Danny Glover: movies and TV shows
Danny Glover has 299 credits in the archive: 258 films and 41 TV series, from 1952 to 2026. Highest rated: Criminal Minds (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1952 – 2026 · busiest year: 2014 (16 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Our Land | Film | 7.8 | 79 | |
| 2025 | Grizzly Peak | Will | Film | — | 78 |
| 2025 | Newbies | Film | — | 78 | |
| 2023 | President | Film | 7.5 | 76 | |
| 2023 | The Naughty Nine | Santa Claus | Film | 6.2 | 76 |
| 2023 | Double Soul | Michael Tedeschi | Film | 5.3 | 76 |
| 2023 | The 9 Lives of Barbara Dane | Film | — | 76 | |
| 2022 | Crane Lantern | Film | 5.5 | 75 | |
| 2022 | Press Play | Cooper | Film | 6.5 | 75 |
| 2022 | American Dreamer | Jerry | Film | 6.0 | 75 |
| 2022 | De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem? | Self | Film | — | 75 |
| 2021 | Prayers for the Stolen | Film | 7.6 | 74 | |
| 2021 | Memoria | Film | 6.0 | 74 | |
| 2021 | When I See Them, I See Us | Film | — | 74 | |
| 2021 | A Night at the Academy Museum | Self | Film | 7.0 | 74 |
| 2021 | In Between Dying | Film | 6.2 | 74 | |
| 2020 | After Fact | Self | Film | — | 73 |
| 2020 | The War on Cuba | TV | — | 73 | |
| 2020 | Chuck Berry: Brown Eyed Handsome Man | Narrator (voice) | Film | 8.0 | 73 |
| 2020 | The Drummer | Mark Walker | Film | 5.5 | 73 |
| 2020 | Worth the Price? Joe Biden and the Launch of the Iraq War | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 73 |
| 2019 | Jumanji: The Next Level | Milo | Film | 6.9 | 72 |
| 2019 | The Dead Don't Die | Hank Thompson | Film | 5.4 | 72 |
| 2019 | The Last Black Man in San Francisco | Grandpa Allen | Film | 7.0 | 72 |
| 2019 | Always in Season | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.8 | 72 |
| 2019 | The Revolutionist: Eugene V. Debs | Narrator (voice) | Film | 10.0 | 72 |
| 2019 | The Robeson Effect | Self | Film | 5.0 | 72 |
| 2019 | Lynch: A History | Film | 6.5 | 72 | |
| 2019 | Strive | Film | 1.0 | 72 | |
| 2019 | Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story | Narrator | Film | — | 72 |
| 2019 | Easter Snap | Film | 4.0 | 72 | |
| 2018 | Capernaum | Film | 8.1 | 71 | |
| 2018 | Death Race: Beyond Anarchy | Baltimore Bob | Film | 6.2 | 71 |
| 2018 | Sorry to Bother You | Langston | Film | 6.8 | 71 |
| 2018 | The Old Man & the Gun | Teddy | Film | 6.4 | 71 |
| 2018 | Proud Mary | Benny | Film | 5.5 | 71 |
| 2018 | Come Sunday | Gilbert Pearson | Film | 5.8 | 71 |
| 2018 | Ulysses: A Dark Odyssey | Mr. Ocean | Film | 4.9 | 71 |
| 2018 | Howard | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.8 | 71 |
| 2018 | Survivor's Guide to Prison | Self | Film | 6.4 | 71 |
| 2018 | Hale County This Morning, This Evening | Film | 6.0 | 71 | |
| 2018 | Christmas Break-In | Ray | Film | 5.7 | 71 |
| 2018 | Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones | Self | Film | 7.0 | 71 |
| 2018 | Angels Are Made of Light | Film | 10.0 | 71 | |
| 2018 | The Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 71 |
| 2017 | Extortion | Detective Constable Haagen | Film | 6.2 | 70 |
| 2017 | Cold Case Files | Self - Narrator (voice) | TV | 7.9 | 70 |
| 2017 | Tour de Pharmacy | Slim Robinson Present Day | Film | 6.7 | 70 |
| 2017 | Zama | Film | 6.5 | 70 | |
