Nat ‘King’ Cole Net Worth
Nat ‘King’ Cole Net Worth is
$1.1 Million
Nat ‘King’ Cole Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. He was widely noted for his soft, baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres.Cole was one of the first African Americans to host a television variety show, The Nat King Cole Show, and has maintained worldwide popularity since his death from lung cancer in February 1965. | Full Name | Nat King Cole |
| Date Of Birth | March 17, 1919, Montgomery, Alabama, United States |
| Died | February 15, 1965, Santa Monica, California, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Montgomery, Alabama, USA |
| Height | 6' 1" (1.85 m) |
| Profession | Soundtrack, Actor, Music Department |
| Education | New England Conservatory of Music, DuSable High School, Wendell Phillips Academy High School, Unforgettable, The Christmas Song, Mona Lisa |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Maria Cole (m. 1948–1965), Nadine Robinson (m. 1937–1948) |
| Children | Natalie Cole, Nat Kelly Cole, Carole Cole, Casey Cole, Timolin Cole |
| Parents | Perlina Coles, Edward Coles, Unforgettable, The Christmas Song, Mona Lisa |
| Siblings | Freddy Cole, Ike Cole, Eddie Cole, Evelyn Cole, Joyce Coles, Unforgettable, The Christmas Song, Mona Lisa |
| Awards | Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Hall of Fame, Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song, Golden Globe Special Achievement Award, Unforgettable, The Christmas Song, Mona Lisa |
| Nominations | Grammy Award for Album of the Year, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group, NME Award for World's Outstanding Popular Singer, NME Award for World Male Singer, NME Award for Favourite US Male Singer, Unforgettable, The Christmas Song, Mona Lisa |
| Movies | Cat Ballou, Night of the Quarter Moon, St. Louis Blues, Istanbul, China Gate, Kiss Me Deadly, Killer Diller, Breakfast in Hollywood, Pin Up Girl, Oscar Peterson Trio: London Concert: 1964, An Evening with Nat King Cole |
| Star Sign | Pisces |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Raspy voice |
| Title | Salary |
|---|---|
| China Gate (1957) | $5,000 |
| The Blue Gardenia (1953) | $10,000 |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [In an interview the day before his TV show opened] Negroes have been exposed to many single appearances but have not been given a chance to do a regular show before now. I've been waging a personal campaign, aiming at a show of this kind. I hit a few snags here and there but I didn't give up the fight. It could be a turning point so that Negroes may be featured regularly on television. |
| 2 | All I want to do is sing and make people happy. |
| 3 | [after his TV show was canceled due to lack of sponsors] Madison Avenue is afraid of the dark. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | On the NBC Television special The Best On Record, broadcast May 18, 1965, Sammy Davis, Jr. performed a musical tribute to his friend Nat 'King' Cole. |
| 2 | First African-American to have his own TV show - The Nat King Cole Show (1954). |
| 3 | He was awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. One for Television at 6229 Hollywood Boulevard and one for Recording at 6659 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. |
| 4 | Performed at President John F. Kennedy's inauguration on 20 January 1961. |
| 5 | Attended the Democratic National Convention in 1960. |
| 6 | Addressed the Republican National Convention in 1956. |
| 7 | He was paid only $5000 for acting in China Gate (1957), but he received $75,000 for singing "Three Coins in the Fountain" during the opening credits. |
| 8 | He was heavy smoker throughout his life and was rarely seen in public or private without a cigarette in his hand. He was a smoker of Kool menthol cigarettes, believing that smoking up to three packs a day gave his singing voice its low, rich sound. After an operation for stomach ulcers in 1953, he had been advised by doctors to stop smoking, but he did not do so. He was hospitalized and diagnosed with lung cancer on December 6, 1964. He underwent cobalt and radiation therapy and was initially given a positive prognosis. On January 25, 1965 he underwent surgery to remove his entire left lung. Despite medical treatments, he died on February 15, 1965, at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California. |
