Person Details

Birthday:

Aliases: Miles Dewey Davis III

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Alton, Illinois, USA

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 49

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Crime Story
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8

Crime Story

(1986) Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
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8
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
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7

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

(2019) Self - Musician (archive footage)
Jazz
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8

Jazz

(2001) Self (archive footage)
Chasing Trane
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7

Chasing Trane

(2017) Self - Musician (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
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7

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

(2022) Self (voice) (archive sound)
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
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7

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

(2019) Self (archive footage)
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
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6

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2025 Self
2023 Self
2022 Self (voice) (archive sound)
Self (Archive Footage)
2020 N/A
N/A
2019 Self - Musician (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2018 Self - Musician (archive footage)
2017 Self - Musician (archive footage)
2015 Self (archive footage)
2013 Self (voice)
Himself
himself
2011 trumpet
trumpet
trumpet
trumpet
trumpet
Trumpet
2010 N/A
N/A
2009 himself
self
2008 N/A
Self - Trumpet
2007 Himself
2005 Miles Davis
2004 Self (archive footage)
2001 Self (archive footage)
1997 Self
1996 Self
1991 Self (Archive footage)
Trumpeter
Himself
Billy Cross
1990 N/A
Self
1989 Self - Trumpeter
Self
1988 Street Musician
1987 Self
Self
1986 Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
Miles Davis
1985 Self
1984 N/A
1981 Self
1975 Self - Musical Guest
1973 Himself
1971 Self
1970 N/A
Himself
1969 N/A
1964 N/A
1959 Himself
N/A
Self
Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Sound

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1991 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1986 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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