David Steinberg: movies and TV shows
David Steinberg has 102 credits in the archive: 45 films and 57 TV series, from 1948 to 2025. Highest rated: Friends (8.4/10).
Career timeline
1948 – 2025 · busiest year: 1969 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | From Darkness to Light | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.7 | 82 |
| 2022 | The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up | Film | 5.9 | 79 | |
| 2018 | Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind | Self | Film | 7.9 | 75 |
| 2016 | The Last Laugh | Self | Film | 7.0 | 73 |
| 2015 | Being Canadian | Self | Film | 5.6 | 72 |
| 2013 | Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story | Self | Film | 7.0 | 70 |
| 2013 | Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic | Self | Film | 7.1 | 70 |
| 2013 | When Jews Were Funny | Film | 6.5 | 70 | |
| 2012 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Self - Special Guest | TV | 7.3 | 69 |
| 2012 | Inside Comedy | Self - Host | TV | 6.5 | 69 |
| 2011 | Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup | Film | 7.7 | 68 | |
| 2010 | Living in Your Car | TV | 7.5 | 67 | |
| 2010 | Living in Your Car | TV | 7.5 | 67 | |
| 2006 | Help Me Help You | TV | 4.5 | 63 | |
| 2006 | Sons & Daughters | TV | 6.5 | 63 | |
| 2006 | Carlos Mencia: No Strings Attached | Film | 8.5 | 63 | |
| 2005 | Weeds | TV | 7.5 | 62 | |
| 2005 | The Comeback | TV | 7.4 | 62 | |
| 2005 | The Aristocrats | Self | Film | 6.0 | 62 |
| 2005 | Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg | Self - Host | TV | 9.0 | 62 |
| 2004 | One by One | Film | 6.7 | 61 | |
| 2002 | Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | Self | Film | 4.5 | 59 |
| 2001 | What's Up, Peter Fuddy? | Film | — | 58 | |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | TV | 8.0 | 57 | |
| 2000 | Even Stevens | TV | 7.0 | 57 | |
| 2000 | Big Sound | TV | 10.0 | 57 | |
| 1999 | Switching Goals | Film | 5.9 | 56 | |
| 1998 | Living in Captivity | TV | 9.0 | 55 | |
| 1997 | Cats Don't Dance | Film | 7.2 | 54 | |
| 1997 | The Wrong Guy | Film | 6.8 | 54 | |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 53 |
| 1996 | Ink | TV | 5.0 | 53 | |
| 1995 | The Parent 'Hood | TV | 7.3 | 52 | |
| 1994 | Friends | TV | 8.4 | 51 | |
| 1993 | Daddy Dearest | TV | 5.7 | 50 | |
| 1993 | It Had to Be You | TV | 7.0 | 50 | |
| 1993 | Rick Reynolds: Only the Truth Is Funny | Film | — | 50 | |
| 1992 | Mad About You | Director | TV | 6.7 | 49 |
| 1992 | Mad About You | Bad Eulogizer | TV | 6.7 | 49 |
| 1992 | Mad About You | TV | 6.7 | 49 | |
| 1991 | The One, the Only... Groucho | Narrator | Film | 10.0 | 48 |
| 1991 | Kevin Pollak: Stop With The Kicking | Film | 9.0 | 48 | |
| 1990 | Evening Shade | TV | 5.8 | 47 | |
| 1990 | Get a Life | TV | 7.3 | 47 | |
| 1990 | Good Grief | TV | 8.0 | 47 | |
| 1990 | Dad's A Dog | Charles Dryden | Film | 9.0 | 47 |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | TV | 8.3 | 46 | |
| 1989 | I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood | Film | 6.8 | 46 | |
| 1988 | Eisenhower and Lutz | TV | 6.5 | 45 | |
| 1988 | Family Man | TV | 6.0 | 45 | |
| 1988 | Annie McGuire | TV | 7.5 | 45 | |
| 1987 | Duet | TV | 6.3 | 44 | |
| 1986 | Designing Women | TV | 6.8 | 43 | |
| 1986 | Designing Women | TV | 6.8 | 43 | |
| 1986 | The Tommy Chong Roast | Film | 5.5 | 43 | |
| 1986 | Casey at the Bat | Film | 8.0 | 43 | |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls | TV | 7.6 | 42 | |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone | TV | 7.7 | 42 | |
| 1985 | The Comedy Factory | TV | — | 42 | |
| 1985 | Tall Tales & Legends | TV | 6.0 | 42 | |
| 1984 | David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy | Self | Film | — | 41 |
| 1984 | David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy | Film | — | 41 | |
| 1983 | Going Berserk | Film | 5.1 | 40 | |
| 1983 | Going Berserk | Film | 5.1 | 40 | |
| 1982 | Newhart | TV | 7.1 | 39 | |
| 1982 | Showbiz Goes to War | Self - Host | Film | 10.0 | 39 |
| 1982 | Showbiz Ballyhoo | Self / Host & Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 39 |
| 1981 | Paternity | Film | 5.1 | 38 | |
| 1980 | Fridays | Self - Guest Host | TV | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1980 | Nothing Personal | Talk Show Host | Film | 5.6 | 37 |
| 1979 | Something Short of Paradise | Harris Sloane | Film | 3.8 | 36 |
| 1978 | The End | Marty Lieberman | Film | 5.6 | 35 |
| 1977 | The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show | Self - Host | Film | — | 34 |
| 1976 | The Sonny and Cher Show | TV | 7.1 | 33 | |
| 1976 | On Location: David Steinberg | Self | Film | — | 33 |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self | TV | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1974 | Energy Crisis | Self - Comedian | Film | — | 31 |
| 1973 | The Bobby Darin Show | TV | 10.0 | 30 | |
| 1973 | A Night Train to Terror | Paul | Film | 1.0 | 30 |
| 1973 | The Jews of Winnipeg | Himself | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1972 | The David Steinberg Show | TV | 6.5 | 29 | |
| 1970 | The Odd Couple | David Steinberg | TV | 7.8 | 27 |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show | Self | TV | 4.9 | 27 |
| 1969 | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour | Self | TV | 6.8 | 26 |
| 1969 | The Music Scene | TV | 9.0 | 26 | |
| 1969 | The Lost Man | Photographer | Film | 4.3 | 26 |
| 1969 | Fearless Frank | The Rat | Film | 5.6 | 26 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 25 |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self (uncredited) | TV | 6.8 | 25 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 19 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self - Guest Host | TV | 7.5 | 19 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 19 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | TV | 5.8 | 18 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Guest Host | TV | 5.8 | 18 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 18 |
| 1959 | The David Susskind Show | Self | TV | 7.0 | 16 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | TV | 7.0 | 10 | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 5 |
| The Place I Belong | Film | — | — | ||
| Information Processing | Self - Host | Film | — | — | |
| The Return of the Smothers Brothers | Self | Film | — | — | |
| The Return of the Smothers Brothers | Film | — | — |