Samuel L. Jackson: movies and TV shows
Samuel L. Jackson has 350 credits in the archive: 257 films and 93 TV series, from 1944 to 2027. Highest rated: Bambi (9.0/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2027 · busiest year: 2005 (17 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | The Great Beyond | Film | — | 78 | |
| 2026 | Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America | Voiceover (voice) | TV | — | 77 |
| 2026 | Just Play Dead | Jack Wolfe | Film | 7.5 | 77 |
| 2025 | Afterburn | Valentine | Film | 6.2 | 76 |
| 2025 | The Unholy Trinity | St. Christopher | Film | 6.3 | 76 |
| 2025 | The American Revolution | Caesar Sarter / Lemuel Haynes / Boston King (voice) | TV | 5.9 | 76 |
| 2025 | Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show | Uncle Sam | Film | 1.0 | 76 |
| 2025 | FireAid Benefit Concert | Self | Film | 8.7 | 76 |
| 2024 | The Garfield Movie | Vic (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 75 |
| 2024 | Argylle | Alfie | Film | 6.0 | 75 |
| 2024 | Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist | Frank Moten | TV | 6.8 | 75 |
| 2024 | The Piano Lesson | Doaker Charles | Film | 5.8 | 75 |
| 2024 | Damaged | Dan Lawson | Film | 5.6 | 75 |
| 2024 | American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special | Self | Film | — | 75 |
| 2024 | The Piano Lesson: Legacy and a Vision | Self | Film | — | 75 |
| 2023 | Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Nick Fury (voice) | TV | 7.6 | 74 |
| 2023 | The Marvels | Nick Fury | Film | 5.9 | 74 |
| 2023 | Secret Invasion | Nick Fury | TV | 6.5 | 74 |
| 2023 | Secret Invasion | TV | 6.5 | 74 | |
| 2023 | The Kill Room | Gordon | Film | 5.9 | 74 |
| 2023 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Secret Invasion | Self - 'Nick Fury' | Film | 5.2 | 74 |
| 2023 | Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter? | self | Film | 9.0 | 74 |
| 2022 | Tulsa King | Russell Lee Washington Jr. | TV | 8.3 | 73 |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self - Guest | TV | 5.6 | 73 |
| 2022 | JANET JACKSON. | Self | TV | 7.5 | 73 |
| 2022 | Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank | Jimbo (voice) | Film | 6.6 | 73 |
| 2022 | The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey | Ptolemy Grey | TV | 7.6 | 73 |
| 2022 | The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey | TV | 7.6 | 73 | |
| 2022 | Is That Black Enough for You?!? | Self | Film | 6.2 | 73 |
| 2022 | The Fix | Narrator (voice) | TV | — | 73 |
| 2021 | What If...? | Nick Fury (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 72 |
| 2021 | What If...? | Sir Fury (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 72 |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios Legends | Nick Fury (archive footage) (uncredited) | TV | 7.4 | 72 |
| 2021 | Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard | Darius Kincaid | Film | 6.6 | 72 |
| 2021 | The Protégé | Moody | Film | 6.6 | 72 |
| 2021 | Amend: The Fight for America | Self | TV | 7.1 | 72 |
| 2021 | Spiral: From the Book of Saw | Marcus Banks | Film | 5.9 | 72 |
| 2021 | An Audience with Adele | Self | Film | 8.4 | 72 |
| 2021 | Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.0 | 72 |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special | Nick Fury (archive footage) | Film | 6.9 | 72 |
| 2021 | 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Self | Film | 4.0 | 72 |
| 2020 | Staged | Sam | TV | 7.9 | 71 |
| 2020 | The Banker | Joe Morris | Film | 7.6 | 71 |
| 2020 | The Banker | Film | 7.6 | 71 | |
| 2020 | Some Good News | Voice Over | TV | 6.4 | 71 |
| 2020 | The Last Full Measure | Takoda | Film | 7.3 | 71 |
| 2020 | One World: Together at Home | Self | Film | 7.1 | 71 |
| 2020 | Death to 2020 | Dash Bracket | Film | 6.5 | 71 |
| 2020 | Beyond the Spotlight | TV | — | 71 | |
| 2020 | Enslaved | Self | TV | 6.7 | 71 |
| 2020 | A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote | Self | Film | 7.9 | 71 |
| 2019 | The Boys | Xander the Shark (voice) | TV | 8.4 | 70 |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest | TV | 4.7 | 70 |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Nick Fury | Film | 8.2 | 70 |
