David Letterman: movies and TV shows
David Letterman has 181 credits in the archive: 110 films and 71 TV series, from 1949 to 2026. Highest rated: The Grammys (8.6/10).
Career timeline
1949 – 2026 · busiest year: 2025 (17 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Soccer's American Dream | Self (archive footage) | TV | — | 79 |
| 2026 | Bobby Rahal: True American Racer | Self | Film | 10.0 | 79 |
| 2025 | Everybody's Live with John Mulaney | Self - Former TV Celebrity, 6'2" | TV | 6.7 | 78 |
| 2025 | John Candy: I Like Me | Self - Host, Late Show with David Letterman (archive footage) | Film | 7.8 | 78 |
| 2025 | Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action | Self - Host, 'The Late Show with David Letterman' (archive footage) | TV | 6.7 | 78 |
| 2025 | Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy | Self - Host, Late Show with David Letterman (archive footage) | Film | 7.8 | 78 |
| 2025 | In Whose Name? | Self | Film | 7.1 | 78 |
| 2025 | Downey Wrote That | Self | Film | — | 78 |
| 2025 | 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Self | Film | 4.8 | 78 |
| 2025 | This Is the Tom Green Documentary | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 78 |
| 2025 | Cam Gaze - À la recherche des premières "camgirls" | Self (archive) - late show host | TV | 6.0 | 78 |
| 2025 | SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) | Film | 6.9 | 78 | |
| 2025 | Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion | Self | Film | 7.0 | 78 |
| 2025 | Andy Kaufman Is Me | Self | Film | — | 78 |
| 2025 | Andy Kaufman Is Me | Film | — | 78 | |
| 2025 | Mutineer | Film | — | 78 | |
| 2025 | Untold: The Fall of Favre | Self - Host, Late Show with David Letterman (archive footage) | Film | 5.9 | 78 |
| 2025 | IndyCar: Anything to Win | Self | Film | — | 78 |
| 2025 | My Next Guest with David Letterman and Adam Sandler | Self - Host | Film | 6.0 | 78 |
| 2024 | Mr. McMahon | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.8 | 77 |
| 2024 | John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. | Self | TV | 5.9 | 77 |
| 2024 | Stupid Pet Tricks | Self | TV | 3.7 | 77 |
| 2024 | Stupid Pet Tricks | TV | 3.7 | 77 | |
| 2024 | Stupid Pet Tricks | TV | 3.7 | 77 | |
| 2024 | Group Therapy | Self - Host, Late Show with David Letterman (archive footage) | Film | 7.8 | 77 |
| 2024 | Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 77 |
| 2024 | DEVO | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.7 | 77 |
| 2024 | Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.4 | 77 |
| 2024 | The Easy Kind | David Letterman | Film | — | 77 |
| 2024 | Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes | Self - TV Host (archive footage) | Film | 6.8 | 77 |
| 2024 | My Next Guest with David Letterman and John Mulaney | Self - Host | Film | 7.7 | 77 |
| 2023 | Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.4 | 76 |
| 2023 | SmartLess: On the Road | Self | TV | 8.0 | 76 |
| 2023 | The Many Faces of Jim Carrey | Self (Archive Footage) | Film | 7.2 | 76 |
| 2023 | Late Night Nightmare | Self | Film | — | 76 |
| 2023 | Albert Brooks: Defending My Life | Self | Film | 7.2 | 76 |
| 2023 | Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman | Self | Film | 7.6 | 76 |
| 2023 | The Great Heisman Race of 1997 | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 76 |
| 2022 | The Last Movie Stars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 75 |
| 2022 | Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist | Self - Host, 'Late Show with David Letterman' (archive footage) | TV | 7.5 | 75 |
| 2022 | We Feed People | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 75 |
| 2022 | Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special | Self | Film | 6.6 | 75 |
| 2022 | That’s My Time with David Letterman | Self - Host | TV | 6.2 | 75 |
| 2022 | Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It) | Self | Film | 6.0 | 75 |
| 2022 | My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy | Self - Host | Film | 7.0 | 75 |
| 2021 | This Is Pop | Self (archive footage) | TV | 5.9 | 74 |
| 2021 | Controlling Britney Spears | Self (archive Audio) | Film | 7.7 | 74 |
| 2021 | 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Self | Film | 4.0 | 74 |
| 2021 | Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 74 |
| 2021 | The Super Bob Einstein Movie | Self | Film | 6.9 | 74 |
| 2021 | The Super Bob Einstein Film | 自己 | Film | — | 74 |
| 2021 | Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A | Self | Film | 7.3 | 74 |
| 2020 | The Drew Barrymore Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 73 |
| 2020 | The Comedy Store | Self | TV | 7.7 | 73 |
