As far as we know, there were four MTV-type music videos, which sometimes show up on Classic VH1. The following list was compiled by Vicki007:
Leave My Monkey Alone (1987)
Sentimental Hygiene (1987)
Run Straight Down (1989)
Searching For A Heart (1991)
Movie and Television Appearances in Chronological Order. Non-songs are in the maroon font.
Movies are italicized (there are only two of them...)
Productions in which Zevon songs were heard as soundtrack, etc. with no sight of WZ are in the other list of Songs In Movies And TV under the "Music" menu tab.
| 1976 | BBC Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, London | Mohammed's Radio |
| 1980 | Fridays | Gorilla You're A Desperado |
| 1980 | Fridays | Johnny Strikes Up The Band |
| 1982-09-27 | Late Night with David Letterman (NBC) | 2-segment interview |
| 1982-09-27 | Late Night with David Letterman (NBC) | The Overdraft |
| 1982-09-27 | Late Night with David Letterman (NBC) | Excitable Boy |
| 1987 | MTV's The Cutting Edge Happy Hour... | Boom Boom Mancini |
| 1987 | MTV's The Cutting Edge Happy Hour... | Poor Poor Pitiful Me |
| 1987 | MTV's The Cutting Edge Happy Hour... | Sentimental Hygiene |
| 1987-07-17 | Late Night with David Letterman (NBC) | Boom Boom Mancini |
| 1988 Movie | She's Having a Baby | Naming the Baby Clip: Igor |
| 1988-02-04 | Late Night with David Letterman (NBC) | Sits in with band (piano) throughout show (with many others - 6th anniversary special) (Taped January 24th) |
| 1988-11-18 | Late Night with David Letterman (NBC) | Sits in with band (guitar) |
| 1988-11-18 | Late Night with David Letterman (NBC) | Trouble |
| 1989-11-16 | Late Night with David Letterman (NBC) | Sits in with band (guitar) |
| 1989-11-16 | Late Night with David Letterman (NBC) | Splendid Isolation |
| 1990 | Night Music with David Sanborn | Lawyers, Guns And Money |
| 1990 | Night Music with David Sanborn | Conversation |
| 1990 | Night Music with David Sanborn | Splendid Isolation |
| 1990-11-28 | Late Night with David Letterman (NBC) | Sits in with band (guitar) |
| 1990-11-28 | Late Night with David Letterman (NBC) | Raspberry Beret |
| 1991-10-29 | Late Night with David Letterman (NBC) | Finishing Touches |
| 1992 | The Arsenio Hall Show | Werewolves Of London (partial) |
| 1992 | The Arsenio Hall Show | Searching For A Heart (partial) |
| 1992 | The Arsenio Hall Show | Boom Boom Mancini (partial) |
| 1992 | The Arsenio Hall Show | Poor Poor Pitiful Me (partial) |
| 1992-07-26 | Late Night with David Letterman (NBC) | Searching For A Heart |
| 1992-07-26 | Late Night with David Letterman (NBC) | Sits in with band (guitar) |
| 1993-09-15 | The Larry Sanders Show | The French Inhaler |
| 1993-09-15 | The Larry Sanders Show | Werewolves Of London |
| 1993-04-28 | Late Night with David Letterman (NBC) | Sits in with band (guitar) |
| 1993-04-28 | Late Night with David Letterman (NBC) | Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner |
| 1993-11-26 | Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) | Sits in with band (guitar) |
| 1993-11-26 | Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) | Mr. Bad Example |
| 1994 | BBC's Words and Music | Patter: Why he doesn't take vacations |
| 1994 | BBC's Words and Music | Lawyers, Guns And Money |
| 1995 | Dream On | Acting: Himself |
| 1995-06-15 | The Jon Stewart Show | Mutineer |
| 1995-06-15 | The Jon Stewart Show | Interview |
| 1995-06-15 | The Jon Stewart Show | Lawyers, Guns And Money (partial) |
| 1995-06-26 | Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) | Seminole Bingo |
| 1996 | The Life and Times of the Everly Brothers | Comments |
| 1996-01-16 | Local News' Ventura Inaugural coverage | Lawyers, Guns And Money |
| 1996-01-16 | Local News' Ventura Inaugural coverage | Werewolves Of London (w/Ventura singing along) |
| 1997- Aug 25 to Sept 05 | Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) | Subs for Paul Shaffer on keyboards |
| 1998-09-30 | Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) | Subs for Paul (Yom Kippur) |
| 1999-05-24 | Suddenly Susan | Mr. Bad Example (partial) |
| 1999-05-24 | Suddenly Susan | Lawyers, Guns And Money (partial) |
| 1999-05-24 | Suddenly Susan | Acting: Himself |
| 1999-09-20 | Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) | Subs for Paul (Yom Kippur) |
| 1999-Oct 14&15 | Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) | Subs for Paul |
| 2000 | From Beyond the Gates of Hell | Comments about Stephen King |
| 2000 | Later with Jools Holland | Werewolves Of London |
| 2000 | Later with Jools Holland | Interview |
| 2000 | Later with Jools Holland | My Shit's Fucked Up |
| 2000 Movie | South of Heaven, West of Hell | Acting: Mr. Babcock |
| 2000-02-17 | Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn | I Was In The House When The House Burned Down |
| 2000-03-09 | Open Mike with Mike Bullard | Sits in with the Band/Conversation |
| 2000-03-09 | Open Mike with Mike Bullard | I Was In The House When The House Burned Down |
| 2000-03-10 | Bynon | Painful Canadian Interview Show |
| 2000-05-13 | Later with Jools Holland | Sits in with Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros: I Fought the Law |
| 2000-06-29 | Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) | Porcelain Monkey |
| 2000-09-14 | Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) | Sits in with band (keyboards) |
| 2000-09-15 | Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) | Subs for (ailing) Paul |
| 2001-02-01 | The Mitch Albom Show | Discussion of Hit Somebody: The Hockey Song |
| 2001-04-02 | Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) | Hit Somebody with Jordan Z. harmonizing |
| 2001-Sept 27 & 28 | Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) | Subs for Paul (Yom Kippur) |
| 2002-05-05 | CBS' Sunday Morning | Segment on Carl Hiaasen & writing Basket Case |
| 2002-06-28 | Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn | MacGillycuddy's Reeks |
| 2002-10-30 | Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) | Sole Guest: Interview |
| 2002-10-30 | Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) | Mutineer |
| 2002-10-30 | Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) | Genius |
| 2002-10-30 | Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) | Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner |