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| Film credits |
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| CHASING THE BANDWAGON | 1985 | presenter |
| THE SUICIDE CLUB | US, 1987 | Cam |
| COMIC RELIEF UTTERLY, UTTERLY RUDE VIDEO LIVE | 1986 | Theophilus P. Wildebeeste |
| THE SECRET POLICEMAN'S THIRD BALL | 1987 | cast member |
| LENNY LIVE AND UNLEASHED | 1989 | script, cast member |
| WORK EXPERIENCE | 1989 | Terence Weller |
| MEETING BREAKS; PUNCTUATION MARKS: LENNY HENRY 1 | 1990 | cast member |
| MEETING BREAKS; PUNCTUATION MARKS: LENNY HENRY 2 | 1990 | cast member |
| MEETING BREAKS; INTRODUCTIONS: LENNY HENRY 3 | 1990 | cast member |
| MEETING BREAKS; THEMES: LENNY HENRY 4 | 1990 | cast member |
| TRUE IDENTITY | 1991 | Miles Pope |
| CHARITY TRUSTEES - THE 'CRUCIAL' GUIDE TO TRUSTEESHIP | 1993 | presenter |
| TEACHER RELIEF 2 | 1995 | presenter |
| HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN | GB/US, 2004 | shrunken head |
| MIRRORMASK | 2005 | cops 1-4 |
| PENELOPE | US/Germany, 2006 | Krull |
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| Television credits |
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| ALL WINNERS' GALA FINAL: NEW FACES | 27/7/1975 | on-screen participant |
| THE FOSTERS (Series 1) | ITV, 23/4/1976-2/7/1976 (9 eps) | Sonny Foster |
| THE FOSTERS: NEW YEAR WITH THE FOSTERS | ITV, 1/1/1977 | Sonny Foster |
| THE FOSTERS (Series 2) | ITV, 16/4/1977-9/7/1977 (13 eps) | Sonny Foster |
| CALENDAR KIDS | ITV tx 3/12/1977 | on-screen participant |
| SEASIDE SPECIAL | BBC1 tx 9/9/1978 | on-screen participant |
| TISWAS (Series 5) | ITV tx 9/9/1978-26/5/1979 | presenter (intermittent editions from 25/11/1978) |
| RONNIE CORBETT SPECIAL | BBC1 tx 20/4/1979 | guest |
| SEASIDE SPECIAL | BBC1 tx 4/8/1979 | on-screen participant |
| TISWAS (Series 6) | ITV tx 3/11/1979-3/5/1980 | presenter (intermittent editions; regular from 9/2/1980) |
| TISWAS (Series 7) | ITV tx 6/9/1980-28/3/1981 | presenter |
| CRACKERJACK | BBC1 tx 17/10/1980 | guest |
| CRACKERJACK | BBC1 tx 12/12/1980 | guest |
| CHILDREN'S ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE | ITV tx 18/4/1981 | on-screen participant |
| THREE OF A KIND (Series 1) | BBC1 tx 1/7/1981-22/7/1981 | cast member, script |
| DISNEY TIME | BBC1 tx 31/8/1981 | presenter |
| BLANKETY-BLANK | BBC1 tx 3/9/1981 | guest |
| BLANKETY-BLANK | BBC1 tx 29/10/1981 | guest |
| ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE 1981 | ITV tx 29/11/1981 | on-screen participant |
| BLANKETY-BLANK CHRISTMAS SPECIAL | BBC1 tx 26/12/1981 | guest |
| O.T.T. | ITV tx 2/1-3/4/1982 (13 pts) | cast member |
| RUSSELL HARTY | BBC2 tx 16/2/1982 | guest |
| BLANKETY-BLANK | BBC1 tx 20/11/1982 | guest |
