don Kirshner / Arnie Schnachtman / Student Body President / The Candy Slice Group, Writer, Music, Musician
• Disney Heroes Volume 1 (2005) — Hermes (voice)
• The Blues Brothers Live at Winterland (1978)
• Heartbeat (1987) — Filmmaker's Assistant
• My Next Guest with David Letterman and Shah Rukh Khan (2019) — Original Music Composer
• Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo (1996) — Dr. Hans Zarkov (voice)
• Bachman & Turner - Live at the Roseland Ballroom (2012) — Keyboards