Miles Davis

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Miles Davis

Acting May 26, 1926

Alton, Illinois, USA

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.

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Known for

Popular titles

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

6.9 1975 TV Show
Scrooged

Scrooged

6.8 1988 Movie
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

7.4 1984 TV Show
Elevator to the Gallows

Elevator to the Gallows

7.6 1958 Movie
Great Performances

Great Performances

6.1 1971 TV Show
Sacrée soirée

Sacrée soirée

5.7 1987 TV Show
Miles Ahead

Miles Ahead

6.4 2016 Movie
Crime Story

Crime Story

8.0 1986 TV Show
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

7.1 2019 Movie
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

6.7 2022 Movie
Chasing Trane

Chasing Trane

7.3 2017 Movie
Jazz

Jazz

7.4 2001 TV Show

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Miles

    Movie himself

  2. 2025
    In a Silent Way

    Movie Music

  3. 2025
    Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  4. 2023
    They All Came Out to Montreux

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  5. 2022
    Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

    Movie Self (voice) (archive sound)

  6. 2022
    A History of the World According to Getty Images

    Movie Self (Archive Footage)

  7. 2020
    Prince: Live At Paisley Park - December 31, 1987

    Movie Self

  8. 2020
    Universe

    Movie

  9. 2020
    Miles Davis - Live in Montreal

    Movie

  10. 2019
    Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

    Movie Self - Musician (archive footage)

  11. 2019
    Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  12. 2018
    Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit

    Movie Self - Musician (archive footage)

  13. 2017
    Chasing Trane

    Movie Self - Musician (archive footage)

  14. 2016
    Miles Ahead

    Movie Musician

  15. 2015
    Hôtel La Louisiane

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  16. 2013
    Jingle Bell Rocks!

    Movie Self (voice)

More credits
  1. 2013
    Miles Davis with Quincy Jones and the Gil Evans Orchestra Live at Montreux 1991

    Movie Himself

  2. 2013
    Miles Davis: Live in Europe 1969

    Movie himself

  3. 2011
    Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Evening July 8 TH 1984

    Movie trumpet

  4. 2011
    Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Afternoon July 8 TH 1984

    Movie trumpet

  5. 2011
    Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - July 14 TH 1985

    Movie trumpet

  6. 2011
    Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Evening July 14 TH 1985

    Movie trumpet

  7. 2011
    Miles Davis: The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux 1973-1991

    Movie trumpet

  8. 2011
    Miles Davis: Around Midnight

    Movie Trumpet

  9. 2010
    Miles Davis & Keith Jarrett - The 1971 Berlin Concert

    Movie

  10. 2010
    Miles Davis: Copenhagen Live 1969

    Movie

  11. 2009
    Miles Davis: Stadthalle, Vienna 1973

    Movie himself

  12. 2009
    That's What Happened - Live in Germany 1987

    Movie self

  13. 2008
    Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

    Movie

  14. 2008
    Jazz Evolution

    Movie Self - Trumpet

  15. 2007
    John Coltrane - Impressions Of Coltrane

    Movie Himself

  16. 2005
    Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz Sound

    Movie Miles Davis

  17. 2004
    Miles Electric - A Different Kind of Blue

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  18. 2001
    Jazz

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  19. 2000
    Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album

    Movie Self

  20. 1997
    Happy Birthday to John

    Movie Self

  21. 1996
    Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival

    Movie Self

  22. 1993
    Miles Davis Live at Montreux (1973-1985)

    Movie Self

  23. 1991
    Miles Davis: Miles Davis and Friends in Paris 1991

    Movie Trumpeter

  24. 1991
    Miles Davis - At La Villette

    Movie Himself