Directed credits
4
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Merce Cunningham
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 0All crew credits: 10
TMDB ID: 1248661
IMDb ID: nm0192397
Known for: Acting
Born: April 16, 1919
Died: July 26, 2009
Age: 90
Place of birth: Centralia, Washington, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2025
Years active: 82
Wikidata: Q318364
Also known as
Mercier Philip "Merce" Cunningham • Mercier Philip Cunningham
Frequent jobs
Director (4)Choreographer (6)
Biography
Mercier Philip "Merce" Cunningham was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of American modern dance for more than 50 years.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Merce Cunningham.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Merce Cunningham.
5.5
Ocean
Choreographer
2010 Movie
6.5
Cunningham
as Archival Footage
2019 Movie
Night Wandering
Director
1964 Movie
6.0
Appalachian Spring
as The Preacher
1944 Movie
8.1
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
as Self
1984 Movie
Nova '78
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Movie
6.9
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
as Self (archive footage)
2023 Movie
6.5
All Star Video
as Self (archive footage)
1985 Movie
John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It
as Self
1990 Movie
Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
as Self
2001 Movie
Variations V
Choreographer
1966 Movie
Merce Cunningham
as Self
1962 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Merce Cunningham.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Merce Cunningham.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Merce Cunningham.
Nova '78
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Movie
6.9
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
as Self (archive footage)
2023 Movie
6.5
Cunningham
as Archival Footage
2019 Movie
Merce Cunningham: A Lifetime of Dance
as Self
2001 Movie
Sistine Chapel
as Self
1993 Movie
John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It
as Self
1990 Movie
Points in Space
as Self
1987 Movie
6.5
All Star Video
as Self (archive footage)
1985 Movie
8.1
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
as Self
1984 Movie
Robert Rauschenberg: Retrospective
as Self
1979 Movie
6.5
Merce by Merce by Paik
1978 Movie
5.0
Assemblage
1968 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Merce Cunningham.