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Overview
Mini Biography:
Nat King Cole was born Nathaniel Adams Coles at Montgomery, Alabama. He... moreAwards:
2 wins moreNewsDesk:
(8 articles)
Zack Snyder Taking Watchmen As Seriously As We Do (From Cinema Blend. 7 October 2008, 10:24 AM, PDT)
Natalie Cole Released from Hospital
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Alternate Names:
Nat King Cole | Nat Cole | The Nat King Cole Trio | King Cole Trio | the King Cole TrioUS TV Schedule:
| Fri. Nov. 21 | 2:00 AM | TCM | Citizen Kane |
Filmography
Soundtrack:
- Righteous Kill (2008) (performer: "Straighten Up and Fly Right")
- "Banda sonora" (2 episodes, 2008)
- Episode #4.1 (2008) TV episode (performer: "María Elena")
- Episode #2.7 (2008) TV episode (performer: "Aquellos ojos verdes") - "Doctors" (1 episode, 2008)
- Hearts Will Go On (2008) TV episode (performer: "Unforgettable") - "The War" (1 episode, 2007)
- The Ghost Front: December 1944 - March 1945 (2007) TV episode (performer: "If You Can't Smile and Say Yes (Please Don't Cry and Say No)") - "Entourage" (1 episode, 2007)
- The Cannes Kids (2007) TV episode (performer: "L.O.V.E. (Je Ne Pepartrai Pas)") - I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007) (performer: "L O V E")
- "The Sopranos" (1 episode, 2007)
- The Blue Comet (2007) TV episode (performer: "Ramblin' Rose") - "20 to 1" (1 episode, 2006)
... aka 20 to 01 (Australia: promotional title)
- World's Best Love Songs (2006) TV episode (performer: "Unforgettable") - Running with Scissors (2006) (performer: "Quizas, Quizas, Quizas (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps)', "Stardust")
- Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV) (performer: "Star Dust")
- Take the Lead (2006) (performer: "Fascination")
- "Grey's Anatomy" (1 episode, 2005)
- Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (2005) TV episode (performer: "The Christmas Song") - Little Manhattan (2005) (performer: "The Very Thought Of You")
- "Six Feet Under" (1 episode, 2005)
- Everyone's Waiting (2005) TV episode ("What'll I Do") - Wah-Wah (2005) (performer: "Stay As Sweet As You Are")
... aka Wah Wah (International: English title: informal alternative title) - Ray (2004/I) (writer: "Straighten Up and Fly Right")
- Swing Girls (2004) (performer: "L. O. V. E.")
- Mona Lisa Smile (2003) (performer: "Walkin' My Baby Back Home")
- Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina (2003) (performer: "Avalon" (1920))
- Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) (performer: "The Christmas Song")
... aka Dickie Roberts: (Former) Child Star (USA: promotional title) - Catch Me If You Can (2002) (performer: "The Christmas Song")
- À la folie... pas du tout (2002) ("L.O.V.E.")
... aka He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not (International: English title) - The Rookie (2002/I) (performer: "The Christmas Song")
- The Majestic (2001) (performer: "Orange Colored Sky", "I Remember You")
- One Night with Robbie Williams (2001) (TV) (writer: "Straighten Up and Fly Right")
... aka Robbie Williams: Live at the Albert (UK: DVD title) - Corky Romano (2001) (performer: "L O V E")
... aka Corky Romano: 'Special' Agent (USA: complete title) - Boycott (2001) (TV) (performer: "Walkin' My Baby Back Home')
- Fa yeung nin wa (2000) (performer: "Aquellos Ojos Verdes", "Te Quiero Dijiste", "Quizás, Quizás, Quizás")
... aka In the Mood for Love (France) (Hong Kong: English title) (USA)
... aka Hua yang nian hua (Hong Kong: Mandarin title) - Liberty Heights (1999) (performer: "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup")
- End of Days (1999) (performer: "The Christmas Song")
- I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998) (performer: "Nature Boy")
... aka Ed Wood's I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
... aka I Awoke Early the Day I Died (USA) - Rounders (1998) (performer: "That's The Kind Of Girl I Dream Of")
- Wrongfully Accused (1998) (performer: "When I Fall In Love")
... aka Leslie Nielsen ist sehr verdächtig (Germany)
... aka Sehr verdächtig (Germany: alternative title)
... aka Unter falschem Verdacht (Germany: alternative title) - The Parent Trap (1998) (performer: "L O V E")
... aka Disney's The Parent Trap (USA: complete title) - "From the Earth to the Moon" (1998) TV mini-series (performer: "The Christmas Song")
- Primary Colors (1998) (performer: "UNFORGETTABLE")
... aka Mit aller Macht (Germany)
... aka Perfect Couple (Japan: English title)
... aka Primary Colors (France) - As Good as It Gets (1997) (performer: "(I LOVE YOU) FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS")
- Stag (1997) (performer: "How Does It Feel")