| 2019 | Spider-Man: Far From Home | Nick Fury | Film | 7.4 | 70 |
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Mace Windu (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 70 |
| 2019 | Captain Marvel | Nick Fury | Film | 6.8 | 70 |
| 2019 | Glass | Elijah Price / Mr. Glass | Film | 6.7 | 70 |
| 2019 | The Movies That Made Us | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.3 | 70 |
| 2019 | Shaft | John Shaft | Film | 6.5 | 70 |
| 2019 | The Hateful Eight | Major Marquis Warren | TV | 7.0 | 70 |
| 2019 | QT8: The First Eight | Self (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 70 |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Nick Fury (uncredited) | Film | 8.2 | 69 |
| 2018 | Incredibles 2 | Lucius Best / Frozone (voice) | Film | 7.5 | 69 |
| 2018 | Life Itself | Self | Film | 7.2 | 69 |
| 2018 | Quincy | Self | Film | 7.3 | 69 |
| 2017 | xXx: Return of Xander Cage | Agent Augustus Gibbons | Film | 6.1 | 68 |
| 2017 | Carpool Karaoke: The Series | Self | TV | 6.1 | 68 |
| 2017 | Kong: Skull Island | Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard | Film | 6.6 | 68 |
| 2017 | The Hitman's Bodyguard | Darius Kincaid | Film | 6.9 | 68 |
| 2017 | I Am Not Your Negro | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.7 | 68 |
| 2017 | Unicorn Store | The Salesman | Film | 5.9 | 68 |
| 2017 | Miracle on 42nd Street | Self | Film | — | 68 |
| 2017 | The Words That Built America | Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence | Film | 6.0 | 68 |
| 2017 | John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood | Self - Actor (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 68 |
| 2017 | Creating a King: Summoning a God | Self | Film | 7.3 | 68 |
| 2017 | Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song | Host | Film | — | 68 |
| 2016 | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children | Barron | Film | 6.8 | 67 |
| 2016 | The Legend of Tarzan | George Washington Williams | Film | 5.9 | 67 |
| 2016 | Cell | Thomas 'Tom' McCourt | Film | 4.7 | 67 |
| 2016 | Eating You Alive | Self | Film | 7.3 | 67 |
| 2016 | BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration | Self | Film | 9.0 | 67 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | TV | 6.1 | 66 |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Nick Fury | Film | 7.3 | 66 |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self | TV | 6.2 | 66 |
| 2015 | Kingsman: The Secret Service | Valentine | Film | 7.6 | 66 |
| 2015 | The Hateful Eight | Major Marquis Warren | Film | 7.8 | 66 |
| 2015 | Barely Lethal | Hardman | Film | 5.7 | 66 |
| 2015 | Chi-Raq | Dolmedes | Film | 5.7 | 66 |
| 2015 | Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel | Self | Film | 6.3 | 66 |
| 2015 | Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed | Self | Film | 5.0 | 66 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | TV | 5.8 | 65 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | TV | 5.1 | 65 |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | TV | 4.2 | 65 |
| 2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Nick Fury | Film | 7.7 | 65 |
| 2014 | RoboCop | Pat Novak | Film | 5.9 | 65 |
| 2014 | Big Game | US President William Alan Moore | Film | 5.5 | 65 |
| 2014 | Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe | Self | Film | 6.9 | 65 |
| 2014 | Reasonable Doubt | Clinton Davis | Film | 5.8 | 65 |
| 2014 | Kite | Lieutenant Karl Aker | Film | 4.3 | 65 |
| 2014 | Face of Unity | Self | Film | — | 65 |
| 2014 | Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee | Self | Film | 1.5 | 65 |
| 2013 | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Nick Fury | TV | 7.5 | 64 |
| 2013 | Turbo | Whiplash (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 64 |
| 2013 | Circus Halligalli | TV | 5.9 | 64 | |
| 2013 | Oldboy | Chaney | Film | 5.9 | 64 |
| 2013 | Talking Bad | Self | TV | 6.5 | 64 |
| 2013 | Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking | Self | Film | 6.7 | 64 |
| 2013 | Everything Is Samuel L. Jackson's Fault | Self | Film | 8.0 | 64 |
| 2012 | The Avengers | Nick Fury | Film | 8.1 | 63 |
| 2012 | Django Unchained | Stephen | Film | 8.2 | 63 |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots | Self | TV | 6.5 | 63 |
| 2012 | Zambezia | Tendai (voice) | Film | 6.2 | 63 |
| 2012 | Meeting Evil | Richie | Film | 5.3 | 63 |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | Film | 7.6 | 63 |
| 2012 | The Samaritan | Foley | Film | 5.5 | 63 |
| 2012 | The Samaritan | Film | 5.5 | 63 | |
| 2012 | Eddie Murphy: One Night Only | Self | Film | 6.0 | 63 |
| 2012 | I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac | Self | Film | 8.1 | 63 |
| 2012 | Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe | Self | Film | 6.0 | 63 |
| 2012 | The Avengers: A Visual Journey | Self | Film | 8.0 | 63 |
| 2011 | Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair | Rufus | Film | 8.1 | 62 |
| 2011 | Thor | Nick Fury (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 62 |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show | Self | TV | 5.2 | 62 |
| 2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | Nick Fury | Film | 7.0 | 62 |
| 2011 | Prohibition | Reader (voice) | TV | 7.9 | 62 |
| 2011 | The Sunset Limited | Black | Film | 7.2 | 62 |
| 2011 | Dynamo: Magician Impossible | Self | TV | 6.9 | 62 |
| 2011 | African Cats | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.3 | 62 |
| 2011 | Return to Jurassic Park | Self | Film | 6.6 | 62 |
| 2011 | Arena | Logan | Film | 5.2 | 62 |
| 2011 | Go the F**k to Sleep | Narrator (voice) | Film | 8.0 | 62 |
| 2011 | On the Shoulders of Giants | Film | 6.3 | 62 | |
| 2011 | Young Jeezy: A Hustlerz Ambition | Narrator | Film | 5.2 | 62 |
| 2010 | Conan | Self - Guest | TV | 7.2 | 61 |
| 2010 | Iron Man 2 | Nick Fury | Film | 6.9 | 61 |
| 2010 | The Other Guys | P.K. Highsmith | Film | 6.3 | 61 |
| 2010 | Unthinkable | Henry Harold 'H' Humphries | Film | 6.8 | 61 |
| 2010 | In the Land of the Free... | Narrator | Film | — | 61 |
| 2010 | With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story | Self | Film | 6.8 | 61 |
| 2010 | Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey | Fear (voice) | Film | 6.1 | 61 |
| 2010 | Heavy Rain | Himself | Film | 5.5 | 61 |
| 2010 | Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story | Elmo McElroy (archive footage) | Film | 6.2 | 61 |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | TV | 5.0 | 60 |
| 2009 | Inglourious Basterds | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 8.2 | 60 |
| 2009 | Alan Carr: Chatty Man | Self | TV | 5.2 | 60 |
| 2009 | Astro Boy | Zog (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 60 |
| 2009 | Mother and Child | Paul | Film | 6.6 | 60 |
| 2009 | Afro Samurai: Resurrection | Afro / Ninja-Ninja (voice) | Film | 6.9 | 60 |
| 2009 | Afro Samurai: Resurrection | Film | 6.9 | 60 | |
| 2009 | The Face is Familiar | Himself | Film | 2.0 | 60 |
| 2009 | Welcome to Lakeview Terrace: Behind the Scenes | Self | Film | — | 60 |
| 2009 | Uneven Fairways | Narrator | Film | — | 60 |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Mace Windu (voice) (archive sound) | TV | 8.5 | 59 |
| 2008 | Iron Man | Nick Fury (uncredited) | Film | 7.7 | 59 |
| 2008 | Jumper | Roland | Film | 6.2 | 59 |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Mace Windu (voice) | Film | 6.2 | 59 |
| 2008 | Lakeview Terrace | Abel Turner | Film | 6.0 | 59 |
| 2008 | The Spirit | Octopus | Film | 4.8 | 59 |
| 2008 | Soul Men | Louis Hinds | Film | 6.1 | 59 |
| 2008 | Gospel Hill | Paul Malcolm | Film | 4.7 | 59 |
| 2008 | Critic | Self | Film | 7.9 | 59 |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self | TV | 7.2 | 58 |
| 2007 | 1408 | Gerald Olin | Film | 6.7 | 58 |
| 2007 | Cleaner | Tom Cutler | Film | 6.1 | 58 |
| 2007 | Cleaner | Film | 6.1 | 58 | |
| 2007 | Afro Samurai | Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja (voice) | TV | 7.3 | 58 |
| 2007 | The War | Narrator (voice) | TV | 8.1 | 58 |
| 2007 | Afro Samurai the Movie | Film | 2.0 | 58 | |
| 2007 | Resurrecting the Champ | Champ | Film | 6.3 | 58 |
| 2007 | Snakes on a Plane: Meet the Reptiles | Self | Film | 6.0 | 58 |
