Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool - Cast

Cast

• 

  Carl Lumbly

  Played Miles Davis (voice)

• Reginald Petty

  Played Self - East St. Loui…

• Quincy Troupe

  Played Self - Writer

• Farah Griffin

  Played Self - Writer

• Lee Annie Bonner

  Played Self - Childhood Fri…

• Ashley Kahn

  Played Self - Writer

• Benjamin Cawthra

  Played Self - Historian

• 

  Jimmy Heath

  Played Self - Musician

• Jimmy Cobb

  Played Self - Musician

• Dan Morgenstern

  Played Self - Writer

• Greg Tate

  Played Self - Writer

• 

  Gerald Early

  Played Self - Writer

• 

  Quincy Jones

  Played Self - Musician

• 

  Wayne Shorter

  Played Self - Musician

• Tammy L. Kernodle

  Played Self - Musicologist

• 

  Juliette Gréco

  Played Self - Singer

• Vincent Bessières

  Played Self - Writer

• George Wein

  Played Self - Jazz Promoter

• Eugene Redmond

  Played Self - East St. Loui…

• 

  Carlos Santana

  Played Self - Musician

• 

  Herbie Hancock

  Played Self - Musician

• 

  Marcus Miller

  Played Self - Musician

• Cortez McCoy

  Played Self - Friend

• Sandra McCoy

  Played Self - Friend

• Jack Chambers

  Played Self - Historian

• 

  Frances Davis

  Played Self - Dancer / 1st …

• René Urtreger

  Played Self - Musician

• 

  Joshua Redman

  Played Self - Musician

• 

  James Mtume

  Played Self - Musician

• Lenny White

  Played Self - Musician

• Vince Wilburn Jr.

  Played Self - Nephew

• 

  Archie Shepp

  Played Self - Musician

• 

  Stanley Crouch

  Played Self - Writer

• Cheryl Davis

  Played Self - Daughter

• 

  Ron Carter

  Played Self - Musician

• 

  Clive Davis

  Played Self - Columbia Reco…

• Marguerite Cantú

  Played Self - Friend

• Erin Davis

  Played Self - Son

• Mark Rothbaum

  Played Self - Music Manager

• Mike Stern

  Played Self - Musician

• Mikel Elam

  Played Self - Personal Assi…

• Jo Gelbard

  Played Self - Painter

• Wallace Roney

  Played Self - Musician

• 

  Miles Davis

  Played Self - Musician (arc…

• 

  Walter Cronkite

  Played Self - Anchorman (ar…

• Charlie Parker

  Played Self - Musician (arc…

• 

  Dizzy Gillespie

  Played Self - Musician (arc…

• 

  Thelonious Monk

  Played Self - Musician (arc…

• 

  Johnny Mathis

  Played Self - Singer (archi…

• 

  Louis Malle

  Played Self - Filmmaker (ar…

• 

  Jeanne Moreau

  Played Self - Actress (arch…

• 

  John Coltrane

  Played Self - Musician (arc…

• Gil Evans

  Played Self - Music Arrange…

• 

  Tony Williams

  Played Self - Musician (arc…

• 

  Betty Davis

  Played Self - Singer / 2nd …

• 

  Prince

  Played Self - Musician (arc…