| 2017 | The Christmas Train | Max Powers | Film | 6.4 | 70 |
| 2017 | The Curse of Buckout Road | Dr. Powell | Film | 6.5 | 70 |
| 2017 | Vagabonds | Uncle Issa | Film | 1.0 | 70 |
| 2017 | Strong Island | Film | 6.4 | 70 | |
| 2017 | Birth of a Movement | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.4 | 70 |
| 2017 | The Good Catholic | Victor | Film | 5.5 | 70 |
| 2017 | That Summer | Film | 5.7 | 70 | |
| 2017 | Abderrahmane Sissako: Beyond Territories | Self | Film | — | 70 |
| 2017 | Agents of Change | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 70 |
| 2016 | Dirty Grandpa | Stinky | Film | 5.9 | 69 |
| 2016 | Mr. Pig | Ambrose | Film | 6.0 | 69 |
| 2016 | Monster Trucks | Mr. Weathers | Film | 6.1 | 69 |
| 2016 | Complete Unknown | Roger | Film | 5.1 | 69 |
| 2016 | Almost Christmas | Walter | Film | 6.0 | 69 |
| 2016 | White Sun | Film | 7.1 | 69 | |
| 2016 | Darkweb | The Boss | Film | 2.9 | 69 |
| 2016 | Gridlocked | Sully | Film | 5.9 | 69 |
| 2016 | Shadow World | Film | 7.6 | 69 | |
| 2016 | Diablo | Benjamin Carver | Film | 4.9 | 69 |
| 2016 | 93 Days | Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri | Film | 5.7 | 69 |
| 2016 | Back in the Day | Eddie 'Rocks' Travor | Film | 3.0 | 69 |
| 2016 | Pushing Dead | Bob | Film | 6.0 | 69 |
| 2016 | Dirt & Deeds in Mississippi | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 69 |
| 2016 | The House on Coco Road | Film | 6.7 | 69 | |
| 2016 | Union Time: Fighting for Workers’ Rights | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 69 |
| 2015 | Andron | Chancellor Gordon | Film | 3.6 | 68 |
| 2015 | Consumed | Hal Westbrook | Film | 5.5 | 68 |
| 2015 | Toxin | Dr. Locke | Film | 3.1 | 68 |
| 2015 | This Changes Everything | Film | 6.0 | 68 | |
| 2015 | Bad Asses on the Bayou | Bernie Pope | Film | 6.0 | 68 |
| 2015 | Mississippi Inferno | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 68 |
| 2015 | Waffle Street | Edward Collins | Film | 6.1 | 68 |
| 2015 | Checkmate | Elohim | Film | 3.9 | 68 |
| 2015 | About Scout | Red | Film | 5.9 | 68 |
| 2015 | Cemetery of Splendor | Film | 5.9 | 68 | |
| 2015 | Caffeinated | Coffee Lover | Film | 6.0 | 68 |
| 2014 | black-ish | Uncle Norman | TV | 7.1 | 67 |
| 2014 | Mozart in the Jungle | Mayor | TV | 7.5 | 67 |
| 2014 | Rage | Detective St. John | Film | 5.3 | 67 |
| 2014 | Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses | Bernie Pope | Film | 6.1 | 67 |
| 2014 | Supremacy | Mr. Walker | Film | 5.7 | 67 |
| 2014 | Yellowbird | Darius (voice) | Film | 5.0 | 67 |
| 2014 | Beyond the Lights | Captain Nicol | Film | 6.8 | 67 |
| 2014 | Life Is Sacred | Film | 5.5 | 67 | |
| 2014 | We Are Many | Self | Film | 6.7 | 67 |
| 2014 | 2047: Sights of Death | Sponge | Film | 2.9 | 67 |
| 2014 | Day of the Mummy | Carl | Film | 5.2 | 67 |
| 2014 | Chasing Shakespeare | William Ward | Film | 3.1 | 67 |
| 2014 | Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee | Self | Film | 1.5 | 67 |
| 2014 | Concerning Violence | Film | 7.0 | 67 | |
| 2014 | The Ninja Immovable Heart | Ex Director Matthew Reynolds | Film | 4.7 | 67 |
| 2014 | We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama | Film | — | 67 | |
| 2013 | Ironside | Frank Ironside | TV | 5.1 | 66 |
| 2013 | Tula: The Revolt | Shinishi | Film | 4.5 | 66 |