| 9 | As a singer and recording artist, his contributions to American popular music are incalculable. Any list of his representative hits, all on Capitol records, has to include: "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66," "Sweet Lorraine," "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons," "The Christmas Song," "Mona Lisa "(a signature song during his career), "Nature Boy," "Too Young," "Answer Me" , "Walkin' My Baby back Home", "Straighten Up and Fly Right," "Lush Life, " "Ramblin' Rose," "Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer, "People" , "That Sunday Yhat Summer" " "Dear Lonely Hearts," "L-O-V-E," and "Unforgettable.". |
| 10 | In 1956, while giving a concert in Birmingham, Alabama, he was attacked onstage by two members of a white racist organization called the White Citizens Council--which has since renamed itself the Conservative Citizens Council--and sustained injuries to his back. |
| 11 | Winner of a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Grammy award in 1989. Incredibly enough, he was nominated for a Grammy only once in his lifetime, in 1958, and lost. |
| 12 | 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 residents were opposed to "undesirables" in the neighborhood, he responded with a letter that said that he and his family were also opposed to undesirables, and that, if he ever saw any, his neighbors would be the first ones to know. When the neighbors finally realized - after several attempts, including legal action - that the Coles were not going to be intimidated, they accepted defeat and, ultimately, the Coles as well. Several years after his death, his widow, Maria, sold the home to a family of wealthy African-Americans. As Maria herself said, "Anyone who thought Nat was an Uncle Tom clearly did not know the man". |
| 13 | He and his second wife Maria Cole were married in Harlem's famous Abyssinian Baptist Church by the Rev. Adam Clayton Powell Jr.. |
| 14 | A lifelong baseball fan, he was frequently seen at the Los Angeles Dodgers' home games for many years. |
| 15 | Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1993. |
| 16 | Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 (under the category Early Influence). His recordings of "Straighten Up And Fly Right" (1943) and "Route 66" (1946) (later covered by many including Chuck Berry, Tom Petty and The Rolling Stones), are R n B and Pop classics today. He had several mainstream R n R hits in the mid 1950s including "Send For Me"." With You On My Mind", "When Rock and Roll Comes To Trinadad" and "Looking Back". |
| 17 | Brother of singer Freddy Cole. |
| 18 | Made his last recordings less than two weeks before his death, for the "L*O*V*E" album (Capitol, 1965). |
| 19 | During the one season his show, The Nat King Cole Show (1954) was on the air, it had no sponsor, being run by NBC on a sustaining (network-sponsored) basis. The highly rated show had top-of-the-line production values, music by Nelson Riddle's orchestra, top-name guest stars and the personal endorsement of NBC chairman David Sarnoff (who ordered his network executives, "Find his show sponsors or heads will roll!"). Many of Cole's friends in the industry, such as Frank Sinatra, Harry Belafonte and Sammy Davis Jr., out of respect for his talents and what he was trying to do, appeared for minimum salary, and often no salary at all. Bob Henry (The Andy Williams Show (1962), Flip (1970)) wrote, produced and directed. At the end of the season, even though no national sponsors could be found - many companies did not want to upset their customers in the South, who did not want to see blacks on television - NBC expressed its willingness to keep the show going on a sustaining basis. It was Nat who pulled the plug, remarking bitterly, "I guess Madison Avenue is afraid of the dark." |
| 20 | Circa 1961, he had an interest in a paper-cup enterprise in Puerto Rico. |
| 21 | Children: daughters, Carol Cole, born October 17, 1944 (adopted) Natalie Cole, born February 6, 1950 Timolin & Casey (identical twins), born September 26, 1961; son, Nat Kelly Cole, born February 1959 - died 1995 (AIDS) (adopted). |
| 22 | Interred at Forest Lawn, Glendale, California, USA, in the Freedom Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Heritage, right hand side of the corridor, at the very top. |
| 23 | Brother of bandleader Eddie Cole. |
| 24 | Born at 9 am-CST. |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina | 2003 | Documentary performer: "Avalon" 1920 | |
| Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | 2003 | performer: "The Christmas Song" | |
| Catch Me If You Can | 2002 | performer: "The Christmas Song" | |
| Ah! Si j'étais riche | 2002 | performer: "Smile" | |
