Eckstine made numerous appearances on television variety shows, including on "The Ed Sullivan Show", "The Nat King Cole Show", "The Tonight Show" with Steve Allen, Jack Paar, and Johnny Carson, "The Merv Griffin Show", "The Art Linkletter Show", "The Joey Bishop Show", "The Dean Martin Show", "The Flip Wilson Show", and "Playboy After Dark". He also performed as an actor in the TV sitcom "Sanford and Son", and in such films as "Skirts Ahoy", "Let's Do It Again", and "Jo Jo Dancer". He performed The Star-Spangled Banner prior to Game 4 of the 1979 World Series at Three Rivers Stadium in his native Pittsburgh.