Miles Davis

Known for: Acting

Born: 1926-05-26 – 1991-09-28 (aged 65)

From: 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.

Filmography (69)

MOVIE
Miles
2026
as himself
MOVIE★ 7.8
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
They All Came Out to Montreux
2023
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
MOVIE★ 6.5
A History of the World According to Getty Images
2022
as Self (Archive Footage)
MOVIE★ 8.1
Prince: Live At Paisley Park - December 31, 1987
2020
as Self
MOVIE
Universe
2020
MOVIE★ 8.0
Miles Davis - Live in Montreal
2020
MOVIE★ 7.1
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.9
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
2019
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
2018
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.3
Chasing Trane
2017
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
MOVIE
Hôtel La Louisiane
2015
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Jingle Bell Rocks!
2013
as Self (voice)
MOVIE★ 4.2
Miles Davis with Quincy Jones and the Gil Evans Orchestra Live at Montreux 1991
2013
as Himself
MOVIE
Miles Davis: Live in Europe 1969
2013
as himself
MOVIE★ 6.0
Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Afternoon July 8 TH 1984
2011
as trumpet
MOVIE★ 6.0
Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Evening July 8 TH 1984
2011
as trumpet
MOVIE★ 7.0
Miles Davis: The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux 1973-1991
2011
as trumpet
MOVIE★ 5.5
Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Evening July 14 TH 1985
2011
as trumpet
MOVIE★ 6.5
Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - July 14 TH 1985
2011
as trumpet
MOVIE
Miles Davis: Around Midnight
2011
as Trumpet
MOVIE★ 4.2
Miles Davis & Keith Jarrett - The 1971 Berlin Concert
2010
MOVIE
Miles Davis: Copenhagen Live 1969
2010
MOVIE
Miles Davis: Stadthalle, Vienna 1973
2009
as himself
MOVIE
That's What Happened - Live in Germany 1987
2009
as self
MOVIE★ 3.8
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
2008
MOVIE★ 6.0
Jazz Evolution
2008
as Self - Trumpet
MOVIE★ 6.0
John Coltrane - Impressions Of Coltrane
2007
as Himself
MOVIE
Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz Sound
2005
as Miles Davis
MOVIE★ 6.8
Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue
2004
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 7.5
Jazz
2001
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.5
Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album
2000
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.3
Happy Birthday to John
1997
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.8
Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival
1996
as Self
MOVIE
Miles Davis Live at Montreux (1973-1985)
1993
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.2
Miles Davis: Miles Davis and Friends in Paris 1991
1991
as Trumpeter
MOVIE★ 4.2
Miles Davis - At La Villette
1991
as Himself
MOVIE★ 5.8
Dingo
1991
as Billy Cross
MOVIE
Miles In Paris
1990
MOVIE★ 8.0
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
1990
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Miles in Paris 1989
1989
as Trumpet
MOVIE★ 8.0
Miles Davis: Live in Montreal
1989
as Self - Trumpeter
MOVIE
Miles Davis - Montreux Jazz Festival
1989
MOVIE
Prince: Musical Portrait
1989
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.8
Scrooged
1988
as Street Musician
TV★ 5.7
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
MOVIE
Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
1986
as Self
TV★ 8.0
Crime Story
1986
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.4
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
1986
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Miles Davis – Tutu
1986
as Miles Davis
MOVIE
Miles Davis North Sea Jazz Festival
1985
as trumpet, synthesizers
MOVIE★ 9.5
The Making of Sun City
1985
as Self
TV★ 7.4
Miami Vice
1984
as Ivory Jones
MOVIE
The Beginnings of Bebop
1981
as Self
TV★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest
MOVIE
Miles Davis Live in Stockholm 1973
1973
as Himself
MOVIE
Miles Davis - Newport Festival - Live in Paris
1973
TV★ 6.1
Great Performances
1971
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Call It Anything
1970
MOVIE
Miles Davis Live At Tanglewood 1970
1970
as Himself
MOVIE
Miles Davis Live in Paris 1969
1969
MOVIE
Miles Davis Quintet: Milan 1964
1964
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Sound of Miles Davis
1959
as Himself
MOVIE
Cool
—
as Self
MOVIE
Miles Davis: Live in Germany 1988
—
MOVIE
Trane Tracks: The Legacy of John Coltrane
—
MOVIE
Miles Davis Quintet In Berlin 1969
—
as Self
MOVIE
Miles Davis Quintet – Live In Copenhagen & Rome 1969
—
as Trumpet