| THREE OF A KIND (Series 2) | BBC1 tx 27/11/1982-8/1/1983 (6 pts) | cast member, script |
| FUNNY SIDE OF CHRISTMAS | BBC1 tx 27/12/1982 | cast member |
| THREE OF A KIND SPECIAL | BBC1 tx 2/5/1983 | cast member |
| THREE OF A KIND (Series 3) | BBC1 tx 3/9-8/10/1983 (6 pts) | cast member, script |
| BLANKETY-BLANK | BBC1 tx 12/11/1983 | guest |
| LENNY HENRY PRESENTS 'LAUGHING MATTER' | BBC1 tx 26/12/1983 | presenter |
| THE LENNY HENRY SHOW (Series 1) | BBC1 tx 4/9-9/10/1984 (6 pts) | cast member |
| TOP OF THE POPS REVIEW OF 1984 | BBC1 tx 25/12/1984 | presenter |
| THE YOUNG ONES: Summer Holiday | BBC2 tx 19/6/1984 | cast member |
| SATURDAY SUPERSTORE | BBC1 tx 29/9/1984 | guest |
| SATURDAY SUPERSTORE | BBC1 tx 1/12/1984 | guest |
| LENNY HENRY SHOW (Series 2) | BBC, 5/9-10/10/1985 (6 pts) | cast member |
| SATURDAY LIVE | Channel 4 tx 12/1/1985 | host |
| TAKE TWO CHRISTMAS SPECIAL | BBC1 tx 26/12/1985 | on-screen participant |
| LENNY HENRY TONITE | BBC1 tx 4/9-9/10/1986 (6 pts) | cast member |
| SATURDAY LIVE | Channel 4 tx 1/2/1986 | host |
| OMNIBUS: COMIC RELIEF | BBC1 tx 25/4/1986 | cast member |
| THAT'S TELEVISION ENTERTAINMENT | BBC1 tx 1/11/1986 | on-screen participant |
| NEW FACES, NEW STARS | ITV tx 30/12/1986 | on-screen participant |
| THE LENNY HENRY SHOW (Series 3) | BBC1 tx 27/10-1/12/1987 (6 pts) | cast member |
| THE LENNY HENRY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL | BBC1 tx 24/12/1987 | script, Cast member |
| SCREEN TWO: COAST TO COAST | BBC2 tx 4/1/1987 | cast member |
| SATURDAY LIVE | Channel 4 tx 7/3/1987 | cast member |
| JUST FOR LAUGHS | Channel 4 tx 7/4/1987 | on-screen participant |
| NELSON MANDELA BIRTHDAY CONCERT | BBC1 tx 18/7/1988 | host |
| A NIGHT OF COMIC RELIEF | BBC1 tx 5/2/1988 | presenter |
| THE SOUTH BANK SHOW: LENNY HENRY | ITV 6/3/1988 | on-screen participant |
| THE LENNY HENRY SHOW (Series 4) | BBC1 tx 15/9-3/11/1988 (6 pts) | cast member |
| SMILE JAMAICA | Channel 4 tx 16/10/1988 | on-screen participant |
| THE BLACK AND WHITE MEDIA SHOW | BBC1 tx 27/2/1989 | cast member |
| A NIGHT OF COMIC RELIEF 2 | BBC1 tx 10/3/1989 | cast member, presenter |
| COMIC RELIEF'S NOSE TREK II | BBC1 tx 1/5/1989 | presenter |
| WORLD IN ACTION: HARD TO SWALLOW | ITV tx 9/10/1989 | on-screen participant |
| SECRET POLICEMAN'S BIGGEST BALL | ITV tx 28/10/1989 | cast member |
| HYSTERIA 2 | Channel 4 tx 1/12/1989 | cast member |
| PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE: Lenny Henry | BBC2 tx 4/12/1989 | presenter |
| COMIC RELIEF'S NOSE AT TEN | BBC1 tx 31/12/1989 | presenter |
| JUST LIKE THAT! | Channel 4 tx 28/12/1989 | on-screen participant |