| 2020 | My Darling Vivian | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 73 |
| 2020 | Zappa | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 73 |
| 2020 | Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man | Self | Film | 5.0 | 73 |
| 2019 | Desus & Mero | Self - Illustrious Guest | TV | 5.1 | 72 |
| 2019 | Between Two Ferns: The Movie | David Letterman | Film | 5.9 | 72 |
| 2019 | Cola Wars | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.8 | 72 |
| 2019 | Mike Wallace Is Here | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 72 |
| 2019 | This Is Farrah Fawcett | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 72 |
| 2019 | APEX: The Secret Race Across America | Self | Film | 7.5 | 72 |
| 2019 | Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season | Self | Film | 6.6 | 72 |
| 2019 | My Next Guest with David Letterman and Shah Rukh Khan | Self - Host | Film | 6.0 | 72 |
| 2018 | My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman | Self - Host | TV | 7.0 | 71 |
| 2018 | Norm Macdonald Has a Show | Self - Guest | TV | 8.1 | 71 |
| 2018 | Whitney | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 71 |
| 2018 | Won't You Be My Neighbor? | Self - TV Host (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 71 |
| 2018 | Andre the Giant | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 71 |
| 2018 | Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind | Self | Film | 7.9 | 71 |
| 2018 | Bathtubs Over Broadway | Self | Film | 8.1 | 71 |
| 2018 | Bathtubs Over Broadway | Film | 8.1 | 71 | |
| 2017 | The Nineties | Self (archive footage) | TV | 6.9 | 70 |
| 2017 | Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond | Self | Film | 7.5 | 70 |
| 2017 | Get Me Roger Stone | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 70 |
| 2017 | Mike and the Mad Dog | Self | Film | 7.0 | 70 |
| 2017 | Pearl Jam: Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony | Film | — | 70 | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | TV | 6.1 | 68 |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | TV | 5.1 | 68 | |
| 2015 | MLB Network Presents | Self | TV | 8.0 | 68 |
| 2015 | David Letterman: A Life on Television | Self | Film | 6.5 | 68 |
| 2015 | Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration | Self / Audition Tape (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 68 |
| 2015 | The Making of Trump | Self (archive footage) | Film | 4.4 | 68 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | TV | 5.1 | 67 |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Self | TV | 7.8 | 67 |
| 2014 | Life Itself | Self - TV Host (archive footage) | Film | 7.5 | 67 |
| 2014 | Led Zeppelin Played Here | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 67 |
| 2014 | An Open Secret | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.9 | 67 |
| 2014 | Don Rickles: One Night Only | Self | Film | 7.6 | 67 |
| 2014 | The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles | Self | Film | 7.1 | 67 |
| 2014 | Mad As Hell | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.7 | 67 |
| 2013 | Norm Macdonald Live | Self | TV | 8.0 | 66 |
| 2012 | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Self | TV | 7.1 | 65 |
| 2012 | Johnny Carson: King of Late Night | Self | Film | 7.8 | 65 |
| 2012 | Me @ the Zoo | Self (archive footage) | Film | 4.2 | 65 |
| 2011 | Corman's World | Self - TV Host (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 64 |
| 2011 | The Undefeated | Self (archive footage) | Film | 2.7 | 64 |
| 2011 | Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television | Self | Film | — | 64 |
| 2010 | I'm Still Here | David Letterman | Film | 6.0 | 63 |
| 2009 | Joy Behar: Say Anything! | TV | — | 62 | |
| 2008 | The Bonnie Hunt Show | TV | 4.4 | 61 | |
| 2007 | The Knights of Prosperity | TV | 6.8 | 60 | |
| 2007 | Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 60 |
| 2006 | Strangers with Candy | Film | 5.7 | 59 | |
| 2006 | Web Junk 20 | TV | 9.3 | 59 | |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report | TV | 6.9 | 58 | |
| 2005 | Earth to America | Self (archived footage) | Film | 7.7 | 58 |
| 2005 | Warren Zevon: The Letterman Show Collection | Film | — | 58 | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV | 5.3 | 56 |
| 2003 | American Splendor | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 56 |
| 2003 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special | Self | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 2002 | NBC 75th Anniversary Special | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 2002 | The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s | Film | — | 55 | |
