Herbie Hancock: movies and TV shows
Herbie Hancock has 123 credits in the archive: 107 films and 16 TV series, from 1959 to 2026. Highest rated: The Grammys (8.6/10).
Career timeline
1959 – 2026 · busiest year: 2011 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tuner | Herbie Hancock | Film | 7.2 | 86 |
| 2025 | Herbie | Self (Archives) | Film | 8.0 | 85 |
| 2024 | Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl | Self | Film | — | 84 |
| 2024 | Don Lewis and The Live Electronic Orchestra | Self | Film | — | 84 |
| 2023 | They All Came Out to Montreux | Self | Film | 7.0 | 83 |
| 2023 | Joni Mitchell - The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song | Self | Film | 9.0 | 83 |
| 2022 | Herbie Hancock - Live at SummerStage 2022 | Self | Film | — | 82 |
| 2022 | Hargrove | Self | Film | 7.0 | 82 |
| 2022 | Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes | Self | Film | 7.0 | 82 |
| 2022 | Jacob Collier: In the Room Where It Happens | Film | 5.0 | 82 | |
| 2020 | By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem | Self | TV | 3.3 | 80 |
| 2019 | That Click | Self | Film | 8.8 | 79 |
| 2019 | Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool | Self - Musician | Film | 7.1 | 79 |
| 2019 | Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes | Self | Film | 6.7 | 79 |
| 2019 | Buster Williams Bass to Infinity | Himself | Film | — | 79 |
| 2019 | International Jazz Day Australia Concert 2019 | Self | Film | 8.0 | 79 |
| 2018 | Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones | Self | Film | 7.0 | 78 |
| 2018 | It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story | Self | Film | 8.1 | 78 |
| 2017 | Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | Defence Minister | Film | 6.7 | 77 |
| 2017 | Chick Corea: The Musician | Self | Film | — | 77 |
| 2016 | Miles Ahead | Live Concert Band | Film | 6.4 | 76 |
| 2016 | Jazz at the White House | Self | Film | — | 76 |
| 2016 | River of Gold | Narrator | Film | — | 76 |
| 2016 | More Than Jazz | Himself | Film | — | 76 |
| 2015 | StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson | Self | TV | 6.7 | 75 |
| 2015 | Jay Leno's Garage | Self | TV | 7.3 | 75 |
| 2015 | Kareem: Minority of One | Self | Film | 7.2 | 75 |
| 2015 | Marcus | Self | Film | 6.0 | 75 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | TV | 5.8 | 74 |
| 2014 | Girl Meets World | Self | TV | 8.3 | 74 |
| 2014 | Keep On Keepin' On | Self | Film | 7.1 | 74 |
| 2014 | Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity | Piano | Film | 6.0 | 74 |
| 2014 | Herbie Hancock Trio - Full Concert - 08/14/88 - Newport Jazz Festival | Self | Film | — | 74 |
| 2013 | Experience Montreux | Self | Film | — | 73 |
| 2012 | Lang Lang & Herbie Hancock - Live in Berlin | Himself | Film | 7.5 | 72 |
| 2011 | A Man's Story | Self | Film | 6.9 | 71 |
| 2011 | On the Shoulders of Giants | Film | 6.3 | 71 | |
| 2011 | On the Shoulders of Giants | Film | 6.3 | 71 | |
| 2011 | The Girls in the Band | Film | 6.2 | 71 | |
| 2011 | A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand | Self - Performer | Film | 5.6 | 71 |
| 2011 | All-Star Jazz Show: Live from The Ed Sullivan Theater | Self | Film | — | 71 |
| 2011 | Gustavo Dudamel and Herbie Hancock Celebrate Gershwin | Film | — | 71 | |
| 2011 | Miles Davis: Around Midnight | Piano | Film | — | 71 |
| 2011 | Tribute to Miles - Jazz à Vienne | Himself | Film | 6.0 | 71 |
| 2010 | Music | Self | Film | — | 70 |
| 2010 | DeJohnette, Metheny, Holland, Hancock - Parallel Realities Live | Himself | Film | 8.0 | 70 |
| 2009 | We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial | Self | Film | 4.6 | 69 |
| 2008 | Miles Davis: Kind of Blue | Self | Film | 3.8 | 68 |
| 2008 | Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux | Self | Film | 6.2 | 68 |
| 2008 | Herbie Hancock - The River Of Possibilities Tour - Jazz a Vienne | Piano | Film | — | 68 |
| 2008 | Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound | Self | Film | — | 68 |
| 2006 | Herbie Hancock: Possibilities | Self | Film | 5.9 | 66 |
| 2006 | Marcus Miller - Master Of All Trades | Self | Film | 4.2 | 66 |
| 2004 | Valerian | Film | 8.0 | 64 | |
| 2004 | One Night with Blue Note | Self | Film | 7.1 | 64 |
| 2004 | Janet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos | Film | 7.5 | 64 | |
| 2004 | Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue | Self | Film | 6.8 | 64 |