| THE COMIC STRIP PRESENTS...: SOUTH ATLANTIC RAIDERS | BBC2 tx 1/2/1990 | Warder |
| THE COMIC STRIP PRESENTS...: OXFORD | BBC2 tx 22/2/1990 | Steve Wild |
| FOLLOW YOUR NOSE: Lenny Henry in Uganda | BBC1 tx 27/3/1990 | presenter |
| FOLLOW YOUR NOSE: Lenny Henry and Griff Rhys Jones Look at Homelessness in the UK | BBC1 tx 30/3/1990 | presenter |
| NELSON MANDELA - AN INTERNATIONAL TRIBUTE | BBC1 tx 16/4/1990 | host |
| COMIC RELIEF 1991 | BBC1 tx 15/3/1991 | presenter |
| OPEN SPACE: Framing the Famine | BBC tx 3/6/1991 | on-screen participant |
| SIXTHIRTYSOMETHING | Channel 4 tx 23/8/1991 | presenter |
| BEST OF EDINBURGH | ITV tx 30/8/1991 | on-screen participant |
| LENNY IN HOLLYWOOD | ITV tx 11/9/1991 | on-screen participant |
| 10 SHARP! | ITV tx 14/9/1991 | presenter |
| SCREEN ONE: ALIVE AND KICKING | BBC1 tx 13/10/1991 | Steve 'Smudger' Smith |
| LENNY GO HOME | ITV, 7/12/1991 | on-screen participant |
| BERNARD & THE GENIE | BBC1 tx 23/12/1991 | Genie |
| THE SOUTH BANK SHOW: LENNY HENRY HUNTS THE FUNK | ITV tx 12/1/1992 | Subject of Film |
| BLACK AND WHITE IN COLOUR | BBC2 tx 30/6/1992 | interviewee |
| THE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TRUST - LENNY HENRY | ITV tx 13/9/1992 | presenter |
| LENNY HENRY: IN DREAMS | BBC1 tx 23/12/1992 | cast member |
| BAYSWATER | ITV tx 1993 | cast member |
| PRINCE CINDERS | Channel 4 tx 27/12/1993 | voices / singer |
| ENTERTAINMENT UK | ITV tx 28/1/1993 | interviewer |
| CHEF! (Series 1) | BBC1 tx 28/1/1993-11/3/1993 (6 eps) | cast member |
| ENTERTAINMENT UK | ITV tx 3/2/1993 | interviewer |
| BLUE PETER | BBC1 tx 8/2/1993 | guest |
| ENTERTAINMENT UK | ITV tx 1/4/1993 | on-screen participant |
| RED NOSE AWARDS | BBC1 tx 31/5/1993 | presenter |
| ENTERTAINMENT UK | ITV tx 16/9/1993 | on-screen participant |
| NEW SOUL NATION | Channel 4 tx 12/11/1993 | host |
| THE SOUTH BANK SHOW: COMEDY | ITV tx 28/11/1993 | on-screen participant |
| CHEF! SPECIAL: A Bird in the Hand | BBC1 tx 24/12/1993 | Gareth Blackstock |
| FUNKY BLACK SHORTS: Godsend | BBC2 tx 17/1/1994 | Director, script |
| THE SOUTH BANK SHOW: Darker Than Me | ITV tx 6/2/1994 | presenter |
| WHITE GOODS | ITV tx 24/9/1994 | Charlie Collins |
| CHEF! (Series 2) | BBC1 tx 8/9-27/10/1994 (7 eps) | Gareth Blackstock |
| THE LENNY HENRY CHRISTMAS SHOW | BBC1 tx 28/12/1994 | various characters |
| COMIC RELIEF-THE LAUNCH | BBC1 tx 7/2/1995 | presenter |
| BLUE PETER | BBC1 tx 20/2/1995 | guest |
| NIGHT OF COMIC RELIEF | BBC1 tx 17/3/1995 | presenter |
| THE LENNY HENRY SHOW (Series 5) | BBC1 tx 1/4-6/5/1995 (6 pts) | cast member |
| THE BIG SNOG | Channel 4 tx 25/11/1995 | on-screen participant |
| THE LENNY HENRY CHRISTMAS SHOW | BBC1 tx 28/12/1995 | cast member |
