Thomas A. Edison: movies and TV shows
Thomas A. Edison has 94 credits in the archive: 89 films and 5 TV series, from 1891 to 2020. Highest rated: Rescue - Resuscitation (10.0/10).
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Career timeline
1891 – 2020 · busiest year: 1913 (13 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | History 101 | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.1 | 173 |
| 2019 | Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound | Self (voice) (archive footage) | Film | 6.9 | 172 |
| 2019 | The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 172 |
| 2015 | Edison | Himself (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 168 |
| 2011 | The Extraordinary Voyage | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | Film | 7.7 | 164 |
| 2010 | Epic Rap Battles of History | TV | 7.3 | 163 | |
| 2008 | Murnau, Borzage and Fox | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 161 |
| 2005 | Edison: The Invention of the Movies | Himself (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 158 |
| 2002 | Naqoyqatsi | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 155 |
| 1998 | Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists | Self (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 151 |
| 1995 | The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 148 |
| 1990 | The Crash of 1929 | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 143 |
| 1982 | Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 135 |
| 1978 | Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma | Self (archive footage) | TV | 9.0 | 131 |
| 1972 | The Wizard Who Spat on the Floor | Himself (Archival Footage) | Film | — | 125 |
| 1964 | Horizon | Self | TV | 7.4 | 117 |
| 1955 | MGM Parade | Self | TV | 7.5 | 108 |
| 1950 | The Golden Twenties | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 103 |
| 1946 | Okay for Sound | Film | 6.7 | 99 | |
| 1942 | The Film That Was Lost | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.5 | 95 |
| 1928 | Guests at the Presentation of Kodacolor at the Home of Mr. George Eastman, Rochester, N.Y. | Film | — | 81 | |
| 1922 | A Day with Thomas A. Edison | Self | Film | 9.0 | 75 |
| 1915 | Censorship and Its Absurdities | Film | — | 68 | |
| 1914 | Andrew Carnegie | Film | — | 67 | |
| 1914 | The Patchwork Girl of Oz | Film | 5.1 | 67 | |
| 1914 | The Old Violin | Film | — | 67 | |
| 1914 | The Birth of the Telephone | Film | — | 67 | |
| 1913 | The Musical Blacksmiths | Film | — | 66 | |
| 1913 | The Politician | Film | — | 66 | |
| 1913 | Julius Caesar | Film | 8.0 | 66 | |
| 1913 | Her Redemption | Film | 9.0 | 66 | |
| 1913 | Jack's Joke | Film | 5.0 | 66 | |
| 1913 | The Irish Policeman | Film | — | 66 | |
| 1913 | The Deaf Mute | Film | — | 66 | |
| 1913 | A Minstrel Show | Film | 8.0 | 66 | |
| 1913 | Nursery Favorites | Film | 6.3 | 66 | |
| 1913 | The Five Bachelors | Film | — | 66 | |
| 1913 | Votes for Women | Film | — | 66 | |
| 1913 | The Edison Kinetophone | Film | — | 66 | |
| 1913 | The Old Guard | Film | — | 66 | |
| 1912 | The Spanish Cavalier | Film | — | 65 | |
| 1911 | Lucia di Lammermoor | Film | 8.0 | 64 | |
| 1910 | Frankenstein | Film | 6.1 | 63 | |
| 1910 | A Trip to Mars | Film | 6.2 | 63 | |
| 1910 | The Comet | Film | 9.0 | 63 | |
| 1909 | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) | Film | — | 62 | |
| 1909 | Meeting of the Motion Pictures Patents Company | Himself | Film | — | 62 |
| 1909 | Meeting of the Motion Pictures Patents Company | Film | — | 62 | |
| 1904 | Parsifal | Film | 9.0 | 57 | |
| 1904 | Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association Championships | Film | 10.0 | 57 | |
| 1904 | Canoeing on the Charles River, Boston, Mass. | Film | 6.0 | 57 | |
| 1903 | Electrocuting an Elephant | Film | 2.7 | 56 | |
| 1903 | A Jewish Dance at Jerusalem | Film | 5.0 | 56 | |
| 1903 | Chicago-Michigan Football Game | Film | 5.5 | 56 | |
| 1903 | Skyscrapers of New York City, from the North River | Film | 5.4 | 56 | |
| 1902 | Cutting and Canaling Ice | Film | 7.0 | 55 | |
| 1902 | Skiing Scene in Quebec | Film | 7.5 | 55 | |
| 1902 | Arrival of the Governor General, Lord Minto, at Quebec | Film | 6.0 | 55 | |
| 1901 | Pan-American Exposition by Night | Film | 5.9 | 54 | |
| 1901 | President McKinley Taking the Oath | Film | 4.8 | 54 | |
| 1901 | The Trick Cyclist | Film | 4.3 | 54 | |
| 1899 | Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2 | Film | 5.2 | 52 | |
| 1899 | General Lee's Procession, Havana | Film | 3.8 | 52 | |
| 1899 | New York Police Parade, June 1st, 1899 | Film | 5.3 | 52 | |
| 1899 | 2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Parade and Embarkation | Film | 4.2 | 52 | |
| 1898 | Little Mischief | Film | 3.9 | 51 | |
| 1898 | Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn' | Film | 4.0 | 51 | |
| 1898 | The Passion Play of Oberammergau | Film | 5.0 | 51 | |
| 1898 | Alciede Capitane | Film | 7.0 | 51 | |
| 1897 | Rescue - Resuscitation | Film | 10.0 | 50 | |
| 1897 | Admiral Cigarette | Film | 6.7 | 50 | |
| 1897 | Pillow Fight | Film | 5.0 | 50 | |
| 1897 | Pillow Fight | Film | 5.0 | 50 | |
| 1897 | Launch of Surf Boat | Film | 1.0 | 50 | |
| 1897 | Launch of Life Boat | Film | 4.3 | 50 | |
| 1897 | Capsize of Lifeboat | Film | 5.1 | 50 | |
| 1897 | Serpentine Dance - Annabelle | Film | 4.8 | 50 | |
| 1897 | Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory | Film | 5.2 | 50 | |
| 1896 | Cock Fight | Film | 4.9 | 49 | |
| 1896 | Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance | Film | 5.0 | 49 | |
| 1896 | East Side Drive, No. 1 | Film | 7.0 | 49 | |
| 1896 | American Falls from Above, American Side | Film | 4.7 | 49 | |
| 1896 | Starting for the Fire | Film | 9.0 | 49 | |
| 1896 | American Falls, from Incline R.R. | Film | 7.0 | 49 | |
| 1895 | The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots | Film | 6.3 | 48 | |
| 1894 | Annie Oakley | Film | 5.9 | 47 | |
| 1894 | Dickson Experimental Sound Film | Film | 6.1 | 47 | |
| 1894 | Sioux Ghost Dance | Film | 4.9 | 47 | |
| 1894 | Imperial Japanese Dance | Film | 4.6 | 47 | |
| 1894 | Indian War Council | Film | 1.6 | 47 | |
| 1894 | Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph | Film | 4.8 | 47 | |
| 1893 | Blacksmithing Scene | Film | 5.6 | 46 | |
| 1891 | Early Edison Camera Tests | Film | 6.0 | 44 | |
| EQUITY 6928 | Self (Archive) | Film | — | — |