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Archie Shepp

Acting Born May 24, 1937 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA 20 credits
20
Total Credits
1969–2026
58 Years Career Span
1
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Archie Shepp works in acting. Born May 24, 1937 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. Archytele tracks 20 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.

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Known for

Film

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

as Self (voice) (archive sound)

Frequent co-stars

Louis Armstrong 1 shared title
Nas 1 shared title
Wynton Marsalis 1 shared title
Dwight D. Eisenhower 1 shared title
Orson Welles 1 shared title
Count Basie 1 shared title
Lucille Armstrong 1 shared title
Dan Morganstern 1 shared title
Steve Allen 1 shared title
Edward R. Marrow 1 shared title

Career timeline

Scala Milan AC
Louis Armstrong's Black & BluesMonk & Pannonica: An American Story
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Foreign Office · MusicianThe Foreign Son · Original Music Composer
The Sound Before the Fury
Le chemin noir · Original Music Composer
Dark GableArchie Shepp & Chucho Valdés @ Jazz à Porquerolles 2011
Archie Shepp & Marc Ribot @ Jazz à Porquerolles 2010
Archie Shepp Quartet: Live from the Teatro Alfieri - Torino 1977: Part 2
24 Bars
Bless Their Little Hearts · Original Music ComposerMystery Mister RaArchie Shepp: Je suis jazz... c'est ma vie
Imagine the Sound
Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally
The Pan-African Festival in AlgiersArchie Shepp chez les Touaregs

Full Filmography

20 titles
  • Scala Milan AC (2026)
  • Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022) as Self (voice) (archive sound)
  • Monk & Pannonica: An American Story (2022) as Self
  • Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019) as Self - Musician
  • Foreign Office (2015) Musician
  • The Foreign Son (2015) Original Music Composer
  • The Sound Before the Fury (2014) as Self
  • Le chemin noir (2012) Original Music Composer
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  • Dark Gable (2011)
  • Archie Shepp & Chucho Valdés @ Jazz à Porquerolles 2011 (2011)
  • Archie Shepp & Marc Ribot @ Jazz à Porquerolles 2010 (2010)
  • Archie Shepp Quartet: Live from the Teatro Alfieri - Torino 1977: Part 2 (2009) as Self
  • 24 Bars (2007) as Marcus
  • Bless Their Little Hearts (1984) Original Music Composer
  • Mystery Mister Ra (1984) as Self
  • Archie Shepp: Je suis jazz... c'est ma vie (1984) as Self
  • Imagine the Sound (1981) as Self
  • Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally (1971) as Self
  • The Pan-African Festival in Algiers (1969) as Self
  • Archie Shepp chez les Touaregs (1969) as Self

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Archie Shepp best known for?

Archie Shepp is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022).

When and where was Archie Shepp born?

Archie Shepp was born on May 24, 1937 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

How many credits does Archie Shepp have?

Archie Shepp has accumulated over 20 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1969 to 2026.

What is Archie Shepp's background in cinema and television?

Archie Shepp was born in 1937 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He was 7 years old when his family moved to Philadelphia, in the black neighborhood of "Brick Yard". He started playing the banjo with his father, then he studied piano and saxophone at the same time as he did his secondary studies at Germantown College. He en...

Archie Shepp by the numbers

20credits
20films
0TV series
1969–2026active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (20) Born on May 24

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