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Miles Davis

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1926-05-26

Deathday: 1991-09-28 (65 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 85

Movies 78

self 52

TV Shows 7

Director 1

Music

Shivam Buys A Leather Jacket (2025)

Movie

Self (archive footage)

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)

Movie

ArchiveFootage

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024)

Movie

Self

They All Came Out to Montreux (2023)

Movie

Self

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023)

Movie

Self (voice) (archive sound)

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)

Movie

Self

Darryl Jones - In the Blood (2022)

Movie

Self (Archive Footage)

A History of the World According to Getty Images (2022)

Movie

Self

Charlie Parker: Bird Songs (2022)

Movie

Self

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)

Movie

Self (archive footage)

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes (2019)

Movie

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit (2018)

Movie

Self

Betty: They Say I’m Different (2017)

Movie

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Chasing Trane (2017)

Movie

Musician

Miles Ahead (2016)

Movie

Self (archive footage)

Hôtel La Louisiane (2015)

Movie

Self

Marcus (2015)

Movie

Self (voice)

Jingle Bell Rocks! (2013)

Movie

Composer

Human Geography (2013)

Movie

Himself

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

Movie

himself

Miles Davis: Live in Europe 1969 (2013)

Movie

trumpet

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

Movie

trumpet

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

Movie

trumpet

Miles Davis: The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux 1973-1991 (2011)

Movie

trumpet

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

Movie

trumpet

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

Movie

Trumpet

Miles Davis: Around Midnight (2011)

Movie

Self

Youtube duet: Miles Davis improvising on LCD Soundsystem (2011)

Movie

Miles Davis & Keith Jarrett - The 1971 Berlin Concert (2010)

Movie

Miles Davis: Copenhagen Live 1969 (2010)

Movie

Self

Io sono Tony Scott, ovvero come l'Italia fece fuori il più grande clarinettista del jazz (2010)

Movie

himself

Miles Davis: Stadthalle, Vienna 1973 (2009)

Movie

self

That's What Happened - Live in Germany 1987 (2009)

Movie

Self

1959: The Year that Changed Jazz (2009)

Movie

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue (2008)

Movie

Self

Miles Davis, So What (2008)

Movie

Self - Trumpet

Jazz Evolution (2008)

Movie

Himself

John Coltrane - Impressions Of Coltrane (2007)

Movie

Miles Davis

Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz Sound (2005)

Movie

Actor

Keith Jarrett: The Art of Improvisation (2004)

Movie

Self (archive footage)

Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue (2004)

Movie

Self (segment "Nobody Told Me")

Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon (2003)

Movie

Self (archive footage)

Jazz (2001)

Self

Happy Birthday to John (1997)

Movie

Self

Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival (1996)

Movie

Self (Archive footage)

Charlie Rose (1991)

Trumpeter / Director

Miles Davis: Miles Davis and Friends in Paris 1991 (1991)

Movie

Himself

Miles Davis - At La Villette (1991)

Movie

Billy Cross / Original Music Composer

Dingo (1991)

Movie

Miles In Paris (1990)

Movie

Self

Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones (1990)

Movie

Self - Trumpeter

Miles Davis: Live in Montreal (1989)

Movie

Self

Prince: Musical Portrait (1989)

Movie

Street Musician

Scrooged (1988)

Movie

5.97

Self

Prince: Live At Paisley Park - December 31, 1987 (1987)

Movie

Music

Siesta (1987)

Movie

Self

Sacrée soirée (1987)

Music

Los Últimos Vermicellis (1987)

Movie

Self

Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis (1986)

Movie

Self

Crime Story (1986)

Self (archive footage)

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

Movie

Miles Davis / Writer

Miles Davis – Tutu (1986)

Movie

Songs

El día que reventaron las lámparas de gas (1986)

Movie

Self

The Making of Sun City (1985)

Movie

Ivory Jones

Miami Vice (1984)

6.5

Self

The Beginnings of Bebop (1981)

Movie

Self - Musical Guest

Saturday Night Live (1975)

6.36

Himself

Miles Davis Live in Stockholm 1973 (1973)

Movie

Self

Great Performances (1971)

Call It Anything (1970)

Movie

Himself

Miles Davis Live At Tanglewood 1970 (1970)

Movie

Music

Jack Johnson (1970)

Movie

Miles Davis Live in Paris 1969 (1969)

Movie

Music

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968)

Movie

Miles Davis Quintet: Milan 1964 (1964)

Movie

Himself

The Sound of Miles Davis (1959)

