Sonny Rollins: movies and TV shows
Sonny Rollins has 24 credits in the archive: 22 films and 2 TV series, from 1966 to 2025. Highest rated: The Simpsons (8.0/10).
Career timeline
1966 – 2025 · busiest year: 2022 (3 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bird Calls | Film | — | 94 | |
| 2023 | Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes | Self | Film | — | 92 |
| 2022 | Hargrove | Self | Film | 7.0 | 91 |
| 2022 | Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes | Self | Film | 7.0 | 91 |
| 2022 | Jazz Club 2 | Film | — | 91 | |
| 2018 | It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story | Self | Film | 8.1 | 87 |
| 2017 | Chasing Trane | Self - Musician | Film | 7.3 | 86 |
| 2014 | Brownie Speaks | Self | Film | 10.0 | 83 |
| 2012 | Sonny Rollins: Beyond the Notes | Self | Film | — | 81 |
| 2012 | Sonny Rollins: Beyond the Notes | Film | — | 81 | |
| 2010 | Sonny Rollins '74: Rescued! | Self | Film | — | 79 |
| 2009 | The Jazz Baroness | Self | Film | — | 78 |
| 2008 | Jazz Icons: Sonny Rollins Live in '65 & '68 | Self | Film | — | 77 |
| 2002 | John Coltrane Four Tenors | Himself | Film | 6.5 | 71 |
| 1994 | A Great Day in Harlem | Self | Film | 6.6 | 63 |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Sonny Rollins (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 58 |
| 1988 | On s'est tous défilé | Film | 6.4 | 57 | |
| 1986 | Saxophone Colossus | Self | Film | 7.7 | 55 |
| 1986 | Saxophone Colossus | Film | 7.7 | 55 | |
| 1981 | Sonny Rollins - Salle Wagram, Paris | Film | — | 50 | |
| 1972 | Le Grand Échiquier | Self | TV | 8.0 | 41 |
| 1968 | Who Is Sonny Rollins? | Self | Film | 6.0 | 37 |
| 1966 | Alfie | Film | 6.5 | 35 | |
| Sonny Rollins Sextet 1993 Jazz Madrid | Self | Film | — | — |