| Film | Rolle | Jahr | Rev. | Ø |
|---|
| Carmen Jones | Joe | 1954 | 1 | 3 |
| Heiße Erde (Island In The Sun) | David Boyeur | 1957 | 1 | 5 |
| Wenig Chancen für morgen (Odds Against Tomorrow) | Ingram | 1959 | 1 | 4 |
| Ein Engel namens Levin (The Angel Levine) | Alexander Levine | 1970 | 1 | 4 |
| Der Weg der Verdammten (Buck And The Preacher) | Preacher | 1971 | 1 | 4 |
| Samstagnacht oben in der Stadt (Uptown Saturday Night) | Geechie Dan Beauford | 1974 | | |
| The Player | Harry Belafonte | 1992 | 3 | 4.67 |
| Prêt-à-Porter | Himself | 1994 | 7 | 3.29 |
| Straße der Rache (White Man's Burden) | Thaddeus Thomas | 1995 | | |
| Kansas City | Seldom Seen | 1996 | 1 | 4 |
| Bobby (Bobby) | Nelson | 2006 | 7 | 4.29 |
| Mama Africa - Miriam Makeba (Mama Africa) | Himself | 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| Sing Your Song (Sing Your Song) | Himself | 2011 | 2 | 5 |
| The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 | Himself | 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| Paul Simon, Graceland - Under African Skies (Under African Skies) | Self | 2012 | 1 | 6 |
| Birth Of The Living Dead (Year Of The Living Dead) | Himself | 2013 | | |
| Selma - Der Marsch zur Freiheit (Selma) | Himself | 2014 | 6 | 5.33 |
| What Happened, Miss Simone? | Himself | 2015 | 1 | 5 |
| I Am Not Your Negro | Himself | 2016 | 1 | 4 |
| Die vielen Leben des Sammy Davis Jr. (Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me) | Himself | 2017 | 1 | 6 |
| BlacKkKlansman | Jerome Turner | 2018 | 10 | 5.2 |
| Nana Mouskouri - Momente ihres Lebens | Self - Sänger | 2020 | 1 | 6 |
| Is That Black Enough For You?!? | Self | 2022 | | |
| Harry Belafonte - zwischen Calypso und Gerechtigkeit | Self - Subject | 2022 | 1 | 6 |
| Sidney Poitier - Der Mann, der Hollywood veränderte | Self - Friend | 2023 | 1 | 5 |
| The Greatest Night In Pop | Self | 2024 | 1 | 6 |