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Michael Jackson

Acting • 1958-08-29 • Gary, Indiana, USA

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, dancer, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Referred to as the King of Pop, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Michael Jackson's Thriller

Michael Jackson's Thriller

1983

Moonwalker

Moonwalker

1988

Ghosts

Ghosts

1997

The Wiz

The Wiz

1978

Captain EO

Captain EO

1986

Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls

Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls

2004

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Filmography

2026
Michael Jackson: The VerdictTV
Self (archive footage) • 3 episodes
★ 4.7
2026
Untold Mr. T: I Pity the FoolFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.4
2026
Michael Jackson: An American TragedyTV
Self (archive footage) • 3 episodes
★ 7.5
2026
Michael Jackson: The TrialTV
Self (archive footage) • 4 episodes
★ 8.9
2026
Michael Jackson : Les derniers secrets du roi de la PopFilm
Self (archive footage)
2025
Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael JacksonFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 3.5
2025
Quincy Jones, Music ManFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
2025
The People vs. Michael JacksonFilm
Self (archive footage)
2024
The Greatest Night in PopFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.9
2024
DEVOFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
2024
Becoming MadonnaFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
2024
Larger than Life: Reign of the BoybandsFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.5
2024
An Oprah Special: The Presleys - Elvis, Lisa Marie and RileyFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
2024
Michael Jackson: UnglovedFilm
Self (archive footage)
2023
Thriller 40Film
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.7
2023
Pretty Baby: Brooke ShieldsTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
2023
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed SullivanFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.9
2023
Michael Jackson: Faking ItFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.1
2023
Michael Jackson - L'uomo allo specchioFilm
(archive footage)
2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.2
2022
ClaydreamFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
2022
Il était une fois Champs-ÉlyséesTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
2022
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était présidentFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.2
2022
TMZ Investigates: Who Really Killed Michael JacksonFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
2022
Janet Jackson: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest HitsFilm
(archive footage)
2021
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and RageFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
2021
МУЗ КЛИПЫ - 90хFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 3.5
2020
The Real Michael JacksonFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
2020
Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel GlennTV
Self (archive footage) • 6 episodes
★ 7.0
2020
King of SanwiFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
2020
The BRITs at 40Film
Self (archive footage)
2019
Leaving NeverlandTV
Self (archive footage) • 2 episodes
★ 6.4
2019
Leaving Neverland: ProSieben SpezialFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 5.3
2019
The UnXplainedTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
2019
Square OneFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.6
2019
Cola WarsFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
2019
Killing Michael JacksonFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.9
2019
90s Divas: Whitney, Mariah, CélineFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 4.9
2019
30 Years of DemocracyFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
2019
Michael Jackson, Gone Too SoonFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
2019
Music Videos That Defined the 00’sFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 10.0
2019
Paul McCartney: Wings of a BeatleFilm
Self (archive footage)
2019
The Man Behind the DanceFilm
Self (archive footage)
2019
13 Moments that Destroyed Michael JacksonFilm
Self (archive footage)
2018
WhitneyFilm
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.3
2018
Studio 54Film
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
2018
Michael Jackson: Remember the KingFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.5
2017
The 90s the Most Shocking Celebrity MomentsFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 4.0
2016
O.J.: Made in AmericaFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.4
2016
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the WallFilm
Self (Archive Footage)
★ 7.0
2016
Andy Warhol, FluorescentFilm
(archive footage)
★ 5.0
2016
Forensic JusticeTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
2015
The 2000's: The Decade We Saw It AllTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
2015
The 10 Faces of Michael JacksonFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 5.0
2015
Dr. FeelgoodTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
2014
Michael Jackson - The Final DaysFilm
Self (archive footage)
2013
Michael Jackson: The Immortal World TourFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.6
2012
Bad 25Film
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.3
2012
Michael Jackson: Live at Wembley July 16, 1988Film
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.7
2012
