This is a list of actors who have played Santa Claus in film and on television, including voice acting roles. This does not count actors whose characters have dressed as Santa Claus. For example, Dan Castellaneta would not be included in this list for voicing Homer Simpson, a character who dressed up as a mall Santa in the pilot episode of The Simpsons. Roles are live action unless appearing in an animated TV special, animated series, or animated film, in which cases they are voice acting roles. Actor Film/TV Media type YearTim Allen The Santa Clause film 1994 The Santa Clause 2 film 2002 The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause film 2006 Ed Asner The Story of Santa Claus animated TV film 1996 Elf film 2003 Christmas on the Bayou film 2013 Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas animated TV special 2014 Fred Astaire The Man in the Santa Claus Suit TV film 1979 Richard Attenborough Miracle on 34th Streetfilm 1994 Steve Bacic Deck the HallsTV film 2005 Alec Baldwin Rise of the Guardiansanimated film 2012 Leedham Bantock Santa Clausfilm 1912 Don Beddoe Bewitched, season 4 episode Humbug Not to Be Spoken HereTV series 1967 Michael Bell The Powerpuff Girls: 'Twas the Fight Before Christmasanimated TV special 2003Brian Blessed The Amazing World of Gumball, season 2 episode Christmasanimated TV series 2012 Sooty, season 2 episode Pranks and PresentsTV series (live action) 2013 Danger Mouse, season 1 episode The Snowman Comethanimated TV series2015 Beau Bridges The Christmas SecretTV film 2009 Lloyd Bridges In the Nick of TimeTV film 1991 Jim BroadbentArthur Christmasanimated film 2011Get Santafilm2015Aldi Christmas Launch Advertadvertisement2020 George Buza A Christmas Horror Story film 2015 Sebastian Cabot Miracle on 34th Street TV film 1973 John Call Santa Claus Conquers the Martiansfilm 1964Bruce CampbellThe Librarians, episode "And Santa's Midnight Run"TV series2014 Douglas Campbell Once Upon a ChristmasTV film 2000Art Carney The Twilight Zone, episode "The Night of the Meek" TV series 1960 The Great Santa Claus Switchfilm1970 The Night They Saved ChristmasTV film 1984 Jay Clark Santa and the Ice Cream Bunnyfilm 1972 Oliver Clark Ernest Saves Christmasfilm 1988Andy Clyde The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseTV series 1954 Studio 57TV series 1955 Tim Conway Saving Santaanimated film 2013 James Cosmo The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobefilm 2005 The Santa IncidentTV film 2010Brian CoxThat Christmasanimated film2024 Bryan Cranston The Santa Claus Brothersanimated TV special 2001 Hume Cronyn Santa and PeteTV special 1999Peter Cullen Christmas Comes to Pac-Landanimated TV special 1982 Andy Devine Batman, season 2 episode The Duo is SlummingTV series 1966DileepMy Santafilm2019 Bob Dorough The Clarks 1991 Charles Durning It Nearly Wasn't ChristmasTV special 1989 Mrs. Santa ClausTV special 1996 Elmo Saves ChristmasTV special 1996 Mr. St. NickTV special 2002 A Boyfriend for ChristmasTV special 2004 Kort Falkenberg The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, episode Santa Claus Is Coming to FlatbushTV series 1989 Robert Fliss Mighty Morphin Power Rangers season 3 episode, I'm Dreaming of a White RangerTV series 1995 Stan Francis Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeeranimated TV special 1964Paul Frees Frosty the Snowmananimated TV special 1969 The First Easter Rabbitanimated TV special 1976 Rudolph's Shiny New Yearanimated TV special 1976 Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkeyanimated TV special 1977Nick FrostDoctor Who, episode "Last Christmas"TV episode2014 Paul Giamatti Fred Clausfilm 2007Mel GibsonFatmanfilm2020 Bill Goldberg Santa's Slayfilm 2005 John Goodman Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie animated film 1998 The Year Without a Santa Clausfilm (live action) 2006 It's a SpongeBob Christmas!animated TV special 2012 A. Cameron Grant I Love Lucy Christmas ShowTV series 1956 Richard Griffiths A Muppets Christmas: Letters to SantaTV special 2008 Michael Gross Becoming SantaTV film 2015 Steve Guttenberg Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Clausfilm 2004 Edmund Gwenn Miracle on 34th Streetfilm 1947 Alan Hale, Jr. Gilligan's Island, season 1 episode Birds Gotta Fly, Fish Gotta TalkTV series 1964 Tom Hanks The Polar Expressanimated film 2004 David Harbour Violent Nightfilm 2022 Nigel Hawthorne Call Me ClausTV film 2001 Isaac Hayes The Pullmans 1993 Bob Holt The Bear Who Slept Through Christmasanimated TV special 1973 William Hootkins Like Father, Like SantaTV film 1998 David Huddleston Santa Claus: The Moviefilm 1985 Edward Ivory The Nightmare Before Christmasanimated film 1993 