Cast & creator
Arsenio Hall
Best known for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show
Arsenio Hall (born February 12, 1955) is an American actor, comedian, and former talk show host. He is best known for his talk show The Arsenio Hall Show, which ran between 1989 and 1994, and his roles in the films Coming to America and Harlem Nights. Hall is also known for his appearance as Alan Thicke's sidekick on the talk show Thicke of the Night.
Also known as: Арсеніо Голл, Арсенио Холл
42
film credits
52
television credits
86
1980–2026 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (94)
Showing 94 of 94 credits
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
The Daily Show
Self
1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
The View
Self - Guest
1997The View
Self
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest Host
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Cheers
Arsenio Hall
1982
The Tamron Hall Show
Self - Guest
2019
MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Host
1984
Steve
Self
2017
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Vernell (voice)
2023
The Real Ghostbusters
Winston Zeddemore (voice)
1986
Martial Law
Terrell Parker
1998
Blossom
Arsenio Hall
1990
Behind the Music
Self
1997
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
2016
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self
2004
Living Single
Himself
1993
Ghost
Arsenio Hall (uncredited)
1990
The Arsenio Hall Show
Self - Host
2013The Arsenio Hall Show
Creator
2013
Hollywood Squares
Self
2025
Solid Gold
Self -Host
1980
Muppets Tonight
Self
1996
Madame's Place
Self
1982
The Chris Rock Show
Self
1997
I Can See Your Voice
Self - Guest Panelist
2020
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
2019
The Norm Show
1999
Coming to America
Semmi / Extremely Ugly Girl / Morris / Reverend Brown
1988
Chappelle's Show
2003
Day by Day
Arsenio Hall
1988
The History of Comedy
Self
2017
Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!
Captain Crothers (voice)
2006
The Super Models
Self (archive footage)
2023
Coming 2 America
Semmi / Morris / Reverend Brown / Baba
2021
The Jackie Thomas Show
1992
Deal With It
Self
2013
The Nineties
Self
2017
The Mayor
Reverend Okoye
2017
The Magic Hour
Self
1998
They Call Me Magic
Self
2022
Harlem Nights
Crying Man
1989
Igor
Carl Cristall (voice)
2008
Being Eddie
Self
2025
Lopez
Self
2016
Amazon Women on the Moon
Apartment Victim (segment "Mondo Condo")
1987
Crutch
Avery
2025
Sandy Wexler
Self
2017
Blankman
Self
1994
The Proud Family Movie
Dr. Carver / Bobby Proud (voice)
2005
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy
Self
2026Greatest Hits
Host
2016
Whitney
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018
Black Dynamite
Tasty Freeze
2009
The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour
Host
1983
Arsenio
Michael Atwood
1997
Zappa
Self (archive footage)
2020Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Self
2001
WNBA: The Birth of a League
Self
1997
The Arsenio Hall Show
Self - Host
1989The Arsenio Hall Show
Executive Producer
1989The Arsenio Hall Show
Creator
1989
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
Arsenio Hall
2005
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
Self
2011
Disclosure
Self (archive footage)
2020
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
Self
2012
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
Self - Host
1992Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
Executive Producer
1992
Gilbert
Self
2017
Heckler
Self
2007
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Self (archive footage)
2004
Gloria: In Her Own Words
Self (archive footage)
2011
Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals
Self - Magic's Friend
2010A Party For Richard Pryor
Self
1991
Star Search
Self - Host
1995Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
Self
1997
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
Narrator
1999
Kareem: Minority of One
Self
2015
Deborah Harry Does Not Like Interviews
Self
2019
Before They Were Kings: Vol. 1
Self
2004Before They Were Kings: Vol. 1
Writer
2004Vanilla Ice Archive
Self (archive footage)
2012
Arsenio Hall: Smart and Classy
Himself
2019Arsenio Hall: Smart and Classy
Writer
2019
Skip Chasers
Deacon
1998
Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson
Self
2018
Uptown Comedy Express
1987Uptown Comedy Express
Writer
1987The Party Machine with Nia Peeples
Creator