Billy Crystal filmography
 Crystal in January 2013 | ||
| Feature films | 41 | |
|---|---|---|
| Television series | 41 | |
| Theatre | 2 | |
| Video games | 1 | |
Billy Crystal is an American actor, comedian, singer, writer, producer, director and television host. The filmography of his work as follows.
Crystal started his career in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom Soap and became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the critical and box office successes When Harry Met Sally... (1989), City Slickers (1991), and Analyze This (1999) and providing the voice of Mike in the Monsters, Inc. franchise. He has hosted the Academy Awards nine times from 1990 through the 84th Academy Awards in 2012.[1][2]
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | SST: Death Flight | David | Television film |
| 1978 | Rabbit Test | Lionel Carpenter | |
| 1979 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | Danny Doyle | Television film |
| 1980 | Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb | Lt. Jacob "Jake" Beser | |
| Animalympics | Rugs Turkell / Joey Gongolong / Art Antica | Voices; television film | |
| 1984 | This Is Spinal Tap | Morty The Mime | |
| 1986 | Running Scared | Danny Constanzo | |
| 1987 | The Princess Bride | Miracle Max | |
| Throw Momma from the Train | Larry Donner | ||
| 1988 | Memories of Me | Abbie Polin | Also writer and producer |
| 1989 | When Harry Met Sally... | Harry Burns | |
| 1991 | City Slickers | Mitch Robbins | Also executive producer |
| 1992 | Horton Hatches the Egg | Narrator | Voice |
| Mr. Saturday Night | Buddy Young Jr. | Also director, writer, and producer | |
| 1994 | City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold | Mitch Robbins | Also writer and producer |
| In Search of Dr. Seuss | The Voice of America | Voice; television film | |
| 1995 | Forget Paris | Mickey Gordon | Also director, writer, and producer |
| 1996 | Hamlet | First Gravedigger | |
| 1997 | Fathers' Day | Jack Lawrence | |
| Deconstructing Harry | Larry | ||
| 1998 | My Giant | Sam 'Sammy' Kamin | Also writer and producer |
| 1999 | Get Bruce | Himself | Documentary film |
| Analyze This | Dr. Ben Sobel | Also executive producer | |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | Mattress Salesman | Uncredited[3] |
| 2001 | 61* | None | Director; television film |
| America's Sweethearts | Lee Phillips | Also writer and producer | |
| Monsters, Inc. | Mike Wazowski | Voice | |
| 2002 | Mike's New Car | Voice; short film | |
| Analyze That | Dr. Ben Sobel | Also executive producer | |
| 2004 | Howl's Moving Castle | Calcifer the Fire-Demon | Voice; English dub |
| 2006 | Cars | Mike Wazowski Car | Voice; cameo |
| 2010 | Tooth Fairy | Jerry | Uncredited[4] |
| I'm Still Here | Himself | ||
| 2012 | Small Apartments | Burt Walnut | |
| Parental Guidance | Artie Decker | ||
| 2013 | Monsters University | Mike Wazowski | Voice |
| 2014 | Party Central | Voice; short film | |
| 2016 | The Comedian | Himself | |
| 2018 | Untogether | David | |
| 2019 | Standing Up, Falling Down | Marty | |
| 2021 | Here Today | Charlie Burnz | Also director, writer, and producer |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | All in the Family | Al Bender | Episode: "New Year's Wedding" |
| The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast | Himself | Episode: "Muhammad Ali Roast" | |
| 1977 | The Midnight Special | Himself | Television special |
| 1977–1981 | Soap | Jodie Dallas | 73 episodes |
| 1978 | The Love Boat | Newton Weames | Episode: "Mike & Ike; The Witness; Kissing Bandit" |
| 1981 | Darkroom | Paddy | Episode: "Make-Up" |
| 1982 | The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour | Himself (host) | 5 episodes; Also writer |
