Nathan Lane: movies and TV shows
Nathan Lane has 134 credits in the archive: 82 films and 52 TV series, from 1956 to 2026. Highest rated: Live from Lincoln Center (8.7/10).
Career timeline
1956 – 2026 · busiest year: 2004 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! | Self - Actor | TV | 7.9 | 70 |
| 2025 | Mid-Century Modern | Bunny Schneiderman | TV | 5.9 | 69 |
| 2025 | The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl | Self | Film | 7.3 | 69 |
| 2024 | Elsbeth | Phillip Cross | TV | 6.7 | 68 |
| 2024 | Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story | Dominick Dunne | TV | 7.6 | 68 |
| 2024 | Spellbound | Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 68 |
| 2023 | Once Upon a Studio | Timon (voice) | Film | 8.3 | 67 |
| 2023 | Beau Is Afraid | Roger | Film | 6.7 | 67 |
| 2023 | Digman! | Yorbo (voice) | TV | 6.2 | 67 |
| 2023 | Dicks: The Musical | Harris | Film | 4.3 | 67 |
| 2023 | Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid | Self | Film | 10.0 | 67 |
| 2022 | The Gilded Age | Ward McAllister | TV | 7.7 | 66 |
| 2022 | Be My Guest with Ina Garten | Self | TV | 7.7 | 66 |
| 2021 | Only Murders in the Building | Teddy Dimas | TV | 8.4 | 65 |
| 2021 | Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 | Self | Film | 5.0 | 65 |
| 2020 | Penny Dreadful: City of Angels | Lewis Michener | TV | 6.8 | 64 |
| 2020 | Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens | Giacomo | Film | — | 64 |
| 2019 | Today with Jenna & Sheinelle | Self | TV | 3.3 | 63 |
| 2019 | Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn | Self | Film | 6.1 | 63 |
| 2018 | The Vanishing of Sidney Hall | Harold | Film | 6.7 | 62 |
| 2018 | Every Act of Life | Self | Film | 6.4 | 62 |
| 2017 | Carrie Pilby | Dr. Petrov | Film | 6.8 | 61 |
| 2017 | National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches | Roy M. Cohn/Prior 2 | Film | 8.1 | 61 |
| 2017 | National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika | Roy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica | Film | 8.1 | 61 |
| 2016 | American Crime Story | F. Lee Bailey | TV | 7.6 | 60 |
| 2016 | Mike Nichols: An American Master | Self | Film | 6.3 | 60 |
| 2016 | No Pay, Nudity | Hershel Thalkin | Film | 4.0 | 60 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | TV | 6.1 | 59 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | TV | 6.1 | 59 | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest/Musical Guest | TV | 6.1 | 59 |
| 2015 | Difficult People | Nathan Lane | TV | 6.3 | 59 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | TV | 5.8 | 58 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | TV | 5.1 | 58 |
| 2014 | Showing Up | Self | Film | 9.2 | 58 |
| 2014 | The Nance | Chauncey Miles | Film | 10.0 | 58 |
| 2013 | The Blacklist | Abraham Stern | TV | 7.6 | 57 |
| 2013 | The English Teacher | Carl Kapinas | Film | 5.5 | 57 |
| 2013 | Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me | Himself | Film | 7.5 | 57 |
| 2013 | Mel Brooks: Make a Noise | Self | Film | 8.2 | 57 |
| 2012 | Mirror Mirror | Brighton | Film | 5.9 | 56 |
| 2011 | Pride of The Lion King | Self | Film | 10.0 | 55 |
| 2010 | The Marriage Ref | Self - Panelist | TV | 3.8 | 54 |
| 2010 | The Nutcracker | Uncle Albert | Film | 5.0 | 54 |
| 2010 | I'm Still Here | Nathan Lane (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | TV | 5.0 | 53 |
| 2009 | Modern Family | Pepper Saltzman | TV | 7.9 | 53 |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Clarke Hayden | TV | 7.6 | 53 |
| 2009 | Astro Boy | Hamegg (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 53 |
| 2009 | Waking Sleeping Beauty | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 53 |
| 2008 | Swing Vote | Art Crumb | Film | 5.8 | 52 |
| 2008 | A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa | Officer Meany | Film | 6.0 | 52 |
| 2007 | ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway | Self | Film | 7.2 | 51 |
| 2007 | Trumbo | Self | Film | 6.7 | 51 |
| 2007 | The Roots of 'Hairspray' | Self (voice) | Film | — | 51 |
| 2006 | 30 Rock | Eddie | TV | 7.5 | 50 |
| 2006 | The Dish on Dolls | Stagehand in Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (archive footage) | Film | — | 50 |
| 2005 | The Producers | Max Bialystock | Film | 6.2 | 49 |
| 2004 | The Lion King 1½ | Timon (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 48 |
| 2004 | Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! | Richard Levy the Driven | Film | 5.7 | 48 |
| 2004 | Teacher's Pet | Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (voice) | Film | 6.1 | 48 |
| 2004 | Behind the Legend: Timon | Timon (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 2004 | Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 48 |
| 2004 | Broadway's Lost Treasures II | Nathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls") | Film | 8.3 | 48 |
| 2004 | Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0 | Timon (voice) | Film | — | 48 |
