Max Roach: movies and TV shows
Max Roach has 19 credits in the archive: 15 films and 4 TV series, from 1960 to 2024. Highest rated: Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (7.7/10).
Career timeline
1960 – 2024 · busiest year: 1981 (2 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.7 | 100 |
| 2023 | Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes | Self (archival footage) | Film | — | 99 |
| 2021 | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.6 | 97 |
| 2021 | Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell | Self - Jazz Musician (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 97 |
| 2020 | 70 Years of Youth Revolt | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.2 | 96 |
| 2014 | Max Roach - Full Concert - 08/16/92 - Newport Jazz Festival | Themself | Film | — | 90 |
| 1993 | Umbria Jazz Story | himself | Film | — | 69 |
| 1992 | Behind the Scenes | TV | 7.0 | 68 | |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | Dr. Gordon Darton | TV | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1983 | Åke Hasselgård story | Film | 7.0 | 59 | |
| 1982 | Dizzy's Dream Band | Self | Film | — | 58 |
| 1981 | Death of a Prophet | Film | 4.8 | 57 | |
| 1981 | Max Roach: Live at Blues Alley | Self | Film | — | 57 |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self | TV | 6.1 | 47 |
| 1969 | Renovación | Film | 10.0 | 45 | |
| 1964 | Black Sun | Film | 6.4 | 40 | |
| 1960 | Jazz on a Summer's Day | Self | Film | 7.3 | 36 |
| Ford ever | Film | — | — | ||
| Max Roach Double Quartet Stuttgart 1990 | Self | Film | — | — |