Eddie Murphy filmography

Eddie Murphy filmography
	; Eddie Murphy at 2010 Tribeca Film Festival
Filmography
Feature films	40
Television series	14

The following is the filmography for the American actor, voice actor, director, producer, screenwriter, comedian, author, songwriter and singer, Eddie Murphy that includes his work in film and television.

Film

Title	Year	Role	Director	Notes
48 Hrs.	1982	Reggie Hammond	Walter Hill	Nominated—Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor
Trading Places	1983	Billy Ray Valentine	John Landis	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Best Defense	1984	Lieutenant T.M. Landry	Willard Huyck
Beverly Hills Cop	1984	Detective Axel Foley	Martin Brest	Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
The Golden Child	1986	Chandler Jarrell	Michael Ritchie
Beverly Hills Cop II	1987	Detective Axel Foley	Tony Scott	Also writer (story)
Eddie Murphy: Raw	1987	Himself	Robert Townsend	Stand-up film
Coming to America	1988	Prince Akeem Joffer / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul	John Landis	Also writer (story)
Harlem Nights	1989	Vernest "Quick" Brown	Himself	Directorial debut Also writer and executive producer Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director
Another 48 Hrs.	1990	Reggie Hammond	Walter Hill	Also writer (story)
Boomerang	1992	Marcus Graham	Reginald Hudlin	Also writer (story) Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance
The Distinguished Gentleman	1992	Thomas Jefferson Johnson	Jonathan Lynn
Beverly Hills Cop III	1994	Detective Axel Foley	John Landis
Vampire in Brooklyn	1995	Maximillian / Preacher Pauly / Guido	Wes Craven	Also writer (story) and producer
The Nutty Professor	1996	Professor Sherman Klump / Buddy Love Lance Perkins / Cletus 'Papa' Klump Anna Pearl 'Mama' Jensen Klump Ida Mae 'Granny' Jensen / Ernie Klump, Sr.	Tom Shadyac	Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor – Comedy Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor (2nd place) Saturn Award for Best Actor National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Metro	1997	Insp. Scott Roper	Thomas Carter
Mulan	1998	Mushu	Barry Cook Tony Bancroft	Voice role; Murphy's first animated film role Nominated—OFTA Film Award Best Family Actor Online Film & Television Association 1999
Dr. Dolittle		Dr. John Dolittle	Betty Thomas
Holy Man		G	Stephen Herek
Life	1999	Rayford "Ray" Gibson	Ted Demme	Also writer (story) and producer.
Bowfinger	1999	Kit Ramsey / Jiffrenson "Jiff" Ramsey	Frank Oz	Nominated—Black Reel Award: Best Actor Nominated—Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Comedy Team (shared with Steve Martin)
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps	2000	Professor Sherman Klump / Buddy Love Lance Perkins / Cletus 'Papa' Klump Anna Pearl 'Mama' Jensen Klump Ida Mae 'Granny' Jensen / Ernie Klump, Sr. / Young Cletus 'Papa' Klump	Peter Segal	Also executive producer Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Shrek	2001	Donkey	Andrew Adamson Vicky Jenson	Voice role Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Feature Production Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated—Black Reel Award: Best Supporting Actor.
Dr. Dolittle 2	2001	Dr. John Dolittle	Steve Carr
Showtime	2002	Officer Trey Sellers	Tom Dey	Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple (with either Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson or himself cloned)
The Adventures of Pluto Nash		Pluto Nash / Rex Crater	Ron Underwood
I Spy		Kelly Robinson	Betty Thomas
Daddy Day Care	2003	Charles "Charlie" Hinton	Steve Carr
The Haunted Mansion	2003	Jim Evers	Rob Minkoff
Shrek 2	2004	Donkey	Andrew Adamson Kelly Asbury Conrad Vernon	Voice role
Dreamgirls	2006	James 'Thunder' Early	Bill Condon	Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Black Reel Award: Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Norbit	2007	Norbit Rice / Rasputia Latimore-Rice / Mr. Wong	Brian Robbins	Also writer and producer Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor (as Norbit) Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor (as Mr. Wong) Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress (as Rasputia) Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple (with either Eddie Murphy or Eddie Murphy) Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture
Shrek the Third	2007	Donkey	Chris Miller Raman Hui	Voice role Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
Meet Dave	2008	Starship Dave Ming-Chang (Spacecraft), Captain	Brian Robbins	Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple (in Eddie Murphy)
Imagine That	2009	Evan Danielson	Karey Kirkpatrick	Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
Shrek Forever After	2010	Donkey	Mike Mitchell	Voice role Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
Tower Heist	2011	Darnell ("Slide") Davis	Brett Ratner	Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
A Thousand Words	2012	Jack McCall	Brian Robbins	Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
Mr. Church	2016	Henry Joseph Church	Bruce Beresford
Dolemite Is My Name	2019	Rudy Ray Moore	Craig Brewer	Also producer
Coming 2 America	2020	Prince Akeem Joffer / Randy Watson	Craig Brewer	Also writer (story) Post-production