| 2013 | LUV | Arthur | Film | 5.8 | 66 |
| 2013 | Extraction | Harding | Film | 4.9 | 66 |
| 2013 | Space Warriors | Commander Phillips | Film | 5.3 | 66 |
| 2013 | Shuffleton's Barbershop | Charlie Shuffleton | Film | 5.2 | 66 |
| 2013 | Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight | Justice Thurgood Marshall | Film | 6.4 | 66 |
| 2013 | Highland Park | Ed | Film | 5.6 | 66 |
| 2013 | The Bouquet | Reverend John | Film | 5.0 | 66 |
| 2013 | The Shift | Floyd | Film | 5.0 | 66 |
| 2013 | Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth | Self | Film | 3.5 | 66 |
| 2012 | Touch | Professor Arthur Teller | TV | 6.6 | 65 |
| 2012 | Shenandoah | Film | 6.6 | 65 | |
| 2012 | Highway | Film | 5.8 | 65 | |
| 2012 | The House I Live In | Film | 7.5 | 65 | |
| 2012 | The Children's Republic | Dubem | Film | 5.8 | 65 |
| 2012 | Casting By | Self | Film | 6.9 | 65 |
| 2012 | Shadows of Liberty | Self | Film | 6.6 | 65 |
| 2012 | Hannah's Law | Isom Dart | Film | 4.9 | 65 |
| 2012 | Sins | Father Leonard | Film | 2.3 | 65 |
| 2012 | Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon' | Self | Film | 6.7 | 65 |
| 2012 | The Lighthouse | Duncan | Film | — | 65 |
| 2011 | Donovan's Echo | Donovan Matheson | Film | 6.0 | 64 |
| 2011 | Son of Morning | Gabriel Peters | Film | 3.0 | 64 |
| 2011 | Age of the Dragons | Ahab | Film | 4.0 | 64 |
| 2011 | The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 | Film | 7.6 | 64 | |
| 2011 | Dum Maaro Dum | Film | 5.6 | 64 | |
| 2011 | Mysteria | Investigator | Film | 3.8 | 64 |
| 2011 | Mooz-lum | Dean Francis | Film | 4.6 | 64 |
| 2011 | Rise Like Lions | Self (Occupy Oakland) | Film | — | 64 |
| 2010 | Human Target | Client | TV | 7.3 | 63 |
| 2010 | Alpha and Omega | Winston (voice) | Film | 5.9 | 63 |
| 2010 | Death at a Funeral | Uncle Russell | Film | 5.9 | 63 |
| 2010 | I'm Still Here | Danny Glover | Film | 6.0 | 63 |
| 2010 | Dear Alice | Franzis | Film | 5.6 | 63 |
| 2010 | Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives | Film | 6.6 | 63 | |
| 2010 | Sam Cooke: Crossing Over | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 63 |
| 2010 | Down for Life | Mr. Shannon | Film | 3.5 | 63 |
| 2010 | Five Minarets in New York | Marcus | Film | 5.5 | 63 |
| 2010 | Legendary | Harry 'Red' Newman | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 2010 | I Want to Be a Soldier | School Director | Film | 5.7 | 63 |
| 2010 | The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective | Self | Film | 7.8 | 63 |
| 2010 | The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective | Film | 7.8 | 63 | |
| 2010 | 2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic | Self | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 2010 | 2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic | Film | 7.0 | 63 | |
| 2009 | 2012 | President Thomas Wilson | Film | 5.9 | 62 |
| 2009 | The People Speak | Self | Film | 7.2 | 62 |
| 2009 | The Time That Remains | Film | 7.3 | 62 | |
| 2009 | Night Train | Miles | Film | 5.6 | 62 |
| 2009 | PoliWood | Self | Film | 6.5 | 62 |
| 2009 | The Harimaya Bridge | Joseph Holder | Film | 4.9 | 62 |
| 2009 | Nite Tales: The Series | Jeremiah | TV | — | 62 |
| 2008 | Leverage | Charlie Lawson | TV | 7.6 | 61 |
