Actor (125 credits)
- American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs (2013) играет самого себя, хроника
- For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2010)
- 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005) играет самого себя - трибьют памяти, хроника
- No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) играет самого себя, хроника
- The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2005) играет самого себя (In Memoriam), хроника
- The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) Memorial Tribute, хроника
- A Trumpet at the Walls of Jericho (2005)
- TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) хроника
- The L Word (2004) Melvin Porter
- She Hate Me (2004) Judge Buchanan
- Proud (2004) Lorenzo DuFau
- Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003) играет самого себя
- How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass (2003) Granddad
- XXI Century (2003) играет самого себя - актер
- Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003) Reader
- Deacons for Defense (2003) Reverend «Rev» Gregory
- Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2003) играет самого себя
- Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) Jack
- Presidio Med (2002) Otis Clayton
- Why Can't We Be a Family Again? (2002) рассказчик, voice acting
- 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2001) играет самого себя
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Ghost of Christmas Eve (2001)
- Feast of All Saints (2001) Jean-Jacques
- Freedom Never Dies: The Legacy of Harry T. Moore (2001) рассказчик
- Philly (2001) Gilbert Willoughby
- Legend of the Candy Cane (2001) Julius, voice acting
- Voice of the Voiceless (2001) играет самого себя
- The Gospel According to Mr. Allen (2000) рассказчик
- Here's to Life! (2000) Duncan Cox
- City of Angels (2000) Henry, King of England
- J.C. Leyendecker: The Great American Illustrator (2000) рассказчик
- Dinosaur (2000)
- Finding Buck McHenry (2000) Buck McHenry
- The Secret Path (1999) Too Tall
- The Soul Collector (1999) Mordecai
- The Ghosts of Christmas Eve (1999) The Caretaker
- The Unfinished Journey (1999) Narration, voice acting
- A Vow to Cherish (1999) Alexander Billman
- Third Watch (1999) Mr. Parker
- Alyson's Closet (1998) Postman Extraordinaire
- Doctor Dolittle (1998) Archer Dolittle
- NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II (1998) играет самого себя
- Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (1998) играет самого себя
- 4 Little Girls (1997) играет самого себя - актер and Playwright
- 12 Angry Men (1997) Juror #2
- The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1997) играет самого себя
- The Directors (1997) играет самого себя
- Miss Evers' Boys (1997) Mr. Evers
- Home of the Brave (1996) Erasmus Jones
- Cosby (1996) Fred
- Get on the Bus (1996) Jeremiah
- I'm Not Rappaport (1996) Midge Carter
- Promised Land (1996) Erasmus Jones
- The West (1996)
- The Client (1995) Judge Harry Roosevelt
- Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder (1995) Uncle Phil
- The Android Affair (1995) Dr. Winston
- The 48th Annual Tony Awards (1994) играет самого себя - презентатор: Lifetime Achievement Award
- Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice (1994) Uncle Phil
- Baseball (1994) Various
- Touched by an Angel (1994) Erasmus Jones
- The Stand (1994) Judge Richard Farris
- The Client (1994) Harry Roosevelt
- Grumpy Old Men (1993) Chuck
- Queen (1993) Parson Dick
- Great Books (1993) играет самого себя
- The Ernest Green Story (1993) Grandfather
- Cop & ½ (1993) Detective in Squad Room, not listed in credits
- Lincoln (1992) Frederick Douglas, voice acting
- Malcolm X (1992) Eulogy Performer, voice acting
- Gladiator (1992) Noah
- The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1991) играет самого себя - член аудитории
- Jungle Fever (1991) The Good Reverend Doctor Purify
- Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991) играет самого себя
- 22nd NAACP Image Awards (1990) играет самого себя
- We'll Take Manhattan (1990) Man in Subway
- Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) Marshall
- Evening Shade (1990) Ponder Blue
- The Red Shoes (1990) рассказчик / Alphonse, voice acting
- B.L. Stryker (1989) Oz Jackson
- Do the Right Thing (1989)
- School Daze (1987) Coach Odom
- Avenging Angel (1985) Captain Harry Moradian
- Harry & Son (1984) Raymond
- Reading Rainbow (1983) играет самого себя
- Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (1981) Chuffy Russell
- The House of God (1981) Dr. Sanders
- Death of a Prophet (1981) играет самого себя
- Hot Stuff (1979) Captain John Geiberger
- Freedom Road (1979) рассказчик
- Roots: The Next Generations (1979) Dad Jones
- King (1978) Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
- Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (1977) Dr. Fredericks
- Countdown at Kusini (1976) Ernest Motapo
- The Tenth Level (1976) Reed
- Let's Do It Again (1975) Elder Johnson
- NBC Special Treat (1975) Mr. Elgin
- Wattstax (1973) играет самого себя, not listed in credits
- Malcolm X (1972) Eulogy, voice acting
- The Sheriff (1971) James Lucas
- Slaves (1969) Luke
- The Fall (1969) играет самого себя
- Sam Whiskey (1969)
- Night Gallery (1969) Osmund Portifoy
- N.Y.P.D. (1967) Dempsey
- The Outsider (1967) Lt. Wagner
- Zur Nacht (1967)
- A Man Called Adam (1966) Nelson Davis
- The Hill (1965) Jacko King
- Run for Your Life (1965) Dave Corbett
- 12 O'Clock High (1964)
- Slattery's People (1964) Jack Phillips
- Shock Treatment (1964) Capshaw
- The Cardinal (1963) Father Gillis
- Gone Are the Days! (1963) Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson
- The 16th Annual Tony Awards (1962) играет самого себя - презентатор
- The Nurses (1962) Dr. Farmer
- The Defenders (1961) District Attorney Daniel Jackson
- Car 54, Where Are You? (1961) Officer Omar Anderson
- John Brown's Raid (1960) Dangerfield Newby
- Play of the Week (1959) Will
- The Emperor Jones (1955) Brutus Jones
- The Joe Louis Story (1953) Bob, not listed in credits
- Fourteen Hours (1951) Cab Driver, not listed in credits
- No Way Out (1950) John Brooks, not listed in credits
Director (5 credits)
Producer (1 credits)
Writer (6 credits)