| 2001 | 50 Years of NBC Late Night | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 54 |
| 2001 | VH1 News Special: Grunge | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 54 |
| 2000 | Ed | TV | 7.7 | 53 | |
| 1999 | Strangers with Candy | TV | 7.6 | 52 | |
| 1999 | Mark Twain Prize | Self | TV | 6.8 | 52 |
| 1999 | Man on the Moon | Self (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 52 |
| 1999 | Teen Choice Awards | Self | TV | 9.1 | 52 |
| 1999 | Pete Townshend - Letterman Compilation 1985-1999 | self | Film | — | 52 |
| 1998 | Jackie Chan: My Story | Film | 6.3 | 51 | |
| 1998 | Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.5 | 51 |
| 1998 | Totally Bill Hicks | Self | Film | 7.8 | 51 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 50 |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest | TV | 4.3 | 50 |
| 1997 | Private Parts | David Letterman | Film | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1996 | Everybody Loves Raymond | TV | 6.8 | 49 | |
| 1996 | Spin City | Rags (uncredited) (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1996 | Spin City | David Letterman | TV | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1996 | Cosby | TV | 6.0 | 49 | |
| 1996 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | Motley Crue Roadie #1 (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 49 |
| 1996 | Eddie | David Letterman (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 49 |
| 1995 | The Drew Carey Show | TV | 6.5 | 48 | |
| 1995 | A Night to Die For | Self | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1995 | The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder | TV | 6.3 | 48 | |
| 1995 | Rush Limbaugh's America | Self (archival footage) | Film | — | 48 |
| 1995 | National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins | Self (uncredited) | Film | 5.1 | 48 |
| 1994 | The High Life | TV | 6.6 | 47 | |
| 1994 | Cabin Boy | Old Salt In Fishing Village | Film | 5.2 | 47 |
| 1994 | Bill Hicks: It's Just a Ride | Self | Film | 7.4 | 47 |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman | Self - Host | TV | 6.4 | 46 |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman | TV | 6.4 | 46 | |
| 1993 | The Nanny | David Letterman (uncredited) | TV | 8.1 | 46 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV | 7.3 | 46 |
| 1993 | Beavis and Butt-Head | David Letterman (voice) | TV | 7.1 | 46 |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show | David Letterman | TV | 7.7 | 45 |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | David Letterman (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 42 |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | David Letterman | TV | 8.3 | 42 |
| 1989 | I'm from Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.3 | 42 |
| 1987 | Action Family | Self | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1986 | The Jay Leno Special | self | Film | 8.0 | 39 |
| 1985 | The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1984 | Steve Martin Live! | Self | Film | 6.9 | 37 |
| 1982 | Late Night with David Letterman | Self - Host | TV | 6.1 | 35 |
| 1982 | Late Night with David Letterman | TV | 6.1 | 35 | |
| 1982 | Late Night with David Letterman | TV | 6.1 | 35 | |
| 1982 | Night of 100 Stars | Self | Film | 5.8 | 35 |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight | Self | TV | 4.3 | 34 |
| 1981 | Open All Night | TV | 5.7 | 34 | |
| 1981 | David Letterman: Looking For Fun | Self | Film | — | 34 |
| 1980 | The David Letterman Show | Host | TV | 6.9 | 33 |
| 1980 | The David Letterman Show | TV | 6.9 | 33 | |
| 1979 | Fast Friends | Matt Morgan | Film | 9.0 | 32 |
| 1978 | Mork & Mindy | Ellsworth | TV | 7.1 | 31 |
| 1978 | Peeping Times | Dan Cochran | Film | 4.0 | 31 |
| 1977 | Mary | Self (Various Characters) | Film | — | 30 |
| 1977 | Superstunt | Film | — | 30 | |
| 1977 | The Starland Vocal Band Show | TV | — | 30 | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self - Guest Host | TV | 7.5 | 15 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 15 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | TV | 7.5 | 15 | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | TV | 7.5 | 15 |
| 1959 | The Grammys | Self | TV | 8.6 | 12 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 6 |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awards | Self | TV | 7.9 | 2 |
| Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been | Self | Film | — | — | |
| Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer | Self | Film | — | — | |
| Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer | Film | — | — | ||
| Biography: David Letterman | Self | Film | — | — |