Cast & creator
Steve Guttenberg
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Saturday Night Live
Steven Robert Guttenberg (born August 24, 1958) is an American actor, author, businessman, producer, and director. He is known for his lead roles in Hollywood films of the 1980s and 1990s, including Cocoon, Police Academy, Three Men and a Baby, Three Men and a Little Lady, Diner, The Bedroom Window, The Big Green, and Short Circuit. While still in high school, he attended a summer program at the Juilliard School and studied under John Houseman. After graduating from high school, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. He made his film debut in 1978 in the drama The Boys from Brazil. His breakthrough role came in 1980, when he starred in the comedy Diner. He then went on to star in a string of successful films, including Cocoon, Police Academy, Three Men and a Baby, and Short Circuit. In the 1990s, his career slowed down, but he continued to work steadily in film and television. He has appeared in such films as The Lost World: Jurassic Park, The Day After, and Ballers. He has also had recurring roles on the television series Veronica Mars, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and The Goldbergs. In addition to his acting career, he is also a businessman and producer. He is the co-founder of the production company Guttenflick Pictures. He is also the author of two books, The Guttenberg Bible and The Kids from DISCO. Guttenberg is married to WCBS-TV reporter Emily Smith. They have been together since 2014 and were married in 2019.
Also known as: Steven Guttenberg, استیو گوتنبرگ, اِستیو گوتِنبِرگ
98
film credits
24
television credits
118
1962–2026 · acting roles
5.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (122)
Showing 122 of 122 credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Clay Darren
2001
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Contestant
2005
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
2014
The Goldbergs
Dr. Katman
2013
High Potential
Phil Elko
2024
Community
Maury
2009
Veronica Mars
Woody Goodman
2004
America's Next Top Model
Self - Guest
2003
According to Jim
Steve Guttenberg
2001
Ballers
Wayne Hastings Jr.
2015
Party Down
Steve Guttenberg
2009
The Mysteries of Laura
Steve Guttenberg
2014
Family
Philip
1976V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
1971
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Self
2025
Police Academy
Carey Mahoney
1984
Through the Keyhole
Self
2013
Tall Tales & Legends
Pecos Bill
1985
It Takes Two
Roger Callaway
1995
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Carey Mahoney
1985
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Carey Mahoney
1986
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
Mahoney
1987
Short Circuit
Newton Crosby
1986
The Day After
Stephen Klein
1983
3 Men and a Baby
Michael Kellam
1987
Trauma Center
Dr. Jones
2019
Amazon Women on the Moon
Jerry (segment "Two I.D.'s")
1987
Cocoon
Jack Bonner
1985
Cocoon: The Return
Jack Bonner
1988
3 Men and a Little Lady
Michael Kellam
1990
Casper: A Spirited Beginning
Tim Carson
1997
Rifkin's Festival
Jake
2020
The Boys from Brazil
Barry Kohler
1978
Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous
Sidney Green
2008
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
The Poseidon Adventure
Richard Clarke
2005
Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
Colton
2016
The Big Green
Tom Palmer
1995
The Bedroom Window
Terry Lambert
1987
High Spirits
Jack Crawford
1988
Home for the Holidays
Walter Wedman
1995
Zeus & Roxanne
Terry Barnett
1997
Tower of Terror
Buzzy Crocker
1997
Cola Wars
Self (archive footage)
2019
Bigger
Louis Weider
2018
Don't Tell Her It's Me
Gus Kubicek / Lobo Murunga
1990
To Race the Wind
Harold Krents
1980
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Michael Kellam (archive footage)
2009
How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy Story
Daniel Brophy
2023
Rollercoaster
Messenger (uncredited)
1977
Amazing Racer
Ed
2009
Diner
Edward 'Eddie' Simmons
1982
The Man Who Wasn't There
Sam Cooper
1983
2 Lava 2 Lantula!
Colton West
2016
Lavalantula
Colton West
2015
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self
2017
Can't Stop the Music
Jack Morell
1980
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
2010
The Floaters
Manny
2026
Meet The Santas
Nicholas Claus
2005
The Little Mermaid
King Jasper (voice)
2023
Mojave Phone Booth
Barry
2006
Kidnapped by a Killer: The Heather Robinson Story
John Robinson
2025
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Self
1992
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
Self
2013No Soap, Radio
Roger
1982
Roe v. Wade
Justice Powell
2021
Broad Trip
Wayne
2026
Eldorado
JJ
2012
Surrender
Marty
1987
Good Boy
Don
2020
Lez Bomb
Mike
2018
Bad Medicine
Jeff Marx
1985
Overdrive
Matt Stricker
1997
P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
Jimmy Zoole
2002P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
Director
2002P.S. Your Cat is Dead!
Writer
2002
Heckle
Ray Kelly
2020
Billy
Billy Fisher
1979
Help Me, Help You
Steve
2009
Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus
Nicholas Claus
2004
Original Gangster
Jean-Baptiste Philippe
2020
Miracle on Ice
Jim Craig
1981
A Novel Romance
Nate Shepard
2011A Novel Romance
Executive Producer
2011
Hangover in Death Valley
JJ (archive footage)
2018
Ay Lav Yu Tuu
Christopher
2017
I Heart Shakey
Stubbs
2012
Ay Lav Yu
Christopher
2010Stuck!
Dr. Landauer
Did you leave us, Blake?
Self
2002
Home Team
Mr. Butler
1999
Miss Arizona
Gary
2018
Alternate Universe: A Rescue Mission
Verstag
2016
Heidi 4 Paws
Sebastian (voice)
2008
American Summer
Mikey
2026American Summer
Executive Producer
2026
Airborne
Bill McNeil
1998
Break Even
Lance
2020
The Adventures of Bunny Bravo
2022
Chasing the Blues
Dan McKenna
2018
The Gold Retrievers
Wade
2009
Cornered!
Morty
2009
Affluenza
Philip Miller
2014
Something for Joey
Mike Cappelletti
1977
The Chicken Chronicles
David Kessler (as Steven Guttenberg)
1977
SEGAL
Self
2025
Diner: On The Flip Side
Self
1999
Pecos Bill
Pecos Bill
1986
Players
Rusty
1979
Magic Night
Self
1980
Jackson
Businessman
2008The Dybbuk
Rabbi Azrael
Fatal Rescue
Jacob Jones
2009
Domino One
Casey
2005
After Party
Alan
2017
Goodbye, Hello
Gene Ryan
2024