Miles Davis

Miles Davis

Known for
Acting
Born
May 26, 1926
Died
September 28, 1991 (aged 65)
Birthplace
Alton, Illinois, USA

Biography

Miles Dewey Davis III was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.

Known For

Filmography

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Miles Davis Quintet In Berlin 1969

Miles Davis Quintet In Berlin 1969

Movie · as Self

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Cool

Cool

Movie · as Self

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Miles Davis: Live in Germany 1988

Miles Davis: Live in Germany 1988

Movie

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Trane Tracks: The Legacy of John Coltrane poster

Trane Tracks: The Legacy of John Coltrane

Movie

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Miles Davis Quintet – Live In Copenhagen & Rome 1969 poster

Miles Davis Quintet – Live In Copenhagen & Rome 1969

Movie · as Trumpet

2026
Miles poster

Miles

Movie · as himself

2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music poster

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2023
They All Came Out to Montreux poster

They All Came Out to Montreux

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2022
A History of the World According to Getty Images

A History of the World According to Getty Images

Movie · as Self (Archive Footage)

2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues poster

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Movie · as Self (voice) (archive sound)

2020
Universe poster

Universe

Movie

2020
Miles Davis - Live in Montreal poster

Miles Davis - Live in Montreal

Movie

2020
Prince: Live At Paisley Park - December 31, 1987 poster

Prince: Live At Paisley Park - December 31, 1987

Movie · as Self

2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool poster

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Movie · as Self - Musician (archive footage)

2019
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes poster

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2018
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit poster

Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit

Movie · as Self - Musician (archive footage)

2017
Chasing Trane poster

Chasing Trane

Movie · as Self - Musician (archive footage)

2015
Hôtel La Louisiane poster

Hôtel La Louisiane

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2013
Miles Davis with Quincy Jones and the Gil Evans Orchestra Live at Montreux 1991 poster

Miles Davis with Quincy Jones and the Gil Evans Orchestra Live at Montreux 1991

Movie · as Himself

2013
Miles Davis: Live in Europe 1969 poster

Miles Davis: Live in Europe 1969

Movie · as himself

2013
Jingle Bell Rocks! poster

Jingle Bell Rocks!

Movie · as Self (voice)

2011
Miles Davis: Around Midnight poster

Miles Davis: Around Midnight

Movie · as Trumpet

2011
Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Afternoon July 8 TH 1984 poster

Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Afternoon July 8 TH 1984

Movie · as trumpet

2011
Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Evening July 8 TH 1984 poster

Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Evening July 8 TH 1984

Movie · as trumpet

2011
Miles Davis: The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux 1973-1991 poster

Miles Davis: The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux 1973-1991

Movie · as trumpet

2011
Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Evening July 14 TH 1985 poster

Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Evening July 14 TH 1985

Movie · as trumpet

2011
Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - July 14 TH 1985 poster

Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - July 14 TH 1985

Movie · as trumpet

2010
Miles Davis & Keith Jarrett - The 1971 Berlin Concert poster

Miles Davis & Keith Jarrett - The 1971 Berlin Concert

Movie

2010
Miles Davis: Copenhagen Live 1969 poster

Miles Davis: Copenhagen Live 1969

Movie

2009
Miles Davis: Stadthalle, Vienna 1973 poster

Miles Davis: Stadthalle, Vienna 1973

Movie · as himself

2009
That's What Happened - Live in Germany 1987 poster

That's What Happened - Live in Germany 1987

Movie · as self

2008
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue poster

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

Movie

2008
Jazz Evolution poster

Jazz Evolution

Movie · as Self - Trumpet

2007
John Coltrane - Impressions Of Coltrane

John Coltrane - Impressions Of Coltrane

Movie · as Himself

2005
Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz Sound poster

Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz Sound

Movie · as Miles Davis

2004
Miles Electric - A Different Kind of Blue poster

Miles Electric - A Different Kind of Blue

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2001
Jazz poster

Jazz

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 10 eps

2000
Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album poster

Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album

Movie · as Self

1997
Happy Birthday to John poster

Happy Birthday to John

Movie · as Self

1996
Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival poster

Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival

Movie · as Self

1993
Miles Davis Live at Montreux (1973-1985)

Miles Davis Live at Montreux (1973-1985)

Movie · as Self

1991
Dingo poster

Dingo

Movie · as Billy Cross

1991
Miles Davis: Miles Davis and Friends in Paris 1991 poster

Miles Davis: Miles Davis and Friends in Paris 1991

Movie · as Trumpeter

1991
Miles Davis - At La Villette poster

Miles Davis - At La Villette

Movie · as Himself

1990
Miles In Paris poster

Miles In Paris

Movie

1990
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones poster

Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones

Movie · as Self

1990
Miles Davis: Live at Montreux 1990 poster

Miles Davis: Live at Montreux 1990

Movie · as Self

1989
Miles Davis: Live in Montreal poster

Miles Davis: Live in Montreal

Movie · as Self - Trumpeter

1989
Prince: Musical Portrait poster

Prince: Musical Portrait

Movie · as Self

1989
Miles Davis - Montreux Jazz Festival poster

Miles Davis - Montreux Jazz Festival

Movie

1989
Miles in Paris 1989 poster

Miles in Paris 1989

Movie · as Trumpet

1988
Scrooged poster

Scrooged

Movie · as Street Musician

1987
Sacrée soirée poster

Sacrée soirée

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1986
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life poster

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1986
Miles Davis – Tutu poster

Miles Davis – Tutu

Movie · as Miles Davis

1986
Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis

Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis

Movie · as Self

1986
Crime Story poster

Crime Story

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1985
The Making of Sun City poster

The Making of Sun City

Movie · as Self

1985
Miles Davis North Sea Jazz Festival

Miles Davis North Sea Jazz Festival

Movie · as trumpet, synthesizers

1984
Miami Vice poster

Miami Vice

TV · as Ivory Jones · 1 ep

1981
The Beginnings of Bebop poster

The Beginnings of Bebop

Movie · as Self

1978
The South Bank Show poster

The South Bank Show

TV · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

1973
Miles Davis Live in Stockholm 1973 poster

Miles Davis Live in Stockholm 1973

Movie · as Himself

1973
Miles Davis - Newport Festival - Live in Paris poster

Miles Davis - Newport Festival - Live in Paris

Movie

1971
Miles Davis Septet - Oslo 1971 poster

Miles Davis Septet - Oslo 1971

Movie · as Self - trumpet

1971
Great Performances poster

Great Performances

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1970
Miles Davis Live At Tanglewood 1970 poster

Miles Davis Live At Tanglewood 1970

Movie · as Himself

1970
Call It Anything

Call It Anything

Movie

1969
Miles Davis Live in Paris 1969

Miles Davis Live in Paris 1969

Movie

1964
Miles Davis Quintet: Milan 1964 poster

Miles Davis Quintet: Milan 1964

Movie

1959
The Sound of Miles Davis poster

The Sound of Miles Davis

Movie · as Himself