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.

Filmography

• 2024When The Star Shines... — Music
• 2005Nat King Cole: For Sentimental Reasons
• 2005Nat King Cole: Stardust Memories
• 2005Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
• 2004Nat King Cole: Legends in Concert
• 1965Cat Ballou — Shouter - Sunrise Kid
• 1960Schlager-Raketen — Nat 'King' Cole
• 1959Night of the Quarter Moon — Cy Robbin
• 1959Some of Manie's Friends
• 1958St. Louis Blues — W.C. Handy
• 1957China Gate — Goldie
• 1957Istanbul — Danny Rice
• The Nat King Cole Show — Host
• 1956The Scarlet Hour — Nightclub Vocalist (singing 'Never Let Me Go')
• 1955The Nat King Cole Musical Story — Nat King Cole
• 1953Small Town Girl — Nat King Cole
• 1953The Blue Gardenia — Nat King Cole
• The Jack Benny Program — Nat King Cole
• 1944Stars on Parade — Nat 'King' Cole
• 1944Who's Been Eating My Porridge?
• 1943Here Comes Elmer — King Cole

Appearances as themselves (37)

• 2024I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story — Self (archive footage)
• 2023Love Songs at the BBC: Volume Two — Self
• 2023Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan — Self (archive footage)
• 2022Rat Pack — Self (archive footage)
• 2019My Music: A Classic Christmas — Self (archive footage)
• 2019The Green Book: Guide to Freedom — Self - Musician (archive footage)
• 2017JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala — Self
• 2014Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark — Self (archive footage)
• 2006Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer — Self (archive footage)
• 2004The Harlem Renaissance — Self (archive footage)
• 2004The Legendary Nat King Cole — Self
• 2004The World of Nat King Cole — Self
• 2003Jack Paar: Smart Television — Self
• 2003Piano Blues — Self (archive footage)
• 2002It's Black Entertainment — Self (archive footage)
• 1992Natalie Cole: The Unforgettable Concert — Self
• 1990Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs — Self (archive footage)
• 1989The Unforgettable Nat King Cole — Self (archive footage)
• 1974Ain't Misbehavin' — Self (archive footage)
• 1963An Evening with Nat King Cole — Self
• The Danny Kaye Show — Self
• Playboy's Penthouse — Self
• Startime — Self
• The Grammys — Self
• 1955Kiss Me Deadly — Self - Singer (voice)
• 1955Rhythm and Blues Revue — Self
• The George Gobel Show — Self
• What's My Line? — Self
• 1949Make Believe Ballroom — Self
• 1948Killer Diller — Self (as King Cole Trio)
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self
• 1946Breakfast in Hollywood — Self
• 1946Come to Baby, Do — Self
• 1946Errand Boy for Rhythm — Self
• 1946Shy Guy — Self
• 1945See My Lawyer — Self
• Nat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits — Self (archive footage)