
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| 20th NAACP Image Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Living the Dream: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | 1988 | TV Special | Himself |
| Farm Aid '87 | 1987 | TV Special | Himself (as Levar Burton) |
| 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The $10,000 Pyramid | 1977-1986 | TV Series | Himself - Celebrity Contestant |
| The CBS Morning News | 1986 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ebony/Jet Showcase | 1985 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Star Games | 1985 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Celebration of Life: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. | 1984 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Tom Cottle: Up Close | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
| The American Sportsman | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
| I Love Liberty | 1982 | TV Special | Himself |
| The John Davidson Show | 1981 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The Alan Thicke Show | 1980-1981 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Alan Hamel Show | 1979 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Muppets Go Hollywood | 1979 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1977-1979 | TV Series | Himself - Actor / Himself - Co-Host |
| All-Star Salute to Pearl Bailey | 1979 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Mickey's 50 | 1978 | Documentary | Himself |
| Battle of the Network Stars V | 1978 | TV Special | Himself - CBS Team |
| The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Roots: One Year Later | 1978 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes 2 | 1977 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Dinah! | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| US Against the World | 1977 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Paul Lynde Comedy Hour | 1977 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1977 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Battle of the Network Stars II | 1977 | TV Special | Himself - ABC Team |
| The 3rd Annual People's Choice Awards | 1977 | TV Special | Himself - Accepting Special Award to Roots |
| Last of the Showmen | 2018 | Documentary filming | Himself |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | 2016-2017 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Ubisoft E3 2016 Conference | 2016 | TV Movie | Himself |
| WGN Morning News | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Home & Family | 2013-2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Nova | 2016 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Narrator |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Talk | 2012-2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| Extra | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| The Seventies | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Actor, 'Roots' |
| Call to Adventure | 2015 | Documentary short | Himself - Host |
| Reading Rainbow | 1983-2015 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Himself |
| Lennon or McCartney | 2014 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Hell's Kitchen | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Restaurant Patron |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Sky's the Limit - The Eclipse of Star Trek: The Next Generation | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Unknown Possibilities of Existence: Making All Good Things... | 2014 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Good Morning America | 1978-2014 | TV Series | Himself - Reading Rainbow / Himself |
| The 2nd Annual Geekie Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself - Award Recipient |
| Beyond the Five Year Mission: The Evolution of Star Trek - The Next Generation | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| HuffPost Live Conversations | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Melissa Harris-Perry | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Weekend Today | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Privilege of Rank: Making Chain of Command | 2014 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Tavis Smiley | 2005-2013 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Requiem - A Remembrance of Star Trek: The Next Generation | 2013 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Star Trek: From One Generation to the Next | 2013 | Video short | Himself |
| Life After | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Good Day L.A. | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Relativity: The Family Saga of Star Trek - The Next Generation | 2013 | Documentary | |
| The O'Reilly Factor | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Colbert Report | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Top 10 Most Corrosive Places | 2013 | Video | Himself - Host |
| Resistance Is Futile: Assimilating Star Trek -The Next Generation | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation - Regeneration: Engaging the Borg | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| Larry King Now | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Pioneers of Television | 2013 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| The Wendy Williams Show | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Marie | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Making It So: Continuing Star Trek - The Next Generation | 2012 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Reunification: 25 Years After Star Trek - The Next Generation | 2012 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Stardate Revisited: The Origin of Star Trek - The Next Generation | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| On the Verge | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Watch What Happens: Live | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Reading Rainbow Video Field Trips | 2012 | Video short | Himself - Host |
| Reading Rainbow Collectors Edition | 2012 | Video short | Himself |
| Fresh Hell | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Face Off | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Judge |
| Corrosion Comprehension: Specifically Ceramics | 2012 | Video documentary short | Himself - Host |
| An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Chaka Khan | 2011 | TV Special | Himself |
| Shatner's Raw Nerve | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Corrosion Comprehension: Portraying Polymers | 2010 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots | 2010 | TV Movie documentary voice | |
| The Soup | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Corrosion Comprehension: Combating the Pervasive Menace | 2009 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The BackStage Pass | 2009 | Video | Himself |
| Smosh | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Family Guy | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Kevin Pollak's Chat Show | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| This Week in Tech | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Science Trek | 2009 | Documentary | Himself - Host |
| The 9th Annual Family Television Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself |
| Roots Remembered | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Presenter: Outstanding Miniseries |
| The 5th Annual TV Land Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself - Winner ("30th Anniversary") |
| Rwanda Rising | 2007 | Documentary | John Bosco Bisimana (voice) |
| Crossing Over: How Roots Captivated an Entire Nation | 2007 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The People's President | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator |
| The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases | 2006 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| World Poker Tour | 2004-2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 100 Most Memorable TV Moments | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Emmy's Greatest Moments | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The N Word | 2004 | Documentary | Himself |
| Tinseltown TV | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| MADtv | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Mornings on IMC | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Outstanding Children's Series |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '03 | 2003 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
| The 29th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Himself - Winner |
| Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Roots: Celebrating 25 Years | 2002 | TV Movie | Himself / Host |
| Remembering 'Roots' | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself - 'Kunta Kinte' |
| Weakest Link | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| Larry King Live | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Warp Factory | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Dancing in September | 2000 | | Himself |
| 30th NAACP Image Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| 29th NAACP Image Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Mister Rogers' Neighborhood | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| Trekkies | 1997 | Documentary | Himself |
| 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself |
| 28th NAACP Image Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself |
| 50 Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Golden Anniversary | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond | 1996 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| 27th NAACP Image Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Himself |
| Jeopardy! | 1995 | TV Series | Himself - Contestant |
| Journey's End: The Saga of Star Trek - The Next Generation | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Ebony's 15th Annual Black Achievement Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Comic Relief VI | 1994 | TV Special documentary | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge |
| The Poetry Hall of Fame | 1993 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 20th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Himself - Winner |
| Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 11th Annual Black Achievement Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Himself |
| Lou Rawls Parade of Stars | 1985-1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Pat Sajak Show | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hour Magazine | 1988 | TV Series | Himself |
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