Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, dancer, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Referred to as the King of Pop, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 2026Michael — Music
• 2023Michael Jackson - L'uomo allo specchio — (archive footage)
• 2022Janet Jackson: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits — (archive footage)
• 2016Andy Warhol, Fluorescent — (archive footage)
• 2009Sweetgrass — Thanks
• 2009This Is It — Self, Writer
• Idol — Songs
• 2004Michael Jackson: The One — Self, Executive Producer
• 2004Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls — Agent M.J.
• 2002Men in Black II — Agent M
• 2001Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration — Self, Choreographer
• 2001Michael Jackson: You Rock My World — Michael, Writer
• Slå på ring
• 1999Swing Vote — Michael Jackson
• 1997Ghosts — Maestro / Mayor / Mayor Ghoul / Superghoul / Skeleton, Story, Songs
• 1997HIStory on Film, Volume II — Self (archive footage), Writer, Producer
• 1997HIStory on Film, Volume II — Himself, Executive Producer
• 1997Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Copenhagen — Self - Lead Vocals, Choreographer, Director
• 1997Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Munich — Self - Lead Vocals, Executive Producer, Choreographer
• 1996Get on the Bus — Songs
• 1995Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home — Theme Song Performance
• 1995Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory — Self (archive footage), Executive Producer, Writer
• 1995Michael Jackson feat. Janet Jackson: Scream — Michael Jackson
• 1995Michael Jackson: 1995 MTV Video Music Awards Performance
• 1993Free Willy — Theme Song Performance
• 1993Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films — Self, Director, Writer
• The Big Story
• 1992Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour — Self - Lead Vocals, Choreographer
• 1990Lennon: A Tribute
• The Simpsons — Leon Kompowsky (voice)
• 1988BBC Behind The Beat Special, Michael Jackson: The Magic Continues on Tour — Self, Producer
• 1988MTV Special Weekend, Michael Jackson: Bad Tour Special — Self, Executive Producer
• 1988Michael Jackson: Another Part of Me — Self, Executive Producer
• 1988Michael Jackson: Bad — Darryl
• 1988Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues — Self, Executive Producer
• 1988Moonwalker — Michael, Choreographer, Story, Executive Producer, Songs
• 1988NBC Friday Night Videos Special, Michael Jackson: Around the World — Self, Executive Producer
• 1988The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special — Thanks
• 1987Michael Jackson: The Magic Returns — Self, Executive Producer, Choreographer
• 1986Captain EO — Captain EO, Original Music Composer
• 1984The Jacksons - Victory Tour Toronto — Self, Director
• Formel Eins
• 1983Making Michael Jackson's Thriller — Self, Producer
• 1983Michael Jackson's Thriller — Michael Jackson, Writer, Producer, Choreographer
• 1978The Wiz — Scarecrow
• 1978Wiz on Down the Road — Scarecrow
• 1972Ben — Songs
• The Jackson 5ive — Theme Song Performance, Songs
• Untitled Michael Sequel — Music

Appearances as themselves (195)

• 2026Michael Jackson : Les derniers secrets du roi de la Pop — Self (archive footage)
• Michael Jackson: An American Tragedy — Self (archive footage)
• Michael Jackson: The Trial — Self (archive footage)
• Michael Jackson: The Verdict — Self (archive footage)
• 2026Untold Mr. T: I Pity the Fool — Self (archive footage)
• 2025Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson — Self (archive footage)
• 2025Quincy Jones, Music Man — Self (archive footage)
• 2025The People vs. Michael Jackson — Self (archive footage)
• 2024An Oprah Special: The Presleys - Elvis, Lisa Marie and Riley — Self (archive footage)
• 2024Becoming Madonna — Self (archive footage)
• 2024DEVO — Self (archive footage)
• 2024Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands — Self (archive footage)
• 2024Michael Jackson: Ungloved — Self (archive footage)
• 2024The Greatest Night in Pop — Self (archive footage)
• 2023Michael Jackson: Faking It — Self (archive footage)
• Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields — Self (archive footage)
• 2023Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan — Self (archive footage)
• 2023Thriller 40 — Self (archive footage)
• 20222022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self (archive footage)
• 2022Claydream — Self (archive footage)
• Il était une fois Champs-Élysées — Self (archive footage)
• 2022La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président — Self (archive footage)
• 2022TMZ Investigates: Who Really Killed Michael Jackson — Self (archive footage)