| Malcolm in the Middle | 2002 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| À la folie... pas du tout | 2002 | performer: "L.O.V.E." | |
| The Rookie | 2002 | performer: "The Christmas Song" | |
| The Majestic | 2001 | performer: "Orange Colored Sky", "I Remember You" | |
| One Night with Robbie Williams | 2001 | TV Special documentary writer: "Straighten Up and Fly Right" | |
| Corky Romano | 2001 | performer: "L O V E" | |
| Boycott | 2001 | TV Movie performer: "Walkin' My Baby Back Home' | |
| Frasier | 2001 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| In the Mood for Love | 2000 | performer: "Aquellos Ojos Verdes", "Te Quiero Dijiste", "Quizás, Quizás, Quizás", "Li-Zhen's Dialogue / Te Quiero Dijiste Magic Is The Moonlight", "Maria Elena", "Solamente Una Vez You Belong To My Heart" | |
| Jack of All Trades | 2000 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Liberty Heights | 1999 | performer: "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" - as Nat King Cole | |
| End of Days | 1999 | performer: "The Christmas Song" | |
| I Woke Up Early the Day I Died | 1998 | performer: "Nature Boy" | |
| Rounders | 1998 | performer: "That's The Kind Of Girl I Dream Of" | |
| Wrongfully Accused | 1998 | performer: "When I Fall In Love" - as Nat King Cole | |
| The Parent Trap | 1998 | performer: "L O V E" | |
| From the Earth to the Moon | 1998 | TV Mini-Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| Primary Colors | 1998 | performer: "UNFORGETTABLE" - as Nat King Cole | |
| British Men Behaving Badly | 1997 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| As Good as It Gets | 1997 | performer: "FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS I LOVE YOU" - as Nat King Cole | |
| Stag | 1997 | performer: "How Does It Feel" | |
| That Old Feeling | 1997 | performer: "Love" | |
| Private Parts | 1997 | performer: "Pretend" - as Nat King Cole | |
| 101 Dalmatians | 1996 | performer: "The Christmas Song" | |
| Jingle All the Way | 1996 | performer: "The Christmas Song" | |
| Dear God | 1996 | as Nat King Cole, "Straighten Up and Fly Right" | |
| Faithful | 1996 | performer: "Let's Face The Music And Dance" - as Nat King Cole | |
| Unforgettable | 1996 | performer: "Unforgettable" - as Nat King Cole | |
| Grumpier Old Men | 1995 | performer: "Almost Like Being In Love" | |
| Friends | 1995 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Golden Anniversary | 1995 | TV Movie documentary lyrics: "Straighten Up and Fly Right" / music: "Straighten Up and Fly Right" | |
| The American President | 1995 | performer: "Deck the Halls" - uncredited | |
| Home for the Holidays | 1995 | performer: "Candy", "The Very Thought of You" | |
| Three Wishes | 1995 | performer: "A Blossom Fell" | |
| Fallen Angels | 1993-1995 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| The Tuskegee Airmen | 1995 | TV Movie writer: "Straighten Up and Fly Right" | |
| ER | 1994 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| I Like It Like That | 1994 | performer: "L-O-V-E" - as Nat King Cole | |
| With Honors | 1994 | performer: "The Christmas Song Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire" | |
| The Ref | 1994 | arranger: "O Little Town Of Bethlehem", "Adeste Fidelis" / performer: "The Christmas Song", "O Little Town Of Bethlehem", "Adeste Fidelis" | |
| Kung kailangan mo ako | 1993 | performer: "Unforgetable" | |
| Grumpy Old Men | 1993 | arranger: "O Holy Night", "Joy to the World" / performer: "O Holy Night", "Joy to the World" | |
| Sleepless in Seattle | 1993 | performer: "Stardust" | |
| Torch Song | 1993 | TV Movie performer: "WHEN I FALL IN LOVE" | |
| The Wonder Years | 1988-1993 | TV Series performer - 5 episodes | |
| La ardilla roja | 1993 | performer: "Let There Be Love" | |
| This Boy's Life | 1993 | performer: "Smile" | |
| El amante bilingüe | 1993 | performer: "Perfidia" | |
| Untamed Heart | 1993 | performer: "Nature Boy" | |
| Groundhog Day | 1993 | performer: "Almost Like Being in Love" - as Nat King Cole | |
| That Night | 1992 | performer: "LET THERE BE LOVE" | |
| Tales from the Crypt | 1992 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Long Day Closes | 1992 | performer: "Stardust" | |
| Home Improvement | 1992 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Guilty by Suspicion | 1991 | performer: "STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT" / writer: "STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT" | |
| The Freshman | 1990 | performer: "MONA LISA" | |
