| 2025 | Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the WorldSeries | Self | 74 |
| 2025 | Simple Minds: Everything Is PossibleMovie | Self | 74 |
| 2024 | The Greatest Night in PopMovie | Self (archive footage) | 73 |
| 2024 | Wham!: Last Christmas UnwrappedMovie | Self | 73 |
| 2024 | The Rory Gallagher StoryMovie | Self | 73 |
| 2024 | Quintessentially IrishMovie | Self | 73 |
| 2023 | PaulaSeries | Self (archive footage) | 72 |
| 2022 | ABBA V QueenMovie | Self (archive footage) | 71 |
| 2020 | Gay Byrne's Late Late MomentsSeries | Self - Guest (archive footage) | 69 |
| 2019 | Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live AidMovie | Self (archival footage) | 68 |
| 2018 | Postcards from the 48%Movie | — | 67 |
| 2017 | Michael Hutchence: The Last RockstarMovie | Self (archive footage) | 66 |
| 2017 | Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child ProdigiesMovie | Self | 66 |
| 2017 | Fairytale Of New York - The Story of a Christmas ClassicMovie | Self | 66 |
| 2016 | London's BurningMovie | Bob Geldof | 65 |
| 2016 | A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On YeatsMovie | Self | 65 |
| 2016 | Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never SaidMovie | Self | 65 |
| 2015 | The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two CitiesMovie | Self | 64 |
| 2015 | Irish Rock at the BBCMovie | Self | 64 |
| 2015 | StrandedMovie | Self | 64 |
| 2012 | Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten HosenMovie | — | 61 |
| 2012 | Bad GirlMovie | George | 61 |
| 2011 | Berlin LiveSeries | Self - Performer | 60 |
| 2010 | Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory GallagherMovie | Self | 59 |
| 2009 | The Meaning of LifeSeries | Self | 58 |
| 2009 | SkavlanSeries | Self - Guest | 58 |
| 2009 | StarsuckersMovie | Self (archive footage) | 58 |
| 2007 | Seven Ages of RockSeries | Self | 56 |
| 2007 | Blair: The Inside StorySeries | Self | 56 |
| 2007 | The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?Movie | Self | 56 |
| 2006 | LegendsSeries | Self | 55 |
| 2006 | Best Ever Spitting ImageMovie | Self | 55 |
| 2006 | SemperopernballSeries | Self | 55 |
| 2005 | Live 8Movie | Self | 54 |
| 2005 | Live Aid: 20 Years Ago TodayMovie | Self | 54 |
| 2005 | The World's Greatest GigsMovie | — | 54 |
| 2005 | Stuck in the MiddleMovie | Self | 54 |
| 2004 | Live AidMovie | Self | 53 |
| 2004 | Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?Movie | Self | 53 |
| 2004 | Clan Banlieue, 1992-2004: La Grande Famiglia in MovimentoMovie | — | 53 |
| 2003 | Grumpy Old MenSeries | Self | 52 |
| 2002 | V Graham NortonSeries | Self | 51 |
| 2002 | There's Only One Paul McCartneyMovie | Self | 51 |
| 2002 | Top GearSeries | Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car | 51 |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan RossSeries | Self | 50 |
| 2001 | Richard & JudySeries | Self | 50 |
| 1999 | maybrit illnerSeries | Self | 48 |
| 1999 | Queen: Is This the Real Life?Movie | Self | 48 |
| 1998 | ParkinsonSeries | Self | 47 |
| 1997 | Spice WorldMovie | Bob | 46 |
| 1997 | Leute heuteSeries | Self | 46 |
| 1997 | HARDtalkSeries | — | 46 |
| 1996 | The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil LynottMovie | Self | 45 |
| 1995 | Queen: Champions of the WorldMovie | Self | 44 |
| 1994 | Smashie and Nicey: The End of an EraMovie | Self | 43 |
| 1993 | Late Show with David LettermanSeries | Self - Musical Guest | 42 |
| 1992 | The Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertMovie | Self | 41 |
| 1992 | ECHO-VerleihungSeries | Self | 41 |
| 1992 | Pavarotti & FriendsMovie | Self | 41 |
| 1991 | DAS!Series | Self | 40 |
| 1991 | Bernard and the GenieMovie | Himself | 40 |
| 1990 | SchmidteinanderSeries | Self | 39 |
| 1990 | Have I Got News for YouSeries | Self | 39 |
| 1990 | The WordSeries | — | 39 |
| 1990 | One World, One VoiceMovie | Self | 39 |
| 1988 | Scarfe's FolliesMovie | — | 37 |
| 1987 | Coast to CoastMovie | Himself - Scruffy Person (uncredited) | 36 |
| 1987 | Going Live!Series | Self | 36 |
| 1987 | The Secret Policeman’s Third BallMovie | Self | 36 |
| 1987 | The Best of Max HeadroomMovie | Self | 36 |
| 1986 | ZDF-FernsehgartenSeries | Self | 35 |
| 1986 | Omnibus Presents Comic ReliefSeries | — | 35 |
| 1986 | Max Headroom's Giant Christmas TurkeyMovie | Self | 35 |
| 1985 | Live AidMovie | Self | 34 |
| 1985 | An Audience with Billy ConnollyMovie | Self - Audience Member (uncredited) | 34 |
| 1985 | We Are the World: The Story Behind the SongMovie | Self | 34 |
| 1985 | The Making of Sun CityMovie | — | 34 |
| 1984 | Goldene KameraSeries | Self | 33 |
| 1982 | The Secret Policeman's Other BallMovie | Self | 31 |
| 1982 | Pink Floyd: The WallMovie | Pink | 31 |
| 1982 | The Other Side of the WallMovie | Self | 31 |
| 1981 | Three of a KindSeries | Self | 30 |
| 1978 | An Audience with...Series | Self | 27 |
| 1978 | The Kenny Everett Video ShowSeries | — | 27 |
| 1976 | The Secret Policeman's BallSeries | Self | 25 |
| 1976 | PlattenkücheSeries | Self | 25 |
| 1974 | 3 nach 9Series | Self | 23 |
| 1967 | OmnibusSeries | Self | 16 |
| 1963 | World in ActionSeries | — | 12 |
| 1955 | This Is Your LifeSeries | Self | 4 |
| 0 | For a Million YearsMovie | Himself | — |
