Norman Lear: movies and TV shows
Norman Lear has 151 credits in the archive: 74 films and 77 TV series, from 1950 to 2025. Highest rated: All That Glitters (8.5/10).
Career timeline
1950 – 2025 · busiest year: 1971 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boots | TV | 7.9 | 102 | |
| 2025 | Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television | Self | TV | 2.1 | 102 |
| 2025 | Clean Slate | TV | 6.4 | 102 | |
| 2025 | Before We Forget | Film | 10.0 | 102 | |
| 2024 | Good Times | Self (voice) | TV | 5.5 | 101 |
| 2024 | Good Times | TV | 5.5 | 101 | |
| 2023 | Being Mary Tyler Moore | Self (voice) | Film | 6.7 | 100 |
| 2023 | Norman Lear: A Life on Television | Self | Film | — | 100 |
| 2023 | I Got A Monster | Film | 5.2 | 100 | |
| 2022 | JANET JACKSON. | Self | TV | 7.5 | 99 |
| 2022 | Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution | Self | TV | 6.0 | 99 |
| 2022 | "Sr." | Self | Film | 6.9 | 99 |
| 2022 | Lucy and Desi | Self | Film | 7.1 | 99 |
| 2022 | Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter | Self | Film | 8.0 | 99 |
| 2022 | A Case for Kindness | Self | Film | 10.0 | 99 |
| 2022 | Gratitude Revealed | Himself | Film | — | 99 |
| 2021 | Dean Martin: King of Cool | Self | Film | 7.6 | 98 |
| 2021 | I Carry You with Me | Film | 7.0 | 98 | |
| 2021 | The Super Bob Einstein Movie | Self | Film | 6.9 | 98 |
| 2021 | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes | Self - Host | Film | 7.5 | 98 |
| 2021 | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes | Film | 7.5 | 98 | |
| 2021 | Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It | Self | Film | 7.4 | 98 |
| 2021 | Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It | Film | 7.4 | 98 | |
| 2021 | Adventures in Christmasing | Himself | Film | 6.7 | 98 |
| 2020 | Stars in the House | Self | TV | — | 97 |
| 2020 | Visible: Out on Television | Self | TV | 6.3 | 97 |
| 2020 | A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion | Self | Film | 6.3 | 97 |
| 2020 | Pioneers in Skirts | self | Film | 8.7 | 97 |
| 2020 | Find Your Groove | Self | Film | 10.0 | 97 |
| 2019 | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" | Self - Co-Host | Film | 6.1 | 96 |
| 2019 | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" | Film | 6.1 | 96 | |
| 2019 | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" | Film | 6.1 | 96 | |
| 2019 | I Want My MTV | Self | Film | 7.5 | 96 |
| 2019 | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" | Self - host | Film | 6.6 | 96 |
| 2019 | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" | Film | 6.6 | 96 | |
| 2019 | Robert Scheer: Above the Fold | Self | Film | 7.0 | 96 |
| 2018 | Viewer Direction Advised | Self | Film | — | 95 |
| 2017 | One Day at a Time | TV | 7.8 | 94 | |
| 2017 | The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee | Self | Film | 7.5 | 94 |
| 2017 | If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast | Self | Film | 7.1 | 94 |
| 2016 | To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | TV | 5.7 | 93 |
| 2016 | America Divided | Self | TV | 6.0 | 93 |
| 2016 | Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You | Self | Film | 7.1 | 93 |
| 2015 | StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson | Self | TV | 6.7 | 92 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | TV | 5.1 | 91 |
| 2014 | Playing for Change 3 - Songs Around the World | Film | — | 91 | |
| 2013 | Corpus Christi: Playing with Redemption | Self | Film | 5.0 | 90 |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots | Self | TV | 6.5 | 89 |
| 2012 | Casting By | Self | Film | 6.9 | 89 |
| 2012 | Pablo | Self | Film | 6.9 | 89 |
| 2009 | The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air | Self | Film | — | 86 |
| 2009 | Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family" | Self | Film | — | 86 |
| 2008 | The Brothers Warner | Self | Film | 6.6 | 85 |
| 2007 | Pete Seeger: The Power of Song | Film | 7.0 | 84 | |
| 2005 | Iconoclasts | Self | TV | 7.5 | 82 |
| 2005 | A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin | Film | 6.4 | 82 | |
| 2004 | Jack & Bobby | TV | 7.3 | 81 | |
| 2004 | TV Revolution | TV | — | 81 | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | TV | 5.3 | 80 |
| 2003 | Chappelle's Show | TV | 8.1 | 80 | |
| 2003 | The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series | Self | Film | 9.4 | 80 |
| 2003 | Way Past Cool | Film | 6.5 | 80 | |
| 1999 | Funny Is Money | Self | Film | 10.0 | 76 |
| 1997 | South Park | TV | 8.3 | 74 | |
| 1997 | Channel Umptee-3 | TV | 7.0 | 74 | |
| 1997 | Channel Umptee-3 | TV | 7.0 | 74 | |
