Acting

2005

as Kirby the Elder

2004		The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest as Self
2004		Uh-Oh! as King Tooetu
2004		Father of the Pride (1 episode) as Himself (voice)

2003		The 6th Annual Sears Soul Train Christmas Starfest as Self - Host / Performer
2003		Sam Cooke: Legend as Self
2003		Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 episode)

2002

as Carriage Driver

2001		The Proud Family (1 episode) as Self (voice)
2001		My Wife and Kids (1 episode) as Himself

2000		Everything's Jake as Hot Dog Vendor
2000		Bel Air
2000		The Jazz Channel Presents Lou Rawls

1999		Where Are They Now? (1 episode) as Self
1999		Norm (1 episode)
1999		Malevolence as Rev. Luke Thomas

1998		The Rugrats Movie as Newborn Baby (singing voice)
1998		Watchers Reborn as Doc Grimes
1998		Driven as Charlie
1998		Blues Brothers 2000 as The Louisiana Gator Boys

1997		Motel Blue as Gospel Minister
1997		Snowden on Ice as Self - Performer (voice)
1997		Don King: Only in America as Harold Logan
1997		Morella as Professor Larson
1997		Arnold's Halloween as Harvey (voice)
1997		Still Breathing as The Tree Man
1997		Good News (1 episode)
1997		The Price of Kissing as Ben

1996		Hey Arnold! (1 episode) as Harvey / Pop Daddy (voice) (9 episodes) as Harvey (voice) (1 episode) as Harvey (voice; uncredited) (1 episode) as Harvey / Bus Driver (voice)
1996		Early Edition (1 episode)
1996		The Real Thing as MC
1996		Wildly Available as Jazzman

1995		Leaving Las Vegas as Concerned Cabbie
1995		Baywatch Nights (22 episodes) as Lou Raymond
1995		Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1 episode) as Bat (voice)
1995		The History of Rock 'n' Roll as Self
1995		The Watcher (1 episode)

1994

as Willy

1992		Martin (1 episode)
1992		Lou Rawls: Live in Concert

1991		Roc (1 episode)
1991		The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington as Self

1990		Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1 episode)
1990		Dream On (1 episode)

1989

(1 episode)

1988		This Is America, Charlie Brown (1 episode) as Vocalist (voice)
1988		Happy Birthday Garfield as Self

1986		John Henry as Jim Wallace
1986		Throb (1 episode)

1985		Garfield's Halloween Adventure as Garfield [singing voice for "This is the Night (Trick or Treat)"]
1985		Tall Tales & Legends (1 episode) as Jim Wallace

1983

(1 episode) as Himself - Narrator (voice)

1981

(1 episode) as Country Joe Walker

1980

(2 episodes) as Self

1977

as Self

1976		The Captain and Tennille (1 episode) as Self
1976		The Muppet Show (1 episode) as Self - Special Guest Star

1975

(1 episode) as Self

1972

(1 episode) as Host

1969		The Music Scene (1 episode)
1969		The Barbara McNair Show (1 episode) as Self
1969		Angel, Angel, Down We Go as Joe
1969		Playboy After Dark (3 episodes)

1968

(1 episode) as Self

1967		Mannix (1 episode)
1967		Malibu U (1 episode) as Self

1965		The Dean Martin Show (2 episodes)
1965		The Big Valley (1 episode) as Joshua Watson

1964

(1 episode) as Self

1962

(4 episodes) as Self

1961

(1 episode) as Self - Co-Host (5 episodes) as Self

1958		77 Sunset Strip (1 episode)
1958		Kraft Music Hall (2 episodes) as Self

1951

(1 episode) as Self - Guest Vocalist

1948

(2 episodes) as Self - Singer