
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Wendy Williams Show | 2010-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Live with Kelly and Michael | 2007-2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Good Morning America | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Unsung Hollywood | 2016 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Live from the Red Carpet: The 2016 Tony Awards | 2016 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 70th Annual Tony Awards | 2016 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Against the Odds | 2016 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Narrator |
| WGN Morning News | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Queen Latifah Show | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - The Trip to Bountiful |
| The View | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Talk | 2011-2013 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Katie | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series |
| Extra | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Good Afternoon America | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 2012 Annual Actors Fund Gala Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 78th Annual Drama League Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Piers Morgan Tonight | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| CBS News Sunday Morning | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Guest |
| Show People with Paul Wontorek | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| 20th Annual Trumpet Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Himself |
| It's a Hard Act to Follow | 2012 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Unsung | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| MSN Exclusives | 2012 | TV Series | Himself (2013) |
| Vietnam in HD | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Charles Brown |
| First Generation | 2011 | Documentary | Narrator |
| 19th Annual Trumpet Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself |
| Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2006-2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Tavis Smiley | 2004-2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Doctors | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| 42nd NAACP Image Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy |
| IMDb's 20th Anniversary Star of the Day | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Hollywood 411 | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Presenter: Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie |
| Lopez Tonight | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Mo'Nique Show | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Today | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots | 2010 | TV Movie documentary voice | |
| An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Lionel Richie | 2010 | TV Movie | Himself |
| 2009 Golden Globe Awards Red Carpet Special | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
| Dirty Sexy Crafty | 2009 | Video short | Himself |
| The 2009 Independent Spirit Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 40th NAACP Image Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2007-2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television |
| Setting It Straight: Making 'Set It Off' | 2009 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Bonnie Hunt Show | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| The BET Honors | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
| 39th NAACP Image Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself |
| Julia Roberts: An American Cinematheque Tribute | 2007 | TV Movie | Himself |
| 2007 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself |
| Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience | 2007 | Documentary | Voice 'To the Fallen' (voice) |
| 2006 Trumpet Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Tyra Banks Show | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tony Danza Show | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Black Movie Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself |
| The WIN Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself |
| Half & Half | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Sex and the City: A Farewell | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / Dr. Robert Leeds |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| TV Land's Top Ten | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
| I Love the '90s | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Presenter: Truer Than Fiction Award |
| The Oprah Winfrey Show | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| TV Talk | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| TV in Black: The First Fifty Years | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The Nick at Nite Holiday Special | 2003 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Jamie Kennedy Experiment | 2003 | TV Series | |
| Dinner for Five | 2003 | TV Series | Himself - Special Guest |
| Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Whispers of Angels: A Story of the Underground Railroad | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | William Still |
| The Gristle | 2001 | | Himself (uncredited) |
| Biography | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Behind the Rules of Engagement | 2000 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1996-2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Himself |
| Linc's | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 26th Annual People's Choice Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Himself |
| 2000 Essence Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Himself |
| 30th NAACP Image Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| The Daily Show | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| 28th NAACP Image Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself |
| Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II | 1997 | Video documentary | Himself (segment "Liberian Girl") |
| Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Himself - Audience Member |
| The 9th Annual Soul Train Music Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 1995 ESPY Awards | 1995 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | 1994 | TV Series | Himself |
| 26th NAACP Image Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Himself |
| Story of a People | 1993 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Host |
| Aspel & Company | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Word | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| 25th NAACP Image Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Ebony/Jet Showcase | 1988-1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| Muhammad Ali's 50th Birthday Celebration | 1992 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 13th Annual CableACE Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Himself |
| One on One with John Tesh | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| Sesame Street | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Himself - Audience Member |
| Big Bird's Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake | 1991 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Voices that Care | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Choir Member |
| L.A. Law 100th Episode Celebration | 1991 | TV Movie | Himself / Jonathan Rollins |
| The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV |
| The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite Television Dramatic Series |
| The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite Television Draamtic Series |
| The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Himself - Audience Member |
| Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 1989-1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| 101st Annual Tournament of Roses Parade | 1990 | TV Movie | Himself - Co-Host |
| Lou Rawls Parade of Stars | 1988-1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite Television Drama Program |
| The 61st Annual Academy Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Himself - Performer (Break-Out Super Stars of Tomorrow Musical Number) |
| 21st NAACP Image Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Battle of the Network Stars XIX | 1988 | TV Special | Himself - NBC Team |
| The 2nd Annual Soul Train Music Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards | 1988 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Accepting Award for Favourite Television Drama Program |
| Soul Train | 1986 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
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