Miles Davis: movies and TV shows
Miles Davis has 83 credits in the archive: 77 films and 6 TV series, from 1958 to 2026. Highest rated: Crime Story (8.0/10).
Career timeline
1958 – 2026 · busiest year: 1986 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miles | himself | Film | — | 100 |
| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.8 | 99 |
| 2025 | In a Silent Way | Film | 10.0 | 99 | |
| 2023 | They All Came Out to Montreux | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 97 |
| 2022 | Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues | Self (voice) (archive sound) | Film | 6.7 | 96 |
| 2022 | A History of the World According to Getty Images | Self (Archive Footage) | Film | 6.5 | 96 |
| 2020 | Universe | Film | — | 94 | |
| 2020 | Miles Davis - Live in Montreal | Film | 8.0 | 94 | |
| 2020 | Prince: Live At Paisley Park - December 31, 1987 | Self | Film | 8.1 | 94 |
| 2019 | Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool | Self - Musician (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 93 |
| 2019 | Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.7 | 93 |
| 2018 | Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit | Self - Musician (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 92 |
| 2017 | Chasing Trane | Self - Musician (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 91 |
| 2016 | Miles Ahead | Film | 6.4 | 90 | |
| 2015 | Hôtel La Louisiane | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 89 |
| 2013 | Jingle Bell Rocks! | Self (voice) | Film | — | 87 |
| 2013 | Miles Davis with Quincy Jones and the Gil Evans Orchestra Live at Montreux 1991 | Himself | Film | 4.2 | 87 |
| 2013 | Miles Davis: Live in Europe 1969 | himself | Film | — | 87 |
| 2011 | Miles Davis: Around Midnight | Trumpet | Film | — | 85 |
| 2011 | Miles Davis: The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux 1973-1991 | trumpet | Film | 7.0 | 85 |
| 2011 | Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Afternoon July 8 TH 1984 | trumpet | Film | 6.0 | 85 |
| 2011 | Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Evening July 14 TH 1985 | trumpet | Film | 5.5 | 85 |
| 2011 | Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - July 14 TH 1985 | trumpet | Film | 6.5 | 85 |
| 2011 | Miles Davis - The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux - Evening July 8 TH 1984 | trumpet | Film | 6.0 | 85 |
| 2010 | Miles Davis & Keith Jarrett - The 1971 Berlin Concert | Film | 4.2 | 84 | |
| 2010 | Miles Davis: Copenhagen Live 1969 | Film | — | 84 | |
| 2009 | That's What Happened - Live in Germany 1987 | self | Film | — | 83 |
| 2009 | Miles Davis: Stadthalle, Vienna 1973 | himself | Film | — | 83 |
| 2008 | Miles Davis: Kind of Blue | Film | 3.8 | 82 | |
| 2008 | Jazz Evolution | Self - Trumpet | Film | 6.0 | 82 |
| 2007 | John Coltrane - Impressions Of Coltrane | Himself | Film | 6.0 | 81 |
| 2005 | Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz Sound | Miles Davis | Film | — | 79 |
| 2004 | Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.8 | 78 |
| 2001 | Jazz | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.5 | 75 |
| 2000 | Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album | Self | Film | 7.5 | 74 |
| 1997 | Happy Birthday to John | Self | Film | 5.3 | 71 |
| 1996 | Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival | Self | Film | 6.8 | 70 |
| 1993 | Miles Davis Live at Montreux (1973-1985) | Self | Film | — | 67 |
| 1991 | Dingo | Billy Cross | Film | 5.8 | 65 |
| 1991 | Dingo | Film | 5.8 | 65 | |
| 1991 | Miles Davis - At La Villette | Himself | Film | 4.2 | 65 |
| 1991 | Miles Davis: Miles Davis and Friends in Paris 1991 | Trumpeter | Film | 4.2 | 65 |
| 1991 | Miles Davis: Miles Davis and Friends in Paris 1991 | Film | 4.2 | 65 | |
| 1990 | Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones | Self | Film | 8.0 | 64 |
| 1990 | Miles In Paris | Film | — | 64 | |
| 1989 | Miles in Paris 1989 | Trumpet | Film | 8.0 | 63 |
| 1989 | Miles in Paris 1989 | Film | 8.0 | 63 | |
| 1989 | Miles Davis - Montreux Jazz Festival | Film | — | 63 | |
| 1989 | Miles Davis: Live in Montreal | Self - Trumpeter | Film | 8.0 | 63 |
| 1989 | Prince: Musical Portrait | Self | Film | — | 63 |
| 1988 | Scrooged | Street Musician | Film | 6.8 | 62 |
| 1987 | Sacrée soirée | Self | TV | 5.7 | 61 |
| 1987 | The last vermicelli | Film | — | 61 | |
| 1986 | Crime Story | Self | TV | 8.0 | 60 |
| 1986 | He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.4 | 60 |
| 1986 | Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis | Self | Film | — | 60 |
| 1986 | El día que reventaron las lámparas de gas | Film | — | 60 | |
| 1986 | Miles Davis – Tutu | Miles Davis | Film | — | 60 |
| 1986 | Miles Davis – Tutu | Film | — | 60 | |
| 1985 | The Making of Sun City | Self | Film | 9.5 | 59 |
| 1985 | Miles Davis North Sea Jazz Festival | trumpet, synthesizers | Film | — | 59 |
| 1984 | Miami Vice | Ivory Jones | TV | 7.4 | 58 |
| 1981 | The Beginnings of Bebop | Self | Film | — | 55 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Musical Guest | TV | 6.9 | 49 |
| 1973 | Miles Davis Live in Stockholm 1973 | Himself | Film | — | 47 |
| 1973 | Miles Davis - Newport Festival - Live in Paris | Film | — | 47 | |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self | TV | 6.1 | 45 |
| 1970 | Miles Davis Live At Tanglewood 1970 | Himself | Film | — | 44 |
| 1970 | Jack Johnson | Film | 6.6 | 44 | |
| 1970 | Call It Anything | Film | 8.0 | 44 | |
| 1969 | Renovación | Film | 10.0 | 43 | |
| 1969 | Miles Davis Live in Paris 1969 | Film | — | 43 | |
| 1968 | Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One | Film | 6.9 | 42 | |
| 1964 | Miles Davis Quintet: Milan 1964 | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1959 | The Sound of Miles Davis | Himself | Film | 10.0 | 33 |
| 1958 | Elevator to the Gallows | Film | 7.6 | 32 | |
| 1958 | Elevator to the Gallows | Film | 7.6 | 32 | |
| Cool | Self | Film | — | — | |
| Miles Davis: Live in Germany 1988 | Film | — | — | ||
| Trane Tracks: The Legacy of John Coltrane | Film | — | — | ||
| Five More Minutes | Film | — | — | ||
| Miles Davis Quintet In Berlin 1969 | Self | Film | — | — | |
| Miles Davis Quintet – Live In Copenhagen & Rome 1969 | Trumpet | Film | — | — |