- That Old Feeling (1997) (performer: "Love")
- Private Parts (1997) (performer: "Pretend")
... aka Howard Stern's Private Parts - 101 Dalmatians (1996) (performer: "The Christmas Song")
- Jingle All the Way (1996) (performer: "The Christmas Song")
- Faithful (1996) (performer: "Let's Face The Music And Dance")
- Unforgettable (1996) (performer: "Unforgettable")
- Grumpier Old Men (1995) (performer: "Almost Like Being In Love")
... aka Grumpy Old Men 2 - "Friends" (1 episode, 1995)
- The One with Phoebe's Dad (1995) TV episode (performer: "The Chirstmas Song") - Golden Anniversary (1995) (TV) (music: "Straighten Up and Fly Right") (lyrics: "Straighten Up and Fly Right")
... aka Rosemary Clooney's Demi-Centennial (USA: complete title)
... aka Rosemary Clooney's Golden Anniversary (USA) - Home for the Holidays (1995) (performer: "Candy", "The Very Thought of You")
- Three Wishes (1995) (performer: "A Blossom Fell")
- The Tuskegee Airmen (1995) (TV) (writer: "Straighten Up and Fly Right")
- "ER" (1 episode, 1994)
- Blizzard (1994) TV episode (performer: "The Christmas Song") - With Honors (1994) (performer: "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)")
- The Ref (1994) (performer: "The Christmas Song", "O Little Town Of Bethlehem", "Adeste Fidelis") (arranger: "O Little Town Of Bethlehem", "Adeste Fidelis")
... aka Hostile Hostages - Grumpy Old Men (1993) (performer: "O HOLY NIGHT", "JOY TO THE WORLD") (arranger: "O HOLY NIGHT", "JOY TO THE WORLD")
- Sleepless in Seattle (1993) (performer: "Star Dust")
- Torch Song (1993) (TV) (performer: "WHEN I FALL IN LOVE")
... aka Judith Krantz's 'Torch Song' (USA: complete title) - Ardilla roja, La (1993) (performer: "Let There Be Love")
... aka The Red Squirrel - This Boy's Life (1993) (performer: "Smile")
- Amante bilingüe, El (1993) (performer: "Perfidia")
... aka Amante bilingue, L' (Italy)
... aka The Bilingual Lover - Groundhog Day (1993) (performer: "ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE")
- Untamed Heart (1993) (performer: "Nature Boy")
- Kung kailangan mo ako (1993) (performer: "Unforgetable")
- That Night (1992) (performer: "LET THERE BE LOVE")
... aka One Hot Summer - Guilty by Suspicion (1991) (writer: "STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT") (performer: "STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT")
... aka Liste noire, La (France) - The Freshman (1990) (performer: "MONA LISA")
- Quick Change (1990) (performer: "L-O-V-E")
- The Last Winter (1990) (performer: "Smile")
- Strapless (1989) (performer: "When I Fall In Love")
- See You in the Morning (1989) (performer: "When I Fall in Love")
- Lágrimas al desayuno (1989) ("El bodeguero")
... aka Tears at Breakfast Time - Tin Men (1987) (performer: "Sweet Lorraine")
- Mona Lisa (1986) (performer: "MONA LISA", "WHEN I FALL IN LOVE")
- Hombre de éxito, Un (1985) ("El bodeguero")
... aka A Successful Man - My Favorite Year (1982) (performer: "Stardust")
... aka My Favourite Year (UK) - The World According to Garp (1982) (performer: "There Will Never Be Another You")
- Raging Bull (1980) (performer: "Mona Lisa")
- Caboblanco (1980) (performer: "The Very Thought Of You")
... aka Caboblanco... Where Legends Are Born (International: English title: long title) - Smile (1975) (performer: "Smile")
- Badlands (1973) (performer: "A BLOSSOM FELL")
- Felicia (1964) (performer: "Felicia")
- St. Louis Blues (1958) (performer: "Morning Star", "Careless Love", "Saint Louis Blues")
- Raintree County (1957) (performer: "Raintree County")
- China Gate (1957) (performer: "China Gate")
- "The Nat King Cole Show" (7 episodes, 1957)
- Episode #1.27 (1957) TV episode (performer: "Sweet Lorraine", "Lucky Day", "Stay as Sweet as You Are")
- Episode #1.22 (1957) TV episode (performer: "Stardust")
- Episode #1.21 (1957) TV episode (performer: "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me")
- Episode #1.17 (1957) TV episode (performer: "Should I?", "It All Depends on You", "Namely You", "This Is My Night to Dream", "Unforgettable")
- Episode #1.15 (1957) TV episode (performer: "That's My Girl", "Coquette", "True Love", "Tea for Two", "My Funny Valentine")
(2 more) - Istanbul (1957) (performer: "I WAS A LITTLE TOO LONELY", "WHEN I FALL IN LOVE")
- Autumn Leaves (1956) (performer: "Autumn Leaves")
- The Scarlet Hour (1956) (performer: "Never Let Me Go")
- The Nat 'King' Cole Musical Story (1955) (performer: "Sweet Lorraine", "Route 66", "Pretend", "That's My Girl")
- Kiss Me Deadly (1955) (performer: "RATHER HAVE THE BLUES")
... aka Mickey Spillane's Kiss Me Deadly (USA) - Rock 'n' Roll Revue (1955) (performer: "The Trouble With Me Is You")
... aka Harlem Rock 'n' Roll (UK)