| 2008 | Blindness | Man with Black Eye Patch | Film | 6.5 | 61 |
| 2008 | Be Kind Rewind | Mr. Fletcher | Film | 6.3 | 61 |
| 2008 | Agent Crush | Major Rusty Gubbins | Film | 4.8 | 61 |
| 2008 | Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare | Walter Tortoise (voice) | Film | 5.8 | 61 |
| 2008 | Gospel Hill | John Malcolm | Film | 4.7 | 61 |
| 2008 | Fats Waller Was Born Here | "Fats" Waller's Father/Mr. Fletcher | Film | — | 61 |
| 2008 | Trouble the Water | Film | 6.9 | 61 | |
| 2008 | Salt of This Sea | Film | 5.8 | 61 | |
| 2007 | Shooter | Colonel Isaac Johnson | Film | 7.1 | 60 |
| 2007 | Bamako | Cow-boy | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 2007 | Bamako | Film | 7.0 | 60 | |
| 2007 | Battle for Terra | President Chen (voice) | Film | 6.1 | 60 |
| 2007 | Poor Boy's Game | George | Film | 5.5 | 60 |
| 2007 | Honeydripper | Tyrone Purvis | Film | 5.9 | 60 |
| 2007 | Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker' | Self | Film | — | 60 |
| 2007 | Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation | Father Elias | Film | 6.0 | 60 |
| 2006 | Psych | Mel Hornsby | TV | 7.9 | 59 |
| 2006 | Brothers and Sisters | Isaac Marshall | TV | 7.1 | 59 |
| 2006 | Barnyard | Miles (voice) | Film | 5.9 | 59 |
| 2006 | Dreamgirls | Marty Madison | Film | 6.7 | 59 |
| 2006 | The Shaggy Dog | Ken Hollister | Film | 4.9 | 59 |
| 2006 | Read You Like a Book | Film | 3.6 | 59 | |
| 2006 | The Exonerated | David Keaton | Film | 7.6 | 59 |
| 2006 | The Adventures of Brer Rabbit | Brer Turtle (voice) | Film | 6.4 | 59 |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds | Hank Morgan | TV | 8.3 | 58 |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Minstrel Krampus (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 58 |
| 2005 | My Name Is Earl | Thomas | TV | 7.6 | 58 |
| 2005 | The Reichen Show | Self | TV | 4.8 | 58 |
| 2005 | Manderlay | Wilhelm | Film | 6.9 | 58 |
| 2005 | The Peace! | Self | Film | 5.0 | 58 |
| 2005 | Missing in America | Jake Neely | Film | 5.7 | 58 |
| 2005 | P.N.O.K. | Col. Weldon | Film | — | 58 |
| 2005 | Full Disclosure Report | David Tapp | Film | 4.0 | 58 |
| 2005 | The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.7 | 58 |
| 2004 | Saw | David Tapp | Film | 7.4 | 57 |
| 2004 | Legend of Earthsea | Ogion | TV | 5.8 | 57 |
| 2004 | The Cookout | Judge Crowley | Film | 4.7 | 57 |
| 2004 | Earthed | Film | — | 57 | |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher | Self | TV | 6.1 | 56 |
| 2003 | Good Fences | Tom Spader | Film | 5.9 | 56 |
| 2003 | Good Fences | Film | 5.9 | 56 | |
| 2003 | The John Garfield Story | Self | Film | 8.4 | 56 |
| 2002 | Just a Dream | Film | 5.3 | 55 | |
| 2002 | The Real Eve | Narrator (voice) | Film | 9.0 | 55 |
| 2001 | The Royal Tenenbaums | Henry Sherman | Film | 7.5 | 54 |
| 2001 | 3 A.M. | Hershey | Film | 5.8 | 54 |
| 2001 | 3 A.M. | Film | 5.8 | 54 | |
| 2000 | Boesman and Lena | Boesman | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 2000 | Freedom Song | Will Walker | Film | 5.7 | 53 |
| 2000 | Freedom Song | Film | 5.7 | 53 | |
| 2000 | Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration | Self | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 2000 | Bàttu | Film | 4.5 | 53 | |
