Nathan Lane

68 · Born: Feb 3, 1956

Career

acting

2023

Dicks: The Musical

Dicks: The Musical as Harris

Beau Is Afraid as Roger

2022

The Gilded Age as Ward McAllister

2021

Only Murders in the Building

Only Murders in the Building as Teddy Dimas

Only Murders in the Building

Only Murders in the Building as Teddy Dimas

2020

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens as Giacomo

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels as Lewis Michener

2018

Sidney Hall as Harold

2017

Carrie Pilby as Dr. Petrov

The Blacklist as Abraham Stern

2016

American Masters

American Masters

No Pay, Nudity as Herschel

American Crime Story

American Crime Story as F. Lee Bailey

2014

Live from Lincoln Center

Live from Lincoln Center as Chauncey Miles

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2013

The English Teacher

The English Teacher as Carl Kapinas

2012

Mirror Mirror as Brighton

The Good Wife as Clarke Hayden

2010

The Nutcracker: The Untold Story

The Nutcracker: The Untold Story as Uncle Albert

2009

Astro Boy as Ham Egg (voice)

2008

Swing Vote as Art Crumb

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa as Officer Meany

2007

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

2006

30 Rock as Eddie

2005

The Producers as Max Bialystock

2004

Teacher's Pet as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (voice)

The Lion King 1½

The Lion King 1½ as Timon (voice)

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! as Richard Levy the Driven

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm as Nathan Lane

2002

Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby as Vincent Crummles

Stuart Little 2

Stuart Little 2 as Snowbell (voice)

2001

Laughter on the 23rd Floor

Laughter on the 23rd Floor as Max Prince

2000

The Man Who Came to Dinner

The Man Who Came to Dinner as Sheridan Whiteside

Titan A.E. as Preed (voice)

Trixie as Kirk Stans

Isn't She Great

Isn't She Great as Irving Mansfield

1999

Stuart Little as Snowbell (voice)

At First Sight as Phil Webster

George and Martha

George and Martha as George (voice)

1998

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride as Timon (voice)

1997

Mousehunt as Ernest "Ernie" Smuntz

1996

Around the World with Timon & Pumbaa

Around the World with Timon & Pumbaa as Timon

The Birdcage as Albert

The Boys Next Door

The Boys Next Door as Norman Bulansky

1995

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable as Timon (voice)

Jeffrey as Father Dan

The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True

The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True as The Cowardly Lion

1994

The Lion King as Timon (voice)

Frasier as Phil

1993

Life with Mikey

Life with Mikey as Ed Chapman

1991

Frankie and Johnny

Frankie and Johnny as Tim

He Said, She Said

He Said, She Said as Wallace "Wally" Thurman

American Experience

American Experience

1987

Ironweed as Harold Allen

1982

One of the Boys

One of the Boys

Spellbound as The Oracle of the Moon (voice)

appearances

2021

Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11

Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11

2019

Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

2014

Don Rickles: One Night Only

Don Rickles: One Night Only

2013

Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me

Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me

American Masters

American Masters

2007

2003

Harry for the Holidays

Harry for the Holidays

2001

Great Performances

Great Performances

1999

1996

A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury

A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury

1992

Great Performances

Great Performances