| Movie | 1980 | Rock 'n' Roll Man - Lou Reed in concerto 1980 | | |
| Movie | 1997 | David Bowie: An Earthling at 50 | Self - Live on Stage with Bowie | |
| Movie | 1995 | Blue in the Face | Man with Strange Glasses | |
| Movie | 2009 | The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts | Self | |
| Movie | 2008 | Palermo Shooting | Self | |
| Movie | 2019 | WBCN and the American Revolution | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1988 | Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel | Self | |
| Movie | 1983 | Get Crazy | Auden | |
| Movie | 2010 | Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche | Self | |
| Movie | 2008 | A Not So Silent Night | Self | |
| Movie | 1984 | Lou Reed: Live in Barcelona | | |
| Movie | 2001 | Classic Albums: Lou Reed - Transformer | Self | |
| Movie | 2012 | David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2016 | Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1964 | Whips | Self | |
| Movie | 1988 | Permanent Record | Himself | |
| Movie | 2007 | Lou Reed's Berlin | Self | |
| Movie | 1987 | The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball | Self | |
| Movie | 1994 | September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill | Self | |
| Movie | 2006 | Velvet Underground: Under Review | | |
| Movie | 2017 | Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1992 | Lou Reed - Magic & Loss | Himself | |
| Movie | 2005 | Lou Reed Live at Montreux 2000 | Himself | |
| Movie | 1966 | Screen Test [ST271]: Lou Reed (Hershey) | Himself | |
| Movie | 1966 | Screen Test [ST268]: Lou Reed (Apple) | Himself | |
| Movie | 1998 | Lulu on the Bridge | Not Lou Reed | |
| Movie | 1992 | Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby Live in Jersey | Performer | |
| Movie | 2001 | David Sanborn & Friends | The Super Session | Self | |
| Movie | 1990 | One World, One Voice | Self | |
| Movie | 1993 | Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration | | |
| Movie | 2014 | Lou Reed: Transformer & Live at Montreux 2000 | Himself | |
| Movie | 1995 | An Introduction to Harmolodics | | |
| Movie | N/A | Final Weapon | The Holder | |
| Movie | 1993 | Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe | Self | |
| Movie | 1985 | The Making of Sun City | Self | |
| Movie | 2022 | Moonage Daydream | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1989 | The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball | Self | |
| Movie | 2013 | Lou Reed - Remembered | Self (Archival footage) | |
| Movie | 1977 | How the Ladies Pay (Lou Reed) | Self | |
| Movie | 2004 | Lou Reed: Spanish Fly: Live in Spain | Self | |
| Movie | 2006 | Lou Reed: Walk on the Wild Side | | |
| Movie | 2008 | Lou Reed: Through the Years: New York 1983 - Spain 2004 | Vocals / Guitar | |
| Movie | 2007 | Lou Reed: Live | Vocals / Guitar | |
| Movie | 1993 | Faraway, So Close! | Lou Reed | |
| Movie | 1967 | The Velvet Underground in Boston | Himself | |
| Movie | 1967 | Exploding Plastic Inevitable | Himself | |
| Movie | 2009 | Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | Maltazard (voice) | |
| Movie | 1972 | The Velvet Underground at Bataclan '72 | | |
| Movie | 1966 | Venus in Furs | Himself | |
| Movie | 1980 | One Trick Pony | Steve Kunelian | |
| Movie | 2015 | Heart of a Dog | Doctor | |
| Movie | 2010 | Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973: The Sacred Triangle | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1997 | David Bowie & Friends: A Very Special Birthday Celebration | Self - Special Guest | |
| Movie | 2010 | Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds | Maltazard (voice) | |
| Movie | 2005 | Lou Reed: Walk on the Wild Side | Himself | |
| Movie | 2015 | Occupy Wall Street: We Are The 99% | Narrator | |
| Movie | 1966 | The Velvet Underground Rehearses | | |
| Movie | 2007 | 365 Day Project | | |
| Movie | 2012 | Anton Corbijn Inside Out | Self | |
| Movie | 2010 | Beautiful Darling | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2007 | The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music | Self | |
| Movie | 2017 | Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story | Self | |
| Movie | 2011 | Lou Reed Live Performances 1972 & 1974 | | |
| Movie | 1966 | Screen Test: Lou Reed (Coke) | Himself | |
| Movie | 1966 | The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound | Self | |
| Movie | 1965 | Andy Warhol Screen Tests | Self | |
| Movie | 2009 | 13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests | Self | |
| Movie | 1994 | A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who | Self | |