... aka Rock and Roll Review (USA) - Rhythm and Blues Revue (1955) (performer: "Calypso Blues")
- 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) (performer: "Too Young", "Destination Moon", "That's My Girl")
- Make Believe Ballroom (1949) (performer: "The Trouble With Me is You")
- The Fight Never Ends (1949) (writer: "Call the Police")
- Killer Diller (1948) (music: "Breezy and the Bass", "Ooh, Kickeroonie") (lyrics: "Ooh, Kickeroonie")
- Make Mine Music (1946) (performer: "Tres Palabras")
- Breakfast in Hollywood (1946) (writer: "It's Better To Be Yourself")
... aka The Mad Hatter (UK) - Is You Is, or Is You Ain't My Baby? (1944) (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")
Actor:
- Cat Ballou (1965) (as Nat King Cole) .... Shouter
- "The Hollywood Palace" (1 episode, 1964)
- Episode #1.12 (1964) TV episode - Schlager-Raketen (1960) .... Sänger, Himself
- Night of the Quarter Moon (1959) .... Cy Robbin
... aka Flesh and Flame
... aka The Color of Her Skin (USA) - 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")
- The Adventures of Hajji Baba (1954) (voice) .... Singer of Title Song
- "Your Show of Shows" (1 episode, 1953)
... aka Sid Caesar's Show of Shows (UK: rerun title)
- Episode dated 12 September 1953 (1953) TV episode - "Lux Video Theatre" .... Horace Hambleton (1 episode, 1952)
... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
- Song for a Banjo (1952) TV episode .... Horace Hambleton - See My Lawyer (1945) (as King Cole Trio) .... Specialty
... aka In a Padded Cell (USA: reissue title) - Swing in the Saddle (1944) (uncredited) .... Leader, The King Cole Trio
... aka Swing and Sway (UK: new title) - Stars on Parade (1944) .... King Cole Trio
- Pin Up Girl (1944) (uncredited) .... Canteen Pianist
- Pistol Packin' Mama (1943) (as The Nat King Cole Trio) .... Leader, Nat King Cole Trio
- Citizen Kane (1941) (uncredited) .... Pianist in 'El Rancho'
Music Department:
- Night of the Quarter Moon (1959) (composer: song "To Whom it May Concern")
... aka Flesh and Flame
... aka The Color of Her Skin (USA) - Her Lucky Night (1945) (composer: song "Straighten Up and Fly Right") (as Nat Cole)
- Here Comes Elmer (1943) (composer: song "Straighten Up and Fly Right")
Self:
- Rhapsody in Black (2002) (TV)
... aka That Old Black Magic (Canada: English title: DVD title) (USA: DVD title) - Nat King Cole: The Incomparable Nat King Cole Volume 2 (1992) (V) .... Himself
- Nat King Cole: The Incomparable Nat King Cole Volume 1 (1991) (V) .... Himself
- Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs (1989) .... Himself
- "The Jack Benny Program" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
... aka The Jack Benny Show (USA: informal title)
... aka The Lucky Strike Program (USA: alternative title)
- Nat King Cole, Guest (1964) TV episode .... Himself - An Evening with Nat King Cole (1963) (TV) .... Himself
- "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (2 episodes, 1953-1961)
- Episode dated 19 March 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 6 December 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Mystery Guest - "Toast of the Town" .... Himself / ... (14 episodes, 1949-1961)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #14.16 (1961) TV episode .... Singer
- Episode #11.29 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #9.38 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #9.33 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #9.27 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
(9 more) - "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1957-1960)
... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
- Episode #5.2 (1960) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.4 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - A Cool Evening with Nat King Cole (1960) (TV) .... Himself
... aka A King Called Cole (UK) - "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
- Nat King Cole (1960) TV episode .... Himself - The Royal Variety Show (1960) (TV) .... Himself
- Academy Award Songs (1960) (TV) (as Nat King Cole) .... Himself - Singer
- "Startime" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
... aka Ford Startime
... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
- Academy Award Songs (1960) TV episode .... Himself - "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Pianist (1 episode, 1960)
... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #5.21 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - Pianist - "Sunday Showcase" .... Himself - Performer (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Breck Sunday Showcase (USA: promotional title)
... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
