Sam Pollard: movies and TV shows
Sam Pollard has 116 credits in the archive: 95 films and 21 TV series, from 1973 to 2026. Highest rated: Inside Man (7.4/10).
Career timeline
1973 – 2026 · busiest year: 2023 (10 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tutu | Film | — | 81 | |
| 2026 | Natchez | Film | 9.0 | 81 | |
| 2026 | The Lorraine | Film | — | 81 | |
| 2026 | Full Circle: The First All Black Everest Ascent | Film | — | 81 | |
| 2026 | Crime and Punishment in America | TV | — | 81 | |
| 2025 | The Perfect Neighbor | Film | 6.8 | 80 | |
| 2025 | Katrina: Come Hell and High Water | TV | 6.4 | 80 | |
| 2025 | Teaching America | Film | — | 80 | |
| 2025 | I Was Born This Way | Film | 1.0 | 80 | |
| 2025 | This Is Not a Drill | Film | — | 80 | |
| 2024 | Photographer | TV | 9.0 | 79 | |
| 2024 | Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys | Film | 4.5 | 79 | |
| 2024 | Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys | Film | 4.5 | 79 | |
| 2024 | Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys | Film | 4.5 | 79 | |
| 2024 | Black Table | Film | 6.0 | 79 | |
| 2024 | Keeper | Film | — | 79 | |
| 2023 | Bill Russell: Legend | TV | 7.2 | 78 | |
| 2023 | South to Black Power | Film | 3.5 | 78 | |
| 2023 | Carlos | Film | 7.1 | 78 | |
| 2023 | The League | Film | 6.2 | 78 | |
| 2023 | Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes | Film | — | 78 | |
| 2023 | Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes | Film | — | 78 | |
| 2023 | LIFT | Film | 6.0 | 78 | |
| 2023 | Subject | Self | Film | 6.7 | 78 |
| 2023 | The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools | Film | 8.0 | 78 | |
| 2023 | The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools | Film | 8.0 | 78 | |
| 2022 | Hostages | TV | 6.3 | 77 | |
| 2022 | Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power | Film | 1.5 | 77 | |
| 2022 | Outta the Muck | Film | — | 77 | |
| 2022 | Rise and Rebuild: A Tale of Three Cities | Film | — | 77 | |
| 2022 | The Picture Taker | Film | — | 77 | |
| 2021 | Tiger | TV | 6.5 | 76 | |
| 2021 | Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are) | Film | 4.0 | 76 | |
| 2021 | Black Art: In the Absence of Light | Film | 6.4 | 76 | |
| 2021 | Black Art: In the Absence of Light | Film | 6.4 | 76 | |
| 2021 | Citizen Ashe | Film | 4.2 | 76 | |
| 2021 | A Crime on the Bayou | Film | 6.0 | 76 | |
| 2021 | Hold Your Fire | Film | 6.5 | 76 | |
| 2020 | D. Wade: Life Unexpected | Film | 7.0 | 75 | |
| 2020 | Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children | TV | 6.8 | 75 | |
| 2020 | Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children | TV | 6.8 | 75 | |
| 2020 | MLK/FBI | Film | 6.9 | 75 | |
| 2020 | Shared Legacies: The African-American Jewish Civil Rights Alliance | Film | — | 75 | |
| 2019 | Why We Hate | TV | 6.7 | 74 | |
| 2018 | Wrestle | Film | 8.3 | 73 | |
| 2018 | Mr. SOUL! | Film | 7.0 | 73 | |
| 2017 | Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me | Film | 6.9 | 72 | |
| 2017 | Maynard | Film | 5.2 | 72 | |
| 2017 | Maynard | Film | 5.2 | 72 | |
| 2017 | Acorn and the Firestorm | Film | 5.0 | 72 | |
| 2017 | Acorn and the Firestorm | Film | 5.0 | 72 | |
| 2017 | Acorn and the Firestorm | Film | 5.0 | 72 | |
| 2017 | The Talk: Race in America | Film | 8.0 | 72 | |
| 2016 | Two Trains Runnin' | Film | 7.2 | 71 | |
| 2015 | August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand | Film | — | 70 | |
| 2014 | Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women | Film | 6.5 | 69 | |
