Nat 'King' Cole (1919–1965)

Actor | Music Department | Composer

Nat King Cole was born Nathaniel Adams Coles (he later dropped the "s" in his surname) in ...

Born: March 17, 1919
Died: February 15, 1965 (age 45)

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Filmography

Known For

The Nat King Cole Show Self - Host (1956-1957)
Watchmen Soundtrack (2009)
Grumpy Old Men Soundtrack (1993)
Known For

Cat Ballou Shouter (1965)
Soundtrack

The Andy Warhol Diaries (2022)
Hawkeye (2021)
My Christmas Family Tree (2021)
American Crime Story (2021)
The Survivor (2021)
Ted Lasso (2021)
Them (2021)
Nobody (2021)
Resident Alien (2021)
Ari og kunsten (2021)
A Very Belgian Christmas Treat (2020)
Gold (2020)
The Simpsons (2008-2020)
Nomadland (2020)
The Great British Sewing Bee (2020)
Quiz (2020)
Burger Quiz (2019)
I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! (2019)
Christmas in Rome (2019)
Evil (2019)
When We Last Spoke (2019)
Captive State (2019)
Nat King Cole's Greatest Songs (2019)
9-1-1 (2018)
Christmas Everlasting (2018)
Harajuku (2018)
The Grinch (2018)
Green Book (2018)
Domingo (2018)
Pose (2018)
Incredibles 2 (2018)
The Split (2018)
Ambulance (2018)
The Good Place (2018)
The Tunnel (2018)
Golic and Wingo (2017)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
Popular Voices at the BBC (2017)
Gregory Porter's Popular Voices (2017)
Stuck on You (2017)
Greenleaf (2017)
The Upside (2017)
Crashing (2017)
Love Locks (2017)
Feud: Bette and Joan (2017)
Independent Lens (2016)
The 25 Songs of Christmas (2016)
This Is Us (2016)
I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
Person of Interest (2015-2016)
The First Monday in May (2016)
Call the Midwife (2016)
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You (2016)
Mike & Mike (2013-2015)
Joy (2015)
Fallout 4 (2015)
Arabian Nights: Volume 2 - The Desolate One (2015)
The Vampire Diaries (2015)
Sophia (2015)
Homesick (2015)
Hockney (2014)
Cuéntame (2012-2014)
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark (2014)
Meet the Patels (2014)
The Best Man Holiday (2013)
The Blacklist (2013)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2011-2013)
42 (2013)
Family Guy (2013)
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (2013)
The Richest Songs in the World (2012)
Cinematic Excrement (2011-2012)
Parenthood (2012)
U from Uruguay: El Perfume Del Pepe (2012)
Love Me Do: The Beatles '62 (2012)
Breaking Bad (2012)
Jack Irish: Bad Debts (2012)
Lotta (2012)
New Girl (2011-2012)
A Magnificent Haunting (2012)
Banda sonora (2008-2012)
Als je verliefd wordt (2012)
Pan Am (2012)
Britain's Favourite Christmas Songs (2011)
Kirstie's Handmade Britain (2011)
Love Lasts Three Years (2011)
My Week with Marilyn (2011)
Bienvenue à bord (2011)
Hung (2011)
Shirley (2011)
I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
Violet & Daisy (2011)
Formula 1: BBC Sport (2011)
American Idol (2011)
Olivia (2010)
Dad (2010)
Fallout: New Vegas (2010)
Mafia II (2010)
Treme (2010)
California's Gold (2010)
Valentine's Day (2010)
Desperate Housewives (2010)
Leap Year (2010)
Prep & Landing (2009)
Fringe (2009)
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009)
So You Think You Can Dance (2009)
La chica de ayer (2009)
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
Loose Women (2009)
Watchmen (2009)
Dancing on Ice (2009)
Mediterranean Food (2009)
Cold Case (2008)
Mad Men (2008)
Boston Legal (2008)
The Express (2008)
The X Factor UK (2008)
Doctors (2008)
How About You (2007)
The War (2007)
Dancing with the Stars (2005-2007)
Entourage (2007)
Big Love (2007)
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
The Sopranos (2007)
Hotel Babylon (2007)
Dlaczego nie! (2007)
Ugly Betty (2006)
Midsomer Murders (2006)
20 to 1 (2006)
Running with Scissors (2006)
Steps (2006)
Love and Other Disasters (2006)
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006)
Take the Lead (2006)
Idols! (2006)
Marple (2006)