| Movie | 1973 | Jimi Hendrix | Self | |
| Movie | 1983 | A Night with Lou Reed | Self - Vocals, Guitar | |
| Movie | 1998 | Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart | Self | |
| Movie | 1965 | The Making of an Underground Film | Self | |
| Movie | 1990 | Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella | Self | |
| Movie | 2010 | Red Shirley | | |
| Movie | 2009 | Lou Reed - Lowest Form of Life | | |
| Movie | 2006 | Velvet Underground's First Public Appearance | Self | |
| Movie | 2000 | Wild Boys: The Story of Duran Duran | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1966 | The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards | Himself | |
| Movie | 1966 | Moe Gets Tied Up | | |
| Movie | 1966 | The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966 | | |
| Movie | 1989 | Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2010 | Homeland: The Story of the Lark | | |
| Movie | 1986 | Bye Bye Kipling | Self | |
| Movie | 2001 | Prozac Nation | Lou Reed | |
| Movie | 1993 | The Velvet Underground - Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII | guitar, vocals | |
| Movie | 2016 | Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2015 | Danny Says | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2001 | Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture | Self | |
| Movie | 1998 | John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music | Self | |
| Movie | 1990 | Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1966 | Salvador Dalí | Self | |
| Movie | 1966 | Screen Test: Lou Reed | Himself | |
| Movie | 2001 | The Plastic People of the Universe | Self | |
| Movie | 2021 | The Velvet Underground | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2008 | Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory | | |
| Movie | 1989 | Decade | Self | |
| Movie | 1993 | Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle | | |
| Movie | 2006 | The Harry Smith Project Live | Self | |
| Movie | 1990 | Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections | Self | |
| Movie | 2013 | Diaries, Notes, and Sketches | Self | |
| Movie | 1983 | Rock & Rule | Mok (singing voice) | |
| Movie | 1984 | Lou Reed Live at Capitol Theatre | Self | |
| Movie | 2011 | An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast | | |
| Movie | 2008 | New York Rock at the BBC | | |
| Movie | 1974 | Lou Reed - Ancienne Belgique 22-05-1974 | Himself | |
| Movie | 2017 | Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock | Self - Musician (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2007 | Zeitkratzer And Lou Reed: Metal Machine Music | Electric Guitar | |
| Movie | 1970 | The Velvet Underground: Loaded | Self | |
| Movie | 1983 | The Making of Rock & Rule | Self | |
| Movie | 1966 | Screen Test [ST270]: Lou Reed (Hershey) | Himself | |
| Movie | 1966 | Screen Test [ST265]: Lou Reed (Eye) | Himself | |
| Movie | 1966 | Screen Test [ST264]: Lou Reed | Himself | |
| Movie | 1986 | The South Bank Show: Velvet Underground | Self | |
| Movie | 1998 | Patti Smith at Anthology Film Archives Febr. 19, 1998 | Self | |
| Movie | 1970 | Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks | | |
| Movie | 2005 | Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol | | |
| Movie | 2015 | A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol | self | |
| Movie | 1995 | Nico Icon | | |
| TV Show | 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | | 1 |
| TV Show | 1982 | Late Night with David Letterman | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Musical Guest | 1 |
| TV Show | 2003 | The Blues | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2017 | Popular Voices at the BBC | Self (archive footage) | 3 |
| TV Show | 1997 | Classic Albums | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) | 1 |
| TV Show | 1995 | Lo + plus | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 2007 | Seven Ages of Rock | Self | 7 |
![Screen Test [ST271]: Lou Reed (Hershey)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original//8LuNHz75JQSjlBZHcUaJ0V44Tmr.jpg)
![Screen Test [ST268]: Lou Reed (Apple)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original//f9eRhnigYxiSynyA37EIFaFDwRy.jpg)
![Screen Test [ST270]: Lou Reed (Hershey)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original//3Omh1xRvFpwDwCqcvl7dVKvTssN.jpg)
![Screen Test [ST265]: Lou Reed (Eye)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original//ubeaPCUOALgMmGgP4YzNOoRSjLm.jpg)
![Screen Test [ST264]: Lou Reed](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original//1XI3UD2rTCAXv8AzHJ7mTclagsF.jpg)
