| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| PoliWood | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| Bring Your 'A' Game | 2009 | Documentary short | Himself - Director |
| Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2008 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Showbiz Tonight | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| 40 x 15 | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| Children of the Storm | 2007 | Documentary | Himself - Host |
| Lights! Action! Music! | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| That's the Way It Is: Celebrating Cronkite at 90 | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Stars on Stars | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Building a Dream: The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 100 Best Black Movies (Ever) | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 12th Annual Critics' Choice Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Ali's 65 | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Pixote, in memorian | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 2006 Black Movie Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | 2005-2006 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts | 2006 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| This Week | 2006 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Tavis Smiley | 2004-2006 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Making 'Inside Man' | 2006 | Video short | Himself |
| Chappelle's Show | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| 2006 MTV Movie Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself |
| Legends Ball | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Ultimate Heist: Making 'Inside Man' | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| TV One on One | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Corazón de... | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Inside Men: Denzel & Spike - Man to Man | 2006 | TV Short | Himself |
| HARDtalk Extra | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Le grand journal de Canal+ | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| That's What I'm Talking About | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| CenterStage | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Movies That Shook the World | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| There Is No Direction | 2005 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Street Fight | 2005 | Documentary | Himself |
| Through the Fire | 2005 | Documentary | Himself |
| How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) | 2005 | Documentary | Himself |
| Birth of a Nation: The Making of 'School Daze' | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| College Daze | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Making a Mark | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Difference | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Comme au cinéma | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| No Fighting in the War Room or Dr. Strangelove and the Nuclear Threat | 2004 | Video short documentary | Himself |
| Five Directors on 'The Battle of Algiers' | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Film '72 | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Film School | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| ESPN SportsCentury | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Spike Lee's '25th Hour': The Evolution of an American Filmmaker | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Breakfast | 2003 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| 34th NAACP Image Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself |
| Le vrai journal | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 2003 Trumpet Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself |
| Listen Up! Charles Barkley with Ernie Johnson | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Tribe Called Quest: The Video Anthology | 2002 | Video | Himself (segment "Scenario") |
| New York at the Movies | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| It's Black Entertainment | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Independent View | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Bravo Profiles | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' | 2002 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 100 Greatest Films | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1995-2001 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Making of 'Bamboozled' | 2001 | Video documentary | |
| The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter (uncredited) |
| Michael Jordan to the Max | 2000 | Documentary | Himself |
| Arena | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 2000 Essence Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Directors | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Film-Fest DVD: Issue 2 - Cannes | 1999 | Video documentary | Himself |
| El Magacine | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| I'll Make Me a World | 1999 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| The World's Best Sellers: The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Great Performances | 1990-1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Chris Rock Show | 1998 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1993-1998 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| 4 Little Girls | 1997 | Documentary | Interviewer (voice, uncredited) |
| 10th Anniversary Essence Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself |
| Split Screen | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| When We Were Kings | 1996 | Documentary | Himself |
| Lumière et compagnie | 1995 | Documentary | Himself (segment "Sarah Moon") |
| World AIDS Day Special | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| American Cinema | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Making of 'Tales from the Hood' | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| A Century of Cinema | 1994 | Documentary | Himself |
| Drop Squad | 1994 | | Himself |
| The Essence Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 1989-1994 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| ESPN Outside the Lines Primetime | 1994 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hoop Dreams | 1994 | Documentary | Himself - Film Director |
| The Cronkite Report: The Faltering Dream | 1993 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Seven Songs for Malcolm X | 1993 | Documentary | |
| The Last Party | 1993 | Documentary | Himself |
| Abbey Lincoln: You Gotta Pay the Band | 1993 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Rock the Vote | 1993 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Comic Relief V | 1992 | TV Special | Himself |
| Oliver Stone: Inside Out | 1992 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Our Hollywood Education | 1992 | Documentary | Himself |
| Ebony/Jet Showcase | 1988-1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| Siskel & Ebert | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 64th Annual Academy Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short |
| Adieu, Babylone! | 1992 | | Himself - Cineaste |
| Saturday Night Live | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1991 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| MTV's 10th Anniversary Special | 1991 | TV Movie | Himself |
| A Comedy Salute to Michael Jordan | 1991 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Lonely in America | 1990 | | Himself |
| America This Morning | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 62nd Annual Academy Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay |
| American Tribute to Vaclav Havel and a Celebration of Democracy in Czechoslovakia | 1990 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Director & Best Screenplay |
| The 11th Annual Black Achievement Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Himself |
| 22nd NAACP Image Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Himself |
| Story of a People: The Black Road to Hollywood | 1990 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Decade | 1989 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Media Show | 1989 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Making 'Do the Right Thing' | 1989 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| First Works | 1989 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Oprah Winfrey Show | 1989 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Debbie Allen Special | 1989 | TV Special | Himself |
| Moving Image Salutes Sidney Poitier | 1989 | TV Movie | Himself - Speaker |
| 21st NAACP Image Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Himself |
| Branford Marsalis Steep | 1988 | | Himself |
| The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross | 1988 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| 20th NAACP Image Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 9th Annual American Black Achievement Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Himself |
| New York Framed | 1986 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Dick Cavett Show | 1986 | TV Series | Himself - Director |
| Hollywood Renegade | | Documentary post-production | Himself |
| Le journal du Festival | 2017 | TV Series | Himself |
| Independent Lens | 2017 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Anderson Cooper 360° | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
| Mike & Mike | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Himself - Film Director |
| The Dr. Oz Show | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| CBS This Morning | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Steve Harvey | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| Good Morning America | 2010-2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| French cinema mon amour | 2015 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The IMDb Studio | 2015 | TV Series short | Himself |
| Weekend Today | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| IMDb: What to Watch | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Larry King Now | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| PBS NewsHour | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| Today | 1989-2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| The Daily Show | 2004-2015 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Made in Hollywood | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Insider | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Academy Originals: What Movies Mean to Me | 2015 | TV Mini-Series short | Himself |
| Highly Questionable | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Champs | 2015 | Documentary | Himself |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The View | 2004-2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The 46th Annual NAACP Image Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Himself - Honoree |
| Mo'ne Davis: I Throw Like a Girl | 2014 | Documentary short | Himself (voice) |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2008-2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Spike Lee: Do the Right Thing, 25 Years On | 2014 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| HuffPost Live Conversations | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Lineup: Best New York Movies | 2014 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| Oprah's Next Chapter | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Bracket | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Inside the Actors Studio | 2000-2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | 2013 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The Lineup: Best Sports Movies | 2013 | Short | Himself - Panelist |
| The Hour | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| 25 Jahre BAD - Das Phänomen Michael Jackson | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| UnderGround | 2012 | Documentary | |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Piers Morgan Tonight | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Charlie Rose | 1995-2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| ESPN Friday Night Fights | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| BET Awards 2012 | 2012 | TV Special | Himself |
| The BET Honors | 2012 | TV Special | Himself |
| Brooklyn Boheme | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| On the Shoulders of Giants: The Story of the Greatest Team You Never Heard Of | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama | 2010 | Documentary | |
| A Man's Story | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Guest | 2010/II | Documentary | Himself |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Brian McKnight Show | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| 30 for 30 | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Everything Is Practice | 2010 | Short | Himself |
| With All Due Respect | 2009 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Newsnight | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| I Believe in Miracles | 2009 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1994-2009 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
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