Miles Davis

1926-05-26 – 1991-09-28 (age 65) Alton, Illinois, USA

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.

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Known For

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: Kind of Blue

2008

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

2019

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Hôtel La Louisiane

2015

as Self (archive footage)

Jazz Evolution

2008

as Self - Trumpet

Universe

2020

Chasing Trane

2017

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit

2018

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

1986

as Self (archive footage)

The Making of Sun City

1985

as Self

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Cool

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

Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones

1990

as Self

Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival

1996

as Self

Miles

2026

as himself

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A History of the World According to Getty Images

2022

as Self (Archive Footage)