Rudolf Nureyev: movies and TV shows
Rudolf Nureyev has 96 credits in the archive: 84 films and 12 TV series, from 1948 to 2025. Highest rated: The Muppet Show (8.0/10).
Career timeline
1948 – 2025 · busiest year: 1972 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Paris Opera Ballet: The Nutcracker | Film | — | 87 | |
| 2025 | Paris Opera Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty | Film | — | 87 | |
| 2024 | Don Quixote | Film | — | 86 | |
| 2024 | Swan Lake Filmed for IMAX | Film | — | 86 | |
| 2022 | Lo Schiaccianoci al Teatro alla Scala | Film | — | 84 | |
| 2021 | Hervé Guibert, la mort propagande | Self (archive footage) | Film | 3.7 | 83 |
| 2019 | Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet) | Film | — | 81 | |
| 2019 | Le Lac des Cygnes [Opéra National de Paris] | Film | — | 81 | |
| 2018 | Nureyev | Self, Archive Footage | Film | 7.3 | 80 |
| 2018 | Marius Petipa, le maître français du ballet russe | self | Film | — | 80 |
| 2018 | The Nutcracker | Film | — | 80 | |
| 2018 | The 350th Anniversary Inaugural Gala | Film | — | 80 | |
| 2018 | Cinderella | Film | 7.0 | 80 | |
| 2016 | Swan Lake | Film | — | 78 | |
| 2016 | Rudolf Nureyev. Island of His Dreams | Himself (Archive Footage) | Film | — | 78 |
| 2015 | Don Quixote | Film | — | 77 | |
| 2015 | Nureyev & Friends: A Gala Tribute | Film | — | 77 | |
| 2015 | English National Ballet's Romeo and Juliet | Film | — | 77 | |
| 2014 | I Am Divine | Self (archive) | Film | 7.3 | 76 |
| 2013 | Bournonville's La Sylphide and Flower Festival | Paolo, a young man | Film | — | 75 |
| 2013 | La Belle au bois dormant | Film | — | 75 | |
| 2013 | La Belle au bois dormant | Film | — | 75 | |
| 2012 | La Bayadère | Film | — | 74 | |
| 2012 | A Life for Ballet | Self | Film | — | 74 |
| 2012 | Don Quichotte - Nureyev | Film | — | 74 | |
| 2010 | La Bayadère | Film | 8.0 | 72 | |
| 2009 | Nureyev - Raymonda | Film | — | 71 | |
| 2005 | Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake | Film | — | 67 | |
| 2005 | Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake | Film | — | 67 | |
| 2005 | Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala | Film | — | 67 | |
| 2002 | Fonteyn and Nureyev: The Perfect Partnership | Himself (archive footage) | Film | — | 64 |
| 1998 | Nureyev Unzipped | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 60 |
| 1997 | Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness | Self | Film | — | 59 |
| 1997 | Cinderella | Film Producer | Film | — | 59 |
| 1997 | Cinderella | Film | — | 59 | |
| 1994 | The World of Jim Henson | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.4 | 56 |
| 1992 | Love at First Sight | Igor | TV | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1991 | Rudolf Nureyev | Himself | Film | 10.0 | 53 |
| 1990 | Poema Del Amor Y Del Mar | Film | — | 52 | |
| 1989 | The Nutcracker | Film | 6.0 | 51 | |
| 1989 | The Nutcracker | Film | 6.0 | 51 | |
| 1989 | The Nutcracker | Film | 6.0 | 51 | |
| 1989 | The Margot Fonteyn Story | Rudolf Nureyev | Film | 8.0 | 51 |
| 1987 | The Dame Edna Experience | Self | TV | 5.0 | 49 |
| 1986 | Wedden, dat..? | Self | TV | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1985 | That's Dancing! | Film | 6.9 | 47 | |
| 1983 | Exposed | Daniel Jelline | Film | 4.8 | 45 |
| 1982 | Marco Spada | Marco Spada | Film | — | 44 |
| 1982 | Venezia, carnevale, un amore | Film | — | 44 | |
| 1982 | Swan Lake | Film | — | 44 | |
| 1981 | The Afternoon of a Faun | Faun | Film | — | 43 |
| 1980 | Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet: Tribute to Nijinsky | Himself/Petrushka/La Spectre de la Rose/Le Faune | Film | — | 42 |
| 1980 | Julie Andrews' Invitation to the Dance with Rudolf Nureyev | Himself | Film | — | 42 |
| 1979 | Giselle | Albrecht | Film | — | 41 |
| 1979 | Giselle | Film | — | 41 | |
| 1979 | Le Beau Mec | Film | 8.0 | 41 | |
| 1977 | Please Turn the Page | Self | TV | 6.0 | 39 |
| 1977 | Valentino | Rudolph Valentino | Film | 5.8 | 39 |
| 1977 | The Royal Variety Performance 1977 | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1976 | The Muppet Show | Self - Special Guest Star | TV | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1976 | Petrushka | Petrouchka | Film | — | 38 |
| 1974 | Nureyev | Self | Film | — | 36 |
| 1973 | Don Quixote | Basilio | Film | 9.0 | 35 |
| 1973 | Don Quixote | Film | 9.0 | 35 | |
| 1973 | Don Quixote | Film | 9.0 | 35 | |
| 1972 | Le Grand Échiquier | Self | TV | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1972 | Midi trente | Self | TV | 6.0 | 34 |
| 1972 | The Sleeping Beauty | Prince Florimund | Film | 2.0 | 34 |
| 1972 | The Sleeping Beauty | Film | 2.0 | 34 | |
| 1972 | The Sleeping Beauty | Film | 2.0 | 34 | |
| 1972 | The Sleeping Beauty | Film | 2.0 | 34 | |
| 1972 | The Special London Bridge Special | Ballet Dancer | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1972 | I Am a Dancer | Himself (James / Dancer / Armand / The Prince) | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1972 | A Dancer's Life | Himself | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1971 | Singer Presents Burt Bacharach | Himself | Film | — | 33 |
| 1969 | Political Portraits | Himself | Film | — | 31 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 30 |
| 1968 | The Nutcracker | Herr Drosselmeyer/The Prince | Film | — | 30 |
| 1968 | The Nutcracker | Film | — | 30 | |
| 1968 | The Nutcracker | Film | — | 30 | |
| 1967 | Omnibus | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.2 | 29 |
| 1966 | Swan Lake | Prince Siegfried | Film | 8.2 | 28 |
| 1966 | Swan Lake | Film | 8.2 | 28 | |
| 1966 | Romeo and Juliet | Romeo | Film | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1965 | The Day of the Oath | Self | Film | — | 27 |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace | Self - Ballet Dancer | TV | 5.0 | 26 |
| 1964 | Lieder, Arien und Geschichten | Self | TV | — | 26 |
| 1963 | An Evening With The Royal Ballet | Self | Film | 9.0 | 25 |
| 1963 | Swan Lake | Prince Siegfried | Film | — | 25 |
| 1963 | Swan Lake | Film | — | 25 | |
| 1958 | When the Spirit Soars in Flight | Film | — | 20 | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 10 |
| The Tempest | Prospero | Film | — | — | |
| The Tempest | Film | — | — | ||
| Afternoon of a Faun | Faun | Film | — | — | |
| The Sleeping Beauty (Opera) | Film | — | — |