Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels: movies and TV shows
Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels has 72 credits in the archive: 40 films and 32 TV series, from 1959 to 2025. Highest rated: The Grammys (8.6/10).
Career timeline
1959 – 2025 · busiest year: 2005 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sean Combs: The Reckoning | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.2 | 61 |
| 2025 | Sneaker Wars: Adidas V. Puma | Self | TV | 7.8 | 61 |
| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.7 | 61 |
| 2025 | Harry Chapin - Cat’s in the Cradle: The Song That Changed Our Lives | Self | Film | — | 61 |
| 2024 | Kings from Queens: The RUN DMC Story | TV | 8.2 | 60 | |
| 2024 | A Hip Hop Minute | Self | Film | 6.5 | 60 |
| 2023 | Death by Fame | Self [RUN-D.M.C] (archive footage) | TV | 6.8 | 59 |
| 2023 | Good Burger 2 | Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels | Film | 6.3 | 59 |
| 2023 | Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World | Self [RUN-D.M.C] | TV | 7.0 | 59 |
| 2022 | Sherri | Self - Guest | TV | 2.6 | 58 |
| 2022 | WeCrashed | Darryl DMC McDaniels | TV | 7.3 | 58 |
| 2022 | jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.1 | 58 |
| 2022 | Payback | Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage) | TV | 4.0 | 58 |
| 2022 | Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici | Self | Film | — | 58 |
| 2021 | Marvel's Behind the Mask | Self | Film | 7.1 | 57 |
| 2021 | You're Watching Video Music Box | Self | Film | 6.4 | 57 |
| 2020 | For NYC | Film | — | 56 | |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest | TV | 4.7 | 55 |
| 2019 | Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America | Self | TV | 7.5 | 55 |
| 2019 | Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee | Self | Film | 7.1 | 55 |
| 2019 | Grass Is Greener | Self | Film | 6.7 | 55 |
| 2018 | The Big Narstie Show | Self | TV | 4.3 | 54 |
| 2018 | ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay? | Self [RUN-DMC] | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 2016 | Soundbreaking | Self | TV | 7.8 | 52 |
| 2015 | Taraji's White Hot Holidays | Self | TV | 10.0 | 51 |
| 2013 | Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy | Self [RUN-D.M.C] | Film | 6.0 | 49 |
| 2012 | Comic Book Men | Self | TV | 6.9 | 48 |
| 2012 | Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ | Self | Film | 5.0 | 48 |
| 2010 | Rappin' With The Rickster | Self | Film | 2.0 | 46 |
| 2009 | The Great Debate | TV | — | 45 | |
| 2009 | 100 Most Shocking Music Moments | Self [RUN-D.M.C] | TV | — | 45 |
| 2009 | VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments | Self | Film | — | 45 |
| 2007 | 20 Most Shocking Unsolved Crimes | Self | Film | 7.8 | 43 |
| 2006 | I Love the '70s: Volume 2 | Self | TV | — | 42 |
| 2006 | 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s | Self | TV | — | 42 |
| 2006 | Premium | Film | 5.4 | 42 | |
| 2006 | Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! | Self | Film | 7.2 | 42 |
| 2005 | Roll Bounce | Garden D.J. Smooth Dee | Film | 6.8 | 41 |
| 2005 | Black in the 80s | TV | — | 41 | |
| 2005 | Just for Kicks | Self | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 2005 | 50 Cent: Refuse 2 Die | Self | Film | 4.2 | 41 |
| 2005 | Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship | Self | Film | 10.0 | 41 |
| 2004 | And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop | Self | Film | 4.8 | 40 |
| 2004 | And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop | Self | TV | — | 40 |
| 2004 | Run DMC: Forever Kings | Self | Film | — | 40 |
| 2003 | Death of a Dynasty | Old School Rapper #2 (as DMC) | Film | 6.4 | 39 |
| 2002 | CMT Crossroads | Self | TV | 8.0 | 38 |
| 2002 | American Rap Stars | Self | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 2002 | Through the Years of Hip Hop Volume 1 Graffiti Extras | Film | 8.0 | 38 | |
| 2002 | Run-DMC | Together Forever | Self | Film | — | 38 |
| 2001 | MTV 20: Jams | Film | 5.0 | 37 | |
| 2001 | Run DMC: Live at Montreux 2001 | Film | — | 37 | |
| 1999 | The Hip Hop Years | Self | TV | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1999 | Beastie Boys: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1999 | Film | — | 35 | |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman | Self - Musical Guest | TV | 6.4 | 29 |
| 1993 | Who's the Man? | Detective | Film | 5.4 | 29 |
| 1988 | Yo! MTV Raps | Self | TV | 7.5 | 24 |
| 1988 | Tougher Than Leather | DMC | Film | 5.5 | 24 |
| 1986 | WWF Wrestling Challenge | Self | TV | 6.8 | 22 |
| 1986 | Big Fun in the Big Town | Self | Film | 7.5 | 22 |
| 1985 | Live Aid | Self | Film | 7.9 | 21 |
| 1985 | Krush Groove | DMC | Film | 6.3 | 21 |
| 1985 | The Making of Sun City | Self | Film | 9.5 | 21 |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards | Self | TV | 7.8 | 20 |
| 1984 | Graffiti Rock | DMC | TV | 7.1 | 20 |
| 1983 | Reading Rainbow | Self | TV | 8.3 | 19 |
| 1979 | CBS News Sunday Morning | Self | TV | 6.8 | 15 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 11 |
| 1959 | The Grammys | Self | TV | 8.6 | 4 |
| Hard Luck | The Employer | Film | — | — | |
| The Gathering | Bogart | Film | — | — | |
| Mi Familia: Sen Dog and the American Dream | Self | Film | — | — |