| Quick Change | 1990 | performer: "L-O-V-E" | |
| Lágrimas al desayuno | 1989 | Short "El bodeguero" | |
| The Last Winter | 1989 | performer: "Smile" | |
| Strapless | 1989 | performer: "When I Fall In Love" | |
| See You in the Morning | 1989 | performer: "When I Fall in Love" | |
| Scandal | 1989 | "Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer" | |
| Tin Men | 1987 | performer: "Sweet Lorraine" | |
| Un hombre de éxito | 1986 | performer: "El bodeguero" | |
| Mona Lisa | 1986 | performer: "MONA LISA", "WHEN I FALL IN LOVE" | |
| My Favorite Year | 1982 | performer: "Stardust" 1927 | |
| The World According to Garp | 1982 | performer: "There Will Never Be Another You" | |
| Raging Bull | 1980 | performer: "Mona Lisa" 1949 | |
| Caboblanco | 1980 | performer: "The Very Thought Of You" | |
| Fedora | 1978 | performer: "Tenderly" - uncredited | |
| Smile | 1975 | performer: "Smile" 1936 | |
| Badlands | 1973 | performer: "A BLOSSOM FELL" | |
| Some Call It Loving | 1973 | "The Very Thought of You" | |
| Cat Ballou | 1965 | performer: "The Ballad of Cat Ballou" - uncredited | |
| Felicia | 1964 | performer: "Felicia" | |
| The Jack Benny Program | 1964 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Danny Kaye Show | 1963 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| In the Cool of the Day | 1963 | performer: "In the Cool of the Day" | |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1961 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Schlager-Raketen | 1960 | performer: "Mona Lisa" | |
| Startime | 1960 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 1959 lyrics - 1 episode, 1959 | ||
| Make Room for Daddy | 1959 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| St. Louis Blues | 1958 | performer: "Morning Star", "Careless Love", "Saint Louis Blues" | |
| The Nat King Cole Show | 1956-1957 | TV Series performer - 25 episodes | |
| Raintree County | 1957 | performer: "Raintree County" | |
| China Gate | 1957 | performer: "China Gate" | |
| Istanbul | 1957 | performer: "I WAS A LITTLE TOO LONELY", "WHEN I FALL IN LOVE" | |
| Autumn Leaves | 1956 | performer: "Autumn Leaves" Les Feuilles Mortes | |
| The Scarlet Hour | 1956 | performer: "Never Let Me Go" | |
| Rhythm and Blues Revue | 1955 | Documentary performer: "Calypso Blues" / writer: "Calypso Blues" | |
| The Nat 'King' Cole Musical Story | 1955 | Short performer: "Sweet Lorraine", "Route 66", "Pretend", "That's My Girl" | |
| Rock 'n' Roll Revue | 1955 | Short performer: "The Trouble With Me Is You" | |
| Kiss Me Deadly | 1955 | performer: "Rather Have the Blues" | |
| Show Time at the Apollo | 1955 | TV Series performer - 5 episodes | |
| The Adventures of Hajji Baba | 1954 | performer: "Hajji Baba Persian Lament" | |
| Small Town Girl | 1953 | performer: "My Flaming Heart" | |
| The Blue Gardenia | 1953 | performer: "Blue Gardenia" | |
| Nat 'King' Cole and Joe Adams Orchestra | 1952 | Short performer: "Too Young", "Destination Moon", "That's My Girl" | |
| Calypso Blues | 1951 | Short writer: "Calypso Blues" - as Nathaniel Cole | |
| Nature Boy | 1951 | Short performer: "Nature Boy" | |
| When I Fall in Love | 1951 | Short performer: "WHenI Fall in Love" | |
| The Fight Never Ends | 1949 | writer: "Call the Police" | |
| Make Believe Ballroom | 1949 | performer: "The Trouble With Me is You" | |
| Killer Diller | 1948 | lyrics: "Ooh, Kickeroonie" / music: "Breezy and the Bass", "Ooh, Kickeroonie" | |
| Make Mine Music | 1946 | performer: "Tres Palabras" - uncredited | |
| Breakfast in Hollywood | 1946 | writer: "It's Better To Be By Yourself" | |
| Her Lucky Night | 1945 | writer: "Straighten Up and Fly Right" - as Nat Cole | |
| Is You Is, or Is You Ain't My Baby? | 1944 | Short performer: "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?" | |
| Here Comes Elmer | 1943 | writer: "Straighten Up Fly Right" | |
| Stormy Weather | 1943 | music: "That Ain't Right" 1941 - uncredited | |
| The First Monday in May | 2016 | Documentary performer: "Stardust" | |
| The Simpsons | 2008-2016 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| Call the Midwife | 2016 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You | 2016 | Documentary performer: "Straighten Up and Fly Right" written by nm0170713 & nm0590030 | |
| Mike & Mike | 2013-2015 | TV Series performer - 3 episodes | |
| Joy | 2015/I | performer: "Solamente Una Vez You Belong To Me", "Winter Wonderland", "A House With Love In It" | |
| Fallout 4 | 2015 | Video Game performer: "Orange Colored Sky" | |