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Veronica Mars (2005)
Australian Idol (2005)
Little Manhattan (2005)
Six Feet Under (2005)
Wah-Wah (2005)
Uvolnete se, prosím (2005)
Med sjela i Sjøgata (2004)
EastEnders (2002-2004)
Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast (2004)
School for Seduction (2004)
Ray (2004)
Swing Girls (2004)
Canadian Idol (2004)
The 4400 (2004)
2046 (2004)
Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
The Blues (2003)
Idols (2003)
Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina (2003)
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
If I Were a Rich Man (2002)
Malcolm in the Middle (2002)
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (2002)
The Rookie (2002)
The Majestic (2001)
One Night with Robbie Williams (2001)
Corky Romano (2001)
Boycott (2001)
Frasier (2001)
In the Mood for Love (2001)
Jack of All Trades (2000)
Liberty Heights (1999)
End of Days (1999)
Offer och gärningsmän (1999)
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)
Rounders (1998)
Wrongfully Accused (1998)
The Parent Trap (1998)
From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
Primary Colors (1998)
British Men Behaving Badly (1997)
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Stag (1997)
Freunde fürs Leben (1997)
That Old Feeling (1997)
Private Parts (1997)
101 Dalmatians (1996)
Jingle All the Way (1996)
Dear God (1996)
Faithful (1996)
Unforgettable (1996)
Grumpier Old Men (1995)
Friends (1995)
Golden Anniversary (1995)
The American President (1995)
Home for the Holidays (1995)
Three Wishes (1995)
Fallen Angels (1993-1995)
The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
ER (1994)
Showtime at the Apollo (1994)
I Like It Like That (1994)
With Honors (1994)
The Ref (1994)
What's Up Doc? (1994)
Grumpy Old Men (1993)
Perfect Strangers (1993)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Kung kailangan mo ako (1993)
Torch Song (1993)
The Wonder Years (1988-1993)
The Red Squirrel (1993)
This Boy's Life (1993)
El amante bilingüe (1993)
Untamed Heart (1993)
Groundhog Day (1993)
That Night (1992)
Tales from the Crypt (1989-1992)
The Long Day Closes (1992)
Home Improvement (1992)
Der Hausgeist (1991)
Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
The Freshman (1990)
Quick Change (1990)
Lágrimas al desayuno (1989)
The Last Winter (1989)
Strapless (1989)
See You in the Morning (1989)
Scandal (1989)
Tin Men (1987)
A Successful Man (1986)
Mona Lisa (1986)
My Favorite Year (1982)
The World According to Garp (1982)
Raging Bull (1980)
Cabo Blanco (1980)
Fedora (1978)
The Travelling Players (1975)
Smile (1975)
Badlands (1973)
Some Call It Loving (1973)
Cat Ballou (1965)
Felicia (1964)
The Hollywood Palace (1964)
The Jack Benny Program (1964)
The Danny Kaye Show (1963)
An Evening with Nat King Cole (1963)
In the Cool of the Day (1963)
The Arthur Haynes Show (1962)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1961)
Wild is Love (1961)
Schlager-Raketen (1960)
Startime (1960)
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1959)
The Danny Thomas Show (1959)
St. Louis Blues (1958)
The Nat King Cole Show (1956-1957)
Raintree County (1957)
China Gate (1957)
Istanbul (1957)
Autumn Leaves (1956)
The Scarlet Hour (1956)
Rhythm and Blues Revue (1955)
The Nat 'King' Cole Musical Story (1955)
Rock 'n' Roll Revue (1955)
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
The Adventures of Hajji Baba (1954)
Small Town Girl (1953)
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
The Jackie Gleason Show (1952)
Nat 'King' Cole and Joe Adams' Orchestra (1952)
Nature Boy (1951)
Calypso Blues (1951)
When I Fall in Love (1951)
Make Believe Ballroom (1949)
Killer Diller (1948)
The Fight Never Ends (1948)
Breakfast in Hollywood (1946)
See My Lawyer (1945)
Her Lucky Night (1945)
Is You Is, or Is You Ain't My Baby? (1944)
Pistol Packin' Mama (1943)
Here Comes Elmer (1943)
Stormy Weather (1943)
Soundtrack