• 2021Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage — Self (archive footage)
• 2021МУЗ КЛИПЫ - 90х — Self (archive footage)
• 2020King of Sanwi — Self (archive footage)
• 2020The BRITs at 40 — Self (archive footage)
• 2020The Real Michael Jackson — Self (archive footage)
• Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn — Self (archive footage)
• 201913 Moments that Destroyed Michael Jackson — Self (archive footage)
• 201930 Years of Democracy — Self (archive footage)
• 201990s Divas: Whitney, Mariah, Céline — Self (archive footage)
• 2019Cola Wars — Self (archive footage)
• 2019Killing Michael Jackson — Self (archive footage)
• Leaving Neverland — Self (archive footage)
• 2019Leaving Neverland: ProSieben Spezial — Self (archive footage)
• 2019Michael Jackson, Gone Too Soon — Self (archive footage)
• 2019Music Videos That Defined the 00’s — Self (archive footage)
• 2019Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle — Self (archive footage)
• 2019Square One — Self (archive footage)
• 2019The Man Behind the Dance — Self (archive footage)
• The UnXplained — Self (archive footage)
• 2018Michael Jackson: Remember the King — Self (archive footage)
• 2018Studio 54 — Self (archive footage)
• 2018Whitney — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2017The 90s the Most Shocking Celebrity Moments — Self (archive footage)
• Forensic Justice — Self (archive footage)
• 2016Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall — Self (Archive Footage)
• 2016O.J.: Made in America — Self (archive footage)
• Dr. Feelgood — Self (archive footage)
• 2015The 10 Faces of Michael Jackson — Self (archive footage)
• The 2000's: The Decade We Saw It All — Self (archive footage)
• 2014Michael Jackson - The Final Days — Self (archive footage)
• 2013Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour — Self (archive footage)
• 2012Bad 25 — Self (archive footage)
• 2012Michael Jackson: Life, Death and Legacy — Self (archive footage)
• 2012Michael Jackson: Live at Wembley July 16, 1988 — Self (archive footage)
• 2011Alive! Is Michael Jackson Really Dead? — Himself (Archive Footage)
• 2011Michael Jackson: Moscow Case 1993 — Self (archive footage)
• 2011Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon — Self (archive footage)
• 2010Michael Jackson's Vision — Self (archive footage)
• 2010Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop? — Self (archive footage)
• 2010Michael Jackson: VIDEOGRAPHY — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2009DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd — Self (archive footage)
• 2009DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do — Self (archive footage)
• 2009Doctor Prince & Mister Jackson — Self (archive footage)
• 2009Michael Jackson - L'histoire et la Légende — Self (archive footage)
• 2009Michael Jackson : Unmasked — Self
• 2009Michael Jackson Memorial — Self (archive footage)
• 2009Michael Jackson's HIStory: The King of Pop 1958-2009 — Self
• 2009Michael Jackson: Devotion — Self
• 2009Michael Jackson: Never Surrender — Self (archive footage)
• 2009Michael Jackson: The Legacy — Self
• 2009Motown at the BBC — Self
• 2009My Friend Michael: Uri's Story — Self (archive footage)
• 2009O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar — Self (archive footage)
• 2009The Michael Jackson Story — Self
• 2008Michael Jackson 25th Anniversary of Thriller — Self
• 2008Religulous — Self (archive footage)
• Semperopernball — Self
• 2005Michael Jackson's Boys — Self (archive footage)
• 2004Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol2 — self
• 2004TV in Black: The First Fifty Years — Self (archive footage)
• 2003101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment — Self (archive footage)
• Celebrities Uncensored — Self
• 2003Cher: The Farewell Tour — Self (archive footage)
• 2003Living with Michael Jackson — Self
• 2003Louis, Martin & Michael — Self
• 2003Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies — Self
• 2003Michael Jackson: A Remarkable Life — Self
• 2003Michael Jackson: Number Ones — Self (archive footage)
• 2003The Michael Jackson Interview: The Footage You Were Never Meant to See — Self
• 2002It's Black Entertainment — Self (archive footage)
• 2002Michael Jackson: The Making of Ghosts — Self
• 2001MTV Icon: Janet Jackson — Self
• 2000Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration — Self
• 1999MJ & Friends: Live in Munich — Self
• 1999MJ & Friends: Live in Seoul — Self
• TV total — Self
• Where Are They Now? — Self
• 1997Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life — Self (uncredited)
• 1997Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Basel — Self
• 1997Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Gothenburg — Self
