Merce Cunningham: movies and TV shows
Merce Cunningham has 23 credits in the archive: 22 films and 1 TV series, from 1944 to 2025. Highest rated: The Kennedy Center Honors (7.4/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2025 · busiest year: 1964 (2 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nova '78 | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 106 |
| 2023 | Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 104 |
| 2019 | Cunningham | Archival Footage | Film | — | 100 |
| 2011 | Loops | Film | — | 92 | |
| 2001 | Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance | Self | Film | — | 82 |
| 1993 | Sistine Chapel | Self | Film | — | 74 |
| 1990 | John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It | Self | Film | — | 71 |
| 1987 | Points in Space | Self | Film | — | 68 |
| 1985 | All Star Video | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 66 |
| 1984 | Good Morning, Mr. Orwell | Self | Film | — | 65 |
| 1979 | Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective | Self | Film | — | 60 |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors | Self | TV | 7.4 | 59 |
| 1978 | Merce by Merce by Paik | Film | — | 59 | |
| 1973 | Walkaround Time | Film | — | 54 | |
| 1968 | 498 Third Avenue | Self | Film | — | 49 |
| 1968 | Assemblage | Film | — | 49 | |
| 1966 | John Cage | Film | — | 47 | |
| 1966 | Variations V | Self | Film | — | 47 |
| 1964 | Antic Meet | Dancer | Film | — | 45 |
| 1964 | Night Wandering | Dancer | Film | — | 45 |
| 1962 | Merce Cunningham | Self | Film | — | 43 |
| 1944 | Appalachian Spring | The Preacher | Film | — | 25 |
| Exchange | Film | — | — |