Stephen Sondheim: movies and TV shows
Stephen Sondheim has 251 credits in the archive: 230 films and 21 TV series, from 1956 to 2025. Highest rated: Live from Lincoln Center (8.7/10).
Career timeline
1956 – 2025 · busiest year: 2013 (15 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Merrily We Roll Along | Film | 6.8 | 95 | |
| 2025 | Merrily We Roll Along | Film | 6.8 | 95 | |
| 2025 | Merrily We Roll Along | Film | 6.8 | 95 | |
| 2025 | Merrily We Roll Along | Film | 6.8 | 95 | |
| 2025 | Merrily We Roll Along | Film | 6.8 | 95 | |
| 2025 | West Side Story | Film | — | 95 | |
| 2024 | Into The Woods (AUS Productions) | Film | — | 94 | |
| 2023 | Candide | Film | — | 93 | |
| 2023 | Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023 | Film | — | 93 | |
| 2022 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Stephen Sondheim | Film | 7.0 | 92 |
| 2022 | Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery | Film | 7.0 | 92 | |
| 2022 | Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends | Film | 8.0 | 92 | |
| 2022 | Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime | Film | — | 92 | |
| 2022 | Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime | Film | — | 92 | |
| 2022 | The Stories of West Side Story | Self | Film | 7.3 | 92 |
| 2022 | Keeping Company with Sondheim | Self | Film | 9.0 | 92 |
| 2021 | West Side Story | Film | 6.9 | 91 | |
| 2021 | West Side Story | Film | 6.9 | 91 | |
| 2021 | West Side Story | Film | 6.9 | 91 | |
| 2021 | tick, tick... BOOM! | Stephen Sondheim (voice on phone) (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 91 |
| 2021 | Something's Coming: West Side Story | Self | Film | 7.5 | 91 |
| 2021 | Simply Sondheim | Film | — | 91 | |
| 2021 | Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years | Self | Film | — | 91 |
| 2020 | Chita: A Legendary Celebration | Film | — | 90 | |
| 2020 | Kings of Broadway 2020: A Celebration of the Music of Jule Styne, Jerry Herman, and Stephen Sondheim | Film | — | 90 | |
| 2020 | Marry Me a Little | Film | 8.0 | 90 | |
| 2019 | On Broadway | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.7 | 89 |
| 2018 | Harold Prince: The Director's Life | Film | — | 88 | |
| 2017 | National Theatre Live: Follies | Film | 8.0 | 87 | |
| 2017 | National Theatre Live: Follies | Film | 8.0 | 87 | |
| 2017 | National Theatre Live: Follies | Film | 8.0 | 87 | |
| 2017 | National Theatre Live: Follies | Film | 8.0 | 87 | |
| 2016 | Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened... | Self | Film | 7.5 | 86 |
| 2016 | Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened... | Film | 7.5 | 86 | |
| 2016 | Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened... | Film | 7.5 | 86 | |
| 2016 | West Side Story | Film | 10.0 | 86 | |
| 2016 | West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic | Self | Film | 8.0 | 86 |
| 2016 | Judy Collins: A Love Letter to Stephen Sondheim | Film | — | 86 | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | TV | 6.1 | 85 |
| 2015 | Gypsy | Film | 7.8 | 85 | |
| 2015 | Gypsy | Film | 7.8 | 85 | |
| 2015 | Gypsy | Film | 7.8 | 85 | |
| 2014 | Into the Woods | Film | 5.8 | 84 | |
| 2014 | Into the Woods | Film | 5.8 | 84 | |
| 2014 | Into the Woods | Film | 5.8 | 84 | |
| 2014 | Into the Woods | Film | 5.8 | 84 | |
| 2014 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic | Film | 8.1 | 84 | |
| 2014 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic | Film | 8.1 | 84 | |
| 2014 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic | Film | 8.1 | 84 | |
| 2014 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic | Film | 8.1 | 84 | |
| 2014 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic | Film | 8.1 | 84 | |
| 2014 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic | Film | 8.1 | 84 | |
| 2013 | Six by Sondheim | Self / Joe | Film | 7.1 | 83 |
| 2013 | Six by Sondheim | Film | 7.1 | 83 | |
| 2013 | Six by Sondheim | Film | 7.1 | 83 | |
