2018
American Tap as (archive footage)
2015
Uncovering Wolfen as Self (archive footage)
2009
Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World as Self (archive footage)
2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures II as Jelly Roll Morton (segment "Jelly's Last Jam")
2003
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend as Self (archive footage)
2003
Lost at Home as Jordan King (4 episodes)
2002
The Red Sneakers as Zeke
2002
It's Black Entertainment as Self
2002
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story as Self (uncredited)
2001
Santa, Baby! as Noel (voice)
2001
Bojangles as Bojangles
2000
Once in the Life as Ruffhouse
2000
Who Killed Atlanta's Children? as Ron Larson
2000
The Tic Code as Tyrone Pike
2000
Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her as Robert (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")
1999
Little Bill as William "Big Bill" Glover (voice) (47 episodes)
1998
Will & Grace as Ben Doucette (8 episodes)
1998
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood as Self
1997
The Gregory Hines Show as Ben Stevenson (22 episodes)
1997
Color of Justice as Reverend Walton
1997
Subway Stories as Jack (segment "Manhattan Miracle")
1997
Good Luck as Bernard 'Bern' Lemley
1996
The Cherokee Kid as The Undertaker / Jedediah Turner
1996
The Preacher's Wife as Joe Hamilton
1996
Mad Dog Time as Jules Flamingo
1995
Waiting to Exhale as Marvin
1995
Amazing Stories: The Movie IV as Falsworth (archive footage)
1995
A Stranger in Town as Barnes
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as The Beast (voice) (1 episode)
1994
Dead Air as Mark Jannek / Jim Sheppard
1994
Baseball as Various (voice) (9 episodes)
1994
Renaissance Man as Sergeant Cass
1992
T Bone N Weasel as T Bone
1992
Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway as Himself
1991
Charlie Rose as Self (Archive footage) (1 episode)
1991
White Lie as Len Madison Jr.
1991
A Rage in Harlem as Goldy
1991
Eve of Destruction as Colonel Jim McQuade
1990
Law & Order as Defense Attorney Carl Halpert (1 episode)
1990
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration as Self
1989
Tap as Max Washington
1988
Off Limits as Albaby Perkins
1986
Running Scared as Ray Hughes
1985
White Nights as Raymond Greenwood
1985
Amazing Stories as Falsworth (1 episode)
1985
Puss in Boots as Edgar - Miller's Son
1985
Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1984
The Cotton Club as Delbert 'Sandman' Williams
1984
The Muppets Take Manhattan as Rollerskater
1983
Deal of the Century as Ray Kasternak
1983
Reading Rainbow as Himself - Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre as Edgar, Miller's son (1 episode)
1982
Shirley MacLaine... Illusions as Self
1982
Wogan as Self (1 episode)
1982
I Love Liberty as Self
1981
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever as Self / Lionel Foot
1981
Wolfen as Whittington
1981
History of the World: Part I as Josephus
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest (1 episode)
1971
Great Performances as Self (2 episodes)
1971
The Pearl Bailey Show as Self (1 episode)
1958
Kraft Music Hall as Self (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Host (2 episodes)
1953
The Oscars as Self (2 episodes)