Editing Elvis Costello (section)

==Filmography==
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===As actor===
* 1979 film debut as "The Earl of Manchester" in ''[[Americathon]]''. Costello and the Attractions mime the song "Crawling to the U.S.A." in the film, which also appears on its [[Americathon (soundtrack)|soundtrack album]].
* 1984 as "Henry Scully" in the UK TV series, ''[[Scully (TV series)|Scully]]''
* 1984 as "Stone Deaf A&R Man" in ''[[The Bullshitters: Roll Out The Gunbarrel|The Bullshitters]]'', a movie made by members of the comedy troupe [[The Comic Strip]], first aired on Channel 4
* 1985 as inept magician "Rosco de Ville" in the [[Alan Bleasdale]] film, ''[[No Surrender (1985 film)|No Surrender]]''
* 1987 as "Hives the Butler" in the [[Alex Cox]] film, ''[[Straight to Hell (film)|Straight to Hell]]'', starring [[Joe Strummer]] and [[Courtney Love]]. Costello's "Big Nothing" (AKA "Town Called Big Nothing") appears in the film and on its [[Straight to Hell (film)#Soundtrack|soundtrack album]].
* 1994 as himself on ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]'' in the episode "People's Choice"
* 1996 as himself on ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]'' in the episode "Everybody Loves Larry"
* 1997 as a barman in ''[[Spice World (film)|Spice World]]''
* 1999 as himself in ''[[Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]]'', performing Burt Bacharach's "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" (with Bacharach), which also appears on its [[Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me#Soundtrack|soundtrack album]].
* 1999 as a younger version of himself in ''[[200 Cigarettes]]''
* 2000 as himself, filling his car with petrol in the full-length feature ''[[Sans plomb (film)|Sans plomb]]'', whose soundtrack includes several of his songs
* 2001 as himself performing "Fly Me to the Moon" on the series finale of ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]''
* 2002 as himself on the episode "[[How I Spent My Strummer Vacation]]" of ''[[The Simpsons]]''
* 2003 as Ben on ''[[Frasier]]'', in the [[Frasier (season 10)|season 10]] episode "Farewell Nervosa"
* 2003 as himself in ''[[I Love Your Work]]'' 
* 2004 as himself in the UK TV ''[[Dead Ringers (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]'' New Year Special, apparently and reportedly having serendipitously entered a filming venue.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elvis-costello.com/news/2004/01/elvis_cameo_in_british_tv_come.html |title=Elvis cameo in British TV comedy show ? |work=CostelloNews.com |date=3 January 2004 |access-date=22 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710184827/https://www.elvis-costello.com/news/2004/01/elvis_cameo_in_british_tv_come.html |archive-date=10 July 2011}}</ref>
* 2004 as himself in ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'' – Season 2, Episode 1
* 2004 as himself in ''[[De-Lovely]]''
* 2006 as himself in ''[[Delirious (2006 film)|Delirious]]''
* 2006 as himself in ''[[Before the Music Dies]]''
* 2006 as himself in ''[[Putting the River in Reverse]]''
* 2006 as himself in ''[[Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby]]''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Larkin |first=Colin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&q=Elvis+Costello+Talladega+Nights%3A+The+Ballad+of+Ricky+Bobby&pg=PA346 |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=27 May 2011 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=978-0-85712-595-8 |language=en|access-date=4 October 2020|archive-date=18 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318225713/https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&q=Elvis+Costello+Talladega+Nights%3A+The+Ballad+of+Ricky+Bobby&pg=PA346|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 2008 as himself in ''[[A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!]]''
* 2009 as himself on the ''[[30 Rock]]'' episode "[[Kidney Now!]]"
* 2010 as himself on ''[[Treme (TV series)|Treme]]''
* 2017 as himself in ''[[Ex Libris – The New York Public Library]]''
* 2017–2019 as Pete's Dad (voice) in ''[[Pete the Cat]]'' (Season 1)

===As part of soundtracks===
* 1983, "Party Party" appears in the [[Party Party (film)|film of the same name]] and on its [[Party Party (film)#Soundtrack|soundtrack album]].
* 1991, "[[Days (The Kinks song)|Days]]" (a cover of the [[The Kinks|Kinks]] song) appears in the film ''[[Until the end of the World]]'' and on its [[Until the End of the World (soundtrack)|soundtrack album]].
* 1995, "My Dark Life", a collaboration with [[Brian Eno]], appears on the album ''[[Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by the X-Files|Songs in the Key of X]]''. 
* 1996, "God Give Me Strength", a collaboration with Burt Bacharach, appears in the film ''[[Grace of My Heart]]'' and on its [[Grace of My Heart#Soundtrack|soundtrack album]]. Nominated for [[Satellite Award for Best Original Song]]. 
* 1998, "My Mood Swings" appears in the film ''[[The Big Lebowski]]'' and on its [[The Big Lebowski#Soundtrack|soundtrack album]].
* 1998, "I Throw My Toys Around", a collaboration with [[No Doubt]], appears in the film ''[[The Rugrats Movie]]'' and on its [[The Rugrats Movie#Soundtrack|soundtrack album]].
* 1999, "[[She (Charles Aznavour song)#Elvis Costello version|She]]" (a cover of the [[Charles Aznavour]] song) appears in the film ''[[Notting Hill (film)|Notting Hill]]'' and on its [[Notting Hill (film)#Soundtrack|soundtrack album]]. The song peaked at No. 19 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].
* 2003, "The Scarlet Tide", written by Costello and [[T&nbsp;Bone Burnett]] and performed by [[Alison Krauss]], appears in the film ''[[Cold Mountain (film)|Cold Mountain]]'' and on its [[Cold Mountain (soundtrack)|soundtrack album]]. Nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media]].
* 2019, "I Want You" appears twice in the critically acclaimed British film ''[[Only You (2018 film)#Music|Only You]]''.