| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2016 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| American Horror Story | 2016 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Fargo | 2015 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Pop Gold | 2015 | TV Mini-Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Detectorists | 2014 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| The Marty Stuart Show | 2012 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Todd’s Pop Song Reviews | 2011 | TV Series documentary writer – 1 episode | |
| Premio Donostia a Meryl Streep | 2008 | TV Special writer: “I’m Checkin’ Out” | |
| Opry Video Classics: The Hall of Fame | 2007 | Video writer: “One’s On the Way” | |
| Dennis Locorriere: The Unique Voice of Dr. Hook – Hits and History Tour Live | 2007 | Video writer: “I Don’t Want To Be Alone Tonight”, “More Like The Movies”, “The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan”, “A Couple More Years”, ” Freakin’ At The Freakers’ Ball”, “The Cover Of “The Rolling Stone””, “Sylvia’s Mother”, “Queen Of The Silver Dollar”, “Jungle To The Zoo” Solo Acoustic Bonus Feature, “I Gave Her Comfort” Solo Acoustic Bonus Feature, “Judy” Solo Acoustic Bonus Feature | |
| Are We Done Yet? | 2007 | writer: “A Boy Named Sue” | |
| Alone with Dennis Locorriere | 2004 | Video documentary writer: “The Wonderful Soup Stone”, “More Like The Movies”, “I Can’t Touch The Sun”, “The Cover Of The “Rolling Stone””, “Queen Of The Silver Dollar”, “The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan”, “Carry Me, Carrie”, “Sylvia’s Mother”, “A Couple More Years” | |
| Tarnation | 2003 | Documentary writer: “The Ballad of Lucy Jordan” | |
| Almost Famous | 2000 | writer: “The Cover of ‘Rolling Stone'” | |
| Top of the Pops 2 | 2000 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Divorcing Jack | 1998 | writer: “Danger of a Stranger” | |
| Stars in Their Eyes | 1995-1998 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | |
| Tohuwabohu | 1996-1998 | TV Series writer – 3 episodes | |
| Completely Hooked | 1992 | Video writer: “Sylvia’s Mother”, “The Cover Of The “Rolling Stone””, “I Don’t Want To Be Alone Tonight” | |
| Thelma & Louise | 1991 | writer: “The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan” | |
| The 63rd Annual Academy Awards | 1991 | TV Special writer: “I’m Checkin’ Out” | |
| Bullerfnis | 1991 | TV Series music – 1 episode | |
| Postcards from the Edge | 1990 | writer: “I’m Checkin’ Out” | |
| Dolly | 1988 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Little Treasure | 1985 | writer: “Queen of the Silver Dollar” | |
| The Benny Hill Show | 1983 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Montenegro | 1981 | writer: “The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan” | |
| Coal Miner’s Daughter | 1980 | writer: “One’s on the Way” | |
| Top of the Pops | 1978-1979 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | |
| 13th Annual Music City News Awards | 1979 | TV Special music: “On The Cover of The Music City News” parody of “On the Cover of the Rolling Stone” | |
| Broken English: Three Songs by Marianne Faithfull | 1979 | Short writer: “Ballad of Lucy Jordan” | |
| The Muppet Show | 1976-1978 | TV Series writer – 3 episodes | |
| The Old Grey Whistle Test | 1975-1977 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | |
| A Concert: Behind Prison Walls | 1977 | TV Movie documentary writer: “A Boy Named Sue” | |
| Dolly | 1976 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| The Ernie Sigley Show | 1974 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Musikladen | 1974 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| The Midnight Special | 1974 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | |
| Rock Concert | 1974 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| The Graham Kennedy Show | 1973 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Payday | 1973 | writer: “She’s Only a Country Girl”, “Slowly Fadin’ Circle”, “Lovin’ You More”, “Baby Here’s a Dime” | |
| Johnny Cash i København | 1971 | TV Special documentary writer: “A Boy Named Sue” | |
| Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? | 1971 | lyrics: “Bunky and Lucille”, “Last Morning”, “The Sweet Forever Song” uncredited, “Ricky Ticky Song” uncredited / music: “Bunky and Lucille”, “Last Morning”, “The Sweet Forever Song” uncredited, “Ricky Ticky Song” uncredited | |
| The Johnny Cash Show | | TV Series writer – 7 episodes, 1969 – 1971 music – 1 episode, 1971 | |
| Ned Kelly | 1970 | lyrics: “Ned Kelly” uncredited, “She Moved Through the Fair” / music: “Ned Kelly” uncredited, “She Moved Through the Fair” | |
| The Best on Record | 1970 | TV Special writer: “A Boy Named Sue” | |
| Johnny Cash in San Quentin | 1969 | TV Movie documentary writer: “A Boy Named Sue” |
In addition to being a poet, he also worked as a singer-songwriter, cartoonist, screenwriter and author of children’s books. He was born on September 25, 1930, in New York City, and died on May 10, 1999 in Los Angeles. In several of his writings, he referred to himself as “Uncle Shelby.” His novels have been translated into more than 30 languages and have sold more than 20 million copies worldwide.