Dizzy Gillespie

Acting

Born October 21, 1917 · Cheraw, South Carolina, USA

John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (/ɡɪˈlɛspi/; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer. Gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, buildi…

Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Great Performances

1971

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

The Cosby Show

1984

Le Grand Échiquier

1972

The Muppet Show

1976

Acting(63)

2024Soundtrack to a Coup d'EtatSelf (archive footage)

Film

2023Maurice Baquet, The AccordedSelf (archive footage)

Film

2022Jazz Club 2

Film