| NOSE AT TEN: THE BEST OF COMIC RELIEF | BBC1 tx 24/2/1996 | on-screen participant |
| OMNIBUS: WHAT A RELIEF! TEN YEARS OF COMIC RELIEF | BBC1 tx 29/4/1996 | on-screen participant |
| 40 YEARS OF ITV | ITV tx 11/8/1996 | on-screen participant |
| NEVERWHERE | BBC2 tx 12/9-17/10/1996 (6 eps) | creator |
| CHEF! (Series 3) | BBC1 tx 25/11-30/12/1996 (6 eps) | Gareth Blackstock |
| FAMOUS FRED | Channel 4 tx 24/12/1996 | voice of Fred |
| LENNY HENRY GETS WILD | BBC1 tx 28/12/1996 | cast member |
| COMIC RELIEF-THE LAUNCH | BBC1 tx 6/2/1997 | presenter |
| THE BEAST OF LENNY HENRY | BBC1 tx 24/2/1997 | cast member |
| WALK ON BY | BBC1 tx 12/3/1997 | presenter |
| BLUE PETER | BBC1 tx 14/3/1997 | guest |
| COMIC RELIEF | BBC1 tx 14/3/1997 | presenter |
| BRITISH ACADEMY AWARDS | BBC1 tx 29/4/1997 | presenter |
| LENNY'S BIG AMAZON ADVENTURE | BBC1 tx 26/5/1997 | presenter |
| THE STORY OF BEAN | ITV tx 31/7/1997 | interviewee |
| FIRST ON FOUR: SATURDAY LIVE | Channel 4 tx 1/4/1998 | on-screen participant |
| FIRST ON FOUR: COMIC STRIP | Channel 4 tx 8/4 & 15/4/1998 (2 pts) | on-screen participant |
| LENNY GOES TO TOWN | BBC1 tx 5/9/1998 | host |
| TREVOR McDONALD MEETS... | ITV tx 7/12/1998 | interviewee |
| BEST OF BRITISH: Lenny Henry | BBC1 tx 16/12/1998 | subject of film |
| PARKINSON | BBC1 tx 5/3/1999 | interviewee |
| HISTORY OF ALTERNATIVE COMEDY | BBC2 tx 10/1-14/2/1999 (6 pts) | on-screen participant |
| COMIC RELIEF'S GREAT BIG EXCELLENT AFRICAN ADVENTURE | BBC1 tx 21/2/1999 | on-screen participant |
| RED NOSE DAY 1999 THE RECORD BREAKER | BBC1 tx 12/3/1999 | presenter |
| THE MAN | BBC1 tx 5/4/1999 | Dennis |
| COMIC RELIEF: THE DEBT WISH SHOW | BBC1 tx 12/6/1999 | on-screen participant |
| HOPE AND GLORY (Series 1) | BBC1 tx 22/6-27/7/1999 (6 eps) | Ian George |
| COMIC RELIEF'S DEBT WISH | BBC1 tx 30/8/1999 | on-screen participant |
| NEARLY COMPLETE AND UTTER HISTORY OF EVERYTHING | BBC1 tx 4/1/2000 | cast member |
| HOPE AND GLORY (Series 2) | BBC1 tx 27/6/2000-18/7/2000 (4 eps) | Ian George |
| LENNY'S BIG ATLANTIC ADVENTURE | BBC1 tx 26 & 27/8/2000 (2 pts) | on-screen participant |
| HOPE AND GLORY (Series 3) | BBC1 tx 4/10-5/11/2000 (6 eps) | Ian George |
| LENNY HENRY IN PIECES | BBC1 tx 30/12/2000 | cast member |
| BLUE PETER | BBC1 tx 14/2/2001 | guest |
| GOODBYE MR STEADMAN | ITV tx 30/9/2001 | Ray Buchanan |
| LENNY HENRY IN PIECES | BBC1 tx 29/12/2001 | on-screen participant |
| LENNY HENRY IN PIECES | BBC1 tx 1/3/2002 | on-screen participant |
| JUBILEE 2002: PARTY AT THE PALACE | BBC1 tx 3/6/2002 | hosted by |
| LENNY HENRY THIS IS MY LIFE | BBC1 tx 3/1/2003 | written by, on-screen participant |
| COMIC RELIEF... THE ULTIMATE MAKEOVER! | BBC1 tx 1/3/2003 | on-screen participant |
