| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road | 2012 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The 66th Annual Tony Awards | 2012 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Nominee |
| Working in the Theatre | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 78th Annual Drama League Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself |
| CBS News Sunday Morning | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Actor (segment "Eric McCormack") |
| The 84th Annual Academy Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself - Audience Member |
| HARDtalk | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Breakfast | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Actor |
| Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & the Exeter Encounter | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 65th Annual Tony Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: The Year in Plays |
| Charlie Rose | 1995-2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Wendy Williams Show | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Conan: From the Vault | 2011 | Video short | Himself |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| The View | 2009-2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Joe Papp in Five Acts | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| This Week | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| The One Show | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| All the Presidents' Movies: The Movie | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself - Life Achievement Award Recipient |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Storyline Online | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Earth | 2007 | Documentary | Narrator (USA version, voice) |
| The States | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Our Paul: Remembering Paul Robeson | 2007 | Video | Himself |
| Ali's 65 | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Crossing Over: How Roots Captivated an Entire Nation | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Ali Rap | 2006 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Searching for Orson | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Clinton 12 | 2006 | Video documentary | Narrator |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Sean Connery | 2006 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 60th Annual Tony Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Memorial Tribute |
| The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy | 2006 | Video | Himself - Narrator (voice) |
| By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' | 2005 | Video documentary short | Narrator |
| Hollywood's Greatest Villains | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| Getaway | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to George Lucas | 2005 | TV Special | Himself (voice) |
| The 59th Annual Tony Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee & Presenter |
| Ultimate Super Heroes, Vixens & Villains | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Conan: The Rise of a Fantasy Legend | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| No Fighting in the War Room or Dr. Strangelove and the Nuclear Threat | 2004 | Video short documentary | Himself |
| Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself - Voice of 'Darth Vader' |
| Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson | 2004 | Documentary | Himself |
| Athens 2004 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony | 2004 | TV Movie | Voice-over |
| Field of Dreams: Passing Along the Pastime | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Great Year | 2004 | Documentary | Narrator |
| Sesame Street | 1969-2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Will & Grace | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Extra | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Casting Calls | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1993-2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'The Hunt for Red October' | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Business World News | 2003 | TV Series | Spokesperson |
| Brilliant But Cancelled | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Patriot Games: Up Close | 2002 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 2002 | TV Movie | Himself - Honoree |
| The Perfect Pitch | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Story Behind the Story | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Clear and Present Danger: Behind the Danger | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Fredericksburg | 2002 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| Black Indians: An American Story | 2001 | Documentary | Narrator |
| The Papp Project | 2001 | Documentary | Himself |
| Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World | 2001 | Documentary | |
| The Directors | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Ennis' Gift | 2000 | Documentary | Himself |
| Tina Turner: One Last Time Live in Concert | 2000 | Video documentary | Announcer (voice) |
| Antietam: A Documentary Drama | 2000 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| The Washington Monument: It Stands for All | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator |
| Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' | 2000 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' | 2000 | Video documentary | Himself - 'Lieutenant Lothar Zogg' |
| The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove | 2000 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| American Masters | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Actor |
| Fantasia 2000 | 1999 | | Himself - Host (segment "Carnival of the Animals") |
| In Search of Liberty Bell 7 | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| The Howard Stern Radio Show | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| New York City... Come Visit the World | 1998 | Short documentary | |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies | 1998 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The 'Field of Dreams' Scrapbook | 1998 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Dreamfield | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - host |
| An American Moment | 1997 | TV Series | Himself (1997) |
| Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| What If?: Martin Luther King | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator |
| Sports on the Silver Screen | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The 23rd Annual People's Choice Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Howard Stern | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| 1996 Essence Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Corwin | 1996 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 50th Annual Tony Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Himself |
| Looking for Richard | 1996 | Documentary | Himself (Interview) |
| The Making of 'Jurassic Park' | 1995 | Video documentary | Himself - Host |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| 1st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Spirit Hunters | 1994 | Video documentary | Himself - narrator |
