Acting credits
75
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Robert Smigel
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 50Series: 34Crew credits: 27
TMDB ID: 53684
IMDb ID: nm0806912
Known for: Acting
Born: February 7, 1960
Age: 66
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2025
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 6.66
Wikidata: Q779151
Other jobs
Writer (10)Executive Producer (5)Producer (4)Creator (2)Director (2)Other (1)Songs (1)Story (1)
Biography
Robert Smigel (born February 7, 1960) is an American actor, filmmaker, and puppeteer, known for his Saturday Night Live "TV Funhouse" cartoon shorts and as the puppeteer and voice behind Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. He is also known for his collaborations with Adam Sandler, including co-writing the first two Hotel Transylvania films and You Don't Mess with the Zohan.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Robert Smigel.
Downey Wrote That
as Self
2025 Movie
6.6
Happy Gilmore 2
as The Lawyer
2025 Movie
7.8
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self - SNL Writer 1985 - 2013
2025 Movie
5.6
Between the Temples
as Rabbi Bruce
2024 Movie
7.4
Leo
as Miniature Horse / Drone / Old Lizards #1 & #3 (voice)
2023 Movie
6.1
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm
as Fraptaculan (Fraptaculan Robert) (voice)
2022 Movie
7.0
The King of Staten Island
as Male Pharmacy Owner
2020 Movie
7.7
Marriage Story
as Mediator
2019 Movie
5.5
The Week Of
as ER Doctor
2018 Movie
6.4
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
2017 Movie
7.8
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
as Self
2017 Movie
8.2
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
as Self
2016 Movie
5.7
The Do-Over
as Doctor
2016 Movie
7.0
Triumph's Election Special 2016
as Triumph
2016 Movie
6.8
Hotel Transylvania 2
as Marty (voice)
2015 Movie
5.8
Pixels
as White House Reporter #2
2015 Movie
6.0
Misery Loves Comedy
as Self
2015 Movie
6.5
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Thanks
2013 Movie
5.9
This Is 40
as Barry
2012 Movie
7.0
Hotel Transylvania
as Fake Dracula / Marty (voice)
2012 Movie
4.4
Jack and Jill
Executive Producer
2011 Movie
7.1
SpongeBob's Truth or Square
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
2009 Movie
10.0
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
as Self
2009 Movie
5.7
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
as Yosi
2008 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Robert Smigel.
7.8
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
as Self • 2 eps
2025 Series
6.3
Hollywood Squares
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice) • 14 eps
2025 Series
6.2
White House Plumbers
as Inmate Friedman • 1 eps
2023 Series
6.6
The Story of Late Night
as Self • 6 eps
2021 Series
8.0
What We Do in the Shadows
as Alexander • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.6
The Masked Singer
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice) • 1 eps
2019 Series
6.4
Match Game
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice) • 1 eps
2016 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
2015 Series
5.6
The Jack and Triumph Show
as Triumph • 7 eps
2015 Series
5.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
5.3
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice) • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.4
New Girl
as Chaplain • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.0
Portlandia
as Jarvis • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.8
Bob's Burgers
as Security Guard (voice) • 2 eps
2011 Series
7.8
Louie
Story • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.0
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
as Self • 1 eps
2009 Series
Match Game
as Panelist • 1 eps
2008 Series
1.0
The Gong Show with Dave Attell
as Self - Celebrity Judge (as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog) • 3 eps
2008 Series
8.8
Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
as Self • 1 eps
2008 Series
6.9
Last Comic Standing
1 eps
2003 Series
3.0
Night of Too Many Stars
Executive Producer • 5 eps
2003 Series
7.5
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
as One Hundred (voice) • 1 eps
2000 Series
6.4
TV Funhouse
8 eps
2000 Series
8.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Yari • 1 eps
2000 Series