Miles Davis

Known for

Acting

Born

May 26, 1926

Birthplace

Alton, Illinois, USA

Died

September 28, 1991 (aged 65)

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.

Best known work

Scrooged

1988

Elevator to the Gallows

1958

Miami Vice

1984

Saturday Night Live

1975

Miles Ahead

2016

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

2019

Crime Story

1986

Chasing Trane

2017

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

1968

Jazz

2001

Filmography

TBA
Miles Davis Quintet In Berlin 1969
as Self
TBA
Cool
as Self
TBA
Miles Davis: Live in Germany 1988
TBA
Trane Tracks: The Legacy of John Coltrane
TBA
Miles Davis Quintet – Live In Copenhagen & Rome 1969
as Trumpet
TBA
Five More Minutes
Music
2026
Miles
as himself
2025
In a Silent Way
Music
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
2023
They All Came Out to Montreux
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
2022
A History of the World According to Getty Images
as Self (Archive Footage)
2020
Prince: Live At Paisley Park - December 31, 1987
as Self
2020
Universe
2020
Miles Davis - Live in Montreal
2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2019
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2017
Chasing Trane
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2016
Miles Ahead
Musician
2015
Hôtel La Louisiane
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Jingle Bell Rocks!
as Self (voice)
2013
Miles Davis with Quincy Jones and the Gil Evans Orchestra Live at Montreux 1991
as Himself
2013
Miles Davis: Live in Europe 1969
as himself
2011
Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Afternoon July 8 TH 1984
as trumpet