- The 1st Annual Grammy Awards (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Performer - "Playboy's Penthouse" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
- Episode #1.1 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Premier Khrushchev in the USA (1959) .... Himself
- "The Nat King Cole Show" .... Himself / ... (42 episodes, 1956-1957)
- Episode #3.13 (1957) TV episode .... Himself/Host
- Episode #3.12 (1957) TV episode .... Himself/Host
- Episode #3.11 (1957) TV episode .... Himself/Host
- Episode #3.10 (1957) TV episode .... Himself/Host
- Episode #3.9 (1957) TV episode .... Himself/Host
(37 more) - "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
- Episode #5.9 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - "The Walter Winchell Show" .... Himself-Guest (1 episode, 1956)
- Episode dated 14 December 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Himself-Guest - Basin Street Revue (1956) .... Himself
... aka Basin Street Review (USA: TV title) - "Ford Star Jubilee" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
- I Hear America Singing (1955) TV episode .... Himself - The Nat 'King' Cole Musical Story (1955) .... Himself
- "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 1954-1955)
... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #5.16 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #4.49 (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Singer/Pianist
- Away from It All (1954) TV episode .... Himself - Rock 'n' Roll Revue (1955) .... Himself
... aka Harlem Rock 'n' Roll (UK)
... aka Rock and Roll Review (USA) - Rhythm and Blues Revue (1955) .... Himself
- "The George Jessel Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1953)
- Episode #1.13 (1953) TV episode .... Himself - Nat 'King' Cole and Russ Morgan and His Orchestra (1953) .... Himself
- Small Town Girl (1953) .... Himself
- The Blue Gardenia (1953) .... Himself
- "Four Star Revue" .... Himself (1 episode, 1953)
... aka All Star Revue (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 24 January 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Himself - "Songs for Sale" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1951-1952)
- Episode dated 3 May 1952 (1952) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 15 December 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Himself - Nat 'King' Cole and Joe Adams Orchestra (1952) .... Himself
- King Cole Trio & Benny Carter Orchestra (1950) .... Himself
- Make Believe Ballroom (1949) (as King Cole Trio) .... Himself - Trio Leader
- Killer Diller (1948) (as King Cole Trio) .... Himself
- Breakfast in Hollywood (1946) .... Himself, Nat 'King' Cole
... aka The Mad Hatter (UK) - Is You Is, or Is You Ain't My Baby? (1944) (as the King Cole Trio) .... Himself
- Here Comes Elmer (1943) .... Himself (leader, King Cole Trio)
Archive Footage:
-
"Banda sonora"
- Episode #4.1 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - The Legendary Crooners (2007) (V) .... Himself
- Jazz Giants of the 20th Century (2007) (V) .... Himself
-
"20 to 1"
- World's Best Love Songs (2006) TV episode .... Himself -
"American Masters"
- The World of Nat King Cole (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Nat King Cole: Encore (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Calypso Dreams (2004) (V) .... Himself
- TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Harlem Renaissance (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Strangers in the Night: The Bert Kaempfert Story (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- When I Fall in Love: The One & Only Nat King Cole (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- Jack Parr: Smart Television (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- It's Black Entertainment (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002) (TV) .... Himself
- Playboy: The Party Continues (2000) (TV) .... Himself
-
"Behind the Music"
- Natalie Cole (1999) TV episode .... Himself - Nat King Cole: Loved in Return (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Fifties" (1997) (uncredited) .... Himself
- "The Real Las Vegas" (1996) .... Himself
- Corrina, Corrina (1994) (uncredited) .... Himself
-
"Great Performances"
- Unforgettable, with Love: Natalie Cole Sings the Songs of Nat King Cole (1992) TV episode .... Himself - The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2 (1991) (TV) .... Himself
- That's Black Entertainment (1990)
- The Unforgettable Nat 'King' Cole (1989) (TV) .... Himself
- Ain't Misbehavin' (1974) .... Himself
-
"The Hollywood Palace"
- Episode #7.17 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
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