| 2007 | Snakes on a Set: Behind the Scenes | Self | Film | — | 58 |
| 2007 | Snakes on a Blog | Self | Film | — | 58 |
| 2007 | Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story | Narrator | Film | 8.5 | 58 |
| 2007 | Afro Samurai Pilot | Film | 7.5 | 58 | |
| 2006 | Snakes on a Plane | Neville Flynn | Film | 5.5 | 57 |
| 2006 | Mais Bastidores de Hollywood | Self | Film | — | 57 |
| 2006 | Black Snake Moan | Lazarus | Film | 6.8 | 57 |
| 2006 | The Henry Rollins Show | TV | 6.0 | 57 | |
| 2006 | Freedomland | Lorenzo Council | Film | 5.2 | 57 |
| 2006 | Home of the Brave | William Marsh | Film | 5.4 | 57 |
| 2006 | Farce of the Penguins | Narrator (voice) | Film | 4.2 | 57 |
| 2006 | The N Word | Self | Film | 7.2 | 57 |
| 2006 | 50 Films to See Before You Die | Self | Film | 8.5 | 57 |
| 2006 | Pure Venom: The Making of Snakes on a Plane | Self | Film | 7.0 | 57 |
| 2006 | Honor Deferred | Narrator | Film | — | 57 |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | An Officer of the Law | TV | 6.8 | 56 |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self | TV | 6.8 | 56 |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report | TV | 6.9 | 56 | |
| 2005 | The Boondocks | TV | 8.3 | 56 | |
| 2005 | The Boondocks | Rummy (voice) | TV | 8.3 | 56 |
| 2005 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | Mace Windu | Film | 7.5 | 56 |
| 2005 | xXx: State of the Union | Agent Augustus Gibbons | Film | 5.1 | 56 |
| 2005 | Extras | Samuel L. Jackson | TV | 7.8 | 56 |
| 2005 | Coach Carter | Ken Carter | Film | 7.6 | 56 |
| 2005 | Iconoclasts | Self | TV | 7.5 | 56 |
| 2005 | The Man | Derrick Vann | Film | 5.8 | 56 |
| 2005 | My Date with Drew | Self (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 56 |
| 2005 | Mr. Incredible and Pals | Frozone (commentary voice) | Film | 5.9 | 56 |
| 2005 | George Lucas: Creating an Empire | Presenter/Self | Film | 5.0 | 56 |
| 2005 | Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson | Narrator (voice) | TV | — | 56 |
| 2005 | The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World | Self | Film | 7.8 | 56 |
| 2005 | Coach Carter The Man Behind the Movie | Self | Film | 8.0 | 56 |
| 2004 | The Incredibles | Lucius Best / Frozone (voice) | Film | 7.7 | 55 |
| 2004 | Kill Bill: Vol. 2 | Rufus | Film | 7.9 | 55 |
| 2004 | Twisted | John Mills | Film | 5.6 | 55 |
| 2004 | America Beyond the Color Line | Self | TV | 7.5 | 55 |
| 2004 | In My Country | Langston Whitfield | Film | 5.9 | 55 |
| 2004 | Hollywood Legenden | Self | Film | 4.5 | 55 |
| 2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction | Tenpenny (voice) | Film | 6.8 | 55 |
| 2004 | Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson | Jack Johnson (voice) | Film | 7.2 | 55 |
| 2004 | John Travolta: The Inside Story | Self | Film | 8.3 | 55 |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher | Self | TV | 6.1 | 54 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV | 5.3 | 54 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest Host | TV | 5.3 | 54 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | TV | 5.3 | 54 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV | 5.5 | 54 |
| 2003 | S.W.A.T. | Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson | Film | 6.2 | 54 |
| 2003 | Basic | Drill Sgt. SFC Nathan West | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 2003 | Working Shakespeare | TV | — | 54 | |
| 2003 | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | Film | 5.2 | 54 | |
| 2002 | xXx | Agent Augustus Gibbons | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 2002 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | Mace Windu | Film | 6.6 | 53 |
| 2002 | Changing Lanes | Doyle Gipson | Film | 6.3 | 53 |
| 2002 | No Good Deed | Jack Friar | Film | 5.4 | 53 |
| 2002 | Pulp Fiction: The Facts | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.0 | 53 |
| 2002 | BaadAsssss Cinema | Self | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 2002 | The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies | Self - Narrator | Film | 5.9 | 53 |