| 1984 | Billy Crystal: A Comic's Line | Himself | Television special |
| Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | 2 episodes | |
| 1984–1985 | Saturday Night Live | Various | 18 episodes; Also writer |
| 1985 | Simon & Simon | Ben Crane | Episode: "Quint Is Out" |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | Larry Pig | Episode: "The Three Little Pigs" | |
| 1986–1988 | Sesame Street | Ricky | 2 episodes |
| 1986 | Comic Relief | Himself (host) | Benefit show |
| Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started | Himself | Stand-up special | |
| 1987 | Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started – The Lost Minutes | Short | |
| Comic Relief '87 | Himself (host) | Benefit show | |
| 29th Annual Grammy Awards | Television special | ||
| 1988 | 30th Annual Grammy Awards | ||
| 1989 | 31st Annual Grammy Awards | ||
| Comic Relief III | Benefit show | ||
| Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to Moscow | Himself | Stand-up special | |
| 1990 | 62nd Academy Awards | Himself (host) | Television special |
| 1991 | 63rd Academy Awards | ||
| Comic Relief IV | Benefit show | ||
| 1992 | 64th Academy Awards | Television special | |
| Comic Relief V | Benefit show | ||
| The Larry Sanders Show | Himself | Episode: "Talk Show" | |
| 1993 | 65th Academy Awards | Himself (host) | Television special |
| 1994 | The Critic | Gary Grossman | Voice; Episode: "L.A. Jay" |
| Comic Relief VI | Himself (host) | Benefit show | |
| 1995 | Comic Relief VII | ||
| Frasier | Jack | Voice; Episode: "Leapin' Lizards" | |
| 1996 | Muppets Tonight | Himself | Episode: "Billy Crystal" |
| 1997 | Friends | Tim | Episode: "The One with the Ultimate Fighting Champion" |
| 69th Academy Awards | Himself (host) | Television special | |
| 1998 | 70th Academy Awards | ||
| Comic Relief VIII | Benefit show | ||
| 2000 | 72nd Academy Awards | Television special | |
| 2002 | The Bernie Mac Show | Himself | Episode: "Secrets and Lies" |
| Liberty's Kids | John Adams | Voice; 6 episodes | |
| 2004 | 76th Academy Awards | Himself (host) | Television special |
| 2006 | Comic Relief 2006 | Benefit show | |
| 2012 | 84th Academy Awards | Television special | |
| 2013–2014 | Web Therapy | Garreth Pink | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | 700 Sundays | Himself | Television special, HBO |
| 2015 | The Comedians | Billy Crystal | 13 episodes; Also writer and executive producer |
| 2017 | Modern Family | Himself | Episode: "Brushes with Celebrity" |
| 2021–present | Monsters at Work | Mike Wazowski | Voice; 20 episodes[5] |
| 2021 | Never Have I Ever | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2023 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Double Admiral Crystal | 1 episode |
| 2024 | Before | Eli | Miniseries |
Theatre
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | 700 Sundays | Himself | Also producer and writer |
| 2013–14 | |||
| 2021 | Mr. Saturday Night | Buddy Young, Jr. | Also book co-writer |
| 2022 |
References
[edit]- ^ On page 17 of his book 700 Sundays, Crystal displays his birth announcement, which gives his first two names as "William Edward", not "William Jacob" Crystal, Billy (2005). 700 Sundays. Grand Central Publishing. p. 17. ISBN 978-0446578677.
Sunday Number One. I'm born. March 14, 1948, in Manhattan at Doctor's [sic] Hospital overlooking Gracie Mansion. 7:30 in the morning.
- ^ Note: Some sources have given 1947, as per FIlmReference.com, below
- ^ Ebert, Roger (June 30, 2000). "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ Angulo Chen, Sadie (January 22, 2010). "Why Yes, That IS Billy Crystal in 'The Tooth Fairy'". MovieFone.com. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ "'Monsters, Inc.' Voice Cast to Return for Disney+ Series (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-09.