| 1999 | Our Friend, Martin | Train Conductor (voice) | Film | 7.1 | 52 |
| 1999 | The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.6 | 52 |
| 1999 | Scared Straight! 20 Years Later | Host | Film | 6.8 | 52 |
| 1999 | The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 52 |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist | TV | 7.6 | 51 |
| 1998 | The Prince of Egypt | Jethro (voice) | Film | 7.3 | 51 |
| 1998 | Lethal Weapon 4 | Roger Murtaugh | Film | 6.6 | 51 |
| 1998 | Antz | Barbatus (voice) | Film | 6.2 | 51 |
| 1998 | Beloved | Paul D | Film | 5.8 | 51 |
| 1998 | Soldier Child | Self - Narrator | Film | 10.0 | 51 |
| 1998 | Can't You Hear the Wind Howl? The Life & Music of Robert Johnson | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film | 8.8 | 51 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 50 |
| 1997 | The Rainmaker | Richter Tyrone Kipler | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1997 | Switchback | Bob Goodall | Film | 6.0 | 50 |
| 1997 | Wild America | Bigfoot the Mountain Man (Uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 50 |
| 1997 | Gone Fishin' | Gus Green | Film | 4.9 | 50 |
| 1997 | Buffalo Soldiers | Sgt. Washington Wyatt | Film | 5.6 | 50 |
| 1997 | Buffalo Soldiers | Film | 5.6 | 50 | |
| 1996 | America's Dream | Silas (segment "Long Black Song") | Film | 6.7 | 49 |
| 1996 | America's Dream | Film | 6.7 | 49 | |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | The King (voice) | TV | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1995 | Operation Dumbo Drop | Capt. Sam Cahill | Film | 5.2 | 48 |
| 1995 | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies | Self | Film | 8.0 | 48 |
| 1995 | Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain | Isaac Jefferson (voice) | TV | — | 48 |
| 1995 | Red Wind | Philip Marlowe | Film | — | 48 |
| 1995 | Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities | Self | Film | 10.0 | 48 |
| 1994 | ER | Charlie Pratt Sr. | TV | 7.8 | 47 |
| 1994 | Maverick | Bank Robber (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 47 |
| 1994 | Angels in the Outfield | George Knox | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio | Self | TV | 7.6 | 47 |
| 1994 | Override | Film | 8.0 | 47 | |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels | Marlowe | TV | 6.6 | 46 |
| 1993 | Alex Haley's Queen | Alec Haley | TV | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1993 | Civil War Journal | Self - Host | TV | 7.2 | 46 |
| 1993 | Civil War Journal | Host | TV | 7.2 | 46 |
| 1993 | The Saint of Fort Washington | Jerry | Film | 6.6 | 46 |
| 1993 | The Talking Eggs | Narrator (voice) | Film | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1993 | Bopha! | Micah Mangena | Film | 5.6 | 46 |
| 1992 | Lethal Weapon 3 | Roger Murtaugh | Film | 6.7 | 45 |
| 1992 | Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 45 |
| 1991 | Pure Luck | Raymond Campanella | Film | 5.6 | 44 |
| 1991 | Flight of the Intruder | Cmdr. Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli | Film | 5.8 | 44 |
| 1991 | Grand Canyon | Simon | Film | 6.4 | 44 |
| 1991 | A Rage in Harlem | Easy Money | Film | 5.4 | 44 |
| 1990 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Dr. Apollo (voice) | TV | 6.9 | 43 |
