Peter Firth the film adaptation of "Equus". The film was only a moderate box-office success, but earned Firth a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Golden Globe award in the same category. Further film work quickly followed, most notably Roman Polanski's "Tess" (1979). In May 1981, he appeared on Broadway again in Peter Shaffer's "Amadeus" as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, replacing Tim Curry. Shaffer had offered him the role in the original London production, but he was unavailable due to film commitments. Other film work has included roles in "Diamonds on Wheels" (1973); "When You Comin' Back, Red
Paul Shaffer on the 40th anniversary special of "Saturday Night Live", playing music to Bill Murray's lounge singer character, a love song from the movie "Jaws". In May 2015, the Ride of Fame honoured Paul Shaffer with a double decker sightseeing bus in New York City to commemorate his long run as the leader of the CBS Orchestra for the "Late Show with David Letterman". Shaffer was the musical director for "A Very Murray Christmas", a 2015 Netflix variety special starring Bill Murray in which Shaffer also appears and performs extensively. In October 2017, Shaffer returned to the late night stage to