Slim Gaillard: movies and TV shows
Slim Gaillard has 18 credits in the archive: 12 films and 6 TV series, from 1941 to 2006. Highest rated: Roots: The Next Generations (7.5/10).
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Career timeline
1941 – 2006 · busiest year: 1969 (3 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.0 | 90 |
| 1989 | Slim Gaillard's Civilisation | Self | Film | — | 73 |
| 1986 | Absolute Beginners | Party Singer | Film | 5.5 | 70 |
| 1986 | Sky Bandits | Organ Player | Film | 5.8 | 70 |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | Sam Wesley | TV | 7.5 | 63 |
| 1979 | Love's Savage Fury | Moss | Film | 5.3 | 63 |
| 1976 | What's Happening!! | Al | TV | 7.4 | 60 |
| 1974 | Willie Dynamite | Bum Watching Willie's Car (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 58 |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show | Self | TV | 4.9 | 54 |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Odie Langston | TV | 6.6 | 53 |
| 1969 | Medical Center | Piano player | TV | 6.4 | 53 |
| 1969 | Then Came Bronson | Bollie Wallace | TV | 5.2 | 53 |
| 1961 | Too Late Blues | Piano Player / Party Singer (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 45 |
| 1954 | Go Man Go | Self | Film | 5.4 | 38 |
| 1947 | O'Voutie O'Rooney | Film | 8.0 | 31 | |
| 1946 | Sweetheart of Sigma Chi | And His Trio | Film | 9.0 | 30 |
| 1942 | Almost Married | Specialty Act | Film | 7.0 | 26 |
| 1941 | Hellzapoppin' | Slim | Film | 7.2 | 25 |