Michael Jackson: Life, Death and LegacyFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.7
2011
Michael Jackson: The Life of an IconFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.1
2011
Michael Jackson: Moscow Case 1993Film
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
2011
Alive! Is Michael Jackson Really Dead?Film
Himself (Archive Footage)
★ 1.0
2010
Michael Jackson's VisionFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.1
2010
Michael Jackson: VIDEOGRAPHYFilm
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 8.3
2010
Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?Film
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
2009
Michael Jackson's This Is ItFilm
Self
★ 7.4
2009
Michael Jackson MemorialFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.0
2009
Doctor Prince & Mister JacksonFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.8
2009
Michael Jackson: The LegacyFilm
Self
★ 7.5
2009
Michael Jackson : UnmaskedFilm
Self
★ 7.2
2009
DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We DoFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
2009
DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend DvdFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.6
2009
Michael Jackson: DevotionFilm
Self
★ 7.3
2009
Michael Jackson - L'histoire et la LégendeFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 5.3
2009
Motown at the BBCFilm
Self
★ 6.0
2009
The Michael Jackson StoryFilm
Self
★ 5.5
2009
Michael Jackson's HIStory: The King of Pop 1958-2009Film
Self
★ 4.0
2009
Michael Jackson: Never SurrenderFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 4.0
2009
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para RecordarFilm
Self (archive footage)
2009
My Friend Michael: Uri's StoryFilm
Self (archive footage)
2008
ReligulousFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
2008
Michael Jackson 25th Anniversary of ThrillerFilm
Self
★ 8.3
2006
SemperopernballTV
Self • 1 episodes
2005
Michael Jackson's BoysFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
2004
Miss Cast Away and the Island GirlsFilm
Agent M.J.
★ 2.8
2004
Michael Jackson: The OneFilm
Self
★ 8.0
2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty YearsFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 5.3
2004
Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol2Film
self
★ 7.0
2003
Living with Michael JacksonFilm
Self
★ 5.4
2003
Michael Jackson: Number OnesFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.8
2003
Michael Jackson's Private Home MoviesFilm
Self
★ 9.0
2003
Louis, Martin & MichaelFilm
Self
★ 6.4
2003
Cher: The Farewell TourFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.5
2003
Celebrities UncensoredTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 4.9
2003
The Michael Jackson Interview: The Footage You Were Never Meant to SeeFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2003
101 Most Shocking Moments in EntertainmentFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 5.0
2003
Michael Jackson: A Remarkable LifeFilm
Self
2002
Men in Black IIFilm
Agent M
★ 6.4
2002
It's Black EntertainmentFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.7
2002
Michael Jackson: The Making of GhostsFilm
Self
2001
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary CelebrationFilm
Self
★ 8.0
2001
Slå på ringTV
★ 10.0
2001
MTV Icon: Janet JacksonFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2000
Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical CelebrationFilm
Self
★ 7.7
1999
TV totalTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.1
1999
Swing VoteFilm
Michael Jackson
★ 5.8
1999
Where Are They Now?TV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 6.7
1999
MJ & Friends: Live in SeoulFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1999
MJ & Friends: Live in MunichFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1997
GhostsFilm
Maestro / Mayor / Mayor Ghoul / Superghoul / Skeleton
★ 8.1
1997
HIStory on Film, Volume IIFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.7
1997
Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in MunichFilm
Self - Lead Vocals
★ 8.7
1997
Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in CopenhagenFilm
Self - Lead Vocals
★ 9.4
1997
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of LifeFilm
Self (uncredited)
★ 7.2
1997
Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in GothenburgFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1997
Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in HelsinkiFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1997
HIStory on Film, Volume IIFilm
Himself
1997
Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in BaselFilm
Self
1996
E! True Hollywood StoryTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 8.1
1996
Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Auckland 1996Film
Self
★ 8.7
1996
Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in BruneiFilm
Self
★ 8.9
1996
Michael Jackson: Live in Brunei Royal Concert 1996Film
Self
★ 8.2
1996
Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in SeoulFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1996
Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live at Jerudong Park GardenFilm
Self
★ 8.0
1996
Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in TunisFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1996
Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in ManilaFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1996
Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Kuala LumpurFilm
Himself
★ 10.0
1996
Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in BucharestFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1996
Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in SydneyFilm
