Miles Davis

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

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.

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Alton, Illinois, USA

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

26 May 1926, 99 years old

Known For

Scrooged

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Chasing Trane

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

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

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

Prince: Live At Paisley Park - December 31, 1987

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

They All Came Out to Montreux

Self (archive footage)

2023

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Self (voice) (archive sound)

2022

A History of the World According to Getty Images

Self (Archive Footage)

2022

Prince: Live At Paisley Park - December 31, 1987

Self

2020

Universe

2020

Miles Davis - Live in Montreal

2020

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Self - Musician (archive footage)

2019

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

Self (archive footage)

2019

Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit

Self - Musician (archive footage)

2018

Chasing Trane

Self - Musician (archive footage)

2017

Hôtel La Louisiane

Self (archive footage)

2015

Jingle Bell Rocks!

Self (voice)

2013

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

Himself

2013

Miles Davis: Live in Europe 1969

himself

2013

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

trumpet

2011

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

trumpet

2011

Miles Davis: The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux 1973-1991

trumpet

2011

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

trumpet

2011

Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - July 14 TH 1985

trumpet

2011

Miles Davis: Around Midnight

Trumpet

2011

Miles Davis & Keith Jarrett - The 1971 Berlin Concert

2010

Miles Davis: Copenhagen Live 1969

2010

Miles Davis: Stadthalle, Vienna 1973

himself

2009

That's What Happened - Live in Germany 1987

self

2009

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

2008

Jazz Evolution

Self - Trumpet

2008

John Coltrane - Impressions Of Coltrane

Himself

2007

Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz Sound

Miles Davis

2005

Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue

Self (archive footage)

2004

Happy Birthday to John

Self

1997

Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival

Self

1996

Miles Davis: Miles Davis and Friends in Paris 1991

Trumpeter

1991

Miles Davis - At La Villette

Himself

1991

Dingo

Billy Cross

1991

Miles In Paris

1990

Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones

Self

1990

Miles Davis: Live in Montreal

Self - Trumpeter

1989

Miles Davis - Montreux Jazz Festival

1989

Prince: Musical Portrait

Self

1989

Scrooged

Street Musician

1988

Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis

Self

1986

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

Self (archive footage)

1986

The Beginnings of Bebop

Self

1981

Miles Davis Quintet In Berlin 1969

Self

Unknown

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

Self

2000

Miles Davis – Tutu

Miles Davis

1986

Miles Davis North Sea Jazz Festival

trumpet, synthesizers

1985

The Making of Sun City

Self

1985

Miles Davis Live in Stockholm 1973

Himself

1973

Miles Davis - Newport Festival - Live in Paris

1973

Call It Anything

1970

Miles Davis Live At Tanglewood 1970

Himself

1970

Miles Davis Live in Paris 1969

1969

The Sound of Miles Davis

Himself

1959

Cool

Self

Unknown

Miles Davis Quintet: Milan 1964

1964

Miles Davis: Live in Germany 1988

Unknown

Trane Tracks: The Legacy of John Coltrane

Unknown

Miles Davis Quintet – Live In Copenhagen & Rome 1969

Trumpet

Unknown

Miles in Paris 1989

Trumpet

Unknown