| The Vampire Diaries | 2015 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Person of Interest | 2015 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Sophia | 2015/II | Short performer: "Airiness a la Nat" | |
| De nærmeste | 2015 | performer: "Aquellos Ojos Verdes", "Maria Elena" | |
| Hockney | 2014 | Documentary performer: "L-O-V-E" | |
| Cuéntame | 2012-2014 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark | 2014 | Documentary "Love is a Many Splendored Thing" / performer: "I'm Lost", "Little Joe from Chicago", "Magic Window", "My Kinda Love", "Nature Boy", "Smile", "Stardust", "Sweet Lorraine", "Unforgettable" / writer: "Straighten Up and Fly Right" | |
| Meet the Patels | 2014 | Documentary performer: "L-O-V-E" | |
| The Best Man Holiday | 2013 | performer: "The Christmas Song" - as Nat King Cole | |
| The Blacklist | 2013 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | TV Series writer - 1 episode, 2013 performer - 1 episode, 2011 | ||
| 42 | 2013 | writer: "Straighten Up And Fly Right" | |
| Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot | 2013 | Documentary performer: "It's Only A Paper Moon" | |
| The Richest Songs in the World | 2012 | TV Movie documentary performer: "The Christmas Song" - uncredited | |
| Parenthood | 2012 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Love Me Do: The Beatles '62 | 2012 | TV Movie documentary performer: "Let There Be Love" | |
| Breaking Bad | 2012 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Jack Irish: Bad Debts | 2012 | TV Movie performer: "The Very Thought of You" | |
| Lotta & die großen Erwartungen | 2012 | TV Movie performer: "Quizas, Quizas, Quizas Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" - as Nat King Cole, uncredited | |
| New Girl | 2011-2012 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| Magnifica presenza | 2012 | performer: "Perfidia" | |
| Banda sonora | 2008-2012 | TV Series performer - 5 episodes | |
| Als je verliefd wordt | 2012 | performer: "When I Fall In Love" | |
| Pan Am | 2012 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Britain's Favourite Christmas Songs | 2011 | TV Movie documentary performer: "The Christmas Song" | |
| Kirstie's Handmade Britain | 2011 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Eureka | 2011 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| My Week with Marilyn | 2011 | performer: "You Stepped Out of a Dream", "Autumn Leaves Les Feuilles Mortes" - as Nat King Cole | |
| Bienvenue | 2011 | performer: "L.O.V.E." | |
| Hung | 2011 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Shirley | 2011 | TV Movie writer: "Calypso Blues" | |
| I Don't Know How She Does It | 2011 | performer: "L-O-V-E" - as Nat King Cole | |
| Violet & Daisy | 2011 | performer: "Answer Me, My Love" | |
| Formula 1: BBC Sport | 2011 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| American Idol | 2011 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Olivia | 2010 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Oca | 2010 | performer: "Nature Boy" | |
| Mafia II | 2010 | Video Game writer: "STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT" - as Nat King Cole | |
| Treme | 2010 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| California's Gold | 2010 | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
| Valentine's Day | 2010/I | performer: "Te Quiero, Dijiste" - as Nat King Cole | |
| Desperate Housewives | 2010 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Leap Year | 2010 | performer: "MORE AND MORE OF YOUR AMOR" | |
| Prep & Landing | 2009 | TV Short performer: "The Christmas Song" - as Nat King Cole | |
| Fringe | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2009 writer - 1 episode, 2009 | ||
| Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me | 2009 | TV Movie documentary performer: "Dream", "Save the Bones for Henry Jones", "Autumn Leaves" Les Feuilles Mortes | |
| So You Think You Can Dance | 2009 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| La chica de ayer | 2009 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | 2009 | performer: "L O V E" - as Nat King Cole | |
| Loose Women | 2009 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Watchmen | 2009 | performer: "Unforgettable" - as Nat King Cole | |
| Dancing on Ice | 2009 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| Dieta mediterránea | 2009 | performer: "Ay, cosita linda" | |
| Mad Men | 2008 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Express | 2008 | performer: "Send For Me" | |