| 1997 | Perfect Moment | Self | Film | 9.0 | 74 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 73 |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | TV | 8.2 | 73 | |
| 1996 | Corwin | Self | Film | 5.0 | 73 |
| 1994 | 704 Hauser | TV | 9.0 | 71 | |
| 1994 | 704 Hauser | TV | 9.0 | 71 | |
| 1994 | 704 Hauser | TV | 9.0 | 71 | |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait | Self | TV | 4.5 | 70 |
| 1992 | The Powers That Be | TV | 7.8 | 69 | |
| 1992 | The Powers That Be | TV | 7.8 | 69 | |
| 1992 | Color Adjustment | Self | Film | 6.9 | 69 |
| 1991 | Fried Green Tomatoes | Film | 7.7 | 68 | |
| 1991 | Sunday Dinner | TV | 7.8 | 68 | |
| 1991 | Sunday Dinner | TV | 7.8 | 68 | |
| 1991 | Sunday Dinner | TV | 7.8 | 68 | |
| 1991 | All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special | Self - Host | Film | 9.0 | 68 |
| 1991 | All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special | Film | 9.0 | 68 | |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Norman Lear (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 66 |
| 1987 | The Princess Bride | Film | 7.7 | 64 | |
| 1985 | Video Shock: The Revolution in Your Living Room | Self | Film | — | 62 |
| 1984 | a.k.a. Pablo | TV | 6.7 | 61 | |
| 1984 | a.k.a. Pablo | TV | 6.7 | 61 | |
| 1984 | a.k.a. Pablo | TV | 6.7 | 61 | |
| 1984 | Heartsounds | Film | 8.0 | 61 | |
| 1984 | P.O.P. | Film | — | 61 | |
| 1982 | Late Night with David Letterman | Self - Guest | TV | 6.1 | 59 |
| 1982 | Traveling Hopefully | Self - Television Producer | Film | 6.5 | 59 |
| 1982 | I Love Liberty | Film | — | 59 | |
| 1982 | I Love Liberty | Film | — | 59 | |
| 1980 | Palmerstown, U.S.A. | TV | 6.3 | 57 | |
| 1979 | The Facts of Life | TV | 7.1 | 56 | |
| 1979 | Archie Bunker's Place | TV | 6.5 | 56 | |
| 1979 | Hanging In | TV | 10.0 | 56 | |
| 1978 | America 2-Night | TV | 8.3 | 55 | |
| 1978 | Apple Pie | TV | 7.5 | 55 | |
| 1978 | A Different Approach | Film | 6.5 | 55 | |
| 1977 | All That Glitters | TV | 8.5 | 54 | |
| 1977 | Fernwood 2 Night | TV | 6.1 | 54 | |
| 1977 | A Year at the Top | TV | 6.5 | 54 | |
| 1976 | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | Self | TV | 7.3 | 53 |
| 1976 | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | TV | 7.3 | 53 | |
| 1976 | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | TV | 7.3 | 53 | |
| 1976 | All's Fair | TV | 7.7 | 53 | |
| 1976 | The Nancy Walker Show | TV | 7.5 | 53 | |
| 1976 | The Nancy Walker Show | TV | 7.5 | 53 | |
| 1976 | Bob Hope's World of Comedy | Self | Film | — | 53 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 52 |
| 1975 | One Day at a Time | TV | 6.8 | 52 | |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons | TV | 7.3 | 52 | |
| 1975 | Hot l Baltimore | TV | 5.2 | 52 | |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self | TV | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1974 | Good Times | TV | 8.0 | 51 | |
| 1973 | The Thief Who Came to Dinner | Film | 7.0 | 50 | |
| 1972 | Maude | TV | 6.9 | 49 | |
| 1972 | Maude | TV | 6.9 | 49 | |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son | TV | 7.5 | 49 | |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son | TV | 7.5 | 49 | |
| 1971 | All in the Family | TV | 7.8 | 48 | |
| 1971 | All in the Family | TV | 7.8 | 48 | |
| 1971 | All in the Family | TV | 7.8 | 48 | |
| 1971 | All in the Family | TV | 7.8 | 48 | |
| 1971 | All in the Family | TV | 7.8 | 48 | |
| 1971 | Cold Turkey | Crying Man (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1971 | Cold Turkey | Film | 6.3 | 48 | |
| 1971 | Cold Turkey | Film | 6.3 | 48 | |
| 1971 | Cold Turkey | Film | 6.3 | 48 | |
| 1970 | Start the Revolution Without Me | Film | 6.0 | 47 | |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 45 |
| 1968 | The Night They Raided Minsky's | Film | 5.5 | 45 | |
| 1968 | The Night They Raided Minsky's | Film | 5.5 | 45 | |
| 1967 | Divorce American Style | Film | 5.9 | 44 | |
| 1967 | Divorce American Style | Film | 5.9 | 44 | |
| 1965 | Never Too Late | Film | 5.3 | 42 | |
| 1963 | Come Blow Your Horn | Party Guest (uncredited) | Film | 5.1 | 40 |
| 1963 | Come Blow Your Horn | Film | 5.1 | 40 | |
| 1963 | Come Blow Your Horn | Film | 5.1 | 40 | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 39 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 38 |
| 1959 | The Deputy | TV | 6.5 | 36 | |
| 1959 | The Deputy | TV | 6.5 | 36 | |
| 1953 | Scared Stiff | Film | 6.5 | 30 | |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | TV | 6.9 | 27 | |
| Television: The Ultimate Drug | Self - Producer | Film | — | — | |
| Justice for All | TV | — | — | ||
| Those Were the Days | TV | 2.0 | — |