Television


Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980–1984	Saturday Night Live	Himself	65 episodes; also writer Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (1983) Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program (1984) Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1984)
1982, 1984, 2019^[1]	Saturday Night Live	Himself (host)	3 episodes
1983	Eddie Murphy: Delirious	Himself	Stand-up special
1989	What's Alan Watching?	Protester / James Brown	TV special
1991	The Royal Family		Creator and executive producer
1993	Dangerous: The Short Films	Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh	"Remember the Time" music video
1999–2001	The PJs	Thurgood Stubbs	Voice 31 episodes; also creator and executive producer Nominated—Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production (1999) Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) (1999)
2004	Father of the Pride	Donkey	Voice Episode: "Donkey"
2007	Shrek the Halls		Voice TV special Nominated—Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production
2010	Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular		Voice TV special
2012	Eddie Murphy: One Night Only	Himself	TV special^[2]
2013	Beverly Hills Cop	Axel Foley	Cameo Unaired pilot; also executive producer
2015	Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special	Himself	TV special
2019	Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee	Himself	Web series

Theme parks

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Shrek 4-D	Donkey	Voice role

References

^ Saturday Night Live-SNL [@nbcsnl] (August 26, 2019). "Live from your timeline, we've got some news. #SNL pic.twitter.com/7HrcoM8OPg" (Tweet). Retrieved August 26, 2019 – via Twitter.
^ "Eddie Murphy: One Night Only". Spike. Retrieved November 24, 2012.

External links

Eddie Murphy filmography at IMDb

[1] Saturday Night Live-SNL [@nbcsnl] (August 26, 2019). "Live from your timeline, we've got some news. #SNL pic.twitter.com/7HrcoM8OPg" (Tweet). Retrieved August 26, 2019 – via Twitter.

[Spike-2] "Eddie Murphy: One Night Only". Spike. Retrieved November 24, 2012.

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Filmography Discography Awards and nominations
Stand-up comedy films	Delirious (1983) Raw (1987)
Comedy albums	Eddie Murphy (1982) Comedian (1983)
Music albums	How Could It Be (1985) So Happy (1989) Love's Alright (1993)
Compilation albums	Greatest Comedy Hits (1997) All I Fuckin' Know (1998)
Songs	"Party All the Time" "Whatzupwitu" "Patience"
Films directed	Harlem Nights (1989, also writer)
Films written	Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) Raw (1987) Coming to America (1988) Another 48 Hrs. (1990) Boomerang (1992) Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) Norbit (2007)
Films produced	Life (1999) Tower Heist (2011) Dolemite Is My Name (2019) Coming 2 America (2021) Candy Cane Lane (2023) Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024) The Pickup (TBA)
Characters	Axel Foley Sherman Klump Mushu (Mulan) Donkey (Shrek)
Related	Charlie Murphy (brother)