| 2019 | ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke | Self | Film |
| 2018 | United We Stand: The Ali Summit | self | Film |
| 2017 | Free to Rock | Director | Film |
| 2016 | O.J.: Made in America | Self | TV |
| 2016 | Believeland | | Film |
| 2014 | I Am Ali | Self | Film |
| 2013 | Glickman | Self | Film |
| 2012 | Sing Your Song | Producer | Film |
| 2011 | The Future Is Now! | Director | Film |
| 2011 | The Future Is Now! | Writer | Film |
| 2010 | Run Ricky Run | Self | Film |
| 2009 | Crips and Bloods: Made in America | Himself | Film |
| 2007 | Pete Seeger: The Power of Song | Director | Film |
| 2007 | Radiant City | Director | Film |
| 2007 | Radiant City | Writer | Film |
| 2007 | Pete Seeger: The Power of Song | Producer | Film |
| 2006 | Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen' | Self | Film |
| 2004 | Sucker Free City | Don Strickland | Film |
| 2004 | She Hate Me | Geronimo Armstrong | Film |
| 2004 | Peter, Paul & Mary: Carry It On | Director | Film |
| 2002 | BaadAsssss Cinema | Self | Film |
| 2002 | Jim Brown: All-American | Self (uncredited) | Film |
| 2002 | On the Edge | Chad Grant | Film |
| 2001 | A Huey P. Newton Story | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1999 | Any Given Sunday | Montezuma Monroe | Film |
| 1998 | He Got Game | Spivey | Film |
| 1998 | Small Soldiers | Butch Meathook (voice) | Film |
| 1996 | Original Gangstas | Jake Trevor | Film |
| 1996 | Mars Attacks! | Byron Williams | Film |
| 1994 | UFC 3: The American Dream | | Film |
| 1994 | UFC 2: No Way Out | Self-Commentator | Film |
| 1994 | The Singing Kettle: World Tour | Director | Film |
| 1992 | The Divine Enforcer | King | Film |
| 1990 | Twisted Justice | Morris | Film |
| 1989 | Crack House | Steadman | Film |
| 1988 | Killing American Style | Lt. Sunset | Film |
| 1988 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | Slammer | Film |
| 1987 | The Running Man | Fireball | Film |
| 1984 | The Company of Wolves | Blind Fiddler | Film |
| 1983 | Richard Pryor: Here and Now | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1982 | One Down, Two to Go | J | Film |
| 1979 | Pacific Inferno | Clyde | Film |
| 1978 | Fingers | Dreems | Film |
| 1976 | Kid Vengeance | Isaac | Film |
| 1975 | Take a Hard Ride | Pike | Film |
| 1974 | Three the Hard Way | Jimmy Lait | Film |
| 1973 | The Slams | Curtis X. Hook | Film |
| 1973 | Slaughter's Big Rip-Off | Slaughter | Film |
| 1973 | I Escaped from Devil's Island | Le Bras | Film |
| 1972 | Slaughter | Slaughter | Film |
| 1972 | Black Gunn | Gunn | Film |
| 1971 | The Love Bug Rally | Howard | Film |
| 1970 | The Grasshopper | Tommy Marcott | Film |
| 1970 | El Condor | Luke | Film |
| 1970 | … tick… tick… tick… | Jimmy Price | Film |
| 1969 | 100 Rifles | Lydecker | Film |
| 1969 | Riot | Cully Briston | Film |
| 1968 | Ice Station Zebra | Capt. Leslie Anders | Film |
| 1968 | Dark of the Sun | Ruffo | Film |
| 1968 | The Split | McClain | Film |
| 1967 | Tonite Let's All Make Love in London | Self | Film |
| 1967 | The Dirty Dozen | Robert Jefferson | Film |
| 1964 | Rio Conchos | Franklyn | Film |