| Countdown to Freedom: 10 Days That Changed South Africa | 1994 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| The Making of 'The Lion King' | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Lion King: A Musical Journey with Elton John | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '94 | 1994 | TV Special | Himself |
| Africa: The Serengeti | 1994 | Documentary short | Narrator (voice) |
| ESPN Outside the Lines Primetime | 1994 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dangerous: The Short Films | 1993 | Video documentary | Himself ('Superbowl Heal the World' video) (voice) |
| Comic Relief: Baseball Relief '93 | 1993 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 47th Annual Tony Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Leading Actor in a Play |
| Information Democracy | 1993 | TV Short | Himself |
| Super Bowl XXVII Halftime Show | 1993 | TV Movie | Himself (voice) |
| An American Reunion: The People's Inaugural Celebration | 1993 | TV Movie | Himself |
| World of Discovery | 1993 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Sidney Poitier | 1992 | TV Special | Himself |
| Diamonds on the Silver Screen | 1992 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The JFK Conspiracy | 1992 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Host |
| The Magic of David Copperfield XIV: Flying - Live the Dream | 1992 | TV Special | Himself - Special Guest Host |
| Muhammad Ali's 50th Birthday Celebration | 1992 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a TV-Series - Drama |
| When It Was a Game | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (voice) |
| One on One with John Tesh | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Chuck Woolery Show | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
| Great Lakes, Bitter Legacy | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Host |
| The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Himself - Winner & Presenter |
| True Identity | 1991 | | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1968-1991 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Reflections on the Silver Screen | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a TV-Series Drama & Presenter: Best Actress / Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama |
| The 12th Annual CableACE Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or a Miniseries |
| Ebony/Jet Showcase | 1987-1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Long Ago and Far Away | 1990 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| Live with Kelly and Ryan | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 44th Annual Tony Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Regional Theatre Award |
| A World Alive | 1990 | Documentary voice | |
| The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Director |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 1989-1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| 11-22-63: The Day the Nation Cried | 1989 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator |
| The 43rd Annual Tony Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| 21st NAACP Image Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Himself |
| Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues | 1988 | Video documentary | Himself / Narrator |
| America's All-Time Favorite Movies | 1988 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 41st Annual Tony Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Himself - Winner & Performer |
| A Hard Road to Glory | 1986 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| Night of 100 Stars II | 1985 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Allen Boesak: Choosing for Justice | 1984 | Documentary short | Narrator |
| The Lions of Etosha: King of the Beasts | 1984 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Narrator |
| Grand Central | 1983 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Reading Rainbow | 1983 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 36th Annual Tony Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Night of 100 Stars | 1982 | TV Special | Himself |
| There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues | 1981 | Documentary | Himself (voice) |
| God's Trombones: A Trilogy of African-American Poems | 1981 | TV Movie | Himself - Narrator (segment "The Creation") |
| The 34th Annual Tony Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1979 | TV Special | Himself - Honoree |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1971-1979 | TV Series | Himself - Actor / Himself / Himself - Co-Host |
| A Walking Tour of Sesame Street | 1979 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement | 1978 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 1st Annual Black Achievement Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
| Good Morning America | 1978 | TV Series | Himself |
| Circus of the Stars #2 | 1977 | TV Special | Himself - Performer |
| The Making of 'Star Wars' | 1977 | TV Movie documentary | Darth Vader (voice, uncredited) |
| Dinah! | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jackanory Playhouse | 1976 | TV Series | Himself - host |
| A Pirate Ship Sails Again! The Making of Swashbuckler | 1976 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Black Omnibus | 1973 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| Malcolm X | 1972 | Documentary | Biographical Narration (voice) |
| The 43rd Annual Academy Awards | 1971 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography |
| Film Night | 1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| The David Frost Show | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| What's My Line? | 1970 | TV Series | Himself - Mystery Guest |
| The 42nd Annual Academy Awards | 1970 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Film Editing & Best Original Screenplay |
| King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis | 1970 | Documentary | Himself |
| Soul! | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 23rd Annual Tony Awards | 1969 | TV Special | Himself - Winner & Performer |
| The Joan Rivers Show | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1969 | TV Series | Jack Jefferson - scene from 'The Great White Hope' |
| The Comedians in Africa | 1967 | Documentary short | Himself (uncredited) |
| Broadway: The Next Generation | 2018 | Documentary filming | Himself |
| The 71st Annual Tony Awards | 2017 | TV Movie | Himself - Lifetime achievement recipient |
| The 70th Annual Tony Awards | 2016 | TV Special | Himself / presenter |
| Rachael Ray | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hollywood Health Report | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| How Shakespeare Changed My Life | 2016 | Video short | Himself |
| 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors | 2015 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter - Pre-recorded |
| Today | 1989-2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| Muse of Fire | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| North Pole Promise | 2013 | Documentary short | Narrator (voice) |
| Milius | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
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