| PARKINSON | BBC1 tx 8/3/2003 | interviewee |
| BLUE PETER | BBC1 tx 14/3/2003 | guest |
| COMIC RELIEF THE BIG HAIR DO | BBC1 tx 14/3/2003 | on-screen participant |
| LENNY HENRY IN PIECES | BBC1 tx 21/3/2003 | on-screen participant |
| RICHARD AND JUDY | Channel 4 tx 15/4/2003 | interviewee |
| TIME SHIFT: TV AND CHARITY | BBC4 9/6/2003 | on-screen participant |
| THE KUMARS AT NO 42 | BBC2 tx 6/10/2003 | interviewee |
| RICHARD AND JUDY | Channel 4 tx 23/10/2003 | interviewee |
| THIS MORNING | ITV tx 10/11/2003 | interviewee |
| CHRISTMAS NIGHT WITH THE STARS | BBC1 tx 25/12/2003 | host |
| PARKINSON | ITV tx 18/9/2004 | interviewee |
| ARENA: Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? | BBC4 9/4/2004 | on-screen participant |
| THE SOUTH BANK SHOW AWARDS | ITV tx 30/1/2005 | presenter |
| VICTORIA WOOD: A BAFTA TRIBUTE | BBC1 tx 5/2/2005 | presenter |
| SUNDAY STYLE: Elements | BBC2 tx 6/2/2005 | on-screen participant |
| SUNDAY STYLE: Elements | BBC2 tx 13/2/2005 | guest |
| IT'S YOUR COMIC RELIEF | BBC1 tx 2/3/2005 | presenter |
| COMEDY CONNECTIONS: Three of a Kind | BBC1 tx 7/3/2005 | interviewee |
| BLUE PETER | BBC1 tx 11/3/2005 | guest |
| COMIC RELIEF RED NOSE NIGHT LIVE 05 | BBC1 tx 11/3/2005 | on-screen participant |
| LENNY HENRY'S COMEDY HEROES | Five tx 14/3/2005 | on-screen participant |
| THE PAUL O'GRADY SHOW | ITV1 tx 27/4/2005 | guest |
| THE LENNY HENRY SHOW (Series 7) | BBC1 tx 6/5-10/6/2005 (6 pts) | cast member |
| OUT OF AFRICA: THE MANY FACES OF THE BLACK ICON | BBC2 tx 18/6/2005 | on-screen participant |
| LIVE 8 | BBC1 Scotland tx 6/7/2005 | host |
| WAR AT THE DOOR (Series 1) | BBC1 tx 26/5-14/7/2005 (8 pts) | narrator |
| WAR AT THE DOOR (Series 2) | BBC1 tx 3-31/10/2005 (4 pts) | narrator |
| TODAY WITH DES AND MEL | ITV1 tx 7/11/2005 | guest |
| A TASTE OF MY LIFE: Lenny Henry | BBC2 tx 24/3/2007 | special guest |
| THE NEW PAUL O'GRADY SHOW | Channel 4 tx 11/5/2007 | guest |
| PERFECT NIGHT IN: Lenny Henry's Perfect Night In | Channel 4 tx 20/5/2007 | special guest |
| TISWAS REUNITED | ITV1 tx 16/6/2007 | on-screen participant |
| THE NEW PAUL O'GRADY SHOW | Channel 4 tx 13/6/2008 | guest |
| RICHARD AND JUDY | Channel 4 tx 22/8/2008 | guest |
| SHOOTING STARS THE INSIDE STORY | BBC2 tx 30/12/2008 | on-screen participant |
| HAPPY BIRTHDAY OU | BBC Four tx 1/8/2009 | presenter |
| THE PRIDE OF BRITAIN AWARDS 2009 | ITV1 tx 7/10/2009 | on-screen participant |
| GORDON RAMSAY'S F WORD | Channel 4 tx 10/11/2009 | on-screen participant |
| LENNY HENRY'S 5 O'CLOCK SHOW | Five tx 21-25/6/2010 | presenter |
| THE MAGICIANS | BBC1 tx 1-29/1/2011 (5 pts) | presenter |
| HARRY & PAUL | BBC2 tx 28/9/2010 | cast member |