| 2004 | Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments | Self | Film | 8.3 | 64 |
| 2004 | Larry presents: Best of The 80s | Self | Film | — | 64 |
| 2004 | Herbie Hancock Special | Film | — | 64 | |
| 2004 | Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux | Film | 7.0 | 64 | |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV | 5.5 | 63 |
| 2003 | Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind | Self | Film | 5.9 | 63 |
| 2003 | Prachtig 80: Volume 2 | Self | Film | — | 63 |
| 2002 | Hitters | District Attorney | Film | 3.3 | 62 |
| 2002 | Herbie Hancock Future2future Live | Himself | Film | 5.5 | 62 |
| 2002 | World of Rhythm - Live in Lugano | Self | Film | 8.0 | 62 |
| 2002 | The Jazz Channel Presents Herbie Hancock | Himself | Film | — | 62 |
| 2001 | Herbie Hancock: Jazz Channel | Herbie Hancock | Film | 4.5 | 61 |
| 2001 | Herbie Hancock: Jazz Channel | Film | 4.5 | 61 | |
| 2000 | Traffic | Film | 7.1 | 60 | |
| 1997 | Classic Albums | Self | TV | 7.7 | 57 |
| 1997 | Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz | Self | Film | 7.2 | 57 |
| 1996 | Wayne Shorter: Live at Montreux 1996 | Film | 10.0 | 56 | |
| 1995 | Kulturzeit | self | TV | 4.7 | 55 |
| 1995 | Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute | Self - Pianist | Film | 10.0 | 55 |
| 1995 | Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar | Self | Film | 8.0 | 55 |
| 1993 | Indecent Proposal | Himself | Film | 6.4 | 53 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | TV | 5.4 | 52 | |
| 1992 | ECHO-Verleihung | Self | TV | — | 52 |
| 1991 | Branford Marsalis: Steep | Self | Film | — | 51 |
| 1991 | Livin' Large! | Film | 5.8 | 51 | |
| 1991 | Rabbit Ears - Koi and the Kola Nuts | Film | — | 51 | |
| 1991 | The Neville Brothers: Tell It Like It Is | Film | 8.5 | 51 | |
| 1991 | The Neville Brothers: Tell It Like It Is | Film | 8.5 | 51 | |
| 1991 | Miles Davis - At La Villette | Himself | Film | 4.2 | 51 |
| 1990 | Celebrity Guide to Wine | Self | Film | 8.5 | 50 |
| 1990 | Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland: Parallel Realities Live... (Live at Mellon Jazz Festival) | Keyboards | Film | — | 50 |
| 1990 | Jazz Under the Skies | Self | Film | — | 50 |
| 1990 | Dejohnette, Hancock, Holland and Metheny in Concert | Film | — | 50 | |
| 1989 | Harlem Nights | Film | 6.1 | 49 | |
| 1988 | Colors | Film | 6.5 | 48 | |
| 1988 | Action Jackson | Film | 5.5 | 48 | |
| 1988 | The George McKenna Story | Film | 6.3 | 48 | |
| 1988 | Live at Munich Summer Piano Festiva | Film | — | 48 | |
| 1987 | Herbie Hancock At The Munich Summer Piano Festival | Himself | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1987 | Bobby McFerrin: Spontaneous Inventions | Himself | Film | — | 47 |
| 1986 | 'Round Midnight | Eddie Wayne | Film | 7.1 | 46 |
| 1986 | 'Round Midnight | Film | 7.1 | 46 | |
| 1986 | 'Round Midnight | Film | 7.1 | 46 | |
| 1986 | Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling | Film | 6.5 | 46 | |
| 1986 | Before Midnight | Self (archive footage) | Film | 4.0 | 46 |
| 1986 | Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis | Self | Film | — | 46 |
| 1985 | The Making of Sun City | Self | Film | 9.5 | 45 |
| 1984 | A Soldier's Story | Film | 6.8 | 44 | |
| 1984 | I Love Quincy | Self | Film | — | 44 |
| 1984 | Herbie Hancock Trio: Hurricane! | Self - Piano | Film | — | 44 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Musical Guest | TV | 6.9 | 35 |
| 1974 | Death Wish | Film | 6.9 | 34 | |
| 1974 | Death Wish | Film | 6.9 | 34 | |
| 1974 | PBS Soundstage 1974: Chick Corea & Return to Forever + Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters | Film | — | 34 | |
| 1973 | Rock Concert | Self | TV | 8.3 | 33 |
| 1973 | The Spook Who Sat by the Door | Film | 6.3 | 33 | |
| 1972 | Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest | Self | TV | 6.5 | 32 |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self | TV | 6.1 | 31 |
| 1969 | Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert | Film | 8.0 | 29 | |
| 1966 | Blow-Up | Film | 7.3 | 26 | |
| 1966 | Herbie | Film | 6.9 | 26 | |
| 1964 | Miles Davis Quintet: Milan 1964 | Film | — | 24 | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 22 |
| 1959 | The Grammys | Self | TV | 8.6 | 19 |
| Herbie Hancock And The Rockit Band Live in London | Themself | Film | — | — | |
| Herbie Hancock And The Rockit Band | Self | Film | — | — |