
Actor
Charles Mingus
Born 1922 · Arizona, USA
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.
Acting

Jazz
Self (archive footage) · 2001

All Night Long
Himself - Bass · 1962

Last Date
Self · 1991

Billie
self · 2020

The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1968

Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
Himself · 1968

Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
Self (archive footage) · 1997

Charles Mingus Sextet
Self · 1964

Mingus in Greenwich Village
Himself · 2005

Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
Himself · 1975

Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64
himself · 2007
Mingus Erectus
Himself · 2020

Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964
contrebasse · 2022