Filmography73 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hollywood SquaresSeries | Self | 70 |
| 2025 | Being EddieMovie | Self | 70 |
| 2025 | CrutchSeries | Avery | 70 |
| 2023 | Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurSeries | Vernell (voice) | 68 |
| 2023 | The Super ModelsSeries | Self (archive footage) | 68 |
| 2022 | They Call Me MagicSeries | Self | 67 |
| 2021 | Coming 2 AmericaMovie | Semmi / Morris / Reverend Brown / Baba | 66 |
| 2020 | I Can See Your VoiceSeries | Self - Guest Panelist | 65 |
| 2020 | ZappaMovie | Self (archive footage) | 65 |
| 2020 | DisclosureMovie | Self (archive footage) | 65 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson ShowSeries | Self | 64 |
| 2019 | The Movies That Made UsSeries | Self (archive footage) | 64 |
| 2019 | Tamron HallSeries | Self - Guest | 64 |
| 2019 | Deborah Harry Does Not Like InterviewsMovie | Self | 64 |
| 2018 | WhitneyMovie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 63 |
| 2018 | Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny ThompsonMovie | Self | 63 |
| 2017 | SteveSeries | Self | 62 |
| 2017 | Sandy WexlerMovie | Self | 62 |
| 2017 | The NinetiesSeries | Self | 62 |
| 2017 | The History of ComedySeries | Self | 62 |
| 2017 | GilbertMovie | Self | 62 |
| 2016 | To Tell the TruthSeries | Self - Panelist | 61 |
| 2016 | Greatest HitsSeries | Host | 61 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSeries | Self - Guest | 60 |
| 2015 | Kareem: Minority of OneMovie | Self | 60 |
| 2013 | The Arsenio Hall ShowSeries | Self - Host | 58 |
| 2013 | Deal With ItSeries | Self | 58 |
| 2012 | Eddie Murphy: One Night OnlyMovie | Self | 57 |
| 2012 | Vanilla Ice ArchiveMovie | Self (archive footage) | 57 |
| 2011 | Gloria: In Her Own WordsMovie | Self (archive footage) | 56 |
| 2011 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's JourneyMovie | Self | 56 |
| 2009 | Black DynamiteMovie | Tasty Freeze | 54 |
| 2008 | IgorMovie | Carl Cristall (voice) | 53 |
| 2006 | Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!Movie | Captain Crothers (voice) | 51 |
| 2005 | The Proud Family MovieMovie | Dr. Carver / Bobby Proud (voice) | 50 |
| 2004 | On Air with Ryan SeacrestSeries | Self | 49 |
| 2004 | TV in Black: The First Fifty YearsMovie | Self (archive footage) | 49 |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill MaherSeries | Self | 48 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series | Self - Guest Host | 48 |
| 2003 | Chappelle's ShowSeries | — | 48 |
| 2001 | Playboy Mansion Parties UncensoredMovie | Self | 46 |
| 1999 | The Norm ShowSeries | — | 44 |
| 1999 | Intimate Portrait: Josephine BakerMovie | Narrator | 44 |
| 1998 | Martial LawSeries | Terrell Parker | 43 |
| 1998 | The Magic HourSeries | Self | 43 |
| 1997 | The ViewSeries | Self | 42 |
| 1997 | Behind the MusicSeries | Self | 42 |
| 1997 | The Chris Rock ShowSeries | Self | 42 |
| 1997 | Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of LifeMovie | Self | 42 |
| 1997 | WNBA: The Birth of a LeagueMovie | Self | 42 |
| 1996 | The Daily ShowSeries | Self | 41 |
| 1996 | Muppets TonightSeries | Self | 41 |
| 1995 | Star SearchSeries | Self - Host | 40 |
| 1994 | BlankmanMovie | Self | 39 |
| 1993 | Living SingleSeries | Himself | 38 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSeries | — | 37 |
| 1992 | Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and YouMovie | Self - Host | 37 |
| 1992 | The Jackie Thomas ShowSeries | — | 37 |
| 1991 | A Party For Richard PryorMovie | Self | 36 |
| 1990 | GhostMovie | Arsenio Hall (uncredited) | 35 |
| 1990 | BlossomSeries | Arsenio Hall | 35 |
| 1989 | Harlem NightsMovie | Crying Man | 34 |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall ShowSeries | Self - Host | 34 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and MarkSeries | Self - Guest | 33 |
| 1988 | Day by DaySeries | Arsenio Hall | 33 |
| 1988 | Coming to AmericaMovie | Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown | 33 |
| 1987 | Amazon Women on the MoonMovie | Apartment Victim (segment "Mondo Condo") | 32 |
| 1987 | Uptown Comedy ExpressMovie | — | 32 |
| 1986 | The Real GhostbustersSeries | Winston Zeddemore (voice) | 31 |
| 1983 | The 1/2 Hour Comedy HourSeries | Host | 28 |
| 1982 | CheersSeries | Arsenio Hall | 27 |
| 1982 | Madame's PlaceSeries | Self | 27 |
| 1980 | Solid GoldSeries | Self -Host | 25 |