Benny Goodman: movies and TV shows
Benny Goodman has 46 credits in the archive: 31 films and 15 TV series, from 1929 to 2026. Highest rated: Le Grand Échiquier (8.0/10).
Career timeline
1929 – 2026 · busiest year: 1943 (3 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tag! You’re It! | Film | — | 117 | |
| 2022 | Charlie Parker: Bird Songs | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.8 | 113 |
| 2004 | Legends in Concert: Benny Goodman | Film | — | 95 | |
| 2001 | Jazz | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.5 | 92 |
| 2001 | Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett | Film | — | 92 | |
| 2000 | Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion | Film | — | 91 | |
| 2000 | The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 91 |
| 1994 | The World of Polygoon | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 85 |
| 1993 | Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 84 |
| 1983 | Åke Hasselgård story | Film | 7.0 | 74 | |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors | Self | TV | 7.4 | 69 |
| 1978 | Bio’s Bahnhof | Self | TV | 9.0 | 69 |
| 1978 | Mitzi... What's Hot, What's Not | Self | Film | — | 69 |
| 1976 | Copland Conducts Copland | Self - Clarinet | Film | — | 67 |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.3 | 66 |
| 1972 | Le Grand Échiquier | Self | TV | 8.0 | 63 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye Show | Self | TV | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1963 | Sackgasse | Film | — | 54 | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 53 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.5 | 53 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 52 |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone Hour | Self | TV | 8.0 | 50 |
| 1959 | The Big Party | Self | TV | — | 50 |
| 1959 | John Gunther's High Road | Self | Film | 10.0 | 50 |
| 1958 | The All-Star Christmas Show | Self | Film | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1957 | DuPont Show of the Month | Self | TV | 7.4 | 48 |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 47 |
| 1955 | Allen in Movieland | Self | Film | 4.5 | 46 |
| 1955 | Music Land | Orchestra Leader (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1954 | Two for the Record | Self | Film | 8.0 | 45 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self | TV | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 39 |
| 1948 | A Song Is Born | Professor Magenbruch | Film | 6.4 | 39 |
| 1946 | Make Mine Music | Self (voice) | Film | 5.8 | 37 |
| 1946 | All the Cats Join In | Film | 6.2 | 37 | |
| 1944 | The Shining Future | Self | Film | 4.0 | 35 |
| 1944 | Sweet and Low-Down | Benny Goodman | Film | 5.7 | 35 |
| 1943 | The Gang's All Here | Benny Goodman | Film | 5.9 | 34 |
| 1943 | Stage Door Canteen | Benny Goodman | Film | 6.3 | 34 |
| 1943 | The Powers Girl | Self - Orchestra Conductor (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1942 | Syncopation | Benny Goodman | Film | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1941 | Birth of the Blues | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.2 | 32 |
| 1938 | Hollywood Hotel | Benny Goodman, Leader of His Orchestra | Film | 5.8 | 29 |
| 1936 | The Big Broadcast of 1937 | Benny Goodman | Film | 6.2 | 27 |
| 1929 | Me and the Boys | Self - Clarinet | Film | — | 20 |