| 2004 | Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5 | Timon (voice) | Film | — | 48 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV | 5.5 | 47 |
| 2003 | Charlie Lawrence | Charlie Lawrence | TV | 8.0 | 47 |
| 2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | Mysterious Disco Man | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 2002 | Stuart Little 2 | Snowbell (voice) | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 2002 | Nicholas Nickleby | Vincent Crummles | Film | 6.9 | 46 |
| 2001 | Primetime Glick | TV | 7.2 | 45 | |
| 2001 | Laughter on the 23rd Floor | Max Prince | Film | 4.4 | 45 |
| 2001 | My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs | Self - Perfomer | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 2001 | Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks | Self | Film | 9.2 | 45 |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Nathan Lane | TV | 8.0 | 44 |
| 2000 | Teacher's Pet | Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 44 |
| 2000 | Isn't She Great | Irving Mansfield | Film | 5.0 | 44 |
| 2000 | Titan A.E. | Preed (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 44 |
| 2000 | Love's Labour's Lost | Costard | Film | 5.5 | 44 |
| 2000 | Trixie | Kirk Stans | Film | 4.8 | 44 |
| 2000 | The Man Who Came to Dinner | Sheridan Whiteside | Film | 7.4 | 44 |
| 1999 | Stuart Little | Snowbell (voice) | Film | 6.1 | 43 |
| 1999 | Get Bruce! | Self | Film | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1999 | George and Martha | George (voice) | TV | 8.2 | 43 |
| 1999 | At First Sight | Phil Webster | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1999 | Stuart Little: Making It Big | Self | Film | 10.0 | 43 |
| 1998 | Sex and the City | Bobby Fine | TV | 7.4 | 42 |
| 1998 | The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | Timon (voice) | Film | 6.9 | 42 |
| 1998 | Encore! Encore! | Joseph Pinoni | TV | 8.0 | 42 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 41 |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest | TV | 4.3 | 41 |
| 1997 | MouseHunt | Ernie Smuntz | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1997 | Merry Christmas, George Bailey | Clarence | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 40 |
| 1996 | The Birdcage | Albert | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | TV | 4.1 | 40 |
| 1996 | The Boys Next Door | Norman Bulansky | Film | 6.7 | 40 |
| 1996 | Around the World With Timon & Pumbaa | Timon 2 (voice) | Film | 6.4 | 40 |
| 1996 | A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury | Self | Film | — | 40 |
| 1995 | Jeffrey | Father Dan | Film | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1995 | The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True | The Cowardly Lion | Film | 7.7 | 39 |
| 1995 | Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable | Timon | Film | 8.0 | 39 |
| 1994 | The Lion King | Timon (voice) | Film | 8.3 | 38 |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio | Self | TV | 7.6 | 38 |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman | Self - Guest | TV | 6.4 | 37 |
| 1993 | Frasier | Phil | TV | 7.7 | 37 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV | 7.3 | 37 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Musical Guest | TV | 7.3 | 37 |
| 1993 | Addams Family Values | Desk Sergeant | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 1993 | Life with Mikey | Ed Chapman | Film | 5.7 | 37 |
| 1992 | Mad About You | Nathan Twilley | TV | 6.7 | 36 |
| 1992 | Unnatural Pursuits | Limo Passenger | Film | — | 36 |
| 1992 | The Last Mile | The Stage Manager | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1992 | Guys and Dolls: Off the Record | Himself / Nathan Detroit | Film | 8.5 | 36 |
| 1991 | Frankie and Johnny | Tim | Film | 6.8 | 35 |
| 1991 | He Said, She Said | Wallace "Wally" Thurman | Film | 5.9 | 35 |
| 1990 | Joe Versus the Volcano | Baw - The Waponi Advance Man | Film | 5.8 | 34 |
| 1989 | The Lemon Sisters | Charlie Sorrell | Film | 5.1 | 33 |
| 1987 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Herman in Fantasy Sequence | TV | 6.8 | 31 |
| 1987 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Bing Shalimar | TV | 6.8 | 31 |
| 1987 | Ironweed | Harold Allen | Film | 6.3 | 31 |
| 1984 | Miami Vice | Morty Price | TV | 7.4 | 28 |
| 1983 | Alice in Wonderland | Mouse | Film | 6.8 | 27 |
| 1982 | One of the Boys | Jonathan Burns | TV | 5.5 | 26 |
| 1976 | Live from Lincoln Center | Chauncey Miles | TV | 8.7 | 20 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 19 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self | TV | 6.9 | 19 |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Mouse | TV | 6.1 | 15 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Host | TV | — | 0 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Host / Winner / Performer | TV | — | 0 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | — | 0 |
| Cut Off | Film | — | — | ||
| Broadway: The Next Generation | Self | Film | — | — | |
| Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary | Self | Film | — | — |