| 2014 | Style Wars In The Cutting Room | Himself / Editor of Style Wars | Film | — | 69 |
| 2013 | Remote Area Medical | Film | 6.8 | 68 | |
| 2012 | Joe Papp in Five Acts | Film | 4.5 | 67 | |
| 2012 | Slavery by Another Name | Film | 7.2 | 67 | |
| 2012 | Venus and Serena | Film | 6.1 | 67 | |
| 2010 | If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise | TV | 6.6 | 65 | |
| 2010 | If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise | TV | 6.6 | 65 | |
| 2010 | Gerrymandering | Film | 4.3 | 65 | |
| 2010 | Mr. Soul: Ellis Haizlip and the Birth of Black Power TV | Film | — | 65 | |
| 2009 | By the People: The Election of Barack Obama | Film | 6.8 | 64 | |
| 2009 | Chinatown Film Project | Film | — | 64 | |
| 2009 | Love That Movie | Film | — | 64 | |
| 2009 | Love That Movie | Film | — | 64 | |
| 2008 | Marvin Gaye: What's Going On | Film | — | 63 | |
| 2008 | Marvin Gaye: What's Going On | Film | — | 63 | |
| 2008 | Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun | Film | 8.0 | 63 | |
| 2007 | Pete Seeger: The Power of Song | Film | 7.0 | 62 | |
| 2007 | Lillie & Leander: A Legacy of Violence | Film | — | 62 | |
| 2006 | Inside Man | Film | 7.4 | 61 | |
| 2006 | John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend | Film | — | 61 | |
| 2004 | Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal | Film | 7.0 | 59 | |
| 2003 | The Blues | TV | 7.5 | 58 | |
| 2002 | Jim Brown: All-American | Film | 5.0 | 57 | |
| 2002 | The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow | TV | 7.0 | 57 | |
| 2002 | The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow | TV | 7.0 | 57 | |
| 2002 | The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow | TV | 7.0 | 57 | |
| 2001 | The Making of 'Bamboozled' | Film | 5.5 | 56 | |
| 2001 | The Making of 'Bamboozled' | Film | 5.5 | 56 | |
| 2001 | The Chinatown Files | Film | — | 56 | |
| 2000 | Bamboozled | Film | 6.3 | 55 | |
| 2000 | Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks | Film | 7.5 | 55 | |
| 1999 | Independent Lens | TV | 6.6 | 54 | |
| 1999 | I'll Make Me a World | TV | 9.0 | 54 | |
| 1997 | 4 Little Girls | Film | 7.1 | 52 | |
| 1997 | 4 Little Girls | Film | 7.1 | 52 | |
| 1996 | Girl 6 | Film | 5.0 | 51 | |
| 1995 | Clockers | Film | 6.7 | 50 | |
| 1994 | Surviving the Game | Film | 6.1 | 49 | |
| 1993 | Goin' Back to T-Town | Film | — | 48 | |
| 1993 | Goin' Back to T-Town | Film | — | 48 | |
| 1992 | Juice | Film | 7.2 | 47 | |
| 1991 | Jungle Fever | Film | 6.4 | 46 | |
| 1990 | Mo' Better Blues | Film | 6.5 | 45 | |
| 1988 | American Experience | TV | 6.5 | 43 | |
| 1988 | A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly | Film | 7.0 | 43 | |
| 1987 | Eyes on the Prize | TV | 7.0 | 42 | |
| 1987 | Eyes on the Prize | TV | 7.0 | 42 | |
| 1987 | Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper | Film | — | 42 | |
| 1986 | American Masters | TV | 7.0 | 41 | |
| 1985 | Private Resort | Film | 5.7 | 40 | |
| 1984 | Style Wars | Film | 7.5 | 39 | |
| 1983 | Metropolitan Cats | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1981 | Body and Soul | Film | 3.9 | 36 | |
| 1981 | Night of the Zombies | Film | 4.8 | 36 | |
| 1981 | Forever Young | Film | — | 36 | |
| 1981 | The Little Players | Film | — | 36 | |
| 1973 | Ganja & Hess | Film | 5.7 | 28 | |
| Murder in America: The Lynching of Emmett Till | Film | — | — | ||
| The Sound of Philadelphia | Film | — | — | ||
| Counting The Ballots | Film | — | — |