Show Time at the Apollo (1955)
Actor

Cat Ballou Shouter (1965)
The Jack Benny Program Nat (1964)
Schlager-Raketen Sänger / Self (1960)
Night of the Quarter Moon Cy Robbin (1959)
St. Louis Blues W.C. Handy (1958)
China Gate Goldie (1957)
Istanbul Danny Rice (1957)
The Scarlet Hour Nightclub Vocalist (singing 'Never Let Me Go') (1956)
Small Town Girl Nat King Cole (1953)
The Blue Gardenia Nat 'King' Cole (1953)
Lux Video Theatre Horace Hambleton (1952)
Snader Telescriptions Vocalist (1950)
Hollywood on Television Guest (1949) (1949)
Make Believe Ballroom Trio Leader (1949)
Breakfast in Hollywood Nat 'King' Cole (1946)
See My Lawyer Nat 'King' Cole (1945)
Swing in the Saddle 'King' Cole (1944)
Stars on Parade Nat 'King' Cole (1944)
Pin Up Girl Canteen Pianist (1944)
Pistol Packin' Mama Leader - The King Cole Trio (1943)
Here Comes Elmer King Cole (1943)
Actor

Citizen Kane Pianist in 'El Rancho' (1941)
Archive footage

Inside Edition Weekend (2021)
Inside Edition (2018-2021)
Listening to Kenny G (2021)
CBS This Morning (2020)
My Music: A Classic Christmas (2019)
The Apollo (2019)
Nat King Cole's Greatest Songs (2019)
Chuck Berry (2018)
Popular Voices at the BBC (2017)
Gregory Porter's Popular Voices (2017)
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me (2017)
Diners, Drive-ins and Dives (2016)
My Music: Songbook Standards - As Time Goes By (2015)
Tu cara me suena - Argentina (2015)
3-D Rarities (2015)
My Yearbook 1960-1963 (2015)
Sound of Redemption: The Frank Morgan Story (2014)
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark (2014)
Soul Power! (2013)
How Playboy Changed the World (2012)
My Music: Big Band Vocalists (2012)
Tracks (2011)
Sing Your Song (2011)
100 Years of the London Palladium (2010)
Love Letters in the Sands of Time (2010)
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009)
Banda sonora (2008-2009)
Pioneers of Television (2008)
The Legendary Crooners (2007)
Jazz Giants of the 20th Century (2007)
20 to 1 (2006)
American Masters (2006)
Moments to Remember: My Music (2006)
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer (2006)
Jeopardy! (2005)
Harlem Renaissance (2004)
Nat King Cole: Encore (2004)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)
Jack Paar: Smart Television (2003)
Strangers in the Night: The Bert Kaempfert Story (2003)
Calypso Dreams (2003)
The Blues (2003)
When I Fall in Love: The One & Only Nat King Cole (2003)
Rhapsody in Black (2002)
Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion (2002)
It's Black Entertainment (2002)
Inside TV Land (2002)
Say It Loud: A Celebration of Black Music in America (2001)
Hollywood Remembers Lee Marvin (2000)
Playboy 2000: The Party Continues (2000)
Behind the Music (1999)
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998)
Biography (1998)
The Fifties (1997)
The Real Las Vegas (1996)
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny (1995)
Showtime at the Apollo (1987-1994)
Corrina, Corrina (1994)
Great Performances (1992)
Natalie Cole: Unforgettable (1991)
The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2 (1991)
The Republic Pictures Story (1991)
That's Black Entertainment (1990)
Milton Berle, the Second Time Around: Carnival of Comedy (1989)
The Unforgettable Nat 'King' Cole (1989)
Milton Berle, the Second Time Around: The Funny Fifties (1988)
The Hollywood Palace (1982)
Jazz Greats (1982)
This Is Your Life (1978)
Ain't Misbehavin' (1974)
Archive footage

Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary TV Special (1970)
The Hollywood Palace (1970)
Music Department

Love TM (2013)
Christmas with Rupert (2013)
Ein Tag, eine Nacht und ein bisschen Morgen (2011)
Music Department

Haapalan pojat, USA (2006)
Night of the Quarter Moon (1959)
Composer

It's Time (2014)

Videos

Awards

5 wins & 7 nominations.

Did You Know

When he and his family moved to the upscale Hancock Park area of Los Angeles in the late 1940s, they were met with considerable opposition from the residents of the previously all-white neighborhood. When sent a letter informing him that the local ...