Acting · Montgomery, Alabama, USA · Born March 17, 1919
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.
MovieI Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MovieSunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
2023
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLove Songs at the BBC: Volume Two
2023
as Self
MovieRat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMy Music: A Classic Christmas
2019
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
2017
as Self
MovieNat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark
2014
as Self (archive footage)
MovieFrankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006
as Self (archive footage)
MovieNat King Cole: Stardust Memories
2005
MovieNat King Cole: For Sentimental Reasons
2005
MovieSarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005
Nat King Cole: Legends in Concert
2004
MovieThe Legendary Nat King Cole
2004
as Self
MovieThe World of Nat King Cole
2004
as Self
MovieThe Harlem Renaissance
2004
as Self (archive footage)
MovieJack Paar: Smart Television
2003
as Self
MoviePiano Blues
2003
as Self (archive footage)
MovieIt's Black Entertainment
2002
as Self (archive footage)
MovieNatalie Cole: The Unforgettable Concert
1992
as Self
MovieBenny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
1990
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Unforgettable Nat King Cole
1989
as Self (archive footage)
MovieAin't Misbehavin'
1974
as Self (archive footage)
MovieCat Ballou
1965
as Shouter - Sunrise Kid
TVThe Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
MovieAn Evening with Nat King Cole
1963
as Self
MovieSchlager-Raketen
1960
as Nat 'King' Cole
TVThe Grammys
1959
as Self
Playboy's Penthouse
1959
as Self
TVStartime
1959
as Self
Some of Manie's Friends
1959
MovieNight of the Quarter Moon
1959
as Cy Robbin
MovieSt. Louis Blues
1958
as W.C. Handy
MovieChina Gate
1957
as Goldie
MovieIstanbul
1957
as Danny Rice
TVThe Nat King Cole Show
1956
as Host
MovieThe Scarlet Hour
1956
as Nightclub Vocalist (singing 'Never Let Me Go')
MovieThe Nat King Cole Musical Story
1955
as Nat King Cole
MovieKiss Me Deadly
1955
as Self - Singer (voice)
MovieRhythm and Blues Revue
1955
as Self
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
MovieSmall Town Girl
1953
as Nat King Cole
MovieThe Blue Gardenia
1953
as Nat King Cole
TVThe Jack Benny Program
1950
as Nat King Cole
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self
MovieMake Believe Ballroom
1949
as Self
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MovieKiller Diller
1948
as Self (as King Cole Trio)
MovieCome to Baby, Do
1946
as Self
MovieErrand Boy for Rhythm
1946
as Self
MovieGot a Penny, Benny?
1946
as Self
MovieBreakfast in Hollywood
1946
as Self
Shy Guy
1946
as Self
MovieFrim Fram Sauce
1945
as Self
MovieSee My Lawyer
1945
as Self
Who's Been Eating My Porridge?
1944
MovieIs You Is, or Is You Ain't My Baby?
1944
as King Cole (as the King Cole Trio)
MovieStars on Parade
1944
as Nat 'King' Cole
MovieHere Comes Elmer
1943
as King Cole
MovieNat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits
as Self (archive footage)
