Miles Davis

Career Overview

Miles Davis has 81 screen credits in a career dating back to 1958. Their work is anchored in the Symbiopsychotaxiplasm Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Miles, Miles Davis: Kind of Blue, Miles Davis: Live at Montreux 1990. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

81

Birth Date

1926-05-26

Birth Place

Alton, Illinois, USA

Known For

• 

  Miles
• 

  Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
• 

  Miles Davis: Live at Montreux 1990
• 

  Miles Davis Septet - Oslo 1971
• 

  The Sound of Miles Davis
• 

  Miles Davis Quintet – Live In Copenhagen & Rome 1969

Associated Universes

• Symbiopsychotaxiplasm Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Paul Chambers (2 collaborations)
• John Coltrane (2 collaborations)
• Jimmy Cobb (2 collaborations)
• Cannonball Adderley (1 collaborations)
• Ed Bradley (1 collaborations)
• Herbie Hancock (1 collaborations)
• Ron Carter (1 collaborations)
• Bill Cosby (1 collaborations)
• Q-Tip (1 collaborations)
• Shirley Horn (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (68 credits)

  • Miles Davis Quintet – Live In Copenhagen & Rome 1969

    Trumpet

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Cool

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Miles Davis Quintet In Berlin 1969

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Miles Davis: Live in Germany 1988

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Trane Tracks: The Legacy of John Coltrane

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Miles

    himself

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • They All Came Out to Montreux

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

    Self (voice) (archive sound)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • A History of the World According to Getty Images

    Self (Archive Footage)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Prince: Live At Paisley Park - December 31, 1987

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Universe

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Miles Davis - Live in Montreal

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

    Self - Musician (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit

    Self - Musician (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Chasing Trane

    Self - Musician (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Hôtel La Louisiane

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Jingle Bell Rocks!

    Self (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Miles Davis with Quincy Jones and the Gil Evans Orchestra Live at Montreux 1991

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Evening July 8 TH 1984

    trumpet

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Afternoon July 8 TH 1984

    trumpet

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - July 14 TH 1985

    trumpet

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Evening July 14 TH 1985

    trumpet

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Miles Davis: The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux 1973-1991

    trumpet

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Miles Davis: Around Midnight

    Trumpet

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Miles Davis & Keith Jarrett - The 1971 Berlin Concert

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Miles Davis: Copenhagen Live 1969

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Miles Davis: Stadthalle, Vienna 1973

    himself

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • That's What Happened - Live in Germany 1987

    self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Jazz Evolution

    Self - Trumpet

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • John Coltrane - Impressions Of Coltrane

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz Sound

    Miles Davis

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Miles Electric - A Different Kind of Blue

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Happy Birthday to John

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Miles Davis Live at Montreux (1973-1985)

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Miles Davis: Miles Davis and Friends in Paris 1991

    Trumpeter

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Miles Davis - At La Villette

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Dingo

    Billy Cross

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Miles In Paris

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Miles Davis: Live at Montreux 1990

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Miles in Paris 1989

    Trumpet

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Miles Davis: Live in Montreal

    Self - Trumpeter

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Miles Davis - Montreux Jazz Festival

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Prince: Musical Portrait

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Scrooged

    Street Musician

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Sacrée soirée

    - Episode 28 (1990) ... Self actor actors
    1987
  • Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Miles Davis – Tutu

    Miles Davis

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Miles Davis North Sea Jazz Festival

    trumpet, synthesizers

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • The Making of Sun City

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Miami Vice

    - Junk Love (1985) ... Ivory Jones actor actors
    1984
  • The Beginnings of Bebop

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Saturday Night Live

    - George Kennedy/Miles Davis (1981) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
    1975
  • Miles Davis Live in Stockholm 1973

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Miles Davis - Newport Festival - Live in Paris

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Miles Davis Septet - Oslo 1971

    Self - trumpet

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Great Performances

    - Episode 4 (1986) ... Self actor actors
    1971
  • Call It Anything

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Miles Davis Live At Tanglewood 1970

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Miles Davis Live in Paris 1969

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Miles Davis Quintet: Milan 1964

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The Sound of Miles Davis

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1959

• sound (10 credits)

  • Five More Minutes

    music

    sound
    2026
  • In a Silent Way

    music

    sound
    2025
  • Miles Ahead

    musician

    sound
    2016
  • Dingo

    original music composer

    sound
    1991
  • The last vermicelli

    music

    sound
    1987
  • El día que reventaron las lámparas de gas

    songs

    sound
    1986
  • Jack Johnson

    music

    sound
    1970
  • Renovación

    music

    sound
    1969
  • Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One

    music

    sound
    1968
  • Elevator to the Gallows

    original music composer

    sound
    1958

• directing (1 credits)

  • Miles Davis: Miles Davis and Friends in Paris 1991

    director

    directing
    1991

• writing (2 credits)

  • Miles in Paris 1989

    writer

    writing
    1989
  • Miles Davis – Tutu

    writer

    writing
    1986