| 1990 | Predator 2 | Lieutenant Mike Harrigan | Film | 6.3 | 43 |
| 1990 | To Sleep with Anger | Harry | Film | 6.8 | 43 |
| 1990 | To Sleep with Anger | Film | 6.8 | 43 | |
| 1990 | Rabbit Ears - Moses in Egypt | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 43 |
| 1990 | Rabbit Ears - Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 43 |
| 1989 | Lonesome Dove | Joshua Deets | TV | 7.9 | 42 |
| 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 | Roger Murtaugh | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1989 | Hollywood on Horses | Self | Film | 4.7 | 42 |
| 1989 | A Raisin in the Sun | Walter Lee Younger | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1989 | Dead Man Out | Dr. Alex Marsh | Film | 6.6 | 42 |
| 1989 | Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary | Self | Film | 10.0 | 42 |
| 1989 | Rabbit Ears - How the Leopard Got His Spots | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 42 |
| 1988 | Bat★21 | Capt. Bartholomew Clark | Film | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1988 | A Place at the Table | Mr. Scott | Film | 3.7 | 41 |
| 1987 | Lethal Weapon | Roger Murtaugh | Film | 7.3 | 40 |
| 1987 | Mandela | Nelson Mandela | Film | 4.8 | 40 |
| 1986 | John Henry | John Henry | Film | 10.0 | 39 |
| 1985 | The Color Purple | Albert | Film | 7.7 | 38 |
| 1985 | Tall Tales & Legends | John Henry | TV | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1985 | Witness | McFee | Film | 7.1 | 38 |
| 1985 | Silverado | Malachi 'Mal' Johnson | Film | 6.9 | 38 |
| 1985 | The Stand-In | Apples Finnerty | Film | — | 38 |
| 1985 | And the Children Shall Lead | William | Film | 9.0 | 38 |
| 1984 | Places in the Heart | Moze | Film | 7.2 | 37 |
| 1984 | Iceman | Loomis | Film | 6.2 | 37 |
| 1983 | Memorial Day | Willie Monroe | Film | 6.0 | 36 |
| 1983 | The Face of Rage | Gary | Film | 5.0 | 36 |
| 1983 | Keeping On | Lester Traylor | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Lester Traylor | TV | 6.6 | 35 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Walter Lee Younger | TV | 6.6 | 35 |
| 1982 | Out | Jojo / Roland | Film | 4.8 | 35 |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | TV | 7.6 | 34 | |
| 1981 | Gimme a Break! | TV | 6.7 | 34 | |
| 1981 | Oscar Micheaux, Film Pioneer | Oscar Micheaux | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1981 | Chu Chu and the Philly Flash | Morgan | Film | 5.2 | 34 |
| 1980 | Great Railway Journeys | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1980 | Palmerstown, U.S.A. | TV | 6.3 | 33 | |
| 1979 | Escape from Alcatraz | Inmate | Film | 7.5 | 32 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Roger Murtaugh (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 28 |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self | TV | 6.3 | 26 |
| 1969 | San Francisco State: On Strike | self | Film | 10.0 | 22 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 15 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | — | 9 |
| 1952 | Today | Self | TV | 5.6 | 5 |
| Killing Winston Jones | Washington Carver | Film | — | — | |
| Lethal Weapon 5 | Roger Murtaugh | Film | — | — | |
| Untitled Dinah Washington Biopic | Film | — | — | ||
| Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | — |