Cast & creator
Elton John
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter, and pianist. He has collaborated with the lyricist Bernie Taupin throughout his career. John has released 32 studio albums, including "Empty Sky" (1969), "Honky Château" (1972), "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973), "Rock of the Westies" (1975), "Sleeping with the Past" (1989), "The One" (1992), "Songs from the West Coast" (2001), "The Diving Board" (2013), and "The Lockdown Sessions" (2021). His singles include "Your Song", "Tiny Dancer", "Rocket Man", "Crocodile Rock", "Bennie and the Jets", "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", "I'm Still Standing", "Sacrifice", "Can You Feel the Love Tonight", and "Cold Heart". He has contributed music to "The Lion King" (1994), "Aida" (2000), and "Billy Elliot the Musical" (2005). John's final tour, "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" (2018–2023), set records for ticket sales. His life and career were depicted in the biographical film "Rocketman" (2019). John established the Elton John AIDS Foundation in 1992, which has raised over £300 million. He has hosted annual AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Parties since 1993. He served as chairman and director of Watford Football Club from 1976 to 1987 and from 1997 to 2002, and is an honorary life president of the club. John experienced addiction to drugs and alcohol from the late 1970s to the late 1980s and has been sober since 1990. He entered a civil partnership with Canadian filmmaker David Furnish in 2005 and married in 2014 following the legalization of same-sex marriage in England and Wales. John has had more than fifty top-40 hits on the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100, including nine number-one singles in both countries and seven consecutive number-one albums in the US. His single "Candle in the Wind 1997", a rewritten version of the 1974 release, is among the best-selling singles worldwide. In 2021, he became the first solo artist with UK top-10 singles across six decades. His awards include a Primetime Emmy Award, five Grammy Awards, two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, and the Kennedy Center Honor. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, is a fellow of The Ivors Academy, was knighted in 1998, and appointed a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour in 2020.
Also known as: Reginald Kenneth Dwight, Elton Hercules John, Sir Elton John, 엘튼 존, エルトン・ジョン
290
film credits
104
television credits
358
1944–2026 · acting roles
7.1
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (394)
Showing 394 of 394 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
The Simpsons
Elton John (voice)
1989
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host & Musical Guest
1975Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The View
Self
1997
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Carpool Karaoke
2015
DAS!
Self
1991
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest/Musical Guest
2003
South Park
Sir Elton John (voice)
1997
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Top of the Pops
Self
1964
Leute heute
Self
1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Guest
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Musical Guest
1992
The One Show
Self - Guest
2006
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
The Nanny
Elton John
1993
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Sacrée soirée
Self
1987
The South Bank Show
Self
1978
Will & Grace
Elton John
1998
Vivement dimanche
Self
1998
American Idol
Self - Mentor
2002
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982Champs-Elysées
Self (Vidéoclip) (archive footage)
1982
Wogan
Self
1982
Later... with Jools Holland
1992
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self
2022
Le monde est à vous
Self
1987
Beckmann
Self
1999
The Lion King
Songs
1994
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Special Guest
2012
Bambi
Self
1948
Parkinson
Self
1998
American Masters
Self
1986
Glastonbury
Self
1997
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Behind the Music
Self
1997
Ally McBeal
Elton John
1997
TOTP2
Self
1994
The Oscars
Self
1953
The Lion King
Songs
2019
Mufasa: The Lion King
Songs
2024
CMT Crossroads
Self
2002
Absolutely Fabulous
Self
1992
Parkinson
Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage)
2004Parkinson
Self - Guest / Performer
2004
TFI Friday
1996
Victoires de la musique
Self
1985
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
Self - Musical Guest
1963Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Going Live!
Self
1987
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
1976
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Elton John
2017
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
1978
Classic Albums
Self
1997
Star Academy
Self
2001
The Old Grey Whistle Test
Self
1971
The Two Ronnies
Self
1971
The Frank Skinner Show
Self
1995
MTV Unplugged
Self
1989
So Graham Norton
Self
1998
Morecambe & Wise
Self - Musical Guest
1961
Téléthon
Self
1987
Kate Garraway's Life Stories
Self
2009
Disco
Self
1971Seitenblicke
self
1987
The Road to El Dorado
Narrator (voice)
2000The Road to El Dorado
Music
2000The Road to El Dorado
Songs
2000
Stars 90
Self
1990
The BRIT Awards
Self
1977
The Early Show
Self
1999
The Phil Donahue Show
Self
1967
The Kenny Everett Television Show
Self
1982
The True Story of...
Self (archive footage)
2017
TFI Unplugged
Self (Archive Footage)
2026
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
Self - Special Guest
2022
Gnomeo & Juliet
Executive Producer
2011Gnomeo & Juliet
Songs
2011Flitterabend
Self - Singer
1988
Rocketman
Executive Producer
2019Rocketman
Songs
2019
Mona Lisa Smile
Songs
2003
Soundbreaking
Self
2016
Cher
Self
1975Wedden, dat..?
Self
1986
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage)
2022
Larry King Live
Self
1985
ZDF-Kultnacht
Self (archive footage)
2002
It's a Boy Girl Thing
Executive Producer
2006
Sherlock Gnomes
Music
2018Sherlock Gnomes
Producer
2018
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
Self
2025The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
Songs
2025
Brüno
Self - 'Dove of Peace'
2009
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
2024
Rock in Rio
Self - Performer
1985
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
Songs
1992Nase vorn
Self
1988
The Country Bears
Self
2002
Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil
Self
2021
Man on the Run
Self
2026
Spice World
Elton John
1997
Tommy
The Pinball Wizard
1975
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Self
2025
Parkinson In Australia
Self - Guest / Performer
1979
TV total
Self
1999
Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...
Executive Producer
2008
Elton John: Never Too Late
Self
2024Elton John: Never Too Late
Songs
2024
Billy Elliot: The Musical Live
Musical
2014Billy Elliot: The Musical Live
Songs
2014Billy Elliot: The Musical Live
Original Music Composer
2014
WHAM!
Self (archive footage)
2023
David Frost Vs
self
2025
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Self
1992Bobbie Gentry
Self
1968
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
2023
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2019
The Concert for New York City
Self
2001
One World: Together at Home
Self
2020
The Muse
Original Music Composer
1999
If These Walls Could Sing
Self
2022
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
Self
2026
E!'s Pam: Girl on the Loose!
Self
2008
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Self
2017
Countdown
1974
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
Self (archive footage)
2022
Live 8
Self
2005
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
2010
Tina Turner: The Girl from Nutbush
1993
The Best of So Graham Norton
Self (archive footage)
2004
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2025
Twentieth Century Blues: The Songs of Noël Coward
Self
1998
Naqoyqatsi
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Live Aid
Self
1985
And the Winner Isn't
Self
2017
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Self (archive footage)
2019
Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium
Self
2022Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium
Executive Producer
2022
Super Duper Alice Cooper
Self (voice)
2014
Lennon: A Tribute
1990
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
2023
Bon Jovi | Access All Areas: A Rock & Roll Odyssey
Self
1990
An Evening with Dua Lipa
Self
2024
A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young
Self
2011
Disneyland 60: The Wonderful World of Disney
Self
2016
50 Years of NBC Late Night
Self (archive footage)
2001
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2022
The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
Self - Performer
2024
All Things Must Pass
Self
2015
The Dancing Man of L.A.
Self (archive footage)
2021
Queen: Champions of the World
Self
1995
The Love We Make
Self
2011
Stans
Self (archive footage)
2025
The Making of the Lion King
Self
1994Inside Elton's World
Self
2005
Troubadours
Self
2011
RuPaul's Christmas Ball
Self
1993
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Self
2021
Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road
Self
2021
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
Self
2022
Parkinson at 50
Self (archive footage)
2021
The BRITs at 40
Self (archive footage)
2020
Eric Clapton at Tokyo Dome
Self
1988
Being Mick
Self
2001
I Am Divine
Self (archive)
2014
George Michael: Freedom
Self
2017
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
Self
2006
The Genius of Gianni Versace Alive
Self
2023
Imagine: John Lennon
Self (archive footage)
1988Fashion Rocks
Self
2004
An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile
Self
2025An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile
Songs
2025
Inventing David Geffen
Self
2012
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
Self (archive footage)
2023
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Self
2016
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Self (archive footage)
1986
FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America
Self - Host
2020
Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie
John (voice)
2001
Better Angels: The Gospel According to Tammy Faye
Executive Producer
2024
Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
Self
2002
Hating Peter Tatchell
Self
2021Hating Peter Tatchell
Executive Producer
2021
Women Talking Dirty
Executive Producer
2001
Friends
Original Music Composer
1971
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
Self
2020
Shania Twain: Winter Break
Self
1999
Prince: 21 Nights in London
Self
2008
The Very Best of the Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
1999
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute
Self
2018
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
Self - Performer
2002
George Michael - Twenty Five
Self
2006
The Art of Football from A to Z
Self
2006
The Union
Self
2011
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Self (archive footage)
2024Zomercarroussel
Elton John
1970
Elton John: A Singular Man
Self - Composer and Singer
2016Elton John: A Singular Man
Music
2016
NFL Rocks
Songs
1992
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
Self
2019
Gorillaz Present: Song Machine LIVE
Self
2020
Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
Self
2007
Take That: Look Back, Don't Stare
Self
2010Take That: Look Back, Don't Stare
Thanks
2010
Tour De Force - Live In Australia
Self
1987
George Michael: A Different Story
Self
2004
$ellebrity
Self
2013
Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over the World
Audience member
1979
A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys
Self
2023
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
Self
2024
The Grammys
Self
1959
The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth
Self
2010
Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden
Self
2007
VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music
Self - Performer
1999
Live Aid Against All Odds
Self
2005
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
Self
2023
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Self (archive footage)
2009
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
Self - Performer
2012
Dolly Parton Rockstar Global First Listen Event
Music
2023
Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights
Self
1980
Elton John at Live Aid
Self
1985
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
Self
2013
The Prince's Trust Rock Gala
Self (archive footage)
1990
Concert for Diana
Self
2007
Gorillaz | Song Machine Live From Kong
Self
2021
The Best of All Star Band: Live in Concert
Self
1990
Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy
Self
2017
Barry Humphries at the BBC
Self (archive material)
2023
To Russia... with Elton
Self
1979
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
Self
2021
Aretha Franklin: Duets
Self
1993
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1
Self
1986Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company
Self
2004
Elton John and Bernie Taupin Say Goodbye Norma Jean and Other Things
Self
1973
The American Epic Sessions
Self
2016
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
Self (archive footage)
2022
Elton John: Becoming Rocketman
Self
2019
The Young Blood Chronicles
God
2014
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Self
2005
Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras
Self
1997
Under the Volcano
Self (archive footage)
2021
From the Big Apple to the Big Easy: The Concert for New Orleans
Self
2006
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Self
1991
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Self
2001
La última cena... del 88
Self
1988
Ed Sheeran: Jumpers for Goalposts
Self
2015
Countdown - The Wonder Years 2
Self (archive footage)
2007
An Audience with Elton John
Self
1997
The Return of Bruno
Elton John
1987
Inside Björk
Self
2003
David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust
Self
2012
George Best: All by Himself
Self (archive footage)
2016Piano Greats at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2022
The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live
The Pinball Wizard
2005
Queen: Is This the Real Life?
Self
1999
Elton John - Elton in Four Decades
Self
2004
Platinum Party at the Palace
Self
2022
Totally Minnie
Self
1988
Sinema
Self
2014
The Real 'Billy Elliot' Diaries
Self
2005
Elton John: One Night Only, The Greatest Hits
Self - Piano & Vocals
2000
Ken Russell's ABC of British Music
Self (archive)
1988
Mickey's 50
Self
1978
Elton John: MTV Unplugged
Self
1990
The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy
The Pinball Wizard
1989
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Self
2004
Music for Montserrat
Self
1997
Elton John: Live at Dodger Stadium
The Piano Player
1975
Glam Rock at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2017
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 2
Self
1987
Queen + Adam Lambert: Live in Kyiv, Ukraine
Self
2012
Botham: The Legend of '81
Self
2011
John Peel's Record Box
Self
2005
Elton John: Love Songs
Self
1995
Elton John: Visions
Self
1981
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3
Self
1988
Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen
Self - Singer
2018The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song
Self
2011
Elton John: Live at Wembley 1977
Self
1977
Any Given Tuesday
self
2013
JoJo's Dream Birthday
Self
2019
The World's Greatest Gigs
Self
2005
Elton John - The Million Dollar Piano
Self - Piano, vocals
2014
Elton John: Mr. Superfunk
Self
1971
Elton John - Live In Barcelona
Self
1992
Rocket Man
Writer
2000
Dua Lipa: Studio 2054
Self
2020Elton John: Me, Myself & I
Self
2007
La story d'Elton John
Self
2022
Shania Twain: The Specials
Self
2001
Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway the Movie
Self (archive footage)
2013
Eric Clapton and His Rolling Hotel
Self
1978
Silver Clef Award Winners Show, Knebworth Park
Self
1990
Pavarotti & Friends 4 - For War Child
Self
1996
An Audience with Lulu
Self - Performer
2002
Freedom : La Story de George Michael
Self (archive footage)
2016
Elton John In Concert BBC 1970
Self
1970
Billy Connolly And Me
Self
2017
Victoria's Secrets
Self
2000
An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell
Self
2000
Elton John: Central Park, NYC 1980
Self
1980Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Producer
Elton John: The Nation's Favourite Song
Self
2017
Walled Off
Self (archive footage)
2024
The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests
Self
2006
Eminem: A Shady Story
Self
2019
Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute
Self
2014
Bob the Builder: Christmas With Bob and the Crew
John (voice)
2003
George Michael Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael
Self
1999
Sight: The Story of Vision
Self - Narrator
2016
2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2023
Rostropovich: L'archet Indomptable
Self (archive footage)
2019
Elton John in Stockholm
Self
1971
An Intimate Evening with Mary J. Blige - Live from the House of Blues
Self
2005
Live Aid
Self
2004
Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976
Self
2006
Marc Bolan & T. Rex - Born to Boogie
Self
1973Elton John: Live at Ibiza123 feat. Pnau
Self
2012
Elton John at the BBC
Self
2010
Elton John And Billy Joel Face To Face
Self
1998
The Making of Elton John: Madman Across the Water
Self
2010
Elton John: Music Man
Self
2016Him and Us
Executive Producer
2006
Elton John: Ten Days That Rocked
Self (archival footage)
2019
Louder Than Rock
Self (archive footage)
2023
Night Lunch
Self
1975
Elton John: VH1 Storytellers
Self
1997
Video AID
Self
1985
Elton John: A Life in Song
Self
2020
Elton John: Night & Day Concert Live
Self
1984
Elton John - Madison Square Garden
Self
2020
Elton John: Touched By Gold
Self
2025
Elton John - Live at iTunes Festival 2013
Self
2013
Xmas At The Odeon!
Self
1982
All Star Concert
Self
1986
London Christmas Live 1974
Self
1974
Elton John : Live au Festsaal Messe de Bâle
self
2006
Perfect Moment
Songs
1997
Gay! Gay! Hollywood
1994
Elton John: Dream Ticket
Self
2004Muppet Music Moments
Self
2004Elton John: Made in England Tour - Live in Rio de Janeiro
self
1995
Elton John: An Evening with Elton John Tour - Live in Ephesus
Self
2001The Year: 2024
Self
2024The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show
Himself
1977
Elton John: Uncensored
Self
2019
Kings of Glam
Self (archive footage)
2008
Elton John: Live in Vilnius, Lithuania
LennoNYC
Self
2010
Elton John at the Royal Festival Hall, London with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Self
1972
Elton John: Greatest Hits Live!
Self
2002
Elton John - Estadio Do Flamengo, Rio, Brasil 1995
Self
2020
Elton John & Leon Russell: BBC Electric Proms 2010
Self
2010
Elton John: Live in Australia 1986
Self
1987Elton John: Breaking Hearts Tour
Self
1986
Elton John - Rock Case Studies
Self
2007
Elton John - Live in Sydney
Self
1984
Elton John: The Royal Opera House
Self
2002
Discovering Elton John
Self
2013
Starsuckers
Self (archive footage)
2009
Elton John: The Red Piano
Self
2005
Elton John BBC One Sessions
Self
2006
The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill
Self
2014
T-Rex: Electric Warrior
Self
2012
A Special Evening with Elton John
Self
1995
Rock this Town
Self (archive footage)
2022
Elton John - Live in Hyde Park 2016
Self
2016
Elton John with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Self
1986
Elton John: In Concert at Edinburgh
Self
1976
Elton John’s Guide to Glastonbury
Self
2023
Elton John Live at Hammersmith Odeon
Elton John - Arena di Verona, Italy
Self
2020
Elton John: Live in Japan 2001
Self
2001Elton John: iHeartRadio Music Festival 2013
Self
2013Elton John: Wonderful Crazy Night
Self
2016Elton John: Wonderful Crazy Night
Compositor
2016
Elton John in Concert
Self
2013
Kids' R!ghts
Self
2014
Elton John - Rock In Rio 2026
2026
Elton John - Apple Music Live
Himself
2026