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