Nat King Cole

ActorSoundWriter Mar 17 (died age 45) Montgomery, Alabama, USA 1943–2024 (81 year career)

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Biography

Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. He recorded over one hundred songs that became hits on the pop charts. His trio was the model for small jazz ensembles that followed. Cole also acted in films and on television and performed on Broadway. He was the first African American man to host an American television series.

Known For

Film

Kiss Me Deadly

Self - Singer (voice)

Film

Cat Ballou

Shouter - Sunrise Kid

Film

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Film

The Blue Gardenia

Nat King Cole

Film

China Gate

Goldie

Film

Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark

Self (archive footage)

Film

The Scarlet Hour

Nightclub Vocalist (singing 'Never Let Me Go')

Film

Piano Blues

Self (archive footage)

Filmography

Acting (59)

Movies (50)

I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

2024

as Self (archive footage)

Love Songs at the BBC: Volume Two

2023

as Self

8.0

Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan

2023

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

Rat Pack

2022

as Self (archive footage)

9.0

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

2019

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

7.7

My Music: A Classic Christmas

2019

as Self (archive footage)

7.5

JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala

2017

as Self

Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark

2014

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

2006

as Self (archive footage)

5.0

Nat King Cole: For Sentimental Reasons

2005

Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

2005

Nat King Cole: Stardust Memories

2005

The Harlem Renaissance

2004

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

The World of Nat King Cole

2004

as Self

The Legendary Nat King Cole

2004

as Self

Nat King Cole: Legends in Concert

2004

Piano Blues

2003

as Self (archive footage)

6.5

Jack Paar: Smart Television

2003

as Self

It's Black Entertainment

2002

as Self (archive footage)

8.0

Natalie Cole: The Unforgettable Concert

1992

as Self

The Unforgettable Nat King Cole

1989

as Self (archive footage)

Ain't Misbehavin'

1974

as Self (archive footage)

Cat Ballou

1965

as Shouter - Sunrise Kid

6.4

An Evening with Nat King Cole

1963

as Self

Schlager-Raketen

1960

as Nat 'King' Cole

Night of the Quarter Moon

1959

as Cy Robbin

5.3

Some of Manie's Friends

St. Louis Blues

as W.C. Handy

Istanbul

as Danny Rice

China Gate

as Goldie

The Scarlet Hour

as Nightclub Vocalist (singing 'Never Let Me Go')

5.1

The Nat King Cole Musical Story

1955

as Nat King Cole

8.0

Kiss Me Deadly

1955

as Self - Singer (voice)

7.2

Rhythm and Blues Revue

as Self

Small Town Girl

as Nat King Cole

The Blue Gardenia

as Nat King Cole

Make Believe Ballroom

1949

as Self

5.5

Killer Diller

1948

as Self (as King Cole Trio)

4.9

Breakfast in Hollywood

1946

as Self

5.0

Errand Boy for Rhythm

1946

as Self

Got a Penny, Benny?

1946

as Self

8.0

Come to Baby, Do

1946

as Self

Shy Guy

1946

as Self

See My Lawyer

1945

as Self

6.0

Frim Fram Sauce

1945

as Self

Is You Is, or Is You Ain't My Baby?

1944

as King Cole (as the King Cole Trio)

7.0

Who's Been Eating My Porridge?

1944

Stars on Parade

1944

as Nat 'King' Cole

Here Comes Elmer

1943

as King Cole

Nat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits

as Self (archive footage)

Television (9)

The Danny Kaye Show

as Self

Startime

The Grammys

as Self

Playboy's Penthouse

as Self

The Nat King Cole Show

1956

as Host

6.0

The George Gobel Show

as Self

What's My Line?

as Self

The Jack Benny Program

as Nat King Cole

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

When The Star Shines...

2024

Music

10.0

An Evening with Nat King Cole

1963

Writer