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