David Letterman
Known for: Acting
David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American former television talk show host, comedian, writer, and producer. He hosted a late night television talk show for 33 years, beginning with the February 1, 1982, debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC, and ending with the May 20, 2015, broadcast of the Late Show with David Letterman on CBS. In total, Letterman hosted 6,028 episodes of Late Night and Late Show.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host
1962
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
The Simpsons
David Letterman (voice)
1989
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Host
1993
Series
The Colbert Report
2005
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Seinfeld
David Letterman
1989
Series
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Host
1982
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
2014
Series
The Nanny
David Letterman (uncredited)
1993
Series
The Drew Barrymore Show
Self
2020
Series
Spin City
Rags (uncredited) (voice)
1996
Series
Spin City
David Letterman
1996
Series
Beavis and Butt-Head
David Letterman (voice)
1993
Series
The Larry Sanders Show
David Letterman
1992
Series
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Self
2012
Series
MLB Network Presents
Self
2015
Series
Mork & Mindy
Ellsworth
1978
Series
Desus & Mero
Self - Illustrious Guest
2019
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Series
Cosby
1996
Series
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Self - Former TV Celebrity, 6'2"
2025
Series
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
Self - Host
2018
Series
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Host, Late Show with David Letterman (archive footage)
2025
Series
The Last Movie Stars
Self
2022
Series
Norm Macdonald Live
Self
2013
Film
Man on the Moon
Self (uncredited)
1999
Series
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
2009
Series
Mr. McMahon
Self (archive footage)
2024
Series
The Nineties
Self (archive footage)
2017
Series
Mark Twain Prize
Self
1999
Series
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage)
2021
Series
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
Self
2024
Series
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
Series
Norm Macdonald Has a Show
Self - Guest
2018
Series
SmartLess: On the Road
Self
2023
Series
Soccer's American Dream
Self (archive footage)
2026
Film
I'm Still Here
David Letterman
2010
Series
Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist
Self - Host, 'Late Show with David Letterman' (archive footage)
2022
Film
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
Self
2012
Film
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Motley Crue Roadie #1 (voice)
1996
Series
The Comedy Store
Self
2020
Series
The David Letterman Show
Host
1980
Film
9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later
Self (archive footage)
2026
Film
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
David Letterman
2019
Film
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
Self
2020
Film
Private Parts
David Letterman
1997
Series
Open All Night
1981
Series
Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action
Self - Host, 'The Late Show with David Letterman' (archive footage)
2025
Film
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2018
Web Junk 20
2006
Film
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025
Film
We Feed People
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
Self
2018
Film
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Self
2017
Film
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Self / Audition Tape (archive footage)
2015
Film
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
Self
2023
Film
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
Self - Host, Late Show with David Letterman (archive footage)
2025
Film
Whitney
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018
Film
Eddie
David Letterman (uncredited)
1996
Film
American Splendor
Self (archive footage)
2003
Series
Stupid Pet Tricks
Self
2024
Film
Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald
Self (archive footage)
2026
Series
That’s My Time with David Letterman
Self - Host
2022
Film
Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Cola Wars
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
Zappa
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Self
2023
Film
Corman's World
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2011
Film
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2021
Film
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
Self
2022
Film
This Is the Tom Green Documentary
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
Untold: The Fall of Favre
Self - Host, Late Show with David Letterman (archive footage)
2025
Film
Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
Self
2021
Film
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Film
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Film
Andre the Giant
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
The Many Faces of Jim Carrey
Self (Archive Footage)
2023
Film
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2002
Film
Get Me Roger Stone
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
Steve Martin Live!
Self
1984
Film
Cabin Boy
Old Salt In Fishing Village
1994
Film
Downey Wrote That
Self
2025
Film
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2025
Film
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self (archive footage)
2002
Film
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Self
2014
Film
In Whose Name?
Self
2025
Film
Life Itself
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2014
Film
Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been
Self
2026
Film
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
Self (uncredited)
1995
Film
A Night to Die For
Self
1995
Film
50 Years of NBC Late Night
Self (archive footage)
2001
Film
My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
I'm from Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
1989
Film
Bobby Rahal: True American Racer
Self
2026
Film
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Self
2003
Film
Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion
Self
2025
Film
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
Self
2021
Film
Mike Wallace Is Here
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie
Narrator (voice)
2021
Film
This Is Farrah Fawcett
Self (archive footage)
2019
Series
Cam Gaze - À la recherche des premières "camgirls"
Self (archive) - late show host
2025
Film
The Making of Trump
Self (archive footage)
2015
Film
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
Film
Bathtubs Over Broadway
Self
2018
Film
In Memoriam
Himself
2026
Film
Earth to America
Self (archived footage)
2005
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
Self (archive footage)
2007
Film
Group Therapy
Self - Host, Late Show with David Letterman (archive footage)
2024
Film
An Open Secret
Self (archive footage)
2014
Film
VH1 News Special: Grunge
Self (archive footage)
2001
Film
Led Zeppelin Played Here
Self (archive footage)
2014
Film
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
Self
2011
Film
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Shah Rukh Khan
Self - Host
2019
Film
The Great Heisman Race of 1997
Self (archive footage)
2023
Don Rickles: One Night Only
Self
2014
Film
Bill Hicks: It's Just a Ride
Self
1994
Film
Late Night Nightmare
Self
2023
Series
The Grammys
Self
1959
Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers
Self (archive footage)
1998
Film
Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)
Self
2022
Film
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Adam Sandler
Self - Host
2025
Film
APEX: The Secret Race Across America
Self
2019
Rush Limbaugh's America
Self (archival footage)
1995
Film
DEVO
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Me @ the Zoo
Self (archive footage)
2012
Film
Totally Bill Hicks
Self
1998
Film
Peeping Times
Dan Cochran
1978
Film
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2024
Film
Pearl Jam: Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony
2017
Film
Mary
Self (Various Characters)
1977
Film
Controlling Britney Spears
Self (archive Audio)
2021
Film
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Self - Host
2022
Film
The Easy Kind
David Letterman
2024
Film
Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season
Self
2019
Film
Mike and the Mad Dog
Self
2017
Film
Mad As Hell
Self (archive footage)
2014
Film
Action Family
Self
1987
Film
The Jay Leno Special
self
1986
Film
The Undefeated
Self (archive footage)
2011
David Letterman: A Life on Television
Self
2015
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
Self
Film
David Letterman: Looking For Fun
Self
1981
Film
Andy Kaufman Is Me
Self
2025
Film
My Next Guest with David Letterman and John Mulaney
Self - Host
2024
Series
The Starland Vocal Band Show
1977
Film
Pete Townshend - Letterman Compilation 1985-1999
self
1999
Film
IndyCar: Anything to Win
Self
2025
Film
Warren Zevon: The Letterman Show Collection
2005
Film
Mutineer
2025
Series
Teen Choice Awards
Self
1999
Film
Fast Friends
Matt Morgan
1979
Film
Biography: David Letterman
Self