Taj Mahal: movies and TV shows
Taj Mahal has 63 credits in the archive: 47 films and 16 TV series, from 1961 to 2024. Highest rated: Peep and the Big Wide World (8.5/10).
Career timeline
1961 – 2024 · busiest year: 1998 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023 | Self | Film | 8.0 | 82 |
| 2024 | Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf | Self | Film | 7.6 | 82 |
| 2024 | Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine | Himself | Film | — | 82 |
| 2023 | Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM | Performer | Film | — | 81 |
| 2021 | A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings | Self | Film | — | 79 |
| 2020 | Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band | Self | Film | 6.8 | 78 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self - Musical Guest | TV | 6.3 | 77 |
| 2019 | ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads | Self | Film | 6.8 | 77 |
| 2017 | American Epic | Self | TV | 7.2 | 75 |
| 2017 | Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World | Self | Film | 7.6 | 75 |
| 2016 | David Holt's State of Music | Self | TV | 9.0 | 74 |
| 2016 | The American Epic Sessions | Self | Film | 7.0 | 74 |
| 2016 | Shake 'Em On Down | Himself | Film | — | 74 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Musical Guest | TV | 6.1 | 73 |
| 2014 | This Ain't No Mouse Music! | Self | Film | 7.0 | 72 |
| 2014 | All My Friends - Celebrating the Songs & Voice of Gregg Allman | Himself | Film | 4.0 | 72 |
| 2014 | ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014 | Self | Film | — | 72 |
| 2013 | Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 | Self | Film | 5.8 | 71 |
| 2011 | Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Play the Blues - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center | Self | Film | 6.5 | 69 |
| 2009 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Self - Musical Guest | TV | 7.1 | 67 |
| 2009 | The People Speak | Self | Film | 7.2 | 67 |
| 2006 | Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life | Self | Film | — | 64 |
| 2004 | Peep and the Big Wide World | TV | 8.5 | 62 | |
| 2004 | Killer Diller | J.R. Cox | Film | 5.5 | 62 |
| 2003 | The Blues | Self | TV | 7.4 | 61 |
| 2003 | Feel Like Going Home | Self | Film | 8.5 | 61 |
| 2003 | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Farther Along | Film | 9.0 | 61 | |
| 2003 | Santana: Special Edition EP | Self | Film | — | 61 |
| 2002 | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | Swing Band Singer | Film | 6.1 | 60 |
| 2001 | Songcatcher | Dexter Speaks | Film | 6.2 | 59 |
| 1998 | Six Days Seven Nights | Entertainer | Film | 6.1 | 56 |
| 1998 | Outside Ozona | Dix Mayal | Film | 5.3 | 56 |
| 1998 | Outside Ozona | Film | 5.3 | 56 | |
| 1998 | Scrapple | Film | 7.0 | 56 | |
| 1997 | Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz | Self | Film | 7.2 | 55 |
| 1997 | Blind Willie's Blues: A Documentary Film | Film | 10.0 | 55 | |
| 1996 | Arthur | TV | 7.0 | 54 | |
| 1996 | The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus | Self - Guitar | Film | 7.4 | 54 |
| 1996 | Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored | Mr. Will | Film | 4.2 | 54 |
| 1994 | Party of Five | Self | TV | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1994 | Duckman | TV | 7.2 | 52 | |
| 1994 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Ellis Robinson (voice) | TV | 7.8 | 52 |
| 1992 | Zebrahead | Film | 5.7 | 50 | |
| 1991 | Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey | Gatekeeper | Film | 6.3 | 49 |
| 1990 | Follow the Drinking Gourd | Film | — | 48 | |
| 1987 | The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains | Bones | Film | 6.7 | 45 |
| 1987 | The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains | Film | 6.7 | 45 | |
| 1987 | Taj Mahal and Friends | Self | Film | — | 45 |
| 1977 | Scott Joplin | Poor Alfred | Film | 6.6 | 35 |
| 1977 | Brothers | Film | 4.0 | 35 | |
| 1976 | Almos' a Man | Film | 10.0 | 34 | |
| 1976 | Sounder, Part 2 | Ike | Film | 10.0 | 34 |
| 1976 | Sounder, Part 2 | Film | 10.0 | 34 | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Musical Guest | TV | 6.9 | 33 |
| 1975 | Austin City Limits | Self | TV | 6.3 | 33 |
| 1975 | Fighting for Our Lives | Film | 6.5 | 33 | |
| 1972 | The Midnight Special | Self | TV | 8.1 | 30 |
| 1972 | Sounder | Ike | Film | 7.5 | 30 |
| 1972 | Sounder | Film | 7.5 | 30 | |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show | Self | TV | 4.9 | 28 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 19 |
| Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson | Self | Film | — | — | |
| Mr. Handy's Blues | Himself | Film | — | — |