Tom Waits Movies

This is a list of movies where Tom Waits is an actor, composer, or performer on screen. In fact, it’s split into those categories, newest to oldest.

Actor: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) to Paradise Alley (1978)

Composer: Don’t Say a Word (2005) to Premiere journee de Nicolas (1984)

Performer or otherwise playing himself: One Fast Move or I’m Gone: Kerouac’s Big Sur(2008) to Poetry in Motion (1982)

Ignores TV-only productions. Also skips the many many films in which he contributes to the soundtrack.

The titles are pulled from IMDb, including films in which he is not credited. Additions welcome! Last reviewed/updated 7/1/08.