Billy Crystal filmography explained

+ 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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977		David	Television film
1978	Rabbit Test	Lionel Carpenter
1979	Breaking Up Is Hard to Do	Danny Doyle	Television film
1980		Lt. Jacob "Jake" Beser
	Animalympics	Rugs Turkell / Joey Gongolong / Art Antica (voice)	Television film (animated)
1984	This Is Spinal Tap	Morty The Mime
1986	Running Scared	Danny Constanzo
1987		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		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	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
2011		Himself	Scenes cut
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
2022	Mr. Saturday Night (musical)	Buddy Young Jr	Also writer and executive producer

Television

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
2001	61*		Director; television film
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
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; 10 episodes^[5]
2021	Never Have I Ever (TV series)	Billy Crystal	1 episode
2023	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Double Admiral Crystal	1 episode
2024	Before	Eli	Upcoming series

Theatre

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

Notes and References

1. 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" Book: Crystal, Billy . 700 Sundays . 2005 . 17 . . 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..
2. Note: Some sources have given 1947, as per FIlmReference.com, below
3. Web site: The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle. RogerEbert.com. Roger. Ebert. June 30, 2000. November 8, 2016.
4. Web site: Why Yes, That IS Billy Crystal in 'The Tooth Fairy'. MovieFone.com. Sadie. Angulo Chen. January 22, 2010. November 8, 2016.
5. Web site: 'Monsters, Inc.' Voice Cast to Return for Disney+ Series (Exclusive). The Hollywood Reporter. 9 April 2019 . en. 2019-04-09.