| 2013 | Merrily We Roll Along | Film | 10.0 | 83 | |
| 2013 | Merrily We Roll Along | Film | 10.0 | 83 | |
| 2013 | Merrily We Roll Along | Film | 10.0 | 83 | |
| 2013 | Merrily We Roll Along | Film | 10.0 | 83 | |
| 2013 | Merrily We Roll Along | Film | 10.0 | 83 | |
| 2013 | Sunday In the Park with George | Film | 10.0 | 83 | |
| 2013 | Sunday In the Park with George | Film | 10.0 | 83 | |
| 2013 | Sunday In the Park with George | Film | 10.0 | 83 | |
| 2013 | Follies | Film | 9.0 | 83 | |
| 2013 | Follies | Film | 9.0 | 83 | |
| 2013 | Follies | Film | 9.0 | 83 | |
| 2013 | Follies | Film | 9.0 | 83 | |
| 2012 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Film | — | 82 | |
| 2012 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Film | — | 82 | |
| 2011 | Into the Woods | Film | 8.8 | 81 | |
| 2011 | Into the Woods | Film | 8.8 | 81 | |
| 2011 | Company | Film | 6.9 | 81 | |
| 2011 | Company | Film | 6.9 | 81 | |
| 2011 | Company | Film | 6.9 | 81 | |
| 2011 | Company | Film | 6.9 | 81 | |
| 2011 | Company | Film | 6.9 | 81 | |
| 2011 | A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy | Self | Film | — | 81 |
| 2010 | Sondheim! The Birthday Concert | Self - Honoree | Film | 8.0 | 80 |
| 2010 | Sondheim! The Birthday Concert | Film | 8.0 | 80 | |
| 2009 | Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Film | — | 79 | |
| 2009 | Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Film | — | 79 | |
| 2008 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd | Self | Film | 7.7 | 78 |
| 2008 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Film | — | 78 | |
| 2008 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Film | — | 78 | |
| 2008 | Company: A Musical Comedy | Film | 7.6 | 78 | |
| 2008 | Company: A Musical Comedy | Film | 7.6 | 78 | |
| 2008 | Company: A Musical Comedy | Film | 7.6 | 78 | |
| 2008 | Company: A Musical Comedy | Film | 7.6 | 78 | |
| 2008 | Company: A Musical Comedy | Film | 7.6 | 78 | |
| 2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Film | 7.2 | 77 | |
| 2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Film | 7.2 | 77 | |
| 2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Film | 7.2 | 77 | |
| 2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Film | 7.2 | 77 | |
| 2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Film | 7.2 | 77 | |
| 2007 | Candide | Film | — | 77 | |
| 2006 | Witness to 'Reds' | Self | Film | 6.0 | 76 |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report | Self | TV | 6.9 | 75 |
| 2005 | Candide | Film | 7.2 | 75 | |
| 2005 | Passion | Film | — | 75 | |
| 2005 | Passion | Film | — | 75 | |
| 2005 | Passion | Film | — | 75 | |
| 2004 | Broadway: The American Musical | Self | TV | 8.0 | 74 |
| 2004 | Assassins | Film | 10.0 | 74 | |
| 2004 | Assassins | Film | 10.0 | 74 | |
| 2004 | Assassins | Film | 10.0 | 74 | |
| 2004 | Children Will Listen | self | Film | — | 74 |
| 2003 | Mostly Sondheim | Film | — | 73 | |
| 2003 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self | Film | 7.0 | 73 |
| 2003 | Camp | Self | Film | 5.5 | 73 |
| 2003 | Leonard Bernstein: Candide | Film | 7.0 | 73 | |
| 2003 | West Side Memories | Self | Film | 9.0 | 73 |
| 2002 | A Little Night Music: Live from the Kennedy Center | Film | — | 72 | |
| 2002 | A Little Night Music: Ravinia Festival Concert | Film | — | 72 | |
| 2002 | A Little Night Music: Ravinia Festival Concert | Film | — | 72 | |
| 2002 | The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony | Self | Film | 9.0 | 72 |
| 2001 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert | Self | Film | 7.1 | 71 |
| 2001 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert | Film | 7.1 | 71 | |
| 2001 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert | Film | 7.1 | 71 | |
| 2001 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert | Film | 7.1 | 71 | |
| 2001 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert | Film | 7.1 | 71 | |