| 2002 | Pulp Fiction: Behind The Scenes Montages | Film | — | 53 | |
| 2002 | Jackie Brown: How It Went Down | Self | Film | 7.7 | 53 |
| 2002 | Middle School Confessions | Host | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 2001 | The Proud Family | Joseph (voice) | TV | 7.7 | 52 |
| 2001 | R2-D2: Beneath the Dome | Self | Film | 6.7 | 52 |
| 2001 | Comic Books & Superheroes | Self | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 2001 | The 51st State | Elmo McElroy | Film | 6.1 | 52 |
| 2001 | The 51st State | Film | 6.1 | 52 | |
| 2001 | The Caveman's Valentine | Romulus | Film | 5.8 | 52 |
| 2001 | The Caveman's Valentine | Film | 5.8 | 52 | |
| 2001 | The 100 Greatest Films | Self | Film | 5.5 | 52 |
| 2000 | Unbreakable | Elijah Price | Film | 7.1 | 51 |
| 2000 | Shaft | John Shaft | Film | 6.0 | 51 |
| 2000 | Rules of Engagement | Col. Terry L. Childers | Film | 6.3 | 51 |
| 2000 | Shaft: Still the Man | Self | Film | 7.5 | 51 |
| 2000 | Any Given Wednesday | Willie Nutter | Film | 6.3 | 51 |
| 2000 | Opening the Tombs of the Golden Mummies: Live | Film | 9.0 | 51 | |
| 1999 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Mace Windu | Film | 6.6 | 50 |
| 1999 | Deep Blue Sea | Russell Franklin | Film | 6.0 | 50 |
| 1999 | The Early Show | Self | TV | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1999 | Forever Hollywood | Self | Film | 8.3 | 50 |
| 1999 | Our Friend, Martin | Turner (voice) | Film | 7.1 | 50 |
| 1999 | The Unauthorized Star Wars Story | Self | Film | — | 50 |
| 1999 | From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic | Narrator / Host | Film | 7.8 | 50 |
| 1998 | Parkinson | Self | TV | — | 49 |
| 1998 | TRL | TV | 5.2 | 49 | |
| 1998 | The Negotiator | Lt. Danny Roman | Film | 7.1 | 49 |
| 1998 | Sphere | Dr. Harry Adams | Film | 6.1 | 49 |
| 1998 | Out of Sight | Hejira Henry (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 49 |
| 1998 | The Red Violin | Charles Morritz (Montréal) | Film | 7.3 | 49 |
| 1998 | All Saints: The Video | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 9.0 | 49 |
| 1998 | Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's | Self | Film | 7.5 | 49 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 48 |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest | TV | 4.3 | 48 |
| 1997 | Leute heute | Self | TV | 5.2 | 48 |
| 1997 | Jackie Brown | Ordell Robbie | Film | 7.4 | 48 |
| 1997 | One Eight Seven | Trevor | Film | 6.7 | 48 |
| 1997 | Hard Eight | Jimmy | Film | 6.8 | 48 |
| 1997 | Eve's Bayou | Louis Batiste | Film | 6.4 | 48 |
| 1997 | Eve's Bayou | Film | 6.4 | 48 | |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.4 | 47 |
| 1996 | A Time to Kill | Carl Lee Hailey | Film | 7.4 | 47 |
| 1996 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | Mitch Henessey | Film | 6.6 | 47 |
| 1996 | The Great White Hype | Rev. Fred Sultan | Film | 5.2 | 47 |
| 1996 | Trees Lounge | Wendell | Film | 6.9 | 47 |
| 1996 | Shaquille O'Neal: Larger than Life | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1996 | The Journey of the African-American Athlete | Narrator | Film | 10.0 | 47 |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | The Mayor (voice) | TV | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1995 | The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA | Self | TV | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1995 | Die Hard: With a Vengeance | Zeus Carver | Film | 7.3 | 46 |
| 1995 | The Frank Skinner Show | Self | TV | 7.5 | 46 |
| 1995 | Kiss of Death | Calvin Hart | Film | 5.7 | 46 |
| 1995 | Fluke | Rumbo (voice) | Film | 7.1 | 46 |
| 1995 | Losing Isaiah | Kadar Lewis | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 1995 | A Night to Die For | Self - Host | Film | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1994 | Pulp Fiction | Jules Winnfield | Film | 8.5 | 45 |
| 1994 | Fresh | Sam | Film | 7.2 | 45 |
| 1994 | Hail Caesar | Mailman | Film | 3.4 | 45 |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio | Self | TV | 7.6 | 45 |
| 1994 | Against the Wall | Jamaal | Film | 6.1 | 45 |
| 1994 | The New Age | Dale Deveaux | Film | 5.6 | 45 |
