Directed credits
1
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Miles Davis
Acting
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 13
TMDB ID: 15393
IMDb ID: nm0002537
Known for: Acting
Born: May 26, 1926
Died: September 28, 1991
Age: 65
Place of birth: Alton, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1958 - 2025
Years active: 68
Average TMDB rating: 7.05
Wikidata: Q93341
Also known as
Miles Dewey Davis III
Frequent jobs
Director (1)Music (6)Original Music Composer (2)Writer (2)Musician (1)Songs (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Miles Davis.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Miles Davis.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Miles Davis.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Miles Davis.
6.8
Scrooged
as Street Musician
1988 Movie
Universe
2020 Movie
7.6
Elevator to the Gallows
Original Music Composer
1958 Movie
6.6
Jack Johnson
Music
1970 Movie
6.4
Miles Ahead
Musician
2016 Movie
6.5
A History of the World According to Getty Images
as Self (Archive Footage)
2022 Movie
6.7
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
2022 Movie
7.8
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Movie
6.0
Jazz Evolution
as Self - Trumpet
2008 Movie
7.2
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2019 Movie
7.0
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Music
1968 Movie
7.2
Chasing Trane
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2017 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Miles Davis.
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.5
Miami Vice
as Ivory Jones • 1 eps
1984 Series
5.8
Great Performances
as Self • 1 eps
1971 Series
8.0
Crime Story
as Self • 1 eps
1986 Series
5.1
Sacrée Soirée
as Self • 1 eps
1987 Series
7.5
Jazz
as Self (archive footage) • 10 eps
2001 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Miles Davis.
10.0
In a Silent Way
Music
2025 Movie
6.4
Miles Ahead
Musician
2016 Movie
Unstarted Symphony No. 1
Music
2014 Movie
5.2
Dingo
Original Music Composer
1991 Movie
Miles Davis – Tutu
Writer
1986 Movie
El día que reventaron las lámparas de gas
Songs
1986 Movie
6.6
Jack Johnson
Music
1970 Movie
Five More Minutes
Music
Movie
Miles in Paris 1989
Writer
Movie
10.0
Renovación
Music
1969 Movie
7.0
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Music
1968 Movie
7.6
Elevator to the Gallows
Original Music Composer
1958 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Miles Davis.
7.8
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Movie
8.5
They All Came Out to Montreux
as Self (archive footage)
2023 Movie
6.7
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
2022 Movie
6.5
A History of the World According to Getty Images
as Self (Archive Footage)
2022 Movie
8.1
Prince: Live At Paisley Park - December 31, 1987
as Self
2020 Movie
Universe
2020 Movie
8.0
Miles Davis - Live in Montreal
2020 Movie
7.2
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2019 Movie
6.9
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
as Self (archive footage)
2019 Movie
7.0
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2018 Movie
7.2
Chasing Trane
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2017 Movie
Hôtel La Louisiane
as Self (archive footage)
2015 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Miles Davis.
7.5
Jazz
as Self (archive footage) • 10 eps
2001 Series
5.1
Sacrée Soirée
as Self • 1 eps
1987 Series
8.0
Crime Story
as Self • 1 eps
1986 Series
7.5
Miami Vice
as Ivory Jones • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
1975 Series
5.8
Great Performances
as Self • 1 eps
1971 Series