| 2001 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert | Film | 7.1 | 71 | |
| 2001 | Putting It Together | Film | 6.5 | 71 | |
| 2001 | Putting It Together | Film | 6.5 | 71 | |
| 2001 | Putting It Together | Film | 6.5 | 71 | |
| 2001 | Putting It Together | Film | 6.5 | 71 | |
| 2001 | Putting It Together | Film | 6.5 | 71 | |
| 2000 | Ned Rorem Interviews Stephen Sondheim | Self | Film | — | 70 |
| 1998 | Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh | Self | Film | 6.7 | 68 |
| 1997 | A Conversation With Composer Stephen Sondheim | Stephen Sondheim | Film | — | 67 |
| 1996 | Company | Self | Film | 7.1 | 66 |
| 1996 | Company | Film | 7.1 | 66 | |
| 1996 | Company | Film | 7.1 | 66 | |
| 1996 | Company | Film | 7.1 | 66 | |
| 1996 | Company | Film | 7.1 | 66 | |
| 1996 | Company | Film | 7.1 | 66 | |
| 1996 | Passion | Film | 6.5 | 66 | |
| 1996 | Passion | Film | 6.5 | 66 | |
| 1996 | Passion | Film | 6.5 | 66 | |
| 1996 | Passion | Film | 6.5 | 66 | |
| 1996 | Passion | Film | 6.5 | 66 | |
| 1995 | A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim | Film | — | 65 | |
| 1995 | A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim | Film | — | 65 | |
| 1995 | A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim | Film | — | 65 | |
| 1995 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Film | 10.0 | 65 | |
| 1995 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Film | 10.0 | 65 | |
| 1995 | Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall | Film | — | 65 | |
| 1995 | Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall | Film | — | 65 | |
| 1995 | Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II | Self | Film | — | 65 |
| 1994 | Gypsy | Film | 6.2 | 64 | |
| 1994 | Gypsy | Film | 6.2 | 64 | |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio | Self | TV | — | 64 |
| 1992 | Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall | Self | Film | 9.0 | 62 |
| 1992 | Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall | Film | 9.0 | 62 | |
| 1992 | Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall | Film | 9.0 | 62 | |
| 1992 | Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall | Film | 9.0 | 62 | |
| 1992 | Gypsy: Live from the Southern Arizona Light Opera Company | Film | — | 62 | |
| 1992 | Gypsy: Live from the Southern Arizona Light Opera Company | Film | — | 62 | |
| 1992 | Gypsy: Live from the Southern Arizona Light Opera Company | Film | — | 62 | |
| 1991 | Pebble Mill | Self | TV | 4.1 | 61 |
| 1991 | Performance | TV | 6.3 | 61 | |
| 1991 | Into the Woods | Film | 8.0 | 61 | |
| 1991 | Into the Woods | Film | 8.0 | 61 | |
| 1991 | Into the Woods | Film | 8.0 | 61 | |
| 1991 | Into the Woods | Film | 8.0 | 61 | |
| 1991 | Candide | Film | 7.5 | 61 | |
| 1991 | Assassins: A Conversationpiece | Self | Film | — | 61 |
| 1990 | Dick Tracy | Film | 6.2 | 60 | |
| 1990 | Dick Tracy | Film | 6.2 | 60 | |
| 1990 | Assassins | Film | — | 60 | |
| 1990 | Assassins | Film | — | 60 | |
| 1990 | New York City Opera: A Little Night Music | Film | 9.2 | 60 | |
| 1990 | New York City Opera: A Little Night Music | Film | 9.2 | 60 | |
| 1990 | New York City Opera: A Little Night Music | Film | 9.2 | 60 | |
| 1990 | Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece | Self | Film | — | 60 |
| 1990 | Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece | Film | — | 60 | |
| 1990 | Sunday in the Park with... Stephen | Film | — | 60 | |
| 1990 | Sunday in the Park with... Stephen | Film | — | 60 | |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Stephen Sondheim (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 59 |
| 1989 | Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide | Film | — | 59 | |
| 1986 | Sunday in the Park with George | Film | 7.5 | 56 | |
| 1986 | Sunday in the Park with George | Film | 7.5 | 56 | |
| 1986 | Sunday in the Park with George | Film | 7.5 | 56 | |
| 1986 | Sunday in the Park with George | Film | 7.5 | 56 | |
