Clive Davis

Clive Davis

Known for
Acting
Born
April 4, 1932
Died
June 22, 2026 (aged 94)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Clive Davis was a legendary American record executive, A&R executive, record producer and lawyer. He worked for Columbia Records as an attorney, general manager and president. Davis was responsible for the record division of Columbia Pictures, and founded the music labels Arista and J.

Known For

Filmography

2026
Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart poster

Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart

Movie · as Self

2026
Sock It to Me: The Legend of George Schlatter

Sock It to Me: The Legend of George Schlatter

Movie · as Self

2025
Diane Warren: Relentless poster

Diane Warren: Relentless

Movie · as Self

2025
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) poster

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

Movie · as Self

2022
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song poster

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song

Movie · as Self

2022
George Michael: Freedom Uncut poster

George Michael: Freedom Uncut

Movie · as Self

2022
Whitney, a Look Back poster

Whitney, a Look Back

Movie · as Self - Whitney's Mentor

2022
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? poster

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
The Songpoet poster

The Songpoet

Movie

2021
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell poster

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2021
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All poster

Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2021
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over poster

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over

Movie · as Self

2019
David Foster: Off the Record poster

David Foster: Off the Record

Movie · as Self

2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool poster

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Movie · as Self - Columbia Records President

2019
Aretha Franklin Remembered (My Music) poster

Aretha Franklin Remembered (My Music)

Movie · as Self

2019
Most Shocking Celebrity Deaths of All Time poster

Most Shocking Celebrity Deaths of All Time

Movie

2018
Whitney poster

Whitney

Movie · as Self - Founder, Arista Records

2017
On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone poster

On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone

Movie

2017
George Michael: Freedom poster

George Michael: Freedom

Movie · as Self

2017
Whitney: Can I Be Me poster

Whitney: Can I Be Me

Movie · as Self - Chairman and CEO, Arista Records (archive footage)

2017
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives poster

Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives

Movie · as Self

2016
Now More than Ever: The History of Chicago poster

Now More than Ever: The History of Chicago

Movie · as Self

2016
Soundbreaking poster

Soundbreaking

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Johnny Cash: American Rebel poster

Johnny Cash: American Rebel

Movie · as Self

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
Always Whitney Houston poster

Always Whitney Houston

Movie · as Self

2012
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You poster

Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You

Movie · as Self

2009
Coming Back for More poster

Coming Back for More

Movie

2009
Am I Black Enough for You poster

Am I Black Enough for You

Movie

2003
Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised poster

Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Movie · as Himself

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Anderson Cooper 360° poster

Anderson Cooper 360°

TV · 1 ep

2002
American Idol poster

American Idol

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2000
The Beatles Revolution

The Beatles Revolution

Movie · as Self

1998
Motown 40: The Music Is Forever poster

Motown 40: The Music Is Forever

Movie · as Self

1995
The Music Biz poster

The Music Biz

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1981
Entertainment Tonight poster

Entertainment Tonight

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1952
Today poster

Today

TV · as Self · 1 ep