| 1994 | Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker | Richard Greener | Film | 6.3 | 45 |
| 1994 | The Search for One-eye Jimmy | Colonel Ron | Film | 5.6 | 45 |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman | Self - Guest | TV | 6.4 | 44 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV | 7.3 | 44 |
| 1993 | Jurassic Park | Arnold | Film | 8.0 | 44 |
| 1993 | True Romance | Big Don | Film | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1993 | Menace II Society | Tat Lawson | Film | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1993 | National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 | Wes Luger | Film | 6.1 | 44 |
| 1993 | Amos & Andrew | Andrew Sterling | Film | 5.5 | 44 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | TV | 5.4 | 43 | |
| 1992 | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 8.1 | 43 |
| 1992 | HBO First Look | TV | 5.6 | 43 | |
| 1992 | Ghostwriter | Reggie Jenkins | TV | 7.2 | 43 |
| 1992 | Patriot Games | Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson | Film | 6.7 | 43 |
| 1992 | Juice | Trip | Film | 7.2 | 43 |
| 1992 | Fathers & Sons | Marshall | Film | 5.4 | 43 |
| 1992 | White Sands | Greg Meeker | Film | 5.9 | 43 |
| 1991 | Jungle Fever | Gator Purify | Film | 6.4 | 42 |
| 1991 | Strictly Business | Monroe | Film | 5.4 | 42 |
| 1991 | Johnny Suede | B-Bop | Film | 5.2 | 42 |
| 1991 | Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace | Everett Hatcher | Film | 5.7 | 42 |
| 1991 | Jumpin' at the Boneyard | Mr. Simpson | Film | 6.3 | 42 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Attorney Louis Taggert | TV | 7.3 | 41 |
| 1990 | GoodFellas | Stacks Edwards | Film | 8.5 | 41 |
| 1990 | The Exorcist III | Dream Blind Man | Film | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1990 | A Shock to the System | Ulysses | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1990 | Mo' Better Blues | Madlock | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1990 | Betsy's Wedding | Taxi Dispatcher (Mickey) | Film | 5.7 | 41 |
| 1990 | Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella | The Janitor | Film | 10.0 | 41 |
| 1990 | Def by Temptation | Minister Garth | Film | 4.8 | 41 |
| 1990 | Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella | Film | — | 41 | |
| 1990 | The Return of Superfly | Nate Cabot | Film | 5.4 | 41 |
| 1990 | Common Ground | Rev. Bob McClair | Film | 8.5 | 41 |
| 1989 | Do the Right Thing | Mister Señor Love Daddy | Film | 7.8 | 40 |
| 1989 | Sea of Love | Black Guy | Film | 6.6 | 40 |
| 1989 | Making 'Do the Right Thing' | Self | Film | 6.9 | 40 |
| 1989 | Dead Man Out | Calvin Fredricks | Film | 6.6 | 40 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | TV | 5.6 | 39 | |
| 1988 | Coming to America | Hold-Up Man | Film | 6.9 | 39 |
| 1988 | School Daze | Leeds | Film | 5.7 | 39 |
| 1987 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Brother Elvis | TV | 6.8 | 38 |
| 1987 | Eddie Murphy Raw | Eddie's Uncle | Film | 7.3 | 38 |
| 1987 | Uncle Tom's Cabin | George | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1987 | Magic Sticks | Bum | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire | TV | 6.9 | 36 | |
| 1981 | Ragtime | Gang Member No. 2 | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1980 | The Exterminator | Extra (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 31 |
| 1978 | The Trial of the Moke | Johnson Whittaker | Film | 6.0 | 29 |
| 1977 | The Displaced Person | Sulk | Film | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 26 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 26 |
| 1972 | Together for Days | Stan | Film | 8.3 | 23 |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self | TV | 6.1 | 22 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | — | 7 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 4 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.0 | 4 |
| 1952 | Today | Self | TV | 5.6 | 3 |
| 1948 | Bambi | Self | TV | 9.0 | 0 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | 7.1 | 4 |
| Frisco King | Russell Lee Washington Jr. | TV | — | — | |
| Frisco King | TV | — | — |