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Miles Davis

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

May 26, 1926 (100 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Acting
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf (archive footage)
2023They All Came Out to MontreuxSelf (archive footage)
2022A History of the World According to Getty ImagesSelf (Archive Footage)
2022Louis Armstrong's Black & BluesSelf (voice) (archive sound)
2020Universe
2020Miles Davis - Live in Montreal
2020Prince: Live At Paisley Park - December 31, 1987Self
2019Miles Davis: Birth of the CoolSelf - Musician (archive footage)
2019Blue Note Records: Beyond the NotesSelf (archive footage)
2018Jeanne Moreau: Free SpiritSelf - Musician (archive footage)
2017Chasing TraneSelf - Musician (archive footage)
2015Hôtel La LouisianeSelf (archive footage)
2013Miles Davis with Quincy Jones and the Gil Evans Orchestra Live at Montreux 1991Himself
2013Miles Davis: Live in Europe 1969himself
2013Jingle Bell Rocks!Self (voice)
2011Miles Davis: Around MidnightTrumpet
2011Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Afternoon July 8 TH 1984trumpet
2011Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Evening July 8 TH 1984trumpet
2011Miles Davis: The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux 1973-1991trumpet
2011Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Evening July 14 TH 1985trumpet
2011Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - July 14 TH 1985trumpet
2010Miles Davis & Keith Jarrett - The 1971 Berlin Concert
2010Miles Davis: Copenhagen Live 1969
2009Miles Davis: Stadthalle, Vienna 1973himself
2009That's What Happened - Live in Germany 1987self
2008Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
2008Jazz EvolutionSelf - Trumpet
2007John Coltrane - Impressions Of ColtraneHimself
2005Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz SoundMiles Davis
2004Miles Electric: A Different Kind of BlueSelf (archive footage)
2001JazzSelf (archive footage)
2000Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine AlbumSelf
1997Happy Birthday to JohnSelf
1996Message to Love - The Isle of Wight FestivalSelf
1993Miles Davis Live at Montreux (1973-1985)Self
1991DingoBilly Cross
1991Miles Davis: Miles Davis and Friends in Paris 1991Trumpeter
1991Miles Davis - At La VilletteHimself
1990Miles In Paris
1990Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy JonesSelf
1989Miles Davis: Live in MontrealSelf - Trumpeter
1989Prince: Musical PortraitSelf
1989Miles Davis - Montreux Jazz Festival
1989Miles in Paris 1989Trumpet
1988ScroogedStreet Musician
1987Sacrée SoiréeSelf
1986He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His LifeSelf (archive footage)
1986Miles Davis – TutuMiles Davis
1986Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles DavisSelf
1986Crime StorySelf
1985The Making of Sun CitySelf
1985Miles Davis North Sea Jazz Festivaltrumpet, synthesizers
1984Miami ViceIvory Jones
1981The Beginnings of BebopSelf
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest
1973Miles Davis Live in Stockholm 1973Himself
1973Miles Davis - Newport Festival - Live in Paris
1971Great PerformancesSelf
1970Miles Davis Live At Tanglewood 1970Himself
1970Call It Anything
1969Miles Davis Live in Paris 1969
1964Miles Davis Quintet: Milan 1964
1959The Sound of Miles DavisHimself
-Miles Davis Quintet In Berlin 1969Self
-CoolSelf
-Miles Davis: Live in Germany 1988
-Trane Tracks: The Legacy of John Coltrane
-Miles Davis Quintet – Live In Copenhagen & Rome 1969Trumpet
Directing
1991Miles Davis: Miles Davis and Friends in Paris 1991Director
Writing
1989Miles in Paris 1989Writer
1986Miles Davis – TutuWriter