| The X Factor | 2008 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Doctors | 2008 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| How About You... | 2007 | performer: "Let There Be Love" | |
| The War | 2007 | TV Mini-Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
| Entourage | 2007 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Big Love | 2007 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry | 2007 | performer: "L O V E" - as Nat King Cole | |
| The Sopranos | 2007 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Ugly Betty | 2006 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Midsomer Murders | 2006 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| 20 to 1 | 2006 | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
| Running with Scissors | 2006 | performer: "Quizas, Quizas, Quizas Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" 1947, "Stardust" 1927 - as Nat King Cole | |
| Steps | 2006 | Short performer: "Ballerina" | |
| Love and Other Disasters | 2006 | performer: "L.O.V.E." - as Nat King Cole | |
| Stardust: The Bette Davis Story | 2006 | TV Movie documentary performer: "Star Dust" | |
| Take the Lead | 2006 | performer: "Fascination" | |
| Idols! | 2006 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Grey's Anatomy | 2005 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Veronica Mars | 2005 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Australian Idol | 2005 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Little Manhattan | 2005 | performer: "The Very Thought Of You" | |
| Six Feet Under | 2005 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Wah-Wah | 2005 | performer: "Stay As Sweet As You Are" | |
| Dancing with the Stars | 2005 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| EastEnders | 2002-2004 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast | 2004 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| School for Seduction | 2004 | performer: "Cappucina/Permettete Signorina" - as Nat King Cole | |
| Ray | 2004/I | writer: "Straighten Up and Fly Right" - as Nat King Cole | |
| Suwingu gâruzu | 2004 | performer: "L. O. V. E." | |
| Canadian Idol | 2004 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The 4400 | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2004 writer - 1 episode, 2004 | ||
| 2046 | 2004 | performer: "The Christmas Song" | |
| Mona Lisa Smile | 2003 | performer: "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" - as Nat King Cole | |
| The Blues | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2003 writer - 1 episode, 2003 | ||
| Idols | 2003 | TV Series writer - 1 episode |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Berle, the Second Time Around: Carnival of Comedy | 1989 | Video | |
| Cat Ballou | 1965 | Shouter / Sunrise Kid (as Nat King Cole) | |
| The Jack Benny Program | 1964 | TV Series | Nat |
| Schlager-Raketen | 1960 | Sänger / Himself | |
| Night of the Quarter Moon | 1959 | Cy Robbin | |
| St. Louis Blues | 1958 | W.C. Handy | |
| China Gate | 1957 | Goldie | |
| Istanbul | 1957 | Danny Rice | |
| The Scarlet Hour | 1956 | Nightclub Vocalist (singing 'Never Let Me Go') | |
| Kiss Me Deadly | 1955 | Singer (voice) | |
| Small Town Girl | 1953 | Nat King Cole | |
| The Blue Gardenia | 1953 | Nat 'King' Cole | |
| All Star Revue | 1953 | TV Series | Guest Vocalist |
| Lux Video Theatre | 1952 | TV Series | Horace Hambleton |
| Showtime, U.S.A. | 1951 | TV Series | Performer |
| Make Believe Ballroom | 1949 | Trio Leader (as King Cole Trio) | |
| We, the People | 1948 | TV Series | Performers |
| Breakfast in Hollywood | 1946 | Nat 'King' Cole | |
| See My Lawyer | 1945 | Specialty (as King Cole Trio) | |
| Swing in the Saddle | 1944 | 'King' Cole (uncredited) | |
| Stars on Parade | 1944 | Nat 'King' Cole | |
| Pin Up Girl | 1944 | Canteen Pianist (uncredited) | |
| Pistol Packin' Mama | 1943 | Leader - The King Cole Trio (uncredited) | |
| Here Comes Elmer | 1943 | King Cole (uncredited) | |
| Citizen Kane | 1941 | Pianist in 'El Rancho' (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Love TM | 2013 | Short music performer - as Nat King Cole | |
| Christmas with Rupert | 2013 | Video music performer | |
| Ein Tag, eine Nacht und ein bisschen Morgen | 2011 | singer | |
| Night of the Quarter Moon | 1959 | composer: song "To Whom it May Concern" |
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| It's Time | 2014/IV | Short as Nat King Cole |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mona Lisa | 1986 | grateful acknowledgment |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banda sonora | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Nat King Cole: The Incomparable Nat King Cole Volume 2 | 1992 | Video | Himself |
