| The Five Heartbeats | 1991 | actor |
| Tap | 1989 | actor |
| Disco 9000 | 1977 | actor |
| Uptown Saturday Night | 1974 | actor |
| The Bill Cosby Show | 1971 | actor |
| L'empire de la nuit | 1962 | actor |
| Bon soir, Kathrin! | 1958-1962 | actor |
| Bonjour Kathrin | 1956 | actor |
| Musik im Blut | 1955 | actor |
| Sie knnen sich sehen lassen | 1955 | actor |
| El misterio del carro express | 1953 | actor |
| El mensaje de la muerte | 1953 | actor |
| Botta e risposta | 1950 | actor |
| The Pirate | 1948 | actor |
| Carolina Blues | 1944 | actor |
| Reckless Age | 1944 | actor |
| Stormy Weather | 1943 | actor |
| Orchestra Wives | 1942 | actor |
| Sun Valley Serenade | 1941 | actor |
| The Great American Broadcast | 1941 | actor |
| Tin Pan Alley | 1940 | actor |
| Down Argentine Way | 1940 | actor |
| My Son Is Guilty | 1939 | actor |
| Don't Gamble with Love | 1936 | actor |
| Coronado | 1935 | actor |
| The Big Broadcast of 1936 | 1935 | actor |
| Jealousy | 1934 | actor |
| Kid Millions | 1934 | actor |
| The Emperor Jones | 1933 | actor |
| Stoopnocracy | 1933 | actor |
| Pie, Pie, Blackbird | 1932 | actor |
| Tap | 1989 | soundtrack |
| The Dick Cavett Show | 1986 | soundtrack |
| Carolina Blues | 1944 | soundtrack |
| Reckless Age | 1944 | soundtrack |
| Orchestra Wives | 1942 | soundtrack |
| Tin Pan Alley | 1940 | soundtrack |
| Kid Millions | 1934 | soundtrack |
| Stoopnocracy | 1933 | soundtrack |
| The 12th Annual Black Achievement Awards | 1991 | thanks |
| Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | 2003 | self |
| Biography | 1996-1999 | self |
| Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood | 1998 | self |
| American Masters | 1997 | self |
| Janet Jackson: Design of a Decade 1986/1996 | 1996 | self |
| Funny Bones | 1995 | self |
| Des O'Connor Tonight | 1993 | self |
| The Nicholas Brothers: We Sing and We Dance | 1992 | self |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1992 | self |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1991 | self |
| The 12th Annual Black Achievement Awards | 1991 | self |
| Janet Jackson: The Rhythm Nation Compilation | 1990 | self |
| America's Dance Honors | 1990 | self |
| 22nd NAACP Image Awards | 1990 | self |
| Ebony/Jet Showcase | 1988 | self |
| The 9th Annual American Black Achievement Awards | 1988 | self |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1987 | self |
| Great Performances | 1987 | self |
| The Dick Cavett Show | 1986 | self |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gene Kelly | 1985 | self |
| That's Dancing! | 1985 | self |
| The 6th Annual Black Achievement Awards | 1985 | self |
| The 53rd Annual Academy Awards | 1981 | self |
| The Jacksons | 1977 | self |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1974 | self |
| ABC Late Night | 1974 | self |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1967 | self |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1964-1965 | self |
| Gran Parada | 1964 | self |
| Age tendre et tte de bois | 1963 | self |
| La grande farandole | 1961-1963 | self |
| Hits - Hot and Sweet | 1963 | self |
| Artisten, Akrobaten, Akteure | 1961 | self |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1953 | self |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | 1952 | self |
| Chesterfield Sound Off Time | 1951 | self |
| Nicholas Brothers Family Home Movies | 1940 | self |
| Calling All Stars | 1937 | self |
| An All-Colored Vaudeville Show | 1935 | self |
| Dooley's Not Dooby | 2018 | archive_footage |
| Zaz: Mind Your Tongue | 2018 | archive_footage |
| Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure | 2008 | archive_footage |
| Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty | 2003 | archive_footage |
| It's Black Entertainment | 2002 | archive_footage |
| Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story | 2002 | archive_footage |
| The 73rd Annual Academy Awards | 2001 | archive_footage |
| Biography | 1999 | archive_footage |
| Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults | 1999 | archive_footage |
| That's Black Entertainment | 1990 | archive_footage |
| Brother Can You Spare a Dime | 1975 | archive_footage |
| Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals | 1974 | archive_footage |
| That's Entertainment! | 1974 | archive_footage |
| MGM Parade | 1956 | archive_footage |
| Dixieland Jamboree | 1946 | archive_footage |
| Take It or Leave It | 1944 | archive_footage |
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