• 1997Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Helsinki — Self
• 1997Michael Jackson: History World Tour - Live in Munich — Self
• E! True Hollywood Story — Self (archive footage)
• 1996Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live at Jerudong Park Garden — Self
• 1996Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Auckland 1996 — Self
• 1996Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Brunei — Self
• 1996Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Bucharest — Self
• 1996Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Kuala Lumpur — Himself
• 1996Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Manila — Self
• 1996Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Seoul — Self
• 1996Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Sydney — Self
• 1996Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Tunis — Self
• 1996Michael Jackson: Live in Brunei Royal Concert 1996 — Self
• 199571 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Die Harald Schmidt Show — Self
• 1995Michael Jackson's Scream: HIStory in the Making — Self
• 1995Michael Jackson: You Are Not Alone — Self
• 1994The Jackson Family Honors — Self
• 1993Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah — Self
• 1993Michael Jackson: Dangerous World Tour - Live in Buenos Aires — Self
• 1993Michael Jackson: Dangerous World Tour - Live in Mexico City — Self
• 1992Dangerous Tour MTV Diary — self
• ECHO-Verleihung — Self
• 1992Michael Jackson: Dangerous Tour - Live In Copenhagen — Self
• 1992Michael Jackson: Dangerous World Tour - Live in Bremen 1992 — Self
• 1992Michael Jackson: Remember The Time — Self
• 1991MTV's 10th Anniversary Special — Self
• 1991Michael Jackson: Black or White — Self
• 1990Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones — Self (voice)
• 1990Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration — Self
• 1990The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades — Self (archive footage)
• 1989Michael Jackson: Leave Me Alone — Self
• 1989The Making of Moonwalker — Self
• 1988Daddy Can't Read — Self
• 1988Michael Jackson: From Motown To Your Town — Self
• 1988Michael Jackson: Smooth Criminal — Self
• 1988Michael Jackson: The Magic Continues on Tour — Self
• Smash Hits Poll Winners Party — Self
• 1987Citizen Steve — Self - Singer
• 1987Exclusive Special ! Michael Jackson: 1,440 Hours in the Spotlight — Self
• 1987Michael Jackson: Bad Japan Tour '87 — Self
• 1987Michael Jackson: Bad Tour Live in Brisbane 1987 — Self
• 1987Michael Jackson: Japan Tour '87 - Live in Yokohama — Self
• Sacrée soirée — Self (Clip) (archive footage)
• 1986The Making of Captain EO — Self
• 1985That's Dancing! — Self (archive footage)
• 1985We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song — Self
• Goldener Löwe — Self
• 1984I Love Quincy — Self
• MTV Video Music Awards — Self
• 1984Vincent Price's Halloween Thriller — Self - Musician (archive footage)
• 1983Michael Jackson: Beat It — Self
• 1983Michael Jackson: Billie Jean — Self
• 1983Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever — Self
• Champs-Elysées — Self (archive footage)
• 1981Diana — Self
• Entertainment Tonight — Self
• 1981The Jacksons: Triumph Tour Live in Los Angeles 1981 — Self
• Wetten, dass..? — Self - Performer
• America's Top 10 — Self
• 1980Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary — Self
• 1979Michael Jackson: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough — Self
• 1979The Jacksons Live Destiny Tour - London — Self
• 1978A Special Sesame Street Christmas — Self
• 1978Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic — Self
• The BRIT Awards — Self
• The Jacksons — Self
• Cher — Self - The Jackson 5
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self
• Numéro un — Self - The Jacksons
• 1975The Jackson 5: In Concert — Self
• 1974Free to Be… You and Me — Self / Young Boy
• 1974One More Time — Self
• 1974Sandy in Disneyland — Self - The Jackson 5
• 1973Save the Children — Self
• Musikladen — Self - The Jacksons
• 1971Diana! — Self
• 1971The Jackson 5: Goin' Back to Indiana — Self
• 60 Minutes — Self (archive footage)
• Top of the Pops — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self - The Jacksons
• Bambi — Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self
• Leaving Neverland 3 — Self (archive footage)
• Leaving Neverland Collection — Self
• Michael Jackson: Another Part of Me — Self
• Michael Jackson: Liberian Girl — Self
• Michael Jackson: Rock With You — Self
• Michael Jackson: Speed Demon — Self
• Michael Jackson: They Don't Care About Us (Brazil Version) — Self
• Michael Jackson: They Don't Care About Us (Prison Version) — Self