Cast & creator
Leonard Bernstein
Best known for Great Performances, Tony Awards, Le Grand Échiquier
Leonard Bernstein was an American composer, conductor, pianist, music educator, author, and lifelong humanitarian. He was one of the most significant American cultural personalities of the 20th century. According to music critic Donal Henahan, he was "one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history".
Also known as: Louis Bernstein
165
film credits
22
television credits
104
1948–2028 · acting roles
7.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (187)
Showing 187 of 187 credits
Great Performances
Self
1971
Tony Awards
Self - Recipient
1956
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
1972
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Bambi
Self
1948
Omnibus
1952
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
1978
Startime
Self
1959Startime
Writer
1959
West Side Story
Songs
2021West Side Story
Original Music Composer
2021West Side Story
Musical
2021
West Side Story
Original Music Composer
1961Das Sonntagskonzert
Self
1969
On the Waterfront
Original Music Composer
1954
Maestro
Music
2023
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self (archive footage)
2022
On the Town
Songs
1949On the Town
Music
1949On the Town
Musical
1949
Beatles '64
Self (archive footage)
2024
Clive James' Postcard from
Self
1989
New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts
1958New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts
Presenter
1958New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts
Creator
1958
20th Century Greats
Self (archive footage)
2004
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Copland, Bernstein
Original Music Composer
2014
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3
Self - Conductor
1973
Bernstein/Beethoven
Self
1982
Wonderful Town
Songs
1958Wonderful Town
Music
1958
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
1970
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth
Himself
1976
The Three Tenors - Birth of a Legend
Original Music Composer
2024
OSN: Il ballo al Cinema con John Axelrod
Original Music Composer
2022
West Side Story
Musical
2025
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
Self
1967
National Theatre Live: West Side Story
Music
2028
Candide
Music
1988
The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein
Presenter
1976The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein
Writer
1976The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein
Creator
1976
Contender: Mastering the Method
Music
2001
Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5
Himself
2007
The Lark
Original Music Composer
1957JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
Self
2017
Gustavo Dudamel at the Paris Opera With artists from the Académie
Original Music Composer
2023
Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity
Self (archive footage)
2024
OSN: Musiche dall'America con Gianna Fratta e Alessandro Taverna
Original Music Composer
2025
Candide
Lyricist
2023Candide
Music
2023
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Self
2016
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8
Self
1975
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde
Conductor
2005
Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023
Music
2023
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
Music
2018
Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins 2
Original Music Composer
2018
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
Self (archival footage)
2009
Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)
Conductor
2009
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
Self - Conductor
1989Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
Lyricist
1989Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
Conductor
1989Candide
Writer
2007Candide
Music
2007
Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde
Self (conductor)
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
Self
1967Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
Writer
1967
Mozart: Requiem
Self - conductor
2007
The Swingles con l'Orchestra Rai
Original Music Composer
2017
Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music
1993
The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity
Himself
1976
Karajan: Beauty As I See It
Self (archive footage)
2008
Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction
Self (conductor and commentator)
1972
The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
Self - Conductor
1983
New Year Concert with the Orchestre National de France Conducted by Stéphane Denève
Original Music Composer
2023
The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein
Self
1985
BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town
Original Music Composer
2018
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
Songs
2020
Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, “Resurrection” – Leonard Bernstein – Ely Cathedral
1973
The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology
Himself
1976What Makes Music Symphonic? (Young People's Concert No. 4)
What Makes Music Symphonic? (Young People's Concert No. 4)
Writer
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17, Symphony No. 39 - Leonard Bernstein
Self - Pianist and Conductor
2006Tanglewood: A Place for Music
Self
1985The Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner
Conductor