Peeter Jakobi Rare Exports: A Christmas Talefilm 2010 Kevin James Elmo's Christmas CountdownTV film 2007 Bob Joles Uncle Grandpa, episode "Christmas Special" animated TV series 2014 James Earl Jones Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Streetanimated TV special 2001 Cecil Kellaway Bewitched, season 1 episode "A Vision of Sugar Plums" TV series 1964Jay Brazeau Noellefilm 2019Phil LaMarr Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, episode “A Lost Claus” animated TV series 2005 Bill Lewis Defending ChristmasTV film 1993 Sal Lizard The Boxfilm 2009 John Malkovich Santabear's High Flying Adventureanimated TV film 1987 Dakin Matthews The Big Bang Theory, season 6 episode "The Santa Simulation" TV series 2012 Paul Maxey The Magical World of Disney, episode "Holiday Time at Disneyland" TV series 1962 Chuck McCann A Very Retail ChristmasTV film 1990 Bruce McGill Family Guy, season 9 episode Road to the North Poleanimated TV series 2010 Matt McKenna American Dad!, Episodes:

S 6 Ep 8: For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls (2010) S 8 Ep 6: Minstrel Krampus (2012) S 14 Ep 7: Ninety North, Zero West (2016) S 15 Ep 1: Santa, Schmanta (2017)animated TV series MultipleMark Mitchell The Munsters' Scary Little ChristmasTV film 1996 Thomas Mitchell The Miracle on 34th StreetTV film 1955Jose Elias Moreno Santa Clausfilm 1959Robert Morse Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titansanimated TV film 2019 Ferdinard Munier Babes in Toylandfilm 1934 Lake Placid Serenadefilm 1944 Road to Utopiafilm 1946Richard Mulligan The Twilight Zone, episode "Night of the Meek" TV series 1985 Leslie Nielsen All I Want For Christmasfilm 1991Santa Who?TV film2000 Dick O'Neill The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, season 5 episode "Reality Bites" TV episode 1994Trey ParkerThe Spirit of Christmasanimated short film1995 Bert Parnaby The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe TV series 1988 Austin Pendleton Christmas with the Kranksfilm 2004 Phil Pierce A Bad Moms Christmasfilm 2017 Richard Riehle The Hebrew Hammerfilm 2003 The Search for Santa Pawsfilm 2010 A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmasfilm 2011 Mickey Rooney Santa Claus Is Comin' to Townanimated TV special 1970 The Year Without a Santa Clausanimated TV special 1974 Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in Julyanimated TV special 1979 The Happy Elfanimated TV special 2005 A Miser Brothers' Christmasanimated TV special 2008 Jan Rubeš One Magic Christmasfilm 1985 Kurt Russell The Christmas Chroniclesfilm 2018 The Christmas Chronicles 2film 2020 Will Sasso Finding Mrs. ClausTV film 2002 Douglas Seale Amazing Stories, season 1 episode "Santa '85" TV series 1985 Ernest Saves Christmasfilm 1988 William Shatner Eek! The Cat, season 2 episode "It's a Very Merry Eek's Mas" animated TV series 1993 Gotta Catch Santa Clausanimated TV special 2008 Peter Shukoff Epic Rap Battles of History, season 2 episode "Moses vs. Santa Claus" YouTube video series 2012 J. K. Simmons Klaus animated film 2019Red Onefilm2024 Hal Smith The Flintstones, season 5 episode Christmas Flintstoneanimated TV series 1964 The Brady Bunch, season 1 TV series (live action) 1969 Santa and the Three Bearsanimated TV special 1970 A Christmas Storyanimated TV special 1972 A Flintstone Christmasanimated TV special 1977 Casper's First Christmasanimated TV special 1979 Yogi's First Christmasanimated TV special 1980 Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zoneanimated TV series 1990 Bonkersanimated TV series 1993 The Town Santa Forgotanimated TV special 1993 Donavon Stinson A Fairly Odd ChristmasTV film 2012 Santa Huntersfilm 2014 Paul Sorvino Santa Baby 2: Christmas MaybeTV film 2009 Jim Staahl Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeeranimated TV film 2001 Fred Tatasciore Scooby Doo! Haunted Holidaysanimated film 2012 Ricky Tomlinson Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fireanimated TV special 1999 Dick Van Patten A Mouse, a Mystery and MeTV film 1987 The Santa TrapTV film 2002 Robert Wagner Northpole TV film 2014 Frank Welker A Chipmunk Christmasanimated TV special 1981 A Wish for Wings That Workanimated TV special 1991 George Wendt Santa Babyfilm 2006Santa Buddiesfilm 2009 John Wheeler Step by Step, season 7 episode "Too Many Santas" TV series 1997 Single Santa Seeks Mrs. ClausTV film 2004 Meet the SantasTV film 2005Keith Wickham Thomas & Friends, episode "Last Train For Christmas" animated TV series 2014 I Think You Should Leave with Tim RobinsonTV series2021Jonathan WintersSanta vs. the Snowman animated TV special1997 Ed Wynn Miracle on 34th StreetTV film 1959

See also Santa Claus in film