Credits

• 2019 · Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back as Self (archive footage)
• 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
• 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)
• 1998 · Will & Grace as Ben Doucette
• 1998 · Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood as Self
• 1997 · The Gregory Hines Show as Ben Stevenson
• 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)
• 1994 · Dead Air as Mark Jannek / Jim Sheppard
• 1994 · Baseball as Various (voice)
• 1994 · Renaissance Man as Sergeant Cass
• 1994 · Kangaroo Court as
• 1992 · T Bone N Weasel as T Bone
• 1992 · Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway as Himself
• 1991 · Charlie Rose as Self (Archive footage)
• 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
• 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
• 1985 · Puss in Boots as Edgar - Miller's Son
• 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
• 1985 · About Tap 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)
• 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Edgar, Miller's son
• 1982 · Shirley MacLaine... Illusions as Self
• 1982 · Wogan as Self
• 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
• 1980 · Eubie! as
• 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
• 1971 · Great Performances as Self
• 1971 · The Pearl Bailey Show as Self
• 1958 · Kraft Music Hall as Self
• 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Host
• 1953 · The Oscars as Self
• Future · Milt & Honi as himself