Charles Mingus
Actor
Biography
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.
Filmography
Billie
as self 2020
Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
as Himself 1968
Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
as Himself 1975
Mingus in Greenwich Village
as Himself 2005
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
as Self (archive footage) 1997
Charles Mingus: Epitaph
1990
Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972
2008
Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964
as contrebasse 2022
Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64
as himself 2007
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
1964
Mingus Erectus
as Himself 2020