Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | The Groove Tube | The Fingers / Geritan / Four Leaf Clover | |
| 1976 | Tunnel Vision | Himself | |
| 1978 | Foul Play | Tony Carlson | Nominated – Golden Globe, Best Actor – Motion Picture or Musical; Nominated – Golden Globe – New Star of the Year |
| 1980 | Oh! Heavenly Dog | Browning | |
| Caddyshack | Ty Webb | ||
| Seems Like Old Times | Nicholas Gardenia | ||
| 1981 | Under The Rainbow | Bruce Thorpe | |
| Modern Problems | Max Fiedler | ||
| 1983 | National Lamboon’s Vacation | Clark Griswold | |
| Deal of the Century | Eddie Muntz | ||
| 1985 | Fletch | Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher | |
| National Lampoon’s European Vacation | Clark Griswold | ||
| Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird | Newscaster | ||
| Spies Like us | Emmett Fitz-Hume | ||
| 1986 | Three Amigos | Dusty Bottoms | |
| 1988 | The Couch Trip | Condom Father | |
| Funny Farm | Andy Farmer | ||
| Caddyshack II | Ty Webb | ||
| 1989 | Fletch Lives | Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher | |
| National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | Clark “Sparky” Griswold | ||
| 1991 | Nothing But Trouble | Chris THorne | |
| L.A. Story | Carlo Christopher | ||
| 1992 | Memoirs of an Invisible Man | Nick Halloway | Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor |
| Hero | Deke | ||
| 1993 | Last Action Hero | Himself | |
| 1994 | A Century of Cinema | Himself | |
| Cops & Robbersons | Norman Robberson | ||
| 1995 | Man of the House | Jack Sturgess | |
| 1997 | Vegas Vacation | Clark Griswold | |
| 1998 | Dirty Work | Dr. Farthing | |
| 2000 | Snow Day | Tom Brandston | |
| Pete’s Pizza | Narrator | ||
| The One Armed Bandit | Cop | ||
| 2002 | Orange County | Principal Harbert | |
| 2003 | Vaccuums | Mr. Punch | |
| Bitter Jester | Himself | ||
| 2004 | Our Italian Husban | Paul Parmesan | |
| Bad Meat | Congressman Bernard P. Greely | ||
| 2005 | Ellie Parker | Dennis Swartzbuam | |
| 2006 | Funny Money | Henry Perkins | |
| Doogal | Train | ||
| Goose on the Loose | Congreve Maddox | ||
| Zoom | Dr. Grant | ||
| 2009 | Stay Cool | Principal Marhsall | |
| Jack and the Beanstalk | Antipode | ||
| 2010 | Hot Tub Time Machine | Repairman | |
| Hotel Hell Vacation | Clark Griswold | ||
| 2011 | Not Another Not Another Movie | Max Storm | |
| 2013 | Before I Sleep | Gravedigger | |
| 2014 | Lovesick | Lester | |
| Shelby | Grandpa Geoffrey | ||
| 2015 | Hot Tub Time Machine 2 | Repairman | |
| Vacation | Clark Griswold | ||
| 2017 | The Last Movie Star | Sonny | |
| Hedgehogs | Thinkman | ||
| 2019 | The Last Laugh | Al Hart | |
| Panda vs Aliens | King Karoth |
Television
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | The Smothers Brothers Show | Writer. Nominated – Writers Guild of America Award for Best Variety SHow | |
| 1975-1976 | Saturday Night Live | Various | 30 episodes. Winner – Primetime Emmy Award for Individual or Music Program (1975); Winner – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1975); Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Individual or Music Program (1976); Nominate – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1976) |
| 1977 | The Chevy Chase Show | Himself | |
| The Paul Simons Show | Himself | Winner – Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series | |
| 1978-1997 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (Host) | 8 episodes |
| 1979 | The Chevy Chase National Humor Test | Himself | |
| 1988 | 60th Academy Awards | Himself (Host) | |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special | Himself | |
| 1993 | The Chevy Chase Show | Himself (Host) | 25 episodes; also writer & producer |
| 1995 | The Larry Sanders Show | Himself | Episode: “Roseanne’s Return” |
| 1997 | The Nanny | Himself | Episode “A Decent Proposal” |
| 2002 | America’s Most Terrible Things | Andy Potts | |
| 2003 | Freedom: A History of US | Various Roles | 5 episodes |
| 2004 | The Karate Dog | Cho-Cho (Voice) | |
| 2006 | The Secret Policeman’s Ball | General Nuisance | |
| Law & Order | Mitch Carroll | Episode: “In Vino Veritas” | |
| 2007-2009 | Family Guy | Clark Griswold / Himself (Voices) | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Brothers & Sisters | Stan Harris | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Hjälp! | Dan Carter | 8 episodes |
| Chuck | Ted Roark | 3 episodes | |
| 2009-2014 | Community | Pierce Hawthorne | 83 episodes; Winner – TV Guide Award for Favorite Ensemble |
| 2014 | Hot in Cleveland | Ross | Episode: “People Feeding People” |
| Wishin’ and Hopin’ | Adult Felix (voice) | ||
| 2015 | Chevy | Chase | |
| 2016 | A Christmas in Vermont | Preston Bullock |