| Nat King Cole: The Incomparable Nat King Cole Volume 1 | 1991 | Video | Himself |
| Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs | 1989 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Jack Paar Program | 1962-1964 | TV Series | Himself |
| Freedom Spectacular | 1964 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1964 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| The Garry Moore Show | 1961-1964 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Danny Kaye Show | 1963 | TV Series | Himself |
| An Evening with Nat King Cole | 1963 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 20th Annual Golden Globes Awards | 1963 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Special Award |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1957-1961 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Jack Paar Tonight Show | 1961 | TV Series | Himself |
| Here's Hollywood | 1961 | TV Series | Himself |
| What's My Line? | 1953-1961 | TV Series | Himself - Mystery Guest |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1949-1961 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Pianist |
| Main Event | 1961 | TV Movie | Himself - Guest |
| Spectacular | 1960 | TV Series | Himself - Star |
| Special Gala to Support Kennedy Campaign | 1960 | TV Movie | Himself - Performer |
| This Is Your Life | 1960 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Royal Variety Show | 1960 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium | 1960 | TV Series | Himself |
| Academy Award Songs | 1960 | TV Movie | Himself - Singer (as Nat King Cole) |
| Startime | 1960 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | 1960 | TV Series | Himself - Pianist |
| Sunday Showcase | 1959 | TV Series | Himself - Performer |
| Playboy's Penthouse | 1959 | TV Series | Himself |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1957-1959 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself - Singer / Himself |
| The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom | 1959 | TV Series | Himself |
| Premier Khrushchev in the USA | 1959 | Documentary | Himself |
| The George Gobel Show | 1959 | TV Series | Himself |
| This Is Your Life | 1959 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Patti Page Oldsmobile Show | 1958 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Nat King Cole Show | 1956-1957 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| The Eddie Fisher Show | 1957 | TV Series | Himself |
| Person to Person | 1957 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Basin Street Revue | 1956 | Himself | |
| The Walter Winchell Show | 1956 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Rhythm and Blues Revue | 1955 | Documentary | Himself |
| Ford Star Jubilee | 1955 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Nat 'King' Cole Musical Story | 1955 | Short | Himself |
| Rock 'n' Roll Revue | 1955 | Short | Himself |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | 1952-1955 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Vocalist |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | 1954-1955 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Singer / Pianist |
| Show Time at the Apollo | 1955 | TV Series | Himself - Singer |
| The George Jessel Show | 1953 | TV Series | Himself |
| Your Show of Shows | 1953 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Performer |
| Nat 'King' Cole and Russ Morgan and His Orchestra | 1953 | Short | Himself |
| The Red Skelton Hour | 1953 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Vocalist |
| Cavalcade of Stars | 1952 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Vocalist |
| Songs for Sale | 1951-1952 | TV Series | Himself |
| Texaco Star Theatre | 1951-1952 | TV Series | Himself - Singer |
| Nat 'King' Cole and Joe Adams Orchestra | 1952 | Short | Himself |
| Calypso Blues | 1951 | Short | Himself |
| For Sentimental Reasons | 1951 | Short | Himself |
| Home | 1951 | Short | Himself |
| Mona Lisa | 1951 | Short | Himself |
| Nature Boy | 1951 | Short | Himself |
| Route 66 | 1951 | Short | Himself |
| Sweet Lorraine | 1951 | Short | Himself |
| The Trouble with Me Is You | 1951 | Short | Himself |
| When I Fall in Love | 1951 | Short | Himself |
| You Call It Madness | 1951 | Short | Himself |
| The James Melton Show | 1951 | TV Series | Himself |
| Joe Adams Presents | 1951 | TV Series | Himself - Singer |
| King Cole Trio & Benny Carter Orchestra | 1950 | Short | Himself |
| Adventures in Jazz | 1949 | TV Series | Himself |
| Killer Diller | 1948 | Himself (as King Cole Trio) | |
| Come to Baby Do | 1946 | Short | Himself |
| Errand Boy for Rhythm | 1946 | Short | Himself |
| Frim Fram Sauce | 1945 | Short | Himself |
| Is You Is, or Is You Ain't My Baby? | 1944 | Short | Himself (as the King Cole Trio) |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Biography | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Fifties | 1997 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| The Real Las Vegas | 1996 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Corrina, Corrina | 1994 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Great Performances | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2 | 1991 | TV Special | Himself |
| Natalie Cole: Unforgettable | 1991 | Video short | Nat 'King' Cole |
| That's Black Entertainment | 1990 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Unforgettable Nat 'King' Cole | 1989 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Milton Berle, the Second Time Around: The Funny Fifties | 1989 | Video | |
| Ain't Misbehavin' | 1974 | Himself | |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| My Music: Songbook Standards - As Time Goes By | 2015 | TV Movie | |
| Tu cara me suena - Argentina | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| 3-D Rarities | 2015 | Documentary | |
| My Yearbook 1960-1963 | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| Soul Power! | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| My Music: Big Band Vocalists | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself |
| How Playboy Changed the World | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Tracks | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Sing Your Song | 2011 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| 100 Years of the London Palladium | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Love Letters in the Sands of Time | 2010 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Banda sonora | 2008-2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Pioneers of Television | 2008 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| The Legendary Crooners | 2007 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Jazz Giants of the 20th Century | 2007 | Video documentary | Himself |
| 20 to 1 | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| American Masters | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Moments to Remember: My Music | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer | 2006 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Jeopardy! | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Nat King Cole: Encore | 2004 | Video short | Himself |
| Calypso Dreams | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself |
| TV in Black: The First Fifty Years | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Harlem Renaissance | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Strangers in the Night: The Bert Kaempfert Story | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Blues | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| When I Fall in Love: The One & Only Nat King Cole | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Jack Paar: Smart Television | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Rhapsody in Black | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| It's Black Entertainment | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Say It Loud: A Celebration of Black Music in America | 2001 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Hollywood Remembers Lee Marvin | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Shouter |
| Playboy: The Party Continues | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Behind the Music | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Special Award | Golden Globes, USA | For international contribution to the recording world. | |
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Television | On 8 February 1960. At 6229 Hollywood Blvd. |
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Recording | On 8 February 1960. At 6659 Hollywood Blvd. |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Album of the Year |
Known for movies
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
as Soundtrack
Watchmen (2009)
as Soundtrack
Groundhog Day (1993)
as Soundtrack
Raging Bull (1980)
as Soundtrack