Lou Rawls: movies and TV shows
Lou Rawls has 91 credits in the archive: 43 films and 48 TV series, from 1948 to 2006. Highest rated: Reading Rainbow (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1948 – 2006 · busiest year: 1996 (9 credits)
Advertisement
Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer | Self - Host | Film | 5.0 | 72 |
| 2005 | Betaville | Kirby the Elder | Film | 6.5 | 71 |
| 2004 | Father of the Pride | Himself (voice) | TV | 5.0 | 70 |
| 2004 | Uh-Oh! | King Tooetu | Film | 7.5 | 70 |
| 2004 | The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest | Self | Film | — | 70 |
| 2003 | Sam Cooke: Legend | Self | Film | 7.1 | 69 |
| 2003 | The 6th Annual Sears Soul Train Christmas Starfest | Self - Host / Performer | Film | — | 69 |
| 2002 | The Code Conspiracy | Carriage Driver | Film | 6.3 | 68 |
| 2001 | My Wife and Kids | Himself | TV | 7.4 | 67 |
| 2001 | The Proud Family | Self (voice) | TV | 7.7 | 67 |
| 2000 | Everything's Jake | Hot Dog Vendor | Film | 7.0 | 66 |
| 2000 | Bel Air | Film | 9.0 | 66 | |
| 2000 | The Jazz Channel Presents Lou Rawls | Film | 8.0 | 66 | |
| 1999 | Where Are They Now? | Self | TV | 7.5 | 65 |
| 1999 | The Norm Show | TV | 7.1 | 65 | |
| 1999 | Malevolence | Rev. Luke Thomas | Film | 7.3 | 65 |
| 1998 | The Rugrats Movie | Newborn Baby (singing voice) | Film | 6.3 | 64 |
| 1998 | Blues Brothers 2000 | The Louisiana Gator Boys | Film | 5.3 | 64 |
| 1998 | Watchers Reborn | Doc Grimes | Film | 4.9 | 64 |
| 1998 | Driven | Charlie | Film | 5.8 | 64 |
| 1997 | Don King: Only in America | Harold Logan | Film | 6.8 | 63 |
| 1997 | Good News | TV | 7.0 | 63 | |
| 1997 | Still Breathing | The Tree Man | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 1997 | The Price of Kissing | Ben | Film | 4.7 | 63 |
| 1997 | The Last Hand | Joe Wilkins | Film | 3.3 | 63 |
| 1997 | Motel Blue | Gospel Minister | Film | 4.1 | 63 |
| 1997 | Snowden on Ice | Self - Performer (voice) | Film | — | 63 |
| 1997 | Morella | Professor Larson | Film | 4.0 | 63 |
| 1996 | Hey Arnold! | Harvey / Bus Driver (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 62 |
| 1996 | Hey Arnold! | Harvey (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 62 |
| 1996 | Hey Arnold! | Harvey (voice; uncredited) | TV | 8.0 | 62 |
| 1996 | Hey Arnold! | Harvey / Pop Daddy (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 62 |
| 1996 | Early Edition | Hanratty | TV | 7.3 | 62 |
| 1996 | Jungle Cubs | TV | 6.6 | 62 | |
| 1996 | The Real Thing | MC | Film | 7.2 | 62 |
| 1996 | Wildly Available | Jazzman | Film | 4.7 | 62 |
| 1996 | The Prince | Film | 7.5 | 62 | |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Bat (voice) | TV | 6.3 | 61 |
| 1995 | Baywatch Nights | Lou Raymond | TV | 6.3 | 61 |
| 1995 | Leaving Las Vegas | Concerned Cabbie | Film | 7.3 | 61 |
| 1995 | The Watcher | TV | 7.0 | 61 | |
| 1994 | Lookin' Italian | Willy | Film | 6.9 | 60 |
| 1992 | Martin | Lou Rawls | TV | 7.5 | 58 |
| 1992 | Lou Rawls: Live in Concert | Film | — | 58 | |
| 1991 | Roc | TV | 7.9 | 57 | |
| 1991 | Garfield Gets a Life | Film | 6.5 | 57 | |
| 1991 | The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington | Self | Film | — | 57 |
| 1990 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | TV | 6.9 | 56 | |
| 1990 | Dream On | Minister | TV | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1989 | Baywatch | TV | 6.0 | 55 | |
| 1988 | This Is America, Charlie Brown | Vocalist (voice) | TV | 7.1 | 54 |
| 1988 | Happy Birthday Garfield | Self | Film | 8.0 | 54 |
| 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | Self | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 1986 | Throb | TV | 6.3 | 52 | |
| 1986 | Garfield In Paradise | Film | 6.8 | 52 | |
| 1986 | John Henry | Jim Wallace | Film | 10.0 | 52 |
| 1985 | Tall Tales & Legends | Jim Wallace | TV | 6.0 | 51 |
| 1985 | New Love, American Style | TV | 8.0 | 51 | |
| 1985 | Garfield's Halloween Adventure | Garfield [singing voice for "This is the Night (Trick or Treat)"] | Film | 7.4 | 51 |
| 1984 | The Secret World of the Very Young | Film | — | 50 | |
| 1984 | Garfield in the Rough | Film | 7.0 | 50 | |
| 1983 | Reading Rainbow | Self - Narrator (voice) | TV | 8.3 | 49 |
| 1982 | Here Comes Garfield | Film | 7.0 | 48 | |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy | Country Joe Walker | TV | 7.6 | 47 |
| 1980 | Solid Gold | Self | TV | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1977 | The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1977 | Self | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1976 | The Muppet Show | Self - Special Guest Star | TV | 8.0 | 42 |
| 1976 | The Captain and Tennille | Self - Musical Guest | TV | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1975 | Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self | TV | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1972 | The Midnight Special | Self | TV | 8.1 | 38 |
| 1972 | Tennessee Ernie Ford's White Christmas | Self | Film | — | 38 |
| 1969 | Playboy After Dark | TV | 4.0 | 35 | |
| 1969 | The Barbara McNair Show | Self | TV | — | 35 |
| 1969 | The Music Scene | TV | 9.0 | 35 | |
| 1969 | Angel, Angel, Down We Go | Joe | Film | 4.8 | 35 |
| 1968 | The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show | Self | TV | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1968 | Jack Benny's Bag | Self | Film | — | 34 |
| 1967 | Mannix | TV | 6.8 | 33 | |
| 1967 | Malibu U | Self | TV | 3.3 | 33 |
| 1965 | The Big Valley | Joshua Watson | TV | 6.2 | 31 |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show | TV | 7.4 | 31 | |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace | Self | TV | 5.0 | 30 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 28 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 28 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 27 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | TV | 5.8 | 27 |
| 1958 | Kraft Music Hall | Self | TV | 5.4 | 24 |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | TV | 7.2 | 24 | |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Vocalist | TV | 7.4 | 17 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 14 |
| All Together | Narrator | Film | — | — |