Russell Mael: movies and TV shows
Russell Mael has 40 credits in the archive: 31 films and 9 TV series, from 1965 to 2026. Highest rated: Rock Concert (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1965 – 2026 · busiest year: 2021 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Taratata - Hommage spécial à Catherine Ringer | Self : Guest | Film | 7.0 | 77 |
| 2025 | An Entirely MAD! Conversation With Rob Brydon & Sparks | Film | — | 76 | |
| 2024 | It's Not Me | Film | 7.0 | 75 | |
| 2024 | My Way | Self | Film | 7.8 | 75 |
| 2024 | The Becomers | Narrator (voice) | Film | 3.8 | 75 |
| 2023 | Sparks au château d'Hérouville | Self | Film | 8.0 | 74 |
| 2023 | Sparks - Primavera Sound 2023 | Self | Film | — | 74 |
| 2021 | Annette | Jet Pilot | Film | 6.7 | 72 |
| 2021 | Annette | Film | 6.7 | 72 | |
| 2021 | Annette | Film | 6.7 | 72 | |
| 2021 | Annette | Film | 6.7 | 72 | |
| 2021 | The Sparks Brothers | Self | Film | 7.4 | 72 |
| 2021 | What the Hell Is It This Time? Sparks: Live in London | Himself | Film | 8.0 | 72 |
| 2021 | Who Is Lun*na Menoh? | Self | Film | — | 72 |
| 2018 | Damsel | Prairie Crooner | Film | 5.3 | 69 |
| 2017 | Glam Rock at the BBC | Self - Sparks (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 68 |
| 2015 | The Forbidden Room | Faceless Crooner (voice) | Film | 5.6 | 66 |
| 2011 | Berlin Live | Self - Spanks - Performer | TV | 6.0 | 62 |
| 2009 | The Magnificent Tati | Self | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 2008 | NPR Tiny Desk Concerts | Self | TV | 7.0 | 59 |
| 2007 | Sparks - Dee Vee Dee | Self | Film | 6.2 | 58 |
| 2005 | Sparks - Lil Beethoven Live in Stockholm | Self | Film | — | 56 |
| 2004 | Sparks: Lil Beethoven Live in Stockholm | Film | — | 55 | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Musical Guest | TV | 5.3 | 54 |
| 2000 | Gilmore Girls | Bohemian Troubadour | TV | 7.9 | 51 |
| 2000 | Sparks - Live in London | Self | Film | — | 51 |
| 1998 | Knock Off | Film | 5.4 | 49 | |
| 1996 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Self | TV | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1987 | Sacrée soirée | Self - Sparks | TV | 5.7 | 38 |
| 1987 | Le monde est à vous | Self - Sparks | TV | — | 38 |
| 1984 | Bad Manners | Film | 5.9 | 35 | |
| 1984 | Bad Manners | Film | 5.9 | 35 | |
| 1979 | The Mersey Pirate | TV | 5.5 | 30 | |
| 1977 | Rollercoaster | Self - Sparks (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 28 |
| 1974 | Sparks: Don Kirschner's Rock Concert 1974 | Self | Film | — | 25 |
| 1973 | Rock Concert | Self - Sparks | TV | 8.3 | 24 |
| 1965 | The Big T.N.T. Show | Self (uncredited) | Film | 8.5 | 16 |
| Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary | Self | Film | — | — | |
| X-Crucior | Film | — | — | ||
| The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman | Film | — | — |