| 1986 | Sunday in the Park with George | Film | 7.5 | 56 | |
| 1986 | Follies: In Concert | Self- Composer | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1986 | Follies: In Concert | Film | 7.0 | 56 | |
| 1986 | Follies: In Concert | Film | 7.0 | 56 | |
| 1986 | Follies: In Concert | Film | 7.0 | 56 | |
| 1986 | Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album | Self | Film | 9.0 | 56 |
| 1986 | Candide | Film | 10.0 | 56 | |
| 1986 | Candide | Film | 10.0 | 56 | |
| 1986 | Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York | Self | Film | — | 56 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | TV | 6.6 | 52 | |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | TV | 6.6 | 52 | |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | TV | 6.6 | 52 | |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | TV | 6.6 | 52 | |
| 1982 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Film | 8.2 | 52 | |
| 1982 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Film | 8.2 | 52 | |
| 1982 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Film | 8.2 | 52 | |
| 1982 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Film | 8.2 | 52 | |
| 1982 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Film | 8.2 | 52 | |
| 1981 | Reds | Film | 6.9 | 51 | |
| 1980 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical | Self | Film | 9.0 | 50 |
| 1980 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical | Film | 9.0 | 50 | |
| 1980 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical | Film | 9.0 | 50 | |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors | Self | TV | 7.4 | 48 |
| 1977 | Previn and the Pittsburgh | Self | TV | 8.0 | 47 |
| 1977 | All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music | TV | 6.5 | 47 | |
| 1977 | A Little Night Music | Film | 6.1 | 47 | |
| 1977 | A Little Night Music | Film | 6.1 | 47 | |
| 1977 | A Little Night Music | Film | 6.1 | 47 | |
| 1977 | A Little Night Music | Film | 6.1 | 47 | |
| 1976 | Live from Lincoln Center | Self | TV | 8.7 | 46 |
| 1976 | Live from Lincoln Center | TV | 8.7 | 46 | |
| 1976 | Live from Lincoln Center | TV | 8.7 | 46 | |
| 1976 | Pacific Overtures | Film | 9.0 | 46 | |
| 1976 | Pacific Overtures | Film | 9.0 | 46 | |
| 1976 | Pacific Overtures | Film | 9.0 | 46 | |
| 1976 | Pacific Overtures | Film | 9.0 | 46 | |
| 1976 | Pacific Overtures | Film | 9.0 | 46 | |
| 1976 | Pacific Overtures | Film | 9.0 | 46 | |
| 1976 | Anatomy of a Song | Film | — | 46 | |
| 1974 | Stavisky... | Film | 5.9 | 44 | |
| 1974 | June Moon | Maxie Schwartz | Film | 9.0 | 44 |
| 1973 | The Last of Sheila | Film | 7.0 | 43 | |
| 1973 | Sondheim: A Musical Tribute | Film | — | 43 | |
| 1973 | Sondheim: A Musical Tribute | Film | — | 43 | |
| 1973 | The Last of Sheila Featurette | Self | Film | — | 43 |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Maxie Schwartz | TV | 6.1 | 41 |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self | TV | 6.1 | 41 |
| 1970 | Original Cast Album: Company | Self | Film | 7.2 | 40 |
| 1970 | Original Cast Album: Company | Film | 7.2 | 40 | |
| 1970 | Original Cast Album: Company | Film | 7.2 | 40 | |
| 1970 | Original Cast Album: Company | Film | 7.2 | 40 | |
| 1966 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Film | 6.1 | 36 | |
| 1966 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Film | 6.1 | 36 | |
| 1966 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Film | 6.1 | 36 | |
| 1966 | Evening Primrose | Film | 7.5 | 36 | |
| 1966 | Evening Primrose | Film | 7.5 | 36 | |
| 1966 | Evening Primrose | Film | 7.5 | 36 | |
| 1966 | Evening Primrose | Film | 7.5 | 36 | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 32 |
| 1962 | Gypsy | Film | 6.3 | 32 | |
| 1962 | Gypsy | Film | 6.3 | 32 | |
| 1961 | West Side Story | Film | 7.2 | 31 | |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | — | 26 |
| Merrily We Roll Along | Film | — | — | ||
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