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