1975
Leonard Bernstein's Mass
Writer
1981Leonard Bernstein's Mass
Music
1981
Brahms The Piano Concertos
Conductor
1984Debussy, Images pour orchestre
dirigent
1991
Leonard Bernstein - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Manfred Overture
Conductor
2008
Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti
Self - Interviewee
1966
Ode to Freedom
Self / Conductor
1989
Bernstein & Gershwin - Two Americans in Paris
Compositor
2024Bernstein & Gershwin - Two Americans in Paris
Songs
2024
The Making Of West Side Story
Self / Conductor
1985The Making Of West Side Story
Music
1985
Rostropovich Life & Art
Self - Conductor
2007
Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem
Conductor
2006Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem
Conductor
2006
The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis
Himself
1976
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
Self / Narrator
1970Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
Writer
1970Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
Musician
1970Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
Conductor
1970
Candide
Songs
2005Candide
Lyricist
2005Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor
Self
1985
Leonard Bernstein Mass
Music
2020
Trouble in Tahiti
Music
2018
The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax
Himself
1976
Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
(archival footage)
1998
The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics
Himself
1976
Wagner - Tristan Und Isolde
Conductor
1981
Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem
Conductor
2006
Beethoven: The Piano Concertos
Music Director
2007
Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided
self
2018
Candide
Writer
1986Candide
Music
1986
Leonard Bernstein: Mass At The Vatican City
Writer
2004Leonard Bernstein: Candide
Music
2003
Best of Bayreuth: Highlights from Three Decades
self
2013
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6
Conductor
1976
Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal
Self - Conductor
1976
The Creative Performer
1960The Creative Performer
Writer
1960
The New York Philharmonic Orchestra in Pyongyang Great moments in music
Original Music Composer
2025Čas slunce a růží
Music
1968
The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
Self (archive footage)
1993
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7
Conductor
2008
Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein
Conductor
2008
Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony
Self / Conductor
1970
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 - Leonard Bernstein & Wiener Philharmoniker
Conductor
2010
Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life
Himself
2016
Trouble in Tahiti
Writer
2001Trouble in Tahiti
Music
2001
Jonas Kaufmann: The Sound of Movies
Compositor
2024
Bernstein in Rehearsal & Performance: Shostakovich Symphony No. 1
Conductor
2008Bernstein In Vienna: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major
Self / Conductor / Pianist
1970
Beethoven Fidelio
Conductor
1978Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach
dirigent
1977
Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate
Conductor
2006
Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli
dirigent
1984A Quiet Place
Music
1986A Quiet Place
Conductor
1986
West Side Story, le hit de Leonard Bernstein
himself
2018Mahler Symphony no. 3: Bernstein
Director
Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5
Self - Conductor
1975
On the Town
Music
1993
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5
Conductor
2008
Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
Himself
1979
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9
2008
Glenn Gould: Extasis
Self (archival footage)
1993
Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts
2006Cello Concertos Haydn and Schumann
Self - Conductor
2007
Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal
1988
Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2
Himself
2007
Wonderful Town
Original Music Composer
2002
Candide
Commentator
1991Candide
Music
1991Candide
Writer
1991Candide
Lyricist
1991
Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky
1992
Leonard Bernstein Conducts Beethoven String Quartet No. 16 & Haydn Missa in Tempore Belli
Conductor
2012
Bernstein Beethoven Overtures
Conductor
1978
Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives
Himself
1976
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2
Self / Conductor
1977
Joseph Haydn : Die Schopfung - Leonard Bernstein
Trouble in Tahiti
Conductor
1973Trouble in Tahiti
Writer
1973
Wonderful Town
Original Music Composer
2018
Bernstein in Japan
Self - Conductor
1992
Satchmo the Great
1957
Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Sibelius
Self - Conductor
2012
Bernstein conducts Bernstein
Conductor
2008
P-FACTOR Piano Musical Duels
Original Music Composer
2024
Bernstein Brahms Symphonies
Himself
1984
Bernstein's Mahler
2010
Bernstein's Wall
Self (archive footage)
2021
Bernstein | Mahler Lieder
Beyond Picasso
Music
1986
Concerto Bernstein-Gershwin
Original Music Composer
Leonard Bernstein: Reflections
Self
1978Leonard Bernstein: Reflections
Original Music Composer
1978Concerto per Milano 2026 - Hayato Sumino plays Gershwin
Original Music Composer
2026Riccardo Chailly & Frank Dupree @ Lucerne Festival 2026
Original Music Composer
2026