Filmography16 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | And Damn He Could PlayMovie | Self | 64 |
| 2021 | Up From the Streets - New Orleans: The City of MusicMovie | Self - Host | 59 |
| 2018 | Guilty until Proven GuiltyMovie | — | 56 |
| 2016 | Jazz at the White HouseMovie | Self | 54 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSeries | Self | 53 |
| 2010 | TremeSeries | — | 48 |
| 2010 | Just WrightMovie | Jazz Musician | 48 |
| 2009 | The Princess and the FrogMovie | Louis' Trumpet Playing (voice) | 47 |
| 2007 | Lights, Action, MusicMovie | Self | 45 |
| 2006 | When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four ActsSeries | Self | 44 |
| 2005 | By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'Movie | Self | 43 |
| 2005 | Chick Corea Rendezvous in New York - Chick Corea & Bud PowellMovie | Trumpet | 43 |
| 2000 | Chick Corea & Friends: Live - Remembering Bud PowellMovie | — | 38 |
| 1992 | Malcolm XMovie | Billie Holiday Quartet - Trumpet | 30 |
| 1986 | Music in Monk TimeMovie | Self | 24 |
| 1953 | The OscarsSeries | Self | — |