Martin Short

Actor. Born 26 March 1950 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Titles on Fi1m11 acting · 2 other

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 11 titles

SAG Awards2 won

Born

26 March 1950, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Active

1991–present

Frequently works with

Andrea Martin, Eugene Levy, Glenn Close, Steve Martin, Tim Burton

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

73Fi1m

69Critics

We rate Martin’s work 4 points above the press, across 10 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above1

60 to 799

Under 601

Of 11 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 1 of 7 billed first or second
Reviewed: 7 films, 4 series
Screen time: 13 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $1.7bn across 7 films with figures
SAG Awards: 2 SAG Awards2 won
Active: 1991–present

Genres

Comedy8
Adventure3
Animation3
Drama3
Family3
Mystery3

Best and worst on Fi1m

87BestArrested Development2003

45WorstAquaman and the Lost Kingdom2023

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

91970s

221980s

251990s

192000s

292010s

122020s

Directors most worked with

Tim Burton2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Andrea Martin2 titles

Eugene Levy2 titles

Glenn Close2 titles

Steve Martin2 titles