Miles Davis
Acting1926Alton, 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 History
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
In a Silent Way
Music
2023
They All Came Out to Montreux
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
A History of the World According to Getty Images
as Self (Archive Footage)
2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2017
Chasing Trane
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2016
Miles Ahead
Musician
2015
Hôtel La Louisiane
as Self (archive footage)
2014
2013
Jingle Bell Rocks!
as Self (voice)
Miles Davis: Live in Europe 1969
as himself
2011
Miles Davis: Around Midnight
as Trumpet
2009
2008
Jazz Evolution
as Self - Trumpet
2007
John Coltrane - Impressions Of Coltrane
as Himself
2005
Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz Sound
as Miles Davis
2004
Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Jazz
TVas Self (archive footage)• 10 eps
1997
Happy Birthday to John
as Self
1996
1993
1991
1990
1989
Miles Davis: Live in Montreal
as Self - Trumpeter
Miles in Paris 1989
as Trumpet
Prince: Musical Portrait
as Self
Miles in Paris 1989
Writer
1988
Scrooged
as Street Musician
1987
The last vermicelli
Music
1986
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
as Self (archive footage)
Miles Davis – Tutu
as Miles Davis
Crime Story
TVas Self• 1 eps
Great Performances
TVas Self• 1 eps
Miles Davis – Tutu
Writer
1985
Miles Davis North Sea Jazz Festival
as trumpet, synthesizers
The Making of Sun City
as Self
Miami Vice
TVas Ivory Jones• 1 eps
1981
The Beginnings of Bebop
as Self
1975
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Musical Guest
1970
1968
1959
The Sound of Miles Davis
as Himself
1958
Elevator to the Gallows
Original Music Composer
Elevator to the Gallows
Musician