Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz double bassist, pianist, composer, and bandleader. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered to be one of the greatest jazz musicians and composers in history, with a career spanning three decades and collaborations with other jazz musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Herbie Hancock.
17
Acting Credits
7
Crew Credits
Acting
Movie
All Night Long
as Himself - Bass
1962
TV
Jazz
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Movie
Billie
as self
2020
TV
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
Movie
Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
as Himself
1968
Movie
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Movie
Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
as Himself
1975
Movie
Mingus in Greenwich Village
as Himself
2005
Movie
Charles Mingus Sextet
as Self
1964
Movie
Last Date
as Self
1991
Movie
Charles Mingus: Epitaph
1990
Movie
Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972
2008
Movie
Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964
as contrebasse
2022
Movie
Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64
as himself
2007
Movie
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
1964
Movie
Mingus Erectus
as Himself
2020
Movie
Jazz Club 2
2022