Self
★ 7.0
1995
Die Harald Schmidt ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1995
71 Fragments of a Chronology of ChanceFilm
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
1995
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStoryFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 8.3
1995
Michael Jackson's Scream: HIStory in the MakingFilm
Self
★ 8.5
1995
Michael Jackson: 1995 MTV Video Music Awards PerformanceFilm
1994
The Jackson Family HonorsFilm
Self
★ 8.0
1993
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short FilmsFilm
Self
★ 8.2
1993
Michael Jackson Talks... to OprahFilm
Self
★ 7.8
1993
Michael Jackson: Dangerous World Tour - Live in Buenos AiresFilm
Self
★ 8.7
1993
Michael Jackson: Dangerous World Tour - Live in Mexico CityFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1993
The Big StoryTV
1992
Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous TourFilm
Self - Lead Vocals
★ 8.8
1992
Michael Jackson's Remember the TimeFilm
Magic Performer
★ 9.0
1992
Michael Jackson: Dangerous Tour - Live In CopenhagenFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1992
Michael Jackson: Dangerous World Tour - Live in Bremen 1992Film
Self
★ 10.0
1992
Dangerous Tour MTV DiaryFilm
self
★ 7.0
1992
ECHO-VerleihungTV
Self • 1 episodes
1991
MTV's 10th Anniversary SpecialFilm
Self
1990
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary CelebrationFilm
Self
★ 8.7
1990
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy JonesFilm
Self (voice)
★ 8.0
1990
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The DecadesFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 3.0
1990
Lennon: A TributeFilm
1989
The SimpsonsTV
Leon Kompowsky (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1989
The Making of MoonwalkerFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1988
MoonwalkerFilm
Michael
★ 7.1
1988
Michael Jackson: The Legend ContinuesFilm
Self
★ 7.6
1988
Michael Jackson: Another Part of MeFilm
Self
★ 8.2
1988
Daddy Can't ReadFilm
Self
★ 9.0
1988
MTV Special Weekend, Michael Jackson: Bad Tour SpecialFilm
Self
★ 7.0
1988
Smash Hits Poll Winners PartyTV
Self • 1 episodes
1988
BBC Behind The Beat Special, Michael Jackson: The Magic Continues on TourFilm
Self
1988
NBC Friday Night Videos Special, Michael Jackson: Around the WorldFilm
Self
1988
Michael Jackson: From Motown To Your TownFilm
Self
1988
Michael Jackson: The Magic Continues on TourFilm
Self
1987
Sacrée soiréeTV
Self (Clip) (archive footage) • 6 episodes
★ 5.7
1987
Michael Jackson: Japan Tour '87 - Live in YokohamaFilm
Self
★ 9.4
1987
Citizen SteveFilm
Self - Singer
★ 6.0
1987
Michael Jackson - Bad Tour Live in Brisbane 1987Film
Self
★ 9.2
1987
Michael Jackson: Bad Japan Tour '87Film
Self
★ 6.7
1987
Michael Jackson: The Magic ReturnsFilm
Self
1987
Exclusive Special ! Michael Jackson: 1,440 Hours in the SpotlightFilm
Self
1986
Captain EOFilm
Captain EO
★ 7.9
1986
The Making of Captain EOFilm
Self
★ 7.3
1985
That's Dancing!Film
★ 6.8
1985
That's Dancing!Film
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.8
1985
We Are the World: The Story Behind the SongFilm
Self
★ 8.4
1984
MTV Video Music AwardsTV
Self • 4 episodes
★ 7.8
1984
The Jacksons - Victory Tour TorontoFilm
Self
★ 6.1
1984
Vincent Price's Halloween ThrillerFilm
Self - Musician (archive footage)
★ 10.0
1984
Goldener LöweTV
Self • 1 episodes
1984
I Love QuincyFilm
Self
1983
Michael Jackson's ThrillerFilm
Michael Jackson
★ 8.3
1983
Making Michael Jackson's ThrillerFilm
Self
★ 8.6
1983
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, ForeverFilm
Self
★ 8.7
1983
Formel EinsTV
1982
Champs-ElyséesTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1982
Champs-ElyséesTV
(archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1981
Wetten, dass..?TV
Self - Performer • 1 episodes
★ 5.6
1981
Wetten, dass..?TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.6
1981
Entertainment TonightTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 4.3
1981
The Jacksons: Triumph Tour Live in Los Angeles 1981Film
Self
★ 8.0
1981
DianaFilm
Self
1980
America's Top 10TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1980
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th AnniversaryFilm
Self
★ 8.0
1979
The Jacksons Live Destiny Tour - LondonFilm
Self
★ 6.8
1978
The WizFilm
Scarecrow
★ 6.2
1978
A Special Sesame Street ChristmasFilm
Self
★ 6.7
1978
Wiz on Down the RoadFilm
Scarecrow
★ 6.7
1978
Rock 'n' Roll Sports ClassicFilm
Self
★ 5.0
1977
The BRIT AwardsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 10.0
1976
The JacksonsTV
Self • 12 episodes
★ 9.2
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimancheTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1975
Numéro unTV
Self - The Jacksons • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1975
CherTV
Self - The Jackson 5 • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1975
The Jackson 5: In ConcertFilm
Self
★ 6.0
1974
Free to Be… You and MeFilm
Self / Young Boy
★ 6.8
1974
Sandy in DisneylandFilm
Self - The Jackson 5
★ 8.0
1974
One More TimeFilm
Self
1973
Save the ChildrenFilm
Self
★ 6.6
1972
MusikladenTV
Self - The Jacksons • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1971
Diana!Film
Self
★ 7.0
1971
The Jackson 5: Goin' Back to IndianaFilm
Self
★ 5.0
1968
60 MinutesTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1964
Top of the PopsTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 6.6
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowTV
Self - The Jacksons • 1 episodes
★ 5.8
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.8
1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1948
BambiTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 9.0