Cast & creator
Nat King Cole
Best known for What's My Line?, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Jack Benny Program
Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. He recorded over one hundred songs that became hits on the pop charts. His trio was the model for small jazz ensembles that followed. Cole also acted in films and on television and performed on Broadway. He was the first African American man to host an American television series.
Also known as: Nathaniel Adams Coles, Nat 'King' Cole, King Cole, The King Cole Trio, King Cole Trio
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film credits
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television credits
57
1943–2024 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (58)
Showing 58 of 58 credits
What's My Line?
Self
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
The Jack Benny Program
Nat King Cole
1950
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
1963The George Gobel Show
Self
1954
Startime
Self
1959
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Self (archive footage)
2023
Cat Ballou
Shouter - Sunrise Kid
1965
Kiss Me Deadly
Self - Singer (voice)
1955
The Blue Gardenia
Nat King Cole
1953Playboy's Penthouse
Self
1959
The Nat King Cole Show
Host
1956
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
2022
The Harlem Renaissance
Self (archive footage)
2004
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
2002
Piano Blues
Self (archive footage)
2003
Istanbul
Danny Rice
1957
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Self - Musician (archive footage)
2019
China Gate
Goldie
1957
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Self (archive footage)
2024
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Self
2003
Love Songs at the BBC: Volume Two
Self
2023
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
Self (archive footage)
1990
Small Town Girl
Nat King Cole
1953
The World of Nat King Cole
Self
2004
The Grammys
Self
1959
St. Louis Blues
W.C. Handy
1958
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
Self (archive footage)
2006
The Scarlet Hour
Nightclub Vocalist (singing 'Never Let Me Go')
1956
My Music: A Classic Christmas
Self (archive footage)
2019JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
Self
2017
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark
Self (archive footage)
2014
Killer Diller
Self (as King Cole Trio)
1948
Night of the Quarter Moon
Cy Robbin
1959
The Legendary Nat King Cole
Self
2004
Here Comes Elmer
King Cole
1943
Breakfast in Hollywood
Self
1946Shy Guy
Self
1946
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
Rhythm and Blues Revue
Self
1955
The Unforgettable Nat King Cole
Self (archive footage)
1989
Nat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits
Self (archive footage)
The Nat King Cole Musical Story
Nat King Cole
1955Some of Manie's Friends
1959
Errand Boy for Rhythm
Self
1946
Schlager-Raketen
Nat 'King' Cole
1960
When The Star Shines...
Music
2024
Natalie Cole: The Unforgettable Concert
Self
1992
See My Lawyer
Self
1945Who's Been Eating My Porridge?
1944
Make Believe Ballroom
Self
1949
Come to Baby, Do
Self
1946
An Evening with Nat King Cole
Self
1963
Ain't Misbehavin'
Self (archive footage)
1974
Nat King Cole: Stardust Memories
2005
Stars on Parade
Nat 'King' Cole
1944Nat King Cole: Legends in Concert
2004