Movie

Original Music Composer / Musician

Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

Movie

Trane Tracks: The Legacy of John Coltrane

Movie

Music

Five More Minutes

Movie

Self

Cool

Movie

Self

Miles Davis Quintet In Berlin 1969

Movie

Miles Davis: Live in Germany 1988

Movie

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1926-05-26

Deathday
1991-09-28 (65 years old)

Birth Place
Alton, Illinois, USA

Relationships
Cicely Tyson (1981 - 1988), Frances Taylor Davis (1959 - 1968), Betty Davis (1968 - 1969)

Father
Miles Henry Davis

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
Miles Dewey Davis III

Awards
MOJO Awards, Léonie Sonning Music Prize, honorary doctorate of Paris Nanterre University, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Paul Acket Award, NEA Jazz Masters, American Book Awards, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Last updated: 2025-06-09

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1 TV Show

Vince Wilburn Jr. worked together with Miles Davis in:

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1 TV Show

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1 TV Show

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1 TV Show

Jack DeJohnette worked together with Miles Davis in:

6 Movies

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Ron Carter worked together with Miles Davis in:

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Darryl Jones worked together with Miles Davis in:

6 Movies

Prince worked together with Miles Davis in:

5 Movies

1 TV Show

Carlos Santana worked together with Miles Davis in:

5 Movies

1 TV Show

Ray Charles worked together with Miles Davis in:

5 Movies

1 TV Show

Steve Thornton worked together with Miles Davis in:

6 Movies

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Biography

Filmography

all 85

Movies 78

self 52

TV Shows 7

Director 1

Shivam Buys A Leather Jacket (2025)

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024)

They All Came Out to Montreux (2023)

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes (2023)

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)

Darryl Jones - In the Blood (2022)

A History of the World According to Getty Images (2022)

Charlie Parker: Bird Songs (2022)

The Vasulka Effect (2020)

Universe (2020)

Miles Davis - Live in Montreal (2020)

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes (2019)

Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit (2018)

Betty: They Say I’m Different (2017)

Chasing Trane (2017)

Miles Ahead (2016)

Hôtel La Louisiane (2015)

Marcus (2015)

Jingle Bell Rocks! (2013)

Human Geography (2013)

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

Miles Davis: Live in Europe 1969 (2013)

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

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

Miles Davis: The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux 1973-1991 (2011)

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

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

Miles Davis: Around Midnight (2011)

Youtube duet: Miles Davis improvising on LCD Soundsystem (2011)

Miles Davis & Keith Jarrett - The 1971 Berlin Concert (2010)

Miles Davis: Copenhagen Live 1969 (2010)

Io sono Tony Scott, ovvero come l'Italia fece fuori il più grande clarinettista del jazz (2010)

Miles Davis: Stadthalle, Vienna 1973 (2009)

That's What Happened - Live in Germany 1987 (2009)

1959: The Year that Changed Jazz (2009)

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue (2008)

Miles Davis, So What (2008)

Jazz Evolution (2008)

John Coltrane - Impressions Of Coltrane (2007)

Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz Sound (2005)

Keith Jarrett: The Art of Improvisation (2004)

Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue (2004)

Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon (2003)

Jazz (2001)

Happy Birthday to John (1997)

Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival (1996)

Charlie Rose (1991)

Miles Davis: Miles Davis and Friends in Paris 1991 (1991)

Miles Davis - At La Villette (1991)

Dingo (1991)

Miles In Paris (1990)

Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones (1990)

Miles Davis: Live in Montreal (1989)

Prince: Musical Portrait (1989)

Scrooged (1988)

Prince: Live At Paisley Park - December 31, 1987 (1987)

Siesta (1987)

Sacrée soirée (1987)

Los Últimos Vermicellis (1987)

Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis (1986)

Crime Story (1986)

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

Miles Davis – Tutu (1986)

El día que reventaron las lámparas de gas (1986)

The Making of Sun City (1985)

Miami Vice (1984)

The Beginnings of Bebop (1981)

Saturday Night Live (1975)

Miles Davis Live in Stockholm 1973 (1973)

Great Performances (1971)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1926-05-26

Deathday
1991-09-28 (65 years old)

Birth Place
Alton, Illinois, USA

Relationships
Cicely Tyson (1981 - 1988), Frances Taylor Davis (1959 - 1968), Betty Davis (1968 - 1969)

Father
Miles Henry Davis

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
Miles Dewey Davis III

Awards
MOJO Awards, Léonie Sonning Music Prize, honorary doctorate of Paris Nanterre University, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Paul